Indigenous Peoples (COVID-19)
Public Health Sudbury & Districts service area is located on the territories of many Indigenous peoples, including 13 First Nations and provides services to First Nations, Métis and Inuit, living in urban and rural communities.
Support for Indigenous Peoples during COVID-19
The recommendations and resources linked below are available to everyone in Public Health Sudbury & Districts service area. We acknowledge that Indigenous people may benefit from accessing information related to COVID-19 from Indigenous organizations that are supporting community members living in urban and rural areas in response the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 information from Indigenous organizations:
- Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre
- Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
- Anishinabek Nation
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation
- Chiefs of Ontario
- Ontario Native Women’s Association
- Métis Nation of Ontario
- Assembly of First Nations
First Nation Communities
- COVID-19: Self-Isolation in First Nation Communities
- COVID-19: How Indigenous people can access services and benefits
Visit our COVID-19 page for information on how to protect yourself and others and more:
- COVID-19 call centre
- Symptoms of COVID-19
- What to do if you suspect you have symptoms of COVID-19
- Assessment and testing for COVID-19
- How to: self-monitor, self-isolate, or take care of someone who is ill
- How does COVID-19 spread
- Treatment for COVID-19
- Mental health and COVID-19
- COVID-19 resources
- Information sheet about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Available in Nishnaabemwin (Eastern Ojibwe)
- Public Health Agency of Canada – About COVID-19: Wash Your Hands (Eastern Ojibwe)
- Information sheet about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Other credible sources of information:
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Ontario Ministry of Health
- Public Health Ontario
- World Health Organization
This item was last modified on May 4, 2020