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Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 6 HEALTH CARE
Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 chodarr0421.pdf | 62.73 KB |
Agency:
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series:
Sheet 6
Date:
1999-03
Pages:
2
Collections:
Summary:
Sheet 6 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 6 presents health care issues and available services for Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Aboriginal people have the highest level of poor health in Canada due to poverty, racism, and denigration of cultural traditions. The problems of regionalization and health transfer funding is explained briefly.
Keywords:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration