Health inequalities in Canada: 38 percent First Nations on reserve experience food insecurity; followed by 19 per cent of First Nations off reserve, 25 percent Inuit, 15 percent Métis and 7 percent non-Indigenous
In 2007, the House of Commons passed Jordan's Principle in memory of Jordan. It was a commitment that First Nations children would get the products, services and supports they need, when they need them.
Jordan's Principle is not a program but a legal obligation that Canada is committed to fully implement.
Jordan's Principle ensures First Nations children can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit populations comprise six per cent of Alberta’s population and experience significant gaps in health outcomes compared to non-Indigenous populations.For First Nations, we know that:
Mortality rates: 2X higher
Infant mortality rates; 2X higher
Mortality due to unintended injury: 2.5X higher
Female mortality due to assault: 7X higher
Opioid dispensation rates: 2X higher
Emergency visits: 2X higher
Rate for emergency department visits for opioids/narcotics: 5X higher
Suicide rate: 3X higher
COPD prevalence: 3X higher We must do better…
Alberta Health Services - Population, Public and Indigenous Health Strategic Clinical Network –Transformational Roadmap.
Within AHS, the PPIH SCN is embedded in the provincial program of Population, Public and Indigenous Health (PPIH). PPIH’s mission is to work collaboratively with partners in the health system and with other jurisdictions to respond effectively to the public health needs of people in Alberta and address determinants of individual and community health and well-being. This mission is accomplished in partnership with AHS Zone public health programs and through the work of eight divisions with a range of responsibilities for core public health functions in addition to Indigenous Health
As an organization, we understand this work must align to and act upon Alberta Health’s priority to engage Indigenous communities and organizations in designing and delivering culturally appropriate health services. The goal is to remove Indigenous people’s barriers to access and improve Indigenous health outcomes
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