Mandate and Terms of Reference
The mandate of the Health Council is to: (from FNHC Terms of Reference 2010-2012):
- Serve as the advocacy voice of BC First Nations on health related matters;
- Support BC First Nations in achieving their health priorities, objectives and initiatives;
- Participate in Federal and Provincial government health policy and program planning process;
- Provide leadership in the implementation of the Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan, the First Nations Health Plan Memorandum of Understanding, and the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan (TFNHP); and,
- Provide direction and oversight for the health governance negotiations process pursuant to the British Columbia Tripartite First Nations Health Plan: Basis for a Framework Agreement on Health Governance;
