A ‘Gut-Wrenching’ Snapshot of First Nations Health – The Tyee

Toxic drugs and COVID have hit communities hard. But there’s still hope, resilience and a path to improve things, say top doctors.

A report on a project tracking First Nations health from 2020 to 2030 in British Columbia has released “gut-wrenching” data in its first interim update.

The First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda tracks 22 indicators and last week provided an update on 14 of them. The First Nations Health Authority had comparable data from previous years to track changes for 10 of those indicators. Four indicators worsened, four had no change or minimal change, and two improved.

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