GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• First Nations people must have equal access to health services of the same range and quality as those available to other residents of the province.

• PBCN Health Services must incorporate the holistic approach to First Nations health, which is considerate of each individual's family's and communities spiritual, physical, cultural, and social needs.

• Cooperation with other health delivery systems shall be ongoing on an equal basis for the benefit of all.

• It is the right of First Nations people to determine their own health needs and to design and control health delivery system that shall meet their needs.