Introductory Essay: An Rx for Indigenous Health Inequality: The Social Determinants of Health

Authors

Nicholas Spence, The University of Western Ontario

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Volume

2

Issue

1

Journal

International Indigenous Policy Journal

Abstract

It is with great pleasure that I am able to serve as the first Special Guest Editor (health) of the Inter-national Indigenous Policy Journal. This special edition is a compilation of some of the best research con-ducted on Indigenous populations. Moving beyond the disturbing trends so many of us are already well aware of, this body of research provides new theoretical, policy, and practical approaches for researchers, decision makers, and communities seeking to improve health outcomes for Indigenous populations.