AHS North Zone Indigenous Health Action Plan

Indigenous people and communities are experiencing challenges accessing and navigating services and care within the healthcare system. This is compounded by experiences of culturally unsafe care, racism, and incidents of harm.

The Alberta Health Services (AHS) Indigenous Health North Zone Program is creating a Zone Indigenous Health Action Plan to establish a foundational framework, including actions and objectives, to help guide our work in ensuring safe, holistic, accessible and culturally safe care is provided to everyone at AHS healthcare facilities. This work will be guided by patience, understanding, collaboration, communication, and a commitment to reconciliation.

We are committed to engaging and involving our Indigenous stakeholders and partners in the creation of this action plan. When we work together, we reach better decisions and greater understanding. The overall health system can benefit.

We invite you to review our Indigenous Health North Zone Action plan (located under Important Links) and then take our brief survey (located below). Feedback is anonymous, and no individual information is shared. Please share your thoughts with us by February 16, 2024.

If you would like to speak with us directly about this plan, please email: IndigenousHealthNZ@ahs.ca

After feedback is collected, we anticipate having the Indigenous Health Action plan published by Spring 2024.

We look forward to continuing to work with all Indigenous people, communities and partners to ensure an inclusive healthcare system that is welcoming and respectful of all cultures, traditions and beliefs.