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- 2. Care that recognizes the prevalence of trauma and violence in the lives of Indigenous peoples and the impact of these experiences on health and well-being. This type of care seeks to create a safe and supportive environment for Indigenous patients and to avoid
- 5. Traumatic events experienced during childhood, such as abuse, neglect, and witnessing violence, which have lasting effects on health and well-being
- 6. When everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care
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- 9. Historical and contemporary forms of discrimination and this shape the health of Indigenous peoples and their access to resources. Examples include inequitable social policies and practices as well as individual and institutional racism
- 10. This method is used to critically examine the language and underlying assumptions found in various forms of communication. In the context of Indigenous health, this approach might involve analysing healthcare policies or media representations to identify how language and assumptions maintain and legitimize inequities
- 11. Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
- 12. When individuals require healthcare services but do not receive them due to barriers such as cost, lack of availability, or discrimination. These are more common among marginalized populations
- 13. Care that respects and affirms Indigenous cultures, values, and beliefs. This type of care recognizes the power imbalances inherent in healthcare relationships and seeks to create a safe and welcoming environment for Indigenous patients
- 14. Care that is tailored to the specific needs of Indigenous communities, taking into account their unique histories, cultures, and social circumstances
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- 1. Care that explicitly seeks to address the social determinants of health that contribute to health inequities. This type of care may involve advocating for policy changes, connecting patients with social services, or providing culturally relevant health education
- 3. The conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, social norms, and political systems that influence health outcomes
- 4. The normalization and legitimization of an array of dynamics – historical, cultural, institutional and interpersonal – that routinely advantage white people while producing cumulative and chronic adverse outcomes for people of colour
- 7. Research that challenges Eurocentric assumptions and value structures in academia and society. This type of research prioritizes Indigenous knowledge, voices, and methodologies