Ontario Launches $222 Million First Nations Health Action Plan
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May 25, 2016 01:21PM
NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)
"Ontario is investing nearly $222 million over the next three years to ensure Indigenous people have access to more culturally appropriate care and improved outcomes, focusing on the North where there are significant gaps in health services..."
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Ontario is investing nearly $222 million over the next three years to ensure Indigenous people have access to more culturally appropriate care and improved outcomes, focusing on the North where there are significant gaps in health services. This investment will be followed by sustained funding of $104.5 million annually to address health inequities and improve access to culturally appropriate health services over the long term.
Ontario's First Nations Health Action Plan, which will be implemented and evaluated in close partnership with Indigenous partners focuses on primary care, public health and health promotion, senior's care, hospital services, and life promotion and crisis support. The plan includes:
While focused on northern First Nations, the plan also includes opportunities for investments in Indigenous health care across Ontario.
The province will continue to work with Indigenous partners to invest $25 million over three years and $14 million ongoing in home and community care, $48 million over three years and $30 million ongoing in primary care, and $15.5 million over three years and $10.15 million ongoing in diabetes prevention and management. Ongoing collaboration will ensure that these investments are culturally appropriate and effective.
Investing in the health and wellness of Indigenous communities is one of many steps on Ontario's journey of healing and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. It reflects the government's commitment to work with Indigenous partners, creating a better future for everyone in the province. It is also part of the government's plan to build a better Ontario through its Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care, which provides patients with faster access to the right care; better home and community care; the information they need to live healthy; and a health care system that is sustainable for generations to come.