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September 26 2024

Welcome Figures will greet all at Lions Gate Hospital

​Creating safer spaces is a critical part of the work we do to support Indigenous clients, patients and families to feel comfortable, seen and valued. The creation of two Welcome Figures to be located at the main entrance of the new acute care tower at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) acknowledges the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on which the hospital is built.

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February 26 2024

Indigenous Health Outreach team making connections, one step at a time

For the members of a small outreach team on the Downtown Eastside (DTES), it can be as simple as a cup of coffee or a quick chat about family that makes all the difference in getting the clients they serve reengaged in a health care system they’ve long avoided due to unsafe care.

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October 6 2023

Indigenous art projects aim to make Vancouver Community sites more culturally safe

Creating safer spaces is a critical part of the work we do to support Indigenous clients, patients and families to feel comfortable, seen and valued.

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June 3 2023

Keepers of the Birth Ceremony webinar: Indigenous Doulas and Midwives Decolonizing Pregnancy and Birth Care

Join us to learn about Indigenous Midwife and Doula practices that enhance perinatal care from a cultural lens

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March 22 2023

Indigenous doulas improve cultural safety and access to reproductive care

​Indigenous doulas play a crucial role in providing culturally appropriate support to Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, trans and gender diverse people during the perinatal period and beyond. Serving as strategic leads on doula care at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), Danette Jubinville and Olivia Louie are two such doulas who are bringing this role back.

Story Indigenous Health
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September 16 2021

Wuikinuxv First Nation Encourages Community to Let Their Spirits Dance

The Community Investments team at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) funds health promotion projects across the VCH region. Community Investments collaborates with other teams at VCH, including Aboriginal Health and the Regional Prevention Program teams, to partner with the Indigenous communities and support their health promotion objectives. Over the past few years, VCH has been working closely with the Wuikinuxv First Nation on several projects that the community has identified as their priorities to support their community's health and wellbeing.

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