Provides overview of the historical and contemporary contexts of racism which have resulted in health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians and examines possible responses and interventions.
(CLEBC) Aboriginal Administrative Law Conference ; paper 5.1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa C. Fong
Description
Looks at issues surrounding integrating Aboriginal healing practices with the mainstream Canadian health care system, such as who controls licensing, what standards should apply to healing practices and definition of what constitutes a healing practice.
Paper from the Aboriginal Administrative Law Conference.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 133, May 2015, pp. 168-176
Description
Found that changes to the methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) regime disrupted treatment engagement and produced health and social harms. Nine of the 34 participants in study were Aboriginal.