Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis
Although numerous comparative Indigenous health policy analyses exist in the literature, to date, little attention has been paid to comparative analyses of Circumpolar health policy and the impact these policies may have on Indigenous peoples’ rights to health. In this article, we ground our discuss...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/24286 2023-05-15T15:15:09+02:00 Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis Lavoie, Josée G. Stoor, Jon Petter Rink, Elizabeth Cueva, Katie Gladun, Elena Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken Akearok, Gwen Healey Kanayurak, Nicole 2021-07-14 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24286 https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2019.00079 eng eng University of California Press Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene Lavoie, Stoor, Rink, Cueva, Gladun, Larsen, Akearok, Kanayurak. Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 2021;9(1) FRIDAID 1952216 doi:10.1525/elementa.2019.00079 2325-1026 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24286 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2019.00079 2022-03-09T23:57:53Z Although numerous comparative Indigenous health policy analyses exist in the literature, to date, little attention has been paid to comparative analyses of Circumpolar health policy and the impact these policies may have on Indigenous peoples’ rights to health. In this article, we ground our discussion of Indigenous peoples’ right to access culturally appropriate and responsive health care within the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Under UNDRIP, signatory states are obligated to guarantee that Indigenous peoples have access to the same services accessible to all citizens without discrimination. Signatory states must also guarantee access to services that are grounded in Indigenous cultures, medicines, and practices and must address Indigenous peoples’ determinants of health at least to the same extent as their national counterparts. Our analysis finds that the implementation of this declaration varies across the Circumpolar north.The United States recognizes an obligation to provide health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people in exchange for the land that was taken from them. Other countries provide Indigenous citizens access to care in the same health care systems as other citizens. Intercultural models of care exist in Alaska and to some extent across the Canadian territories. However, aside from Sa´ mi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Use in northern Norway, intercultural models are absent in Nordic countries and in Greenland. While Russia has not ratified UNDRIP, Russian policy guarantees access to health care to all citizens, although access is particularly limited in rural and remote environments, including the Russian Arctic. We conclude that Circumpolar nations should begin and/or expand commitments to culturally appropriate, self-determined, access to health care in Circumpolar contexts to reduce health inequities and adhere to obligations outlined in UNDRIP. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Northern Norway Alaska University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Greenland Indian Norway Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 9 1 |
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Although numerous comparative Indigenous health policy analyses exist in the literature, to date, little attention has been paid to comparative analyses of Circumpolar health policy and the impact these policies may have on Indigenous peoples’ rights to health. In this article, we ground our discussion of Indigenous peoples’ right to access culturally appropriate and responsive health care within the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Under UNDRIP, signatory states are obligated to guarantee that Indigenous peoples have access to the same services accessible to all citizens without discrimination. Signatory states must also guarantee access to services that are grounded in Indigenous cultures, medicines, and practices and must address Indigenous peoples’ determinants of health at least to the same extent as their national counterparts. Our analysis finds that the implementation of this declaration varies across the Circumpolar north.The United States recognizes an obligation to provide health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people in exchange for the land that was taken from them. Other countries provide Indigenous citizens access to care in the same health care systems as other citizens. Intercultural models of care exist in Alaska and to some extent across the Canadian territories. However, aside from Sa´ mi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Use in northern Norway, intercultural models are absent in Nordic countries and in Greenland. While Russia has not ratified UNDRIP, Russian policy guarantees access to health care to all citizens, although access is particularly limited in rural and remote environments, including the Russian Arctic. We conclude that Circumpolar nations should begin and/or expand commitments to culturally appropriate, self-determined, access to health care in Circumpolar contexts to reduce health inequities and adhere to obligations outlined in UNDRIP. |
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Lavoie, Josée G. Stoor, Jon Petter Rink, Elizabeth Cueva, Katie Gladun, Elena Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken Akearok, Gwen Healey Kanayurak, Nicole Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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Historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in Circumpolar Indigenous contexts: A cross-national analysis |
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historical foundations and contemporary expressions of a right to health care in circumpolar indigenous contexts: a cross-national analysis |
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