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IDHA Produced Resources

In addition to the UNPFII-Sponsored studies on IDH Conceptualization, Operationalization and Evaluation, the IDHA has produced the following documents.

Traditional Medicine

🌿 Recommendations Report on Biodiversity and Traditional Medicine and Knowledge:

in partnership with the WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Center, presented during the Biodiversity and Health Day at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia. Available in Spanish and English

Indigenous Rights

🌿 IDH-EMRIP Chart -Alignment with EMRIP Advice No 9:

This chart provides a comparison of how the IDH Framework aligns and supports the UN Human Rights Council/EMRIP’s Advice #9 included in its 2016 Report.

Structural change guidance tools

🌿 The IDH Measurement Instrument based on the 2025 study

The instrument can be downloaded here or filled out online

🌿 IDH Practical Guidance for Agencies to culturally safe systemic change:

A summary of guidance for agencies including component, operationalization, and the implementation level.

🌿 IDH-WHO Equivalence Chart:

as included in the 2023 Initial Report World Health Organization (WHO) Social Determinants of Health vs. the Indigenous Determinants of Health.

Culturally safe infrastructure

🌿 White Paper on the need for an urban Indigenous Clinic in Mexico City (Feb 2025)

English Version / Spanish Version

General IDH presentation

🌿 General Presentation on the Indigenous Determinants of Health Framework

Presented in NY at the UNPFII 2025

Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC)

Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)

🌿 Securing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination

A Guide on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) by the SIRGE Coalition

Externally Produced Resources

The Albuquerque Declaration

🌿 The Albuquerque Declaration from the “Circles of Wisdom” (1998):

A foundational document by the American Indian and Alaska Native leadership on global climate change and environmental issues impacting Indigenous wellbeing

The Geneva Declaration

🌿 The Geneva Declaration on the Health and Survival of Indigenous Peoples:

The 2002 Geneva declaration is a foundational document for the advancement of global Indigenous issues.

Free, Prior, Informed Consent

A guide to Free, Prior, Informed Consent protocol.

Guidance for Agencies

A summary of guidance for agencies including component, operationalization, and the implementation level.

Equivalence Chart

Equivalence chart as included in the 2023 Initial Report World Health Organization (WHO) Social Determinants of Health vs. the Indigenous Determinants of Health.