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Built environment cpha 2016 final lc
1. The built environment:
A determinant of Indigenous
Peoples’ Health and Well-Being
Roberta Stout
June, 2016
2. National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
• One of six NCCs
located across Canada
• Unique in our
population focus
www.nccph.ca
3. Priority Areas of the NCCAH
• Child, youth and family health
• Social determinants of health and First Nations,
Inuit, and Métis people
• Emerging public health priorities
• Indigenous knowledge interfaces
5. • Early Childhood
• Education
• Social Safety Net
• Unemployment and employment security
• Social Exclusion
• Housing
• Income and distribution
• Health care services
• Food security
• Employment and working conditions
• Gender
Social Determinants of Health Indigenous Determinants of Healt
• Colonization
• Residential schools
• Colonialism and multiple forms of
discrimination
• Self-determination
• Language and culture
• Indigeneity
6. The Built Environment and
Indigenous peoples’ health
• Housing
• Water
• Food security
• Active living
• Transportation
7. Inuit Housing
• 40% in crowded homes
• 30% in need of major repairs
• 20% providing temporary
shelter
On-reserve Housing
• 27% in crowded homes
• 43% in need of major repairs
• Death rate due to fire 10X
national rate
73% 49%
8. As of March 31, 2016, there were 133 Drinking Water
Advisories in effect in 89 First Nation communities
across Canada, excluding British Columbia.
- Health Canada -
Water
If you are interested to read more on the social determinants of health, please go to the NCCAH website to download or request one or more of our 30 publications in this area. Also we have a booth where you can pick up hard copies of many of these publications.
