Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States : The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care
Federal governments in Canada and the United States have followed similar timelines and events in their efforts to support Indigenous self-determination in health care. Since colonization, both settler colonies have aimed to assimilate Indigenous Peoples into settler society, in disregard of inheren...
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ftmcmasterojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5094 2023-05-15T16:16:21+02:00 Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States : The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care Webb, Denise Mashford-Pringle, Angela Allin, Sara Mauer-Vakil, Dane Canada, United States, First Nations 2022-10-31 application/pdf text/html https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/5094 https://doi.org/10.13162/hro-ors.v10i3.5094 eng eng McMaster University Library Press https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/5094/4308 https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/5094/4309 https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/5094 doi:10.13162/hro-ors.v10i3.5094 Copyright (c) 2022 Denise Webb, Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle, Dr. Sara Allin, Dane Mauer-Vakil https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Health Reform Observer – Observatoire des Réformes de Santé; Vol. 10 No. 3 (2022): Special Issue: Indigenous Self-determination in Health System Reforms 2291-6369 Indigenous self-determination First Nations American Indian/Alaska Natives Canada United States self-determination in health care health policy legislation health policy reform federal health policy info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2022 ftmcmasterojs https://doi.org/10.13162/hro-ors.v10i3.5094 2023-04-09T17:41:27Z Federal governments in Canada and the United States have followed similar timelines and events in their efforts to support Indigenous self-determination in health care. Since colonization, both settler colonies have aimed to assimilate Indigenous Peoples into settler society, in disregard of inherent Indigenous self-determining rights and titles. By the 1970s their policy agendas shifted towards Indigenous self-determination, including in matters of health service planning and delivery at the community-level. This paper analyzes this shift in policy from a comparative perspective with the aim of informing future reforms. We identify and examine the policy instruments used in the process, finding a greater use of regulatory instruments in the United States, compared to informative tools in Canada. We also discuss the associated impacts of the reform on the ability to practice self-determining activities within communities, highlighting some of the administrative enablers and barriers within and around health care settings. As little research has compared health policy reforms related to matters of Indigenous health in Canada and the United States, this paper provides new insights into the drivers and nature of the policy shift toward self-determination at the federal level and suggests grounds for further investigation. Les gouvernements fédéraux du Canada et des États-Unis ont suivi des chemins parallèles dans leurs efforts pour soutenir l’auto-détermination autochtone en santé. Ces deux colonies de peuplement ont tenté dès l’aube de la colonisation d’assimiler les Peuples Autochtones dans la société des colons, sans égard pour les droits et acquis inhérents aux Autochtones. À partir des années 1970, le discours politique s’est infléchi vers l’auto-détermination autochtone, y compris en matière de planification et de prestation des services de santé au niveau communautaire. Cet article analyse cette inflexion de politique à partir d’une perspective comparative, avec pour objectif de renseigner les efforts futurs ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Alaska McMaster University Library Press Open Journal Systems Canada Indian Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé 10 3 |
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Federal governments in Canada and the United States have followed similar timelines and events in their efforts to support Indigenous self-determination in health care. Since colonization, both settler colonies have aimed to assimilate Indigenous Peoples into settler society, in disregard of inherent Indigenous self-determining rights and titles. By the 1970s their policy agendas shifted towards Indigenous self-determination, including in matters of health service planning and delivery at the community-level. This paper analyzes this shift in policy from a comparative perspective with the aim of informing future reforms. We identify and examine the policy instruments used in the process, finding a greater use of regulatory instruments in the United States, compared to informative tools in Canada. We also discuss the associated impacts of the reform on the ability to practice self-determining activities within communities, highlighting some of the administrative enablers and barriers within and around health care settings. As little research has compared health policy reforms related to matters of Indigenous health in Canada and the United States, this paper provides new insights into the drivers and nature of the policy shift toward self-determination at the federal level and suggests grounds for further investigation. Les gouvernements fédéraux du Canada et des États-Unis ont suivi des chemins parallèles dans leurs efforts pour soutenir l’auto-détermination autochtone en santé. Ces deux colonies de peuplement ont tenté dès l’aube de la colonisation d’assimiler les Peuples Autochtones dans la société des colons, sans égard pour les droits et acquis inhérents aux Autochtones. À partir des années 1970, le discours politique s’est infléchi vers l’auto-détermination autochtone, y compris en matière de planification et de prestation des services de santé au niveau communautaire. Cet article analyse cette inflexion de politique à partir d’une perspective comparative, avec pour objectif de renseigner les efforts futurs ... |
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Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States : The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care |
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Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States : The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care |
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