Language Barriers Restricting Access to Health Care for Indigenous Populations

Article examines the obstacles to obtaining quality health care faced by non-English speaking Inuit and First Nations; notes that speaking one’s Indigenous language is a protective factor all mental health outcomes and recommends that the profession focus on recruiting and training professionals that speak Indigenous languages.
Author/Creator
Paul Webster
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 24, June 24, 2018, pp. E754-E755
Publication Date
2018-06-24
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Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
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Text -- PDF
Text -- HTML
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