Policy Making Guidebook
This Policy Making Guidebook is designed to support First Nations Health Directors in BC by providing the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to develop and implement effective health policies.
Created in collaboration with Health Directors across the province, the guidebook reflects real-world challenges and strategies, while upholding the core values of cultural safety, self-determination, and community-led decision-making.
Why Policy Matters
Policies are strategic assets. They go beyond rules—they represent the values of your organization, offer clarity for your staff, and ensure high-quality, equitable services for your community. This guidebook helps you design policies that are grounded in both Indigenous traditions and compliance with external regulations.
What’s Inside
- Step-by-step guidance for creating policies
- Tools for writing briefing notes and procedures
- Best practices for policy implementation and quality monitoring
- Templates, checklists, and real examples
How to Use This Guidebook
You can work through the sections in order, or jump straight to the area that’s most relevant to your current task. This Guidebook is designed to be both comprehensive and flexible.
Use the Table of Contents below to navigate:
- Introduction
- Guidebook Purpose and Benefits
- Guidebook Approach
- How to Use the Guidebook
- Foundations
- Policy Making: Big P vs Little P
