First Indigenous Engagement Strategy (Motion #31-18)

Moved by Kirwan – Pilon. Approved by Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, October 18, 2018.

WHEREAS a goal of the Ontario Public Health Standards, 2018 is to decrease health inequities such that everyone has equal opportunities for optimal health; and

WHEREAS the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts is committed to ensuring all people in its service area have equal opportunities for health; and

WHEREAS Motion #54-16 directed the Medical Officer of Health to develop a comprehensive strategy for the organization’s engagement with Indigenous people and communities in its service area for the purpose of collaboratively strengthening public health programs and services for all; and

WHEREAS an extensive consultative and collaborative process has been undertaken to develop a strategy to guide the organization’s efforts to strengthen relationships with First Nation communities and Indigenous partners, recognizing that important next steps must be inclusive of urban Indigenous Peoples;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts endorse the Indigenous Engagement Strategy, October 2018, Finding our Path Together – Maamwi MKaamidaa Gdoo Miikaansminan – Kahkinaw e mikskamahk ki meskanaw.

UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED

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