The First Nations Health Authority
More than 10 years of negotiation and a series of political agreements led to the formation of a new First Nations health governance structure in British Columbia and the beginning of new relationships in health between First Nations, federal, and provincial governments. The First Nations Health Aut...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0840470415600131 2024-05-19T07:40:15+00:00 The First Nations Health Authority A transformation in healthcare for BC First Nations Gallagher, Joe Mendez, Joseph Kiet Kehoe, Trevor 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0840470415600131 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0840470415600131 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0840470415600131 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Healthcare Management Forum volume 28, issue 6, page 255-261 ISSN 0840-4704 2352-3883 journal-article 2015 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0840470415600131 2024-05-02T09:39:30Z More than 10 years of negotiation and a series of political agreements led to the formation of a new First Nations health governance structure in British Columbia and the beginning of new relationships in health between First Nations, federal, and provincial governments. The First Nations Health Authority is the service delivery arm of this structure and the first-of-its-kind for Canada. Equitable and innovative health service and governance partnerships can bring decision-making closer to home and into the hands of First Nations communities and allows using the best of western medicine combined with holistic and traditional practices. Decolonizing old relationships and building new partnerships are leading to greater alignment of culturally safe and effective health services through coordination, integration, and shared decision-making in British Columbia. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations SAGE Publications Healthcare Management Forum 28 6 255 261 |
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More than 10 years of negotiation and a series of political agreements led to the formation of a new First Nations health governance structure in British Columbia and the beginning of new relationships in health between First Nations, federal, and provincial governments. The First Nations Health Authority is the service delivery arm of this structure and the first-of-its-kind for Canada. Equitable and innovative health service and governance partnerships can bring decision-making closer to home and into the hands of First Nations communities and allows using the best of western medicine combined with holistic and traditional practices. Decolonizing old relationships and building new partnerships are leading to greater alignment of culturally safe and effective health services through coordination, integration, and shared decision-making in British Columbia. |
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