Public health has the following roles with respect to population health improvement: Ȉ Monitoring and assessing the health of the population or sub-populations to identify health issues. [...] Ȉ Working with partners within and beyond the health sector to encourage health-enhancing services, policies and legislation (which includes working through the health governance partnership with BC First Nations to incorporate the First Nations’ approach to health and wellness into the overall public health approach). [...] The public health system works closely with the First Nations Health Authority and Tripartite partners across all the goals and their respective objectives to design and deliver public health programs and services that meet the needs of First Nations Ƥ Ǥ from the First Natio [...] OBJECTIVES The public health system, in collaboration with key partners, aims to maximize the healthy physical, emotional and social development of women, children, infants and youth to enable them to achieve their full potential through the following: 1. Enhance the health of all women during their childbearing years and the health of women during pregnancy and the postpartum period through unive [...] The total costs ͕͂Ǥ͙ Ǥ22 In order to promote positive mental health and well-being for all, and reduce the burden of harms and costs of problematic substance use, the Province and community partners need to employ a combination of whole-population and targeted approaches with a proven track record for success.