2. BC Rural & Remote Health research Network (BCRRHRN) Prince George - May 14, 2008

3. Aboriginal Health Synthesis Project Dr. Josée Lavoie – Assistant Professor- Health Sciences Program of UNBC Laverne Gervais M.A. – Research Associate Ginette Thomas – Managing Director of the NCCAH Odile Bergeron M.A. – Research Assistant Jessica Toner B.A. – Research Assistant

4. Objective To develop a comparative inventory of public/community health policies and legislations impacting Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) health in Canada. To create tools.

5. Methods We restricted the data to a 40 year span – starting from the birth of Medicare in the 1960s and building on policy development until 2007. For each jurisdiction (Aboriginal, federal, provincial and territorial), Internet searches were used to locate primary documents (legislations, policies, regulations) that were produced by ministries or departments of health. Any gaps in information were completed, where possible, with relevant literature.

6. Methodology We conducted Internet Searches. We spent one year collecting information. We started at the Federal level - Health Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. We examined Provinces and Territories from North to South, West Coast to East Coast

7. Results A Discussion Paper is being completed. The Paper consists of 18 Sections including: –Socio-demographic profile of the Aboriginal Population (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) – Statistics Canada –Aboriginal Organizations and Self-Government Activities –Provincial or Territorial Health Care –A Timeline –Legislation & Policy –Decentralization – Regionalization of Health Services –Concluding Highlights

8. Results PHASE ONE Comprehensive Discussion Paper which highlights areas of strengths Completion soon PHASE TWO Series of Tools potentially –Downloadable policy synthesis reference database and references –An interactive Timeline tool that provides a graphic illustration of the evolution of Aboriginal health policies in Canada –A framework for jurisdictional analysis Case Studies Completion by March 2009

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