Please join me in reflecting on cultural safety and our joint responsibility in creating culturally safe spaces for all. I would like to share these documents widely, with the hope that they will help...
Northern Health’s (NH) Indigenous Health department would like to extend a huge congratulations to the Aboriginal/Indigenous Improvement Committees (A/IHICs), this year’s winner of the BC Patient ...
Making sure that the health care system is culturally safe for Indigenous Peoples is one of Northern Health’s (NH) top priorities. What is cultural safety? The goal of cultural safety is for a...
This Monday marked the seventh annual Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day is a day to remember, to witness, and to honour the healing journey of residential-school survivors and their families, and ...
You may notice more people than usual wearing orange shirts today! It’s Orange Shirt Day – a day to remember, to witness, and to honour the healing journey of residential-school survivors and t...
Lisa Boivin, a member of Deninu Kue First Nation in the Northwest Territories, completed her Doctoral Studies at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute within the University of Toronto’s Faculty of M...
This article first appeared in Northern Health - Health and Wellness in the North, Summer 2019. Think back to your last visit to your family doctor – did someone greet you in your own language? I...
