Health Standards Organization (HSO), in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), is pleased to open a public review on its new British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations, Métis and Inuit Cultural Safety and Humility standard (HSO 75000:2022 E Cultural Safety and Humility B.C.).

The draft standard, which is the first ​​​of its kind in Canada, was developed by a First Nations-led Technical Committee in B.C., with additional input from Métis Nation B.C. It aims to create a culturally safe environment for Indigenous people in the health system, encourage health care providers to provide care with humility and end Indigenous-specific racism.

The draft standard will be available for public review and feedback from June 23 to August 23, 2021. “This new standard is a fundamental part of our efforts to eradicate systemic racism in the B.C. health system,” said Richard Jock, FNHA’s Chief Executive Officer. “What you can measure as success, you can change.”