This toolkit was produced for use by working groups and support structures of the Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT). However, it may be useful for other mainstream and Indigenous organizations, as well. This document is thus being made publicly available. Please cite appropriately if using it as a reference.
This commentary highlights the importance of social and nature prescribing programs reflecting culturally diverse perspectives and practices. Creating and holding space for Indigenous and other worldviews should be a key priority of nature prescribing, a relatively recent practice in Canada that recognizes and promotes health benefits associated with engaging in a variety of activities in natural settings.
This document details foundational components for Indigenous Health Systems Transformation and its underlying concepts and terms which in turn help inform the development of the IPHCC OHT Provincial Framework. The purpose for defining these terms is to:
In 2018/19 the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care provided one-time Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) funding to the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC) to support the collection and analysis of data to provide a better understanding of Indigenous community-governed MHA programs and services in Ontario.
