Ontario. Aboriginal Health Strategy Unit

• Aboriginal Health Strategy Unit

• Ontario. Aboriginal Health Office (1992-1999)

• Ontario. Aboriginal Health Unit (1999-2007)

The Unit has its roots in the Native Health / Aboriginal Health Policy Co-ordinator position in various predecessor agencies within the broader policy area of the Ministry of Health. In 1988 within the new Health Programs Division a number of positions were created which were responsible for cross-Ministry coordination of program policy development for various health program areas, including Aboriginal Health. In 1992, during a re-organisation of the Ministry's policy units, the Aboriginal Health Policy Co-ordinator position became the core of the new Aboriginal Health Office (as the unit was called at that time).

Throughout its history, the Aboriginal Health Strategy Unit has been part of the broader program policy portion of the Ministry, and has always been part of a larger policy development or policy coordination branch. The Unit appears to have functioned largely independently since its creation and its functions have remained unchanged since 1992, regardless of which other units it has been joined to. From 1992 to 2006, the Unit was part of the Health Strategies / Integrated Policy and Planning Division. Since 2006 the Unit has been part of the Health System Strategy Division.

The Aboriginal Health Strategy Unit is responsible for advocacy within the Ministry in regards to the development and implementation of cross-Ministry policies and programs to meet the health care needs of Aboriginal people and communities, and to liaise with health care providers and Aboriginal communities in order to determine their health care needs and priorities.

The Unit was also responsible for administration of the Native Policy Studies Fund between 1995 and 1997.

No statute or regulation has been found which created this agency.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Government of Ontario Kwic Indexes 1990-2006

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories 1990-2006, 2008

Archivist(s):
Walz