First Nations Women’s Encounters with Mainstream Health Care Services and Systems

by Annette Jo Browne, Jo-Anne Fiske and Geraldine Thomas

A new research report from the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s
Health

How First Nations women perceive and respond to health services today reflects the
consequences of a century of power politics in which decision making, policy
development and service delivery have remained in the hands of dominant society.

This report describes the social, economic and political forces that influence the
lives of First Nations women and how these forces affect First Nations women’s
encounters with health care providers and other aspects of the health care system.
Interviews with women from a Carrier First Nation community in northern BC illustrate
women’s health care encounters in the context of everyday realities of community
life. The findings arising from this research help to identify and clarify issues
pertinent to policy and the delivery of mainstream health services from the
perspective of Aboriginal women.

This report costs $15, or less for low-income women. The report is also available on
our website: http://www.bccewh.bc.ca.
If you would like to order this report or any other British Columbia Centre of
Excellence for Women’s Health publication, please call Robyn at (604) 875-2633, fax
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BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Vancouver, British Columbia
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