First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review.
In Canada, approximately 52% of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Indigenous) peoples live in urban areas. Although urban areas have some of the best health services in the world, little is known about the barriers or facilitators Indigenous peoples face when accessing these services. This review aims...
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ftumelbourne:oai:jupiter.its.unimelb.edu.au:11343/339237 2024-06-02T08:06:41+00:00 First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Graham, S Muir, NM Formsma, JW Smylie, J 2023-05-25 http://hdl.handle.net/11343/339237 eng eng MDPI AG issn:1661-7827 doi:10.3390/ijerph20115956 NHMRC/2009727 pii: ijerph20115956 Graham, S., Muir, N. M., Formsma, J. W. & Smylie, J. (2023). First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20 (11), pp.5956-. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115956. 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/11343/339237 CC BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Journal Article 2023 ftumelbourne https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115956 2024-05-06T12:02:00Z In Canada, approximately 52% of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Indigenous) peoples live in urban areas. Although urban areas have some of the best health services in the world, little is known about the barriers or facilitators Indigenous peoples face when accessing these services. This review aims to fill these gaps in knowledge. Embase, Medline and Web of Science were searched from 1 January 1981 to 30 April 2020. A total of 41 studies identified barriers or facilitators of health service access for Indigenous peoples in urban areas. Barriers included difficult communication with health professionals, medication issues, dismissal by healthcare staff, wait times, mistrust and avoidance of healthcare, racial discrimination, poverty and transportation issues. Facilitators included access to culture, traditional healing, Indigenous-led health services and cultural safety. Policies and programs that remove barriers and implement the facilitators could improve health service access for Indigenous peoples living in urban and related homelands in Canada. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit The University of Melbourne: Digital Repository Canada International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 11 5956 |
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In Canada, approximately 52% of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Indigenous) peoples live in urban areas. Although urban areas have some of the best health services in the world, little is known about the barriers or facilitators Indigenous peoples face when accessing these services. This review aims to fill these gaps in knowledge. Embase, Medline and Web of Science were searched from 1 January 1981 to 30 April 2020. A total of 41 studies identified barriers or facilitators of health service access for Indigenous peoples in urban areas. Barriers included difficult communication with health professionals, medication issues, dismissal by healthcare staff, wait times, mistrust and avoidance of healthcare, racial discrimination, poverty and transportation issues. Facilitators included access to culture, traditional healing, Indigenous-led health services and cultural safety. Policies and programs that remove barriers and implement the facilitators could improve health service access for Indigenous peoples living in urban and related homelands in Canada. |
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. |
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. |
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. |
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. |
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. |
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first nations, inuit and métis peoples living in urban areas of canada and their access to healthcare: a systematic review. |
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issn:1661-7827 doi:10.3390/ijerph20115956 NHMRC/2009727 pii: ijerph20115956 Graham, S., Muir, N. M., Formsma, J. W. & Smylie, J. (2023). First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Living in Urban Areas of Canada and Their Access to Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20 (11), pp.5956-. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115956. 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/11343/339237 |
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