Indigenous Health – Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States - Laying Claim to a Future that Embraces Health for Us All.

Authors

Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of New South Wales
Melissa R. Haswell, University of New South Wales
Ian Ring, University of New South Wales
John Waldon, University of New South Wales
Wayne Clark, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Valorie Whetung, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Dianne Kinnon, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Catherine Graham, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Michelle Chino, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Jonathon LaValley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Christina Compher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ritu Sadana, World Health Organization

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Publication Title

World Health Report - Financing for Universal Health Coverage Background Paper, No 33

First page number:

1

Last page number:

79

Abstract

Improving the health of all peoples has been a call across the globe for many decades and unfortunately remains relevant today, particularly given the large disparities in health status of peoples found around the world. Rather than differences in health, or health inequalities, we use a different term, health inequities. This is so as mere differences in health (or "inequalities") can be common in societies and do not necessarily reflect unfair social policies or practices. For example, natural ageing implies older people are more prone to illness. Yet, when differences are systematic, socially produced and unfair, these are considered health inequities. Certainly making judgments on what is systematic, socially produced and unfair, reflects value judgments and merit open debate. We are making explicit in this paper what our judgments are, and the basis for these judgments

Keywords

Diseases; Equality; Health services accessibility; Older people; Older people--Health and hygiene; Older people--Medical care; Social policy

Disciplines

Community Health | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Inequality and Stratification | Public Health

Language

English

Permissions

Copyright World Health Organization. Used with permission.

Repository Citation

Pulver, L. J., Haswell, M. R., Ring, I., Waldon, J., Clark, W., Whetung, V., Kinnon, D., Graham, C., Chino, M., LaValley, J., Compher, C., Sadana, R. (2010). Indigenous Health – Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States - Laying Claim to a Future that Embraces Health for Us All.. World Health Report - Financing for Universal Health Coverage Background Paper, No 33 1-79.
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