HLTB41H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Health Canada, Indian Register, Myocardial Infarction

• School: UTSC
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTB41H3
• Professor: Laura Bisaillon

Document Summary

Chapter 7 canada"s abo(cid:396)iginal peoples and health: the pe(cid:396)petuation of ine(cid:395)ualities. Health status of ca(cid:374)ada"s a(cid:271)o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al peoples = (cid:271)elo(cid:449) that of (cid:374)o(cid:374)-aboriginal canadians. Aboriginals = higher mortality & morbidity rates, higher incidences of tuberculosis, alcoholism & suicide that the rest of the population, more likely to be unemployed, live in poverty and substandard housing, have lower education attainment levels. A(cid:271)o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al people"s e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)es of (cid:272)olo(cid:374)izatio(cid:374), dispossessio(cid:374), a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:396)gi(cid:374)alizatio(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the dominant economy. Efforts have been made to improve the health status of aboriginal peoples, many structural inequalities remain. Aboriginal peoples = refers to all the original peoples in north america and their descendants. The canadian constitution act of 1982 = recognizes three distinct groups of aboriginal people: first nations (cid:396)efe(cid:396)s to all those people (cid:272)alled (cid:862)i(cid:374)dia(cid:374)(cid:863) Make up over 60% of aboriginal canadians. There are 633 first nations bands (represents 52 nations/cultural groups) and more than 60 languages. Each nation has its own history, spirituality, and traditional political structure.