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Culture Saves Lives - Indigenous Health Services

Provided by PHS Community Services Society

Indigenous Health Services aims to address the social determinants of health and challenges that indigenous individiuals face.
PHS works with Indigenous harm reduction leaders in a movement called Culture Saves Lives to address the needs for cultural and spiritual care, reconnecting or helping people to connect for the first time to traditional, spiritual and cultural practices.

This combines culture and harm reduction with core programming that includes:
  • healing circles
  • smudging
  • drumming
  • singing
  • traditional dances
  • feasts
  • sweat lodge ceremonies
  • drum-making workshops
  • honouring ceremonies and memorials for Indigenous people
  • access to Elders and traditional medicines
  • peer support
  • links to housing, nutrition and healthcare.

604-683-0073

Website: https://www.phs.ca/our-services...

1 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

Monday to Friday, 10 am - 3 pm

Cost: No cost

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Availability

Service area: Vancouver + show cities

Service area cities: Vancouver

Ways to Access
  • Provided at a single location
  • Provided in a group in-person

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

If you are requesting clinical access to medical Pathways, please provide the following information via the email above:

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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