IPAC – Articles and Speeches

CIHR – Institute of Aboriginal Health (IAPH)

Dr. Janet Smylie – clinical practice guideline for Aboriginal Health

Dr. Nancy Krieger – racial/ethnic health inequality research

(Select Publications near the bottom of the page)

The WikiPremed MCAT Course

New Zealand Ministry of Health – Maori Health

‘Cultural Safety’ tackles racism in aboriginal health care

Health Systems and Structural Change
Address by the National Chief to the Health Council of Canada
Chateau Laurier, Ottawa ON
November 10, 2008

Adelson N. The embodiment of inequity: health disparities in aboriginal Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 96 Suppl2; S45-612005 Mar-Apr.

Ring and Brown. The health status of indigenous peoples and others. BMJ 327(7412); 404-5; 2003 Aug 23.

McMillan et al. Aboriginal Health. CMAJ: 155(11): 1569-78, 1996 Dec 1.

CBC News reports – Most Urban Aboriginal Peoples opt to stay in City.
April 6, 2010 | CBC News reports

http://www.uaps.ca/
The Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study is an extensive new research study that has gone beyond the numbers to capture the values, experiences and aspirations of Aboriginal peoples living in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and Ottawa.

Speaking directly with a representative group of 2,614 First Nations peoples, Métis and Inuit living in these major Canadian cities, as well as 2,501 non-Aboriginal Canadians, the Environics Institute, led by Michael Adams, has released the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study, which offers Canadians a new perspective of their Aboriginal neighbours. Guided by an Advisory Circle, Aboriginal people designed the research themes, methodology, and executed the main survey.

Cree physician Darlene Kitty practises in her home community of Chisasibi. She had worked as a nurse for 12 years. Kitty always knew she wanted to be a doctor, and to practice in her northern Cree community of Chisasibi.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health invited Dr.Marcia Anderson, President of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada to appear before the Committee on October 28, 2009 to speak on the First Nations H1N1 preparedness.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health invited Dr. Marcia Anderson, Past President of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada to appear before the Committee on March 25th to discuss:

the challenges associated with the retention of health care professionals in First Nations and Inuit communities;
the need for cultural competency among health care professionals; and
efforts and best practices in increasing the number of Aboriginal health care professionals.

On behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada, I am pleased to introduce Pandemic H1N1: Fast Facts for Frontline Clinicians, an H1N1 pandemic preparedness and response tool.

This has been developed by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the
National Specialty Society for Community Medicine in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Fast Facts is a concise, plain-language, screen- and print-friendly electronic resource designed to aid pandemic H1N1 preparedness, response and infection prevention in the clinical setting.

It was developed to meet the needs of Canada’s frontline clinicians as expressed through Canada’s national health professional associations. FightFlu.ca

Dispatches International has developed an article on Aboriginal Issues in Canada, on access to medical services and medical education. Please click on the link provided below to view the article.