First Nations Health Managers Association Invites Health Directors and Managers to Participate in Two Surveys Aimed at Strengthening Understandings of Health Leadership and Community Wellness
First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA), First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC), Thunderbird Partnership Foundation (Thunderbird), First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC), and researchers at Carleton University are inviting Health Directors and Managers across Canada to participate in two surveys designed to connect information about health leadership with the broader community conditions that support wellness.
Through this collaboration, the surveys will help to build an updated national picture of First Nations health leadership and the community systems, infrastructure, governance, and wellness conditions that shape health and wellness across First Nations communities.
The findings will help inform workforce development, leadership training, community wellness planning, funding and policy discussions, and future advocacy. They will also establish a national baseline that can be used to track progress over time and support evidence-informed decision-making grounded in First Nations priorities.
“This is an opportunity to hear directly from First Nations health leaders and better understand the conditions that support community wellness. The findings will help identify opportunities to strengthen leadership, build capacity and ensure programs and resources respond to the needs of First Nations communities across Canada.”
— Marion Crowe, CEO, First Nations Health Managers Association
“Our wellness is deeply connected to the availability and accessibility of community infrastructure, including physical spaces, programs, services, and governance systems. For First Nations communities, culturally safe and sustainable community-led infrastructure, supported by responsive programs and services that are grounded in effective, self-determined governance, creates the conditions for our people and communities to realize hope, belonging, meaning and purpose.”
— Dr. Brenda Restoule, CEO, First Peoples Wellness Circle
“This initiative gives us an important opportunity to build a national evidence base that reflects the realities and strengths of First Nations communities. By examining health leadership alongside community infrastructure, governance, and wellness, we can better understand the conditions that support community wellness and establish a baseline for tracking progress over time.”
— Dr. Amy Bombay, Scientific Lead, Carleton University
Learn More and Participate
To learn more, join us for a lunch and learn on October 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM (EDT) Register on Zoom at this link or visit www.FPWC.ca/communityinfrastructure
To participate in the survey, visit www.FPWC.ca/communityinfrrastructure
More questions? Email: surveys@fpwc.ca
Media Contact:
Kylie Thompson
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
First Nations Health Managers Association
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