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What defines white privilege in societal contexts?
What defines white privilege in societal contexts?
Which of the following is a barrier faced by racialized nursing students?
Which of the following is a barrier faced by racialized nursing students?
What is a primary consequence of colonialism on Indigenous people?
What is a primary consequence of colonialism on Indigenous people?
Which statement best describes the Indian Act of 1876?
Which statement best describes the Indian Act of 1876?
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Which of the following best characterizes the legacy of residential schools for Indigenous communities?
Which of the following best characterizes the legacy of residential schools for Indigenous communities?
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What is the relationship between unearned privilege and allyship?
What is the relationship between unearned privilege and allyship?
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Which aspect is crucial for nursing graduates to understand in relation to Aboriginal peoples?
Which aspect is crucial for nursing graduates to understand in relation to Aboriginal peoples?
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What contributed to the health disparities experienced by Indigenous people, according to the content?
What contributed to the health disparities experienced by Indigenous people, according to the content?
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What describes the concept of 'Miyupimaatissium' in relation to health?
What describes the concept of 'Miyupimaatissium' in relation to health?
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Which statement most accurately describes the current landscape of nursing in Indigenous communities?
Which statement most accurately describes the current landscape of nursing in Indigenous communities?
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What has been a major barrier to Indigenous health and well-being?
What has been a major barrier to Indigenous health and well-being?
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What was a significant change resulting from the revision of the Indian Act in 1951?
What was a significant change resulting from the revision of the Indian Act in 1951?
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Which of the following reflects a social determinant of health that affects Indigenous communities?
Which of the following reflects a social determinant of health that affects Indigenous communities?
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What principle is embodied by the concept of self-determination in Indigenous health services?
What principle is embodied by the concept of self-determination in Indigenous health services?
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What significant effect of colonialism is recognized in discussions of reconciliation?
What significant effect of colonialism is recognized in discussions of reconciliation?
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Which of the following describes a recognized challenge regarding the management of health services for Indigenous populations?
Which of the following describes a recognized challenge regarding the management of health services for Indigenous populations?
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What is a primary consequence of using race as a category in healthcare?
What is a primary consequence of using race as a category in healthcare?
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How does structural racism affect healthcare policies?
How does structural racism affect healthcare policies?
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What role do healthcare providers play in racial profiling?
What role do healthcare providers play in racial profiling?
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What is a common misconception about scientific objectivity and race?
What is a common misconception about scientific objectivity and race?
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What is the impact of intergenerational trauma in racialized communities?
What is the impact of intergenerational trauma in racialized communities?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes racialization?
Which of the following statements accurately describes racialization?
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What is a significant consequence of using race as a predictor for health outcomes?
What is a significant consequence of using race as a predictor for health outcomes?
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What does the concept of environmental racism refer to?
What does the concept of environmental racism refer to?
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Study Notes
Race, Racialization, and Health
- Race is a socially constructed category based on perceived physical traits like skin tone, not a biological reality.
- There is minimal genetic variability between people categorized as different races (around 0.1%).
- Racial categorization leads to discrimination and oppression.
- Scientific objectivity assumes race doesn't exist; treats everyone equally, ignoring potential biases.
- This approach fails to acknowledge and address disparities rooted in racialized systems.
Scientific Objectivity
- Assumes facts and truths can be identified and measured objectively.
- Claims that personal biases can be "left at the door."
- Ignores the impact of prejudice, discrimination, and bias in research, teaching, and policies.
Bias in Healthcare
- Biased research and policies resulting from dominant cultural perspectives are not often adequately addressed.
- Biases in assessment and intervention for healthcare workers contribute to inequalities.
- Examples of these biases can affect diagnostic testing and treatment times, lowering overall survival rates.
Racialization
- Racially categorizing people as a primary means of defining groups.
- This approach can often promote negative stereotypes.
- Race is used to label and negatively categorize groups of individuals (often based on their physical attributes).
Racial Profiling
- Creating inaccurate profiles of a group of people, often based on race.
- Healthcare providers, subject to racial profiling, can also contribute to the issue.
Structural Racism
- Policies, procedures, and practices that perpetuate racial inequities in various social spheres such as politics, economics, and social structures.
