Health Status of On and Off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples: Analysis of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey

• Main Author: Lori J. Curtis
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Canada; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap191.pdf

The government of Canada is committed to closing the health status gap between First Nation’s (FN) and non-First Nation’s peoples in Canada. The government of Canada is also committed to evidenced-based policy making and accountability. To provide evidence of effective programming, it must monitor the health and well-being of its First Nations and Inuit populations over time. Evidence on the health status of FN peoples living on-reserve is difficult to obtain due to limited data sources. However, the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) provides information on the health status of on-reserve and off-reserve FN peoples. Important determinants of health such as socio-economic status (SES), health-care utilization and health behaviours will also be documented, as many of the government programmes offered aim to improve health status by affecting the behavioural determinants of health. health status, First Nations, Aboriginal Peoples Survey