Together in Wellness

The 2013–2014 Tripartite Committee on First Nations Health Annual Report: Together in Wellness marks the third annual report capturing the significant and exciting changes since the B.C. Tripartite Agreement on First Nation Health Governance was signed in October 2011. As supported by the Tripartite Committee on First Nations Health, new and innovative health partnerships at the regional and provincial levels are becoming a reality, and through this annual report we have the privilege of showcasing some of the key achievements accomplished atcommunity, regional, and provincial levels. Since the signing of the Transformative Change Accord in 2005, the tripartite partnership in health has grown, matured, and evolved, culminating in the signing of the B.C. Tripartite Agreement on First Nation Health Governance. This framework agreement, signed by the tripartite partners represented by the First Nations Health Society, First Nations Health Council, Federal Minister of Health, and the British Columbia Minister of Health, legally committed the transfer of FNIHB-BC Region of Health Canada to First Nations control. The framework agreement also called for the implementation of new and innovative health partnerships at regional and provincial levels.The tripartite partners have also agreed, under the leadership of the Tripartite Committee on First Nations Health,to prepare and make public an annual report on the progress of the integration and improvement of health and wellness services for First Nations in British Columbia. This document is intended to report on the third year of the framework agreements’ implementation (October 2013 to October 2014).