- Examples include disproportionate placement of toxic waste facilities near communities of color( environmental racism).
- Impacts healthcare and overall well-being.
Trauma
- Hurt and adverse experiences deeply affect the soul and psyche.
- The effects of trauma are often intergenerational, passed down through families.
- Examples, like survivors of residential schools, highlight the profound impact of historical trauma.
- Trauma and oppression can lead to prolonged stress and significant health concerns.
Health Outcomes and Race
- Using race as a predictor for health outcomes (e.g., increased referral times, lower survival rates) often leads to disparities.
- Indigenous peoples often face higher rates of certain cancers.
- Higher rates of premature death.
Healthcare Workers' Role
- How health care workers inadvertently perpetuate existing racial inequalities.
- How can healthcare workers address their biases and improve equity in providing care.
Unearned Privilege
- Unearned advantages based on social class, sexual orientation, gender, race, or religion.
- Members of privileged groups often benefit from systemic advantages, regardless of merit, leading to disproportionate access to resources and opportunities.
White Privilege
- Unearned advantages associated with race where someone benefits from societal advantages due to their skin color.
- Advantages based solely on having white skin, enabling lifelong increased access to societal goods and services.
Cycle of Oppression
- This is a recurring pattern of oppression and marginalization in various social spheres. (The slides do not define the steps in the cycle).
Nursing Education
- Gaps in nursing education that result in lack of knowledge, cultural competency, and experience with marginalized or disadvantaged patients.
- Barriers for racialized nursing students include microaggressions, discrimination, racism, financial struggles, minority status, lack of support, social isolation, academic deficiencies, and lack of technology/computer skills.
Indigenous Perspectives
- First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have unique relationships with the Canadian government.
- Understanding the historical and contemporary context of aboriginal people is crucial.
- Indigenous perspectives, such as Miyupimaatissium ("being alive well"), emphasizing interdependence with nature, and ensuring well-being.
Nursing Collaboration
- Registered nurses must understand the unique relationships between First Nations, Inuit, and Metis and the Canadian government.
- Nurses play a critical role in establishing healthcare in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous Health
- Disease and societal factors negatively impacting Indigenous health. Negative effects from colonization include poverty, reduced community size, loss of tradition, and increased grief and depression.
Indian Health Policy
- Demonstrates a growing shift in power toward indigenous control in Canada.
- By 2010, most First Nations held greater than 85% control over their health services.
- Current tensions regarding financial responsibilities and treaty violations still exist.
Colonialism
- The process of settlement, exploitation of resources, and attempting to govern indigenous lands.
- The long-term effects from this policy affect Indigenous Health.
Barriers to Indigenous Health
- Recruiting and retaining nursing staff for indigenous communities.
- Addressing jurisdictional roles and responsibilities.
- Emphasis on curative services over preventative care or holistic models of health.
Social Determinants of Health
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Significant concerns regarding social determinants of health include access to clean water, food security, sanitation, adequate housing, safe and reliable workplaces, suitable employment opportunities, poverty, marginalization, poor education, lack of community support, inadequate resources, racism, and historical colonialism.
Cultural Resurgence
- The Indian Act was revised in 1951 allowing indigenous people to organize themselves politically.
- Development of Indigenous political organizations.
- Tensions occurred when utilizing the old regulations from the act.
Reconciliation
- Accounting for historical and current colonial attitudes, discrimination, effects of intergenerational trauma, and societal behaviors.
- Settlers must increase understanding and respect for Indigenous people and their historical relationship in present day Canada.
- An ideal approach involves truth-telling initiatives for reconciliation.
How to Achieve Reconciliation
- Action steps such as truth sharing, apologies, education, dialogue, and action toward creating more inclusive and equitable societies.
- Closing the current gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.
Self-Determination
- Indigenous communities having the authority to create, direct, and implement health services that meet their identified needs.
References
- Reference describing Canadian nursing realities.
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This quiz explores the complex relationship between race, racialization, and health outcomes. It delves into how socially constructed racial categories impact healthcare disparities and the role of scientific objectivity in perpetuating these issues. Participants will examine the biases in research and healthcare that affect marginalized communities.
