2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada: Independent Auditor's Report 11: Health Resources for Indigenous Communities--Indigenous Services Canada
Audit covered the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Audit covered the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Examines what is needed to improve equitable health care for Indigenous populations in urban settings.
Looks at the use of a more borderless health care system for Indigenous communities to meet their specific needs.
Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.
Discusses eight key principles: awareness and understanding, learning and education, building relationships, preparation, kindness and empathy, respect, value and listening. Principles were developed during an online Culturally Safe Engagement event in June, 2021.
Reports results of 183 interviews and focus groups held between 2015 and 2015 in eight communities with a variety of health delivery systems, geographies, accessibilities and language groups. Four themes emerged: control of healthcare, traditional medicine and healing practices, community participation, and dealing with the impacts of colonization.
Examines the First Nations Community Education Program as a collaborative effort to address Indigenous health inequalities in Canada.
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Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
Topics include collaboration with heathcare providers, communication strategies, determining vaccine numbers, clinic implementation, and vaccination after care.
Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.
Identifies ways of incorporating Gitxsan knowledge of dementia to help nurses incorporate more culturally safe practices to deal with Indigenous elderly patients in British Columbia.
Connects Indigenous health with the locations of rural and remote Indigenous communities.
Discusses strategies health care organizations can employ in areas of community, education, relationships, Indigenous partnership, wholistic continuum of care, self-determination and culture in order to create a inclusive environment for Indigenous patients.