National Aboriginal Health Organization National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)(NAHO)
Centre for Indigenous PeoplesCentre for Indigenous Peoples’’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) Nutrition and Environment (CINE) Symposium Symposium
October 15, 2003October 15, 2003
National Level Health National Level Health DevelopmentDevelopment
‘‘RomanowRomanow’’ CommissionCommission-- Canada Canada HealthHealth CouncilCouncil-- AboriginalAboriginal RecommendationsRecommendations
FirstFirst MinisterMinister’’s s HealthHealth Accord Accord -- AccountabilityAccountability-- Reports Reports
National Level Health National Level Health Development Development (continued)(continued)
SenateSenate CommitteesCommittees-- Standing Standing CommitteeCommittee on Social on Social AffairsAffairs, ,
Science Science andand Technologies Technologies -- Standing Standing SenateSenate CommitteeCommittee on on AboriginalAboriginal
PeoplesPeoples
Canada Health Canada Health InfowayInfoway Incorporated Incorporated
Health CanadaHealth Canada-- Health Renewal Health Renewal
Health System Based on People’s Needs
Policy Makers
Health ProfessionsHealth Administrators
Academic InstitutionsCommunitiesBorrowed from: Towards Unity for Health
NAHONAHO’’s Originss Origins
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) consultations identify need for (RCAP) consultations identify need for national health institute in 1996national health institute in 1996
Aboriginal Health Institute recommended Aboriginal Health Institute recommended by National Forum on Health in 1997by National Forum on Health in 1997
NAHO Vision NAHO Vision
The National Aboriginal Health Organization, The National Aboriginal Health Organization, an Aboriginal designed and controlled body, an Aboriginal designed and controlled body, will influence and advance the health and will influence and advance the health and wellwell--being of Aboriginal Peoples by carrying being of Aboriginal Peoples by carrying out knowledgeout knowledge--based strategies. based strategies.
AccountabilityAccountability and and Public ParticipationPublic Participation
Annual public meeting, national conference,Annual public meeting, national conference,and regional gatheringsand regional gatherings
Annual report and annual financial statementAnnual report and annual financial statement
Board of Directors, Priority Advisory Committees, Board of Directors, Priority Advisory Committees, and Centre Governing Committeesand Centre Governing Committees
Periodic evaluationsPeriodic evaluations
Interactive Web site and other communication Interactive Web site and other communication toolstools
NAHO Board of DirectorsNAHO Board of Directorsas of December 2002as of December 2002
Front row: from left to rightFront row: from left to rightShirley Shirley CastelCastelHeather McNeillHeather McNeillAnaoyokAnaoyok AlookeeAlookeeDr. Judith BartlettDr. Judith BartlettLorraine Lorraine GisbornGisborn
Back row: from left to rightBack row: from left to rightTim LowTim LowFjolaFjola HartHart--WasekeesikawWasekeesikawDr. Dr. EdouardEdouard CreeCreeEric Shirt Eric Shirt LizaLiza CharloCharlo--PieperPieperBill Bill LyallLyallChief Maureen ChapmanChief Maureen ChapmanNoreen Noreen McAteerMcAteer
Absent: Monica Ell, France Picotte and Ian Potter.
Examples of potential Examples of potential collaborationcollaboration
Best practicesBest practices
Sharing of research ethicsSharing of research ethics
New models of health careNew models of health care
Information and communicationsInformation and communications
Examples of partnershipsExamples of partnershipsand linkagesand linkages
First Nations and Inuit Regional Health SurveyFirst Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey
Letters of intent signed with the Canadian Letters of intent signed with the Canadian Medical Association in February 2002 and Medical Association in February 2002 and the Canadian Public Health Association in the Canadian Public Health Association in December 2002December 2002
Partnership established with Aboriginal Nurses Partnership established with Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.)Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.)
Linkage through Governing Committee Linkage through Governing Committee participation with the Canadian Population participation with the Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI)Health Initiative (CPHI)
Examples of partnerships Examples of partnerships and linkages and linkages (continued)(continued)
Linkage with the Institute of Aboriginal PeoplesLinkage with the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’’Health (IAPH) establishedHealth (IAPH) established
Memorandum of understanding under Memorandum of understanding under development with the Canadian Health Services development with the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)Research Foundation (CHSRF)
Participation on the new Participation on the new Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Information and Emerging Committee on Information and Emerging TechnologiesTechnologies
Priorities for Priorities for Next Two Years Next Two Years
Implementation of the Information Centre on Implementation of the Information Centre on Aboriginal HealthAboriginal Health
Priorities for Priorities for Next Two Years Next Two Years (continued)(continued)
Implementation of an Aboriginal Health Portal, Implementation of an Aboriginal Health Portal, hosted by NAHO hosted by NAHO
Daily media monitoring for trends in health and Daily media monitoring for trends in health and Aboriginal newsAboriginal news
Priorities for Priorities for Next Two Years Next Two Years (continued)(continued)
Production of a NAHO Journal with Guest EditorsProduction of a NAHO Journal with Guest Editors–– John OJohn O’’Neil Neil –– Health Governance Health Governance –– Kim Scott Kim Scott –– Population Health and Determinants of Population Health and Determinants of
HealthHealth
Poll of Aboriginal PeoplesPoll of Aboriginal Peoples’’ opinionsopinions
Reports of Health Status Reports of Health Status -- First Nations, Inuit, and MFirst Nations, Inuit, and Méétis tis
Evaluation Evaluation
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