"If you understand you cope better with it": the role of education in building palliative care capacity in four First Nations communities in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, there is a growing need to develop community-based, culturally appropriate palliative care for Indigenous people living in First Nations communities. The public health approach to palliative care, which emphasizes community-based initiatives, is especially relevant in First Nations communities because care is grounded in their distinct social and cultural context. Central to the public health approach are educational strategies that strengthen communities' capacity to care for their vulnerable members as they die. This paper presents community-based research conducted with First Nations communities in Canada that aimed to assess and address local palliative care educational needs to improve community capacity in palliative care.

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SUBMITTER: Prince H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6580639 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature