Socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada: Trends and determinants

There is great interest in reducing health inequalities across different social groups in Canada [1,2] and globally [3]. This interest was further invigorated by the work of the World Health Organization ’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and the subsequent Rio Political Declaration in 2011 [4], in which participating countries, including Canada, committed to reducing health inequalities [1,5]. In fact, achieving health equity – eliminating unfair inequalities in health – is no w considered as one of the strategic priorities for many jurisdictions across Canada [6,7].

Source: Health Policy - July 3, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Mohammad Hajizadeh, Min Hu, Amy Bombay, Yukiko Asada Source Type: research