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The Social Determinants and Challenges to Inuit Health

WebIntroduction. The Inuit, indigenous to the Arctic regions of what is now called Canada, Greenland, the United States, and Russia, face a unique set of hurdles that …

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Performance Measurements of Health for Indigenous Peoples in …

WebDespite the efforts to improve the PMF, the persistence of health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada indicates difficulties with the …

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How Community Paramedicine Can Serve First Nations

WebIntroduction. Community Paramedicine is an emerging field that uses paramedics outside of their traditional roles of emergency response and transportation, …

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Land-Based Learning

WebLand-based learning programs yield positive outcomes for both physical and mental health. A 2023 Yellowhead Institute Special Report on land-based learning finds …

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Cultural Safety and Indigenous Elder Care

WebThe plan calls for increased and better multi-generational housing options for Manitobans, increased collaboration between senior-serving organizations, an …

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School Nutrition Programs

WebIn Manitoba, the provincial government is aiming to scale up its current school nutrition initiative to make the program more accessible.In addition, colonial legacies …

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The White Paper of 1969

WebA Vision of a “Just Society” – The White Paper of 1969. The White Paper proposed to address Indigenous issues definitively.Current policies and programs …

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Indigenous Self-Governance

WebIndigenous Self-Governance as a Determinant of Health. While Indigenous health and healthcare approaches have undergone a drastic shift in recent history, what …

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Budget Announcements 2024: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

WebBudget 2024 also identifies $1.6 billion in Jordan’s Principle spending for all provinces and territories over two years starting 2023-24. This roughly matches the $773 …

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The Promises and Pitfalls of Canada’s Approach to Co-Developing

WebIn 2019, the Government of Canada committed to codeveloping, along with Indigenous peoples, distinctions-based health legislation that addresses systemic racism …

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The First Nations Principles of OCAP®

WebFirst Nations Principles of ownership, control, access, and possession (OCAP®) are the de facto ethical standard for research involving First Nations data. …

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The Challenges of Recruitment and Retention in Remote and …

WebBuilding local capacity among northern First Nations is the only way to sustainably address staffing crises and improve access to health and education services.

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Emergency Services in Remote First Nations in Manitoba

WebThere have been frequent fire incidents and deaths in many of the northern and remote First Nations areas in recent years. Shamattawa First Nation and O-Pipon …

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Remoteness Costing: Considerations for Remote, Isolated, and …

WebMeasures of Remoteness. Currently, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) uses the Geographic Zone classification for costing goods and services for remote or isolated …

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Federal Responsibility and a Treaty Right to Health

WebThe federal government of Canada, before and after the advent of Canada’s Medicare system, approached First Nations healthcare in a patchwork way rife with gaps …

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Federal Indian Hospitals in Canada: A Brief History

WebIn the early 1960s, the federal government recognized, to a certain degree, the serious deficiencies of the separate “Indian Health Service,” housed in the …

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First Nations' Medical Travel in Manitoba

WebNon-Insured Health Benefits. When individuals are required to leave their Nation to receive medical care, they can make travel and accommodation arrangements …

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Reconciliation in Canada and Australia

WebReconciliation in Australia. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who make up 3.8% of Australia’s 26 million population and have inhabited the land for …

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