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The Canadian Press \u00a021\/08\/2024 20:24 Life expectancy for British Columbia’s First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues. The report from the province’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous life expectancy in B.C. fell from 73.3 years in 2017 to 67.2 years in 2021. “Clearly, this life expectancy data is gut wrenching,” Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, deputy provincial health officer for Indigenous health, said at a news conference. “It is gut wrenching.” The report released Wednesday found life expectancy for First Nations males declined by 6.8 years, and 5.2 years for females, for an overall decline of 6.1 years, the report said. Dr. Nel Wieman, First Nations Health Authority’s chief medical health officer, said the decline was largely due… <\/p>\n

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The Canadian Press \u00a021\/08\/2024 20:24 Life expectancy for British Columbia’s First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues. The report from the province’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous life expectancy in B.C. fell from 73.3 years in 2017 to 67.2 years in 2021. “Clearly, this life expectancy data is gut wrenching,” Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, deputy provincial health officer for Indigenous health, said at a news conference. “It is gut wrenching.” The report released Wednesday found life expectancy for First Nations males declined by 6.8 years, and 5.2 years for females, for an overall decline of 6.1 years, the report said. Dr. Nel Wieman, First Nations Health Authority’s chief medical health officer, said the decline was largely due... <\/p>\n

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