Moving Forward Together in Wellness

Backgrounder: B.C. Tripartite Health Partnership Accord
Health Partnership Accord

VANCOUVER, Dec. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, British Columbia Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, and Grand Chief Doug Kelly, Chair of the BC First Nations Health Council signed a Health Partnership Accord today re-affirming their long-term commitment and shared vision for a better, more responsive and integrated health system for First Nations in British Columbia.

The Health Partnership Accord is a commitment of the British Columbia Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nation Health Governance (Framework Agreement) signed by the parties in October 2011. The Framework Agreement is guiding the transfer of responsibility for design and delivery of all federally funded health programs and services for British Columbia First Nations, currently administered by Health Canada, to the First Nations Health Authority.