Health and Health Care in Northern Canada

Herausgeber: Schiff, Rebecca; Møller, Helle

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Produktbeschreibung

Addressing the diversity of communities and experiences across Northern Canada, Health and Healthcare in Northern Canada pays attention to what is needed to support and achieve health equity for northern communities and peoples.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781487521790
• ISBN-10: 1487521790
• Artikelnr.: 60599557

Autorenporträt

Edited by Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Foreword by Kue Young
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Health and Healthcare in Northern Canada
Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller
Section I: Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Health and Wellness in the North
2. Introduction to Section I:
Social and Ecological Determinants of Health and Wellness in the North
Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller
3. Education and Health
Education as a Social Determinant of Health for Inuit in Nunavut
Fiona Walton
4. Food and Health
Food security, Food Systems, and Health in Northern Canada
Rebecca Schiff and Victoria Schembri
5. Housing and Health
Housing and Health Challenges in Rural and Remote Communities
Carol Kauppi, Emily Faries, Phyllis Montgomery, Sharolyn Mossey, and Henri
Pallard
6. Determinants of Infectious Diseases in the North
Agent, Host and Environmental Factors in Infectious Diseases
Pamela Orr and Linda Larcombe
7. Women’s Health
What does it mean to ‘be well’?: A qualitative case study to explore Inuit
women’s conceptions of wellness
Gwen Healey Akearok, Lynn M. Meadows, Theresa Koonoo, and Kathy Michael
8. Mining, Resource Development and Health
Assessing Health Impacts of a Mine: Consideration of the Prevailing
Epistemoloy and Erasure of Indigenous Well-being
Jen Jones and Lesley Johnston
Section II: Healthcare in Northern Canada
9. Introduction to Section II:
Healthcare Access and Delivery in Northern and Remote Communities
Helle Møller
10. Physician Supply and Sufficiency
 Increasing Physician Supply to Serve Canada’s Northern and Rural
Populations
 Raymond Pong
11. Nursing in the North
Recruitment and Retention of Nurses
Helle Møller
12. Maternal Healthcare and Birthing
Maternal Health in Manitoba Northern First Nation Communities:
Challenges, Barriers, and Solutions
Jaime Cidro and Stephanie Sinclair
13. Elder Health and Long-Term Care
Northern Indigenous Elders/Seniors and Long-Term Care Services
Bonita Beatty and Josephine McKay
14. Mental Health and Addictions Care
A Path Toward Mental Health Care with Northern Indigenous Peoples
Azaad Kassam
15. Climate Change and Health
Remote Northern Community Health Service Provision in a Rapidly Changing
Climate
Ashlee Cunsolo, Emily MacLeod, Inez Shiwak, Michele Wood, The Inuit Mental
Health and Climate Change Adaptation Team, Rigolet Inuit Community
Government, and Sherilee Harper
16. Suicide Prevention
A Sociocultural Approach to Understanding Suicide Among Inuit: Issues and
Prevention Strategies
Josephine Tan
Section III: Conclusions and New Directions - Innovation, Collaboration,
and Resilience
17. Introduction to Section III:
Conclusions and New Directions to Embrace Collaboration, Resilience, and
Innovation in Northern Health and Healthcare
Rebecca Schiff
18. Youth Resilience
Resilience Among Indigenous Youth in Northern Canada
Kimberly Matheson, Ajani Asokumar, Hymie Anisman, and Janet Gordon
19. Innovation for Northern Mental Health and Addiction Services
Indigenous Frameworks for Northern Mental Health and Addiction Services
Chris Mushquash, Alexandra S. Kruse, and Elaine Toombs
20. The Evolving Role of Telemedicine and Telehealth
Telemedicine: ‘Tackle Box Emergency Kit’s’... A Journey Beyond our ‘Orbit’
Michelle Spadoni, Sally Dampier, Patricia Sevean
21. Cultural Safety Training and Education for Healthcare Providers
Unsettling Healthcare with Inuit in Canada: Cultural Safety Education for
Healthcare Providers
Allison Crawford, Candice Waddell, and Christine Lund
22. Integrating Traditional Healing and Northern Healthcare
Indigenous Conceptions of Living Well
Cindy Peltier
23. Health and Healthcare Research Ethics
Health Research Ethics in Northern Canada
Fern Brunger and Brittany Chubbs
24. Rewriting Health Policy for the North
Patchy and Southern-Centric: Health Policies for Northern and Indigenous
Canadians
Josée Lavoie, Derek Kornelsen, and Yvonne Boyer
25. Conclusions: Achieving Health Equity in Northern Canada