The Métis in Canada: Access to Primary Health Care
In this newsletter, the Health Council of Canada highlights initiatives that are strengthening efforts by the Métis in Canada to improve their health outcomes - either through building primary health care programs guided by Métis community members or by creating health databases to support Métis funding applications for improved community programs.
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First, we look at the Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC). With funding from both the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the MNBC will undertake data matching for better and broader reporting on the health status of the B.C. Métis population.
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We then move to Saskatchewan where a Métis-specific community health initiative in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region resulted in a Diabetes Education & Awareness Program for the Métis population there. This effort was partly funded by a two-year commitment from Health Canada's Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative through the Métis Off-Reserve Aboriginal and Urban Inuit Prevention and Promotion (MOAUIPP) Program.
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Finally, we explore a long-standing problem that has prevented many Métis communities from accessing the program funding needed to create positive change at the community level—the inability to collect sufficient quantitative data on their own socioeconomic and health status. Fortunately, this shortage of health-related data is finally being addressed by the Métis Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO).
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Tanya Davoren (left), Director of Health, Métis Nation British Columbia and Martha Hall, Associate Executive Director for Aboriginal Health Transition Fund
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Federally Funded Programs Mean Collaboration and Community-based Change for Aboriginal Peoples
There are severe gaps on several fronts between Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the general Canadian population. A report released by the Canadian Institute of Wellbeing in December 2009—"How Are Canadians Really Doing? A Closer Look at Select Groups"—highlights some of these stark discrepancies.
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Winners of the Health Council of Canada's Health Innovation Award with CEO John G. Abbott, Councillors David Richardson and Jean-Guy Finn, and Chair, Dr. Jeanne Besner.
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Health Council of Canada announces Health Innovation Award winners
In the Fall of 2009, the Health Council of Canada asked Canadian college and university students the question: "What do you propose to help renew and sustain Canadian health care, and why?". Submissions flowed in from across the country and, in February, the winners received their awards at a reception in Ottawa. Read More »
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