Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Medication Practices

These five categories were identified by the authors as encompassing the scope of the community’s expressed needs. The Resource has been designed to be easily accessible by staff both current and future, and specifically relevant to the needs of the First Nation and the Health Services Centre. An environmental scan and literature review were conducted, examining existing resources pertaining to culturally safe medication practices in Indigenous communities.

This data was used to create a questionnaire to identify current procedures, community opinions and community suggestions pertaining to medication practices in the First Nation. Community engagement with members of the First Nation and staff at the Health Services Centre also took place through an in-person townhall and interviews. The project members developed each section of the resource based on interview and questionnaire data.

The Resource was reviewed by university and community partners.