Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative

$4,734,941.00 CAD

≈ 60 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Health Canada
Program
Substance Use and Addictions Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
July 15, 2020 – March 31, 2024
Reference
hc-sc:271-2022-2023-Q4-00144

Published purpose

Expanded existing services at the Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative health centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to include prescribed alternatives (safer supply) and Indigenous Elder-led cultural healing programs. The project improved the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with opioid use disorder and reduced associated harms.

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Health Canada funding supports expanded services at an urban Indigenous health centre in Vancouver, including prescribed alternatives for opioid use disorder and Elder-led cultural healing programs to improve health and reduce harms.

Category: Health Primarily funds activity in Canada

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