Cultivating Culturally Safe Care
Welcome to kbculturalsafety.org, a resource hub for health care practitioners with tools to support you in building approaches to care that contribute to cultural safety for all Indigenous patients in Kootenay Boundary.
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Free Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care Course
Athabasca University’s *NEW* free online course explores systemic anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare, allyship, & wellness. This course is ideal for healthcare professionals, community workers, students, & anyone passionate about addressing health inequities.
Indigenous Winter Listens List
The COINS Aboriginal Health Team has compiled a list of recommended listens to help keep you informed & inspired over the winter break. Get cozy with a cup of tea & take one in…
Blessing Ceremony for the New Sacred Roots Wellness Room at COINS
A beautiful and meaningful ceremony took place at the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (COINS) to bless their new Sacred Roots Wellness Room- a space dedicated to supporting health, healing, wellness, & connection.
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Practitioner Toolkit
Information practitioners can use to take action in building approaches to care that foster greater cultural humility, with the goal of creating safety and improving care for Indigenous peoples in Kootenay Boundary.
Patient Resources
An inventory of resources available, filterable by nation, for practitioners to use and share to help patients find the health care supports they need for themselves, and/or their family.
Learning With Humility
A selection of resources to support ongoing learning and self-reflection to understand personal and systemic biases and to develop and maintain respectful processes and relationships based on mutual trust.
This resource has been developed by the KB Cultural Safety Working Group, with the support of Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice, Kootenay Boundary Aboriginal Services Collaborative, & Circle of Indigenous Nations Society.