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Our vision
The IPHCC envisions a world where:
- The health and well-being of all Indigenous Peoples in Ontario is restored and assured.
- Health systems provide Indigenous Peoples with high quality care, empathy, dignity, and respect.
Our Mission
The IPHCC uses Indigenous solutions to transform Indigenous health outcomes and decolonize health systems by:
- Partnering with Indigenous communities, mainstream health organizations and government agencies.
- Equipping Council members with the tools, training and networks to provide quality health care.
touchstone values
- We honour Indigenous knowledge systems
- We promote Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands
- We respect that Culture is Treatment
- We create respectful relationships
- We endorse community-based approaches to healing and wellbeing
- We value and support staff throughout our network
- We are open to learn from each other
- We establish and promote safe spaces
- We laugh together
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Gathering and sharing stories and data about the health status and service gaps for Indigenous Peoples
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Empowering the voices of Indigenous Peoples and communities to effect change
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Identifying and alleviating the barriers that Indigenous Peoples and communities face in regaining good health