Health Systems Responsiveness in Addressing Indigenous Residents' Health and Mental Health Needs Following the 2016 Horse River Wildfire in Northern Alberta, Canada: Perspectives From Health Service Providers

• Published in: Frontiers in Public Health
• Main Authors: Kayla M. Fitzpatrick, T. Cameron Wild, Caillie Pritchard, Tara Azimi, Tara McGee, Jodi Sperber, Lorraine Albert, Stephanie Montesanti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: wildfire; health systems responsiveness; service provision; Indigenous health; disaster recovery; psychosocial supports; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Canada; Horse River; Kane; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.723613; https://doaj.org/article/f228af283c7b4f48b614b57299561fd2

Following the 2016 Horse River Wildfire in northern Alberta, the provincial health authority, the ministry of health, non-profit and charitable organizations, and regional community-based service agencies mobilized to address the growing health and mental health concerns among Indigenous residents a...