Education and the Health of the First Nations People of Canada

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2389040
AutoresDaniel Korpal (McMaster University, autor correspondente), Anne Wong (Hamilton Health Sciences)
Ano2015
Volume11
Fascículo2
Páginas132-146
Data de publicação2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/117718011501100204
OpenAlexW1562770639
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas37

The social determinants of health are those social and economic conditions in which people live that affect their health. As a social determinant, education has been shown to be a very robust predictor of health outcomes. In the global and public health literature, "education" is often used as a global construct with the implicit assumption that all forms of education are beneficial. However, this acontextual approach has serious limitations with respect to the First Nations people of Canada, where there has been a destructive legacy of colonialism and forced assimilation in the form of residential schooling. In this review paper, we examine the complexities of the relationship of education and health of the First Nations people. We advocate a more critical and nuanced approach that includes considerations of history, hegemony, and socio-cultural context as being crucial for appropriate First Nations education and health policies

Colonialism · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Health education · Hegemony · Political science · Politics · Public health · Social determinants of health · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health disparities and outcomes · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Medicine · Health Policy