Emerging Priorities
The NCCAH acknowledges that there are diverse and emerging public health priorities for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples living in urban, rural, remote and northern communities across Canada. Our centre aims to explore, develop, and share knowledge resources that best reflect these multiple and unique priorities as they arise in Indigenous health. The NCCAH has also explored traditional approaches and strategies in resources on the emerging priorities of environmental health, chronic diseases, and food security, each of which has been identified as a growing health concern by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Emerging public health priorities for Aboriginal peoples are constantly changing and evolving. The NCCAH continues to be responsive to new priorities including pandemic planning, the health experiences of Two-Spirit peoples, sexual health, and lateral violence.
