Barriers and Mitigating Strategies to Healthcare Access in Indigenous Communities of Canada: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this review is to document contemporary barriers to accessing healthcare faced by Indigenous people of Canada and approaches taken to mitigate these concerns. A narrative review of the literature was conducted. Barriers to healthcare access and mitigating strategies were aligned into three categories: proximal, intermediate, and distal barriers. Proximal barriers include geography, education attainment, and negative bias among healthcare professionals resulting in a lack of or inadequate immediate care in Indigenous communities. Intermediate barriers comprise of employment and income inequities and health education systems that are not accessible to Indigenous people. Distal barriers include colonialism, racism and social exclusion, resulting in limited involvement of Indi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7349010 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature