Objectives and Priority Areas

Hul’qumi’num Health Working Group

  • promotes the sharing of services, in some cases the expansion of primary and community health services
  • Is for all Aboriginal people living on and off reserve in the Hul’qumi’num territory.

OBJECTIVE 1

To integrate the health planning and services in the priority areas identified by community members and the Hul’qumi’num’ Health Working Group

OBJECTIVE 2

To facilitate collaboration between all of the partners in the safe, effective and efficient provision of health services to Aboriginal people residing in Hul’qumi’num’ Territory.

OBJECTIVE 3

To secure adequate operating and capital funds for the expansion of Ts’ewulhtun Health Centre to the Ts’ewulhtun Community Health & Wellness Centre.

PRIORITIES

Two community consultation dinners were held and a set of priorities were derived from the feedback.

  • Youth - Meaningful youth engagement & development of service model that involves all partners
  • Cultural Safety - Promotion  and implementation of culturally safe health services for Aboriginal people.
  • Elders - Cowichan’s 10 bed, multi-level care unit & the Chemainus Elder’s Programming and Respite.