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Health & Fitness Health Care Issues

Health and Health Care in Northern Canada

edited by Rebecca Schiff & Helle Møller

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2021
Category
Health Care Issues, Mental Health, Indigenous Studies, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487502119
    Publish Date
    Nov 2021
    List Price
    $121.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487514617
    Publish Date
    Sep 2021
    List Price
    $42.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487521790
    Publish Date
    Nov 2021
    List Price
    $52.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487514600
    Publish Date
    Sep 2021
    List Price
    $49.95

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Description

Accounting for almost two-thirds of the country’s land mass, northern Canada is a vast region, host to rich natural resources and a diverse cultural heritage shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. In this book, the authors analyse health and health care in northern Canada from a perspective that acknowledges the unique strengths, resilience, and innovation of northerners, while also addressing the challenges aggravated by contemporary manifestations of colonialism.

 

Old and new forms of colonial programs and policies continue to create health and health care disparities in the North. Written by individuals who live in and study the region, Health and Health Care in Northern Canada utilizes case studies, interviews, photographs, and more, to highlight the lived experiences of northerners and the primary health issues that they face. In order to maintain resilience, improve the positive outcomes of health determinants, and diminish negative stereotypes, we must ensure that northerners – and their cultures, values, strengths, and leadership – are at the centre of the ongoing work to achieve social justice and health equity.

About the authors

Rebecca Schiff is an associate professor and chair in the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University.

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Helle Møller is an associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences and associate director at the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University.

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