Collaborative Data Governance to Support First Nations-led Overdose Surveilance and Data Analysis in BC

Soha Sabeti, Chloé Xavier First Nations in BC have been disproportionately affected by the overdose crisis. In response to the Public Health Emergency, surveillance systems were established to identify trends in overdose. Existing systems contained minimal information on overdose among First Nations. Data linkage, sharing, and analysis processes that adhered to the principles of OCAP and TRC’s Calls to Action required development. In response to this need, the First Nations Health Authority, BCCDC, Provincial Health Officer, and MoH worked collaboratively to create new data linkage processes to identify First Nations persons in overdose data. This presentation will outline the data governance context, principles, and operational considerations of creating overdose surveillance systems for First Nations people in BC.

BC CDC Presenters

10/24/2019 6:20:00 PM