CANADAABORIGINAL CanadiansRHEUMATOID arthritisHEALTH services accessibilityMEDICAL careRELATIVESObjective. There are complex and interrelated factors that lead to inequitable healthcare delivery in Canada. Many of the factors that underlie these inequities for Canada's geographically disper...
Yet, despite increasing attention to health equity and growing calls for healthcare equity to be a priority within the cancer care sector in Canada, it is unclear how health equity is being understood and taken up in this context. In particular, conceptualizations of health equity are widely ...
Little is published about the health issues of traditional communities in the remote Peruvian Amazon. This study assessed healthcare access, health perceptions, and beliefs of the indigenous population along the Ampiyacu and Yaguasyacu rivers in north-eastern Peru. One hundred and seventy-nine adult...
and the structural factors that generate and perpetuate disparities [20]. Yet, despite increasing attention to health equity and growing calls for healthcare equity to be a priority within the cancer care sector in Canada, it is unclear how health...
Seniors Centre (NYSC) has served seniors and adults with disabilities in the community for 50 years, providing a broad spectrum of programs and services that connect them to their community and assist them to live safely and independently in their own homes. Dedicated and compassionate staff and ...
Indigenous peoplesCanadahealthcare accessurban healthpovertyracialisationsocial inequityhealthcare inequities‘underclass’In this article, we draw on findings from an ethnographic study that explored experiences of healthcare access from the perspectives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients seeking services...
Native Americans are a high-risk group for COVID-19 because of a variety of healthcare disparities. Historically, these populations suffered excessively during previous epidemics in the United States (US). Several epidemics occurred when disease-naïve indigenous peoples were exposed to European ...
Quinton Poitras shares what it was like to play music for Murray Sinclair while he was in hospital. The Indigenous Health music program is funded by The Winnipeg Foundation. Nov25 Working Together Magazine Toby Gillies and Natalie Baird with Outside Light ...
This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly rela...
Interventions to improve cultural competency in health care for Indigenous peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA: a systematic review Interventions to improve cultural competency in healthcare for Indigenous peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA: a systematic review. ...