First Nations and Indigenous peoples and partners celebrated culture, wellness and resilience June 21 at Indigenous Peoples Day of Wellness events sponsored by the FNHA.

The FNHA sponsored 130 events – for a total of $328,200 – that reflect the diversity of BC's First Nations. Support also came from 220 partner agencies providing volunteers, equipment, transportation and in-kind contributions.

Tens of thousands of Indigenous people and their neighbours attended different celebrations all over the province.

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The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is set to launch a new health benefits plan that will be more convenient to use and expand benefit coverage in key areas.

On September 16, the FNHA will transition dental, vision, and medical supplies and equipment (MS&E) benefits off the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits program. The FNHA's new partner, BC-based benefits provider Pacific Blue Cross, will administer these benefits as of this date.

FNHA clients and their health care providers will find the new system easier to use, with fewer requirements for pre-approvals and quicker turnarounds for adjudications and payments. In addition, the new plan will offer improved coverage for many health services, such as teeth cleaning, dentures, eye exams and eyeglasses.

Learn more here!

Doctors of BC and FNHA came together in ceremony to sign the most recent Declaration of Commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility in Health Services Delivery for First Nations and Indigenous people in BC on June 3, 2019.​

Doctors of BC is a voluntary association of 14,000 physicians, residents and medical students in British Columbia. Their vision is to "promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of BC with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward."

The signing took place during a meeting of their Representative Assembly, which involves 106 physicians working throughout the province.

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The Short-Term Crisis Intervention Mental Health Counselling program has been re-named the Mental Wellness and Counselling program to reflect improvements to coverage. The program has been changed to improve access to services. These improvements include:

• Removing the requirement that clients be in a state of crisis in order to be eligible for services

• Providing counselling to all eligible clients regardless of residence on or off-reserve

• Extending the validity of prior approvals to 12 months (had been five previously)

• Increasing the number of counselling sessions covered from 15 to 20

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​The elements – in particular water and fire – played a key role at the 2019 FNHA Interior Region Governance Caucus held May 14 - 15.

Political and health leaders from the Dãkelh Dené, Ktunaxa, Nlaka'pamux, Secwepemc, St'át'imc, Syilx and Tsilhqot'in gathered in Penticton, Syilx Territory, where the caucus opened with a water ceremony, led by Chief Chad Eneas and Elders of the Syilx Nation. Described as: “Interior Nations Circle of Strength: Celebration of Our Nations,” the ceremony closed with delegates sharing songs from each of their Nations.

Read more here.
 

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