First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10

One of the major accomplishments of the RHS process is the ability to track changes of the First Nations population over an extended period of time. [...] FNIGC Vision: “Founded on First Nations Principles, the First Nations Information Governance Centre is a premier Indigenous model of research and data excellence for the well-being of our Peoples and Communities.” FNIGC Mission: The First Nations Information Governance Centre, under the guidance of its member organizations; will build capacity and provide credible and relevant information on First [...] For the purposes the RHS Cultural Framework encompasses the total of this report and the RHS Cultural Framework, we health of the total person within the total environment. [...] In order to envision First Nations’ health Information Governance Centre is moving on to the and wellness, it is imperative to establish a baseline next step and interpreting the information received from of the extent and causes of the current situation. [...] For example, the emphasis for interpretation of history is a challenging task when the RHS 2002/03 was on establishing baseline data and confronted by the complexity of the relationship focusing on the vision; that is, the development of the between First Nations and the Federal government cultural framework.