BC First Nations to run own health system

BC First Nations to run own health system.

see how a landmark agreement that gives First Nations in British Columbia the mandate to plan and deliver their own health services plays out before handing over authority in other jurisdictions, Aboriginal health experts say. It would be “foolish” for other provinces to “jump in with both feet first” to sign similar agreements when they’re presented with “a real opportunity to do some research...

First nations health networks: a collaborative system approach to health transfer.

The Health Transfer Policy (HTP) of Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) offers First Nations the opportunity to assume a degree of administrative control over community-based health services. Although shortcomings of the policy have been documented, certain elements, particularly second- ("zone") and third- ("regional") level transfer (Health Canada 2001), have provide...

Facing budget crunch, BC restructures health system.

Reconceptualizing determinants of health: barriers to improving the health status of First Nations peoples.

Comparing the key determinants of health articulated by the Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) with the spiritual and cultural knowledge systems of First Nations peoples, as expressed by the Four Worlds International Institute for Human and Community Development (Four Worlds) and their 14 determinants of well-being and health, reveals differing philosophical perspectives. The key deter...

Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC?

The emphasis of economic development practitioners and researchers is on modern determinants of per capita income such as quality of institutions to support markets, economic policies chosen by governments, human capital components such as education and health, or political factors such as violence and instability. Could this discussion be missing an important, much more long-run dimension to e...