Resource Manual

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contact the Regional Coordinator at the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres at 416-956-7575.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative
• History of Aboriginal Health
• Advocacy
• Lobbying
• Power of Attorney
• Public Guardian & Trustee
• Government Definitions of Indian Status
• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy
• Aboriginal Health Policy for Ontario
• Federal Aboriginal Health Policy
• First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Non-Insured Health Benefits
• Traditional Healers
  
  Legislation:
• Health Protection and Promotion Act
• Personal Health Information Act
• Regulated Health Professions Act
• Midwifery Act
  
  Investigations and Complaints:
• Regulatory Colleges
• Non-Insured Health Benefits
• Hospitals
• Ombudsman Office
• Coroner's Office
  
• Aboriginal Mental Health
• Aboriginal Mental Health Services in Ontario
• Psychiatric Patient Advocates
  
  Hospitals:
• Emergency Health Services
• Hospital Admission and Discharge
• Spiritual Rooms
  
  Communities of Interest:
• Inmate Health
  
• Aboriginal Child Health Advocacy