Appraising Canada's 1979 Indian Health Policy

Informing co‐development of distinctions‐based Indigenous health legislation

Bibliographic Data

ID9783014
AuthorsA Mashford-Pringle (0000-0002-5623-7053, Waakebiness‐Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health Toronto Ontario Canada), Denise Webb (0000-0002-1806-7022, Waakebiness‐Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health Toronto Ontario Canada, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume66
Issue1
Pages62-77
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/capa.12512
OpenAlexW4323360053
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

Aiming to improve the health of First Nations in 1979, the federal government implemented the Indian Health Policy to strengthen community development and the relationship with First Nations peoples, and nurture a trilateral relationship in the healthcare landscape. The Indian Health Policy remains the foundation for First Nations health policy and program development today, even without ever having an implementation plan. We critically appraise the Indian Health Policy to identify gaps and evaluate its impact and progress on subsequent policy evaluations, developments, and recent events in light of the new distinctions‐based Indigenous health legislation underway. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations to inform the federal government's efforts to co‐develop distinctions‐based Indigenous health legislation

Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Health care · Indigenous · Legislation · Political science · Global Health Workforce Issues · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Public Administration · Health Policy

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