The Health and Social Secretariat (HSS) report is broken into sections: Strategic Policy, Community Programs, Public Health, and Social Development. Health strategies and decisions are developed in partnership with the National First Nations Health Technicians Network (NFNHTN) and the Chiefs Committee on Health (CCOH).

NEWS October 19, 2011 View PDF BC First Nations to run own health system Advocates for more First Nations authority over health care delivery say it will improve health services in remote and rural communities. Photo credit: ©2011 Thinkstock Health officials should wait to 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 and evaluation and find out how it works and what are the pitfalls and mistakes that will inevitably get made” as a consequence of the transfer, argues Malcolm King, scientific director of the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Boiling Point, written by the Polaris Institute, and released by the Assembly of First Nations and the Canadian Labour Congress showcases 6 First Nation communities that have and continue to face water crises including contaminated source, well and tap water and long-standing boil water advisories.