Hosting Wellness Activities on National Aboriginal Day: June 2​1, 2016

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has a vision of wellness, doing so in a manner that honours First Nations inherent teachings, values our diversity and respects traditions and culture. FNHA wants the June 21 Day of Wellness events to become an annual wellness movement for First Nations peoples in BC.

This year we are requesting all successful applicants host their wellness activities on National Aboriginal Day, June 21st 2016 to promote First Nations as a whole celebrating Wellness in a unified effort.

Find all the details here! 

Proposals deadline is April 29, 2016.

FNHA’s Oral Health Team travelled from across BC to Vancouver in early March to attend the annual Pacific Dental Conference. The team comes together at the conference every year to advance their skills and knowledge for the benefit of Oral Health services for First Nations communities in BC.

During its Vancouver stay, the team also spent a clinical day in the Downtown Eastside at the Vancouver Native Health Society (VNHS), one of FNHA’s partners in oral health.

“This partnership with VNHS is win-win,” says Carol Yakiwchuk, FNHA’s Oral Health Manager. “Clients receive much-needed, free dental care in a supportive environment while the dental therapists, who typically work alone in remote locations, come together as a team to learn advanced techniques from their Vancouver-based supervising dentist.”

Learn more about FNHA Oral Health Services.

he Midwives Association of BC went above and beyond with their FNHA Winter Wellness Grant delivering three winter birth storytelling events in Penticton, Victoria​ and Vancouver this past season. 

"The first birth I attended in the community was really special to me because I knew everyone there. And it felt really good to write on the paperwork that she was born in Westbank, in the community on reserve, and not in town," said one Midwife.

Beyond the usual pregnancy topics of nutrition, activity and gestational diabetes, these wellness events looked at traditional teachings and protocols about wellness habits in pregnancy, birth and parenting to add culture and context to why these activities are important and what they mean for healthy beginnings and healthy lives. 

Read the full story! 

Above: Snacks, catching up and information sharing after the walk.

Winter can sometimes be an excuse to stay inside where it is warm and dry but Saik'uz First Nation decided to say no and start a walking group to support their wellness. The walking group supported wellness in a few ways, not only was it a way to improve physical activity but healthy snacks and information were on offer at the end of each walk.

Read it all here! 

Calling all First Nations and Aboriginal mothers-to-be, community members and Nation residents - funding is still available to support families to pay for prenatal, birth and post-partum doula services in BC!

The FNHA and BC Association of Friendship Centres doula grant initiative has supported over a hundred mothers since its launch in September of 2015. This funding is available for mothers and families, regardless of their location in the province. 

More information on the initiative and support finding a doula in your area can be found by emailing: doulasupport@bcaafc.com or by calling: 1-800-990-2432.

Visit our website here for more. 

April 20‒21, 2016 in Parksville

First Nations Health Authority, Vancouver Island region, in partnership with Cowichan Tribes, are excited to be hosting the regional roll out of the Hope, Help and Healing Toolkit.

As this is a priority area for all Vancouver Island Nations we want to ensure maximum participation and have moved our dates to accommodate this. The new dates will be April 20-21, 2016.  ​

Find out more and register here. 

April 1 marked the service delivery transition of the Tuberculosis (TB) Services for Aboriginal Communities programming formerly delivered by BCCDC to the First Nations Health Authority. 

Bringing the TB program to FNHA provides a valuable opportunity to align TB education, programs and services with other First Nations Communicable Disease Control services internally and with partners, including BCCDC.

Importantly, having the TB program at FNHA gives a single FNHA point of contact to nurses and health staff in BC First Nations communities which will enhance community access to, effectiveness of, TB services.

Read all the details including information for service providers. 

Me Too Conversations are designed to help shatter the stigma surrounding mental illness by sharing compelling personal stories and innovative research. Me Too Conversations are designed to unite us and demonstrate that there is a greater community of people who care.

FNHA's Director of Strategic Policy and Former NCAA Division One basketball player Jared Casey shared his story - watch it here.

Learn more about Me Too Conversations. 

Above: Xemontalot - Carrielynn Victor 

Baby Friendly Learning Circle
How to Support Baby Friendly Initiatives in Indigenous Communities with Gerry Kasten & Marianne Brophy
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 pm (PST)
Registration: Required - Click Here

Traditional Plant Practitioner
Spring snacks and summer treats gathered on the trail – with Carrielynn Victor (Xemontalot)
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 pm (PST)
Registration: Required - Click Here

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