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Understanding the social determinants of health among Indigenous Canadians: priorities for health promotion policies and actions.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effective primary care management of type 2 diabetes for indigenous populations: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Assessing the Impact of an Indigenous Palliative Care Nurse Navigator: A Program Evaluation.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- "They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide": The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.The International journal on drug policy · 2024Article
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- Bridging the commercial determinants of Indigenous health and the legacies of colonization: A critical analysis.Global health promotion · 2024Article
- Advancing health equity for Indigenous peoples in Canada: development of a patient complexity assessment framework.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Canadian Critical Care Society position statement on reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenous engagement.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Article
- Overadjustment bias in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of socio-economic inequalities in health: a meta-research scoping review.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Programs and practices that support pregnant people who use drugs' access to sexual and reproductive health care in Canada: a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Beyond Mortality: The Social and Health Impacts of COVID-19 among Older (55+) BIPOC and LGBT Respondents in a Canada-Wide Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical pain among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2023Article
- The Culture is Prevention Project: measuring cultural connectedness and providing evidence that culture is a social determinant of health for Native Americans.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndigenous Canadians have a life expectancy 12 years lower than the national average and experience higher rates of preventable chronic diseases compared with non-Indigenous Canadians. Transgenerational trauma from past assimilation policies have affected the health of Indigenous populations.
objectiveThe purpose of this paper is to comprehensively examine the social determinants of health (SDH), in order to identify priorities for health promotion policies and actions.
designWe undertook a series of systematic reviews focusing on four major SDH (i.e. income, education, employment, and housing) among Indigenous peoples in Alberta, following the protocol Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis-Equity.
resultsWe found that the four SDH disproportionately affect the health of Indigenous peoples. Our systematic review highlighted 1) limited information regarding relationships and interactions among income, personal and social circumstances, and health outcomes; 2) limited knowledge of factors contributing to current housing status and its impacts on health outcomes; and 3) the limited number of studies involving the barriers to, and opportunities for, education.
conclusionsThese findings may help to inform efforts to promote health equity and improve health outcomes of Indigenous Canadians. However, there is still a great need for in-depth subgroup studies to understand SDH (e.g. age, Indigenous ethnicity, dwelling area, etc.) and intersectoral collaborations (e.g. community and various government departments) to reduce health disparities faced by Indigenous Canadians.
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