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for healthy lifestyle information programmes to be devised and States should design
specific strategies for the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases in
partnership with indigenous peoples and with their free, prior and informed consent.
18.
States should implement legislation, policies and programmes that support
indigenous peoples in making informed choices about their health and that include
initiatives to improve indigenous peoples’ choices regarding the underlying determinants of
health, such as healthful food and physical activity.
19.
Educational initiatives for indigenous peoples should be prioritized by States, given
the strong direct and indirect links between health and educational attainment. States should
ensure that every indigenous child has access to primary and secondary education and that
all indigenous peoples can access health-related educational resources.
20.
The high rate of removal of indigenous children from their families and
communities worldwide and the far-reaching health effects of intergenerational trauma
attributable to such removal and placement in residential schools and other facilities should
be further investigated by States. Steps should be taken to preserve the integrity of
indigenous families in accordance with the rights of the child and to ensure that affected
indigenous persons receive the preventive and curative health-care services they require for
addressing sequelae such as mental illness.
21.
States, in cooperation with indigenous peoples, must take immediate steps to reduce
the high rate of indigenous suicide worldwide, in particular among children and youth.
Proven preventive measures should be implemented in high-risk communities and
sufficient resources should be allotted to achieve genuine improvements in mental health
among indigenous peoples.
22.
States should provide resources and materials to deliver culturally appropriate health
care to women, especially in respect of maternal health and sexual and reproductive health
and rights.
23.
States should ensure that women are protected from violence by enforcing criminal
laws and making use of indigenous juridical mechanisms. States should also offer support
services and resources for women who experience violence, including monetary resources
where necessary.
24.
States should take steps to combat discrimination against indigenous persons with
disabilities by implementing legislation, policies and programmes and creating mechanisms
to protect these people from having their rights abused by third parties. States should also
implement culturally appropriate services (diagnostic and otherwise), taking into account
indigenous needs in identifying and managing disability.
25.
States should promote the exercise of indigenous traditional games and sport, for
example through the World Indigenous Games.
26.
States need to legally recognize and protect the right of indigenous peoples to their
lands, territories and resources through appropriate laws and policies, given their intrinsic
connection with the rights to health and to food.
27.
States should make concrete plans to implement the provisions of the Paris
Agreement, to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change and to tailor their healthsector planning to prepare for the health-related impacts of climate change, which
disproportionately affect indigenous peoples.
28.
States should ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place to provide redress and
remedy for health rights infringements, including treaty rights, either through mainstream
or indigenous juridical systems. Indigenous juridical systems may have certain advantages
in terms of the resolution of complaints linked to health rights violations.
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