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Unit 6

Vulnerable Populations 

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The Unforgotten- Film

This is a 5 part film that explores the health and well-being of Inuit, Metis and First Nations people across 5 stages of life:

  1. Birth

  2. Childhood

  3. Adolescence

  4. Adulthood

  5. Elderhood

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Wylie, L., McConkey, S. (2018, May.7).  Insiders’ Insight: Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples through the Eyes of Health Care Professionals. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 6, 37–45 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0495-9

Geary, A (2017, Sept.18). Ignored to death: Brian Sinclair’s death caused by racism, inquest inadequate, group says. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-brian-sinclair-report-1.4295996

Government of Manitoba (2015, March.12) The Provincial Implementation Team Report on the Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Inquest Report.  https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/documents/bsi_report.pdf

Manitoba Ombudsman- Recommendations re Inquest Report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair

https://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/uploads/document/files/brian-sinclair-final-report-en.pdf

Brian Sinclair Working Group (September, 2017). Out of Sight: A summary of the events leading up to Brian Sinclair’s death and the Inquest that examined it. https://professionals.wrha.mb.ca/old/professionals/files/OutOfSight.pdf

Manitoba Ombudsman- Recommendations re Inquest Report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair

https://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/uploads/document/files/brian-sinclair-final-report-en.pdf

Barriers to Access Health Services for People who are Blind or Visually impaired 

O'Day BL, Killeen M, Lezzoni LI. ( 2004, September). Improving health care experiences of persons who are blind or have low vision: suggestions from focus groups. Am J Med Qual. 2004 Sep-Oct;19(5):193-200. doi: 10.1177/106286060401900503. PMID: 15532911.

Sharby, N., Martire, K., & Iversen, M. D. (2015). Decreasing health disparities for people with disabilities through improved communication strategies and awareness. International journal of environmental research and public health, 12(3), 3301–3316. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120303301

Brigden, S & Ahluwalia, K. (2020). Towards more inclusive practices: A Disability, Gender and Age Intersectional Resource. Humanities and Inclusion. https://www.hi.org/sn_uploads/document/2020HI_DisabilityGenderAgeIntersectionality_GN09.pdf

Lisa I. Iezzoni, Michael M. McKee, Michelle A. Meade, Megan A. Morris, and Elizabeth Pendo(2022). Have Almost Fifty Years of Disability Civil Rights Laws Achieved Equitable Care?
Health Affairs 2022 41:10, 1371-1378. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00413

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