Dr. Shannon Waters, Deputy Provincial Health Officer, Planetary and Water Health, Office Of the Provincial Health Officer
Dr. Shannon Waters is Coast Salish and a member of Stz’uminus First Nation on Vancouver Island, with many family ties to Cowichan Tribes. She was honored to work in her home territory as a family doctor but became largely frustrated with the health system’s focus on sickness and instead chose to focus on what keeps us well. Shannon completed her specialty training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. She has worked in this field federally, provincially and at First Nations organizations. Shannon was honored to come full circle and work in her home territory as the local Medical Health Officer with Island Health. Her priorities in her work were connection to the environment, mental wellness, and maternal/child/family health. In 2024 Dr. Waters became the first ever Deputy Provincial Health Officer, Planetary and Water Health, in the province of BC.
Shannon also serves on the Cowichan Watershed Society. Read more: drshannonwaters.com
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