What's your resolution this year?
#FNHAWinterWellness
Grant Eligibility
Organizations, schools and agencies that are engaged in direct health service delivery to BC First Nations and/or Aboriginal people may be eligible for funding to host a Community-Driven Winter Wellness Event or initiative. To be eligible the event or initiative must be held between; January 1 – February 17, 2017. The deadline for applications is November 10th, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
The First Nations Health Authority envisions healthy, self-determining and vibrant BC First Nations children, families and communities playing an active role in decision-making regarding their personal and collective wellness. In line with Directive 1 - Community-Driven, Nation-Based, the FNHA is encouraging First Nations to create their own health event or initiative!
The 2016-2017 theme is once again around new year's resolutions. What is your community or individual resolution this year? Wellness events and initiatives should include a change-focused/ transformational aspect participants can implement in their lifestyles or communities for the rest of the year. The FNHA wants Winter Wellness events to encourage and sustain wellness in individuals, families, and communities throughout the year – see some examples below.
Applications will be weighed against the following criteria:
• Includes a change-focused/transformational aspect participants can implement within their lifestyle/community throughout the year.
• Event or initiatives that focus on one or more of the FNHA Wellness Streams.
• BC First Nations community-based applications (single or multiple).
• Applications where collaboration or partnership with other communities is possible and demonstrated at the regional, or sub-regional level.
• Fairness and equity within and across the five regions.
• Host organizations that can involve higher numbers of participants.
• Past Day of Wellness grant recipients who have submitted closing reports for previous years’ grant.
Samples of FNHA Wellness Streamed initiatives and events:
1. Nurturing Spirit: Organize a Volunteer week! Have registered participants commit to a certain amount of hours to volunteer in the community during a week in January and celebrate the good work and feelings spread across the community by having a community meal and circle to share your experiences throughout the week.
2. Respecting Tobacco: This could range from abstinence to harm reduction to respective tobacco use. Community members pledge to go 48 hours smoke-free, as a group or through the FNHA Tobacco Timeout initiative (
www.quitnow.ca/contest/tobaccotimeout). A 5 km walk can be held and at the end of the walk the community members who have gone smoke free will be acknowledged and rewarded. Tobacco pouches could be made and handed out and the conclusion of the initiative.
3. Being Active: A Snowy 5K - Snowshoe, ski, sled, walk, Spirit pole! Don’t let the snow outside stop you! Organizing a 5K through the winter weather can be a great way to promote continuous physical activity through our winter months. Prepare a nice hot community meal at the finish line.
4. Eating Healthy: Get community members together to cook healthy traditional meals to last during the colder months. These gatherings can be held either once or on an on-going basis.
