Cheko Gǫįtì (gift of the child): discerning maternal services, policies and influences during tumultuous times in the Northwest Territories, Canada (2018 to 2024).
IF 1.9 4区 医学Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Pertice Moffitt, Rosa Mantla, Janat Ibrahimi, Katherine Whitecloud, Kellie Thiessen
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Abstract
Maternal services and policies are initiated, envisioned and established under a colonial premise. Cheko Gǫįtì (gift of the child) is an effort to analyze and document how maternal care programs and policies affect maternal child services in 4 communities of the Northwest Territories (NT). Two frameworks were adapted, 2-eyed seeing and analyzing public policies. These frameworks guided the research process (community engagement, data collection and analysis and knowledge mobilization). The findings are grouped under the policy dimensions of effectiveness, unintended effects, equity, cost, feasibility and acceptability. What we learned informed our recommendations towards decolonizing the predominant westernized system.
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The International Journal of Circumpolar Health is published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Circumpolar Health Research Network [CircHNet]. The journal follows the tradition initiated by its predecessor, Arctic Medical Research. The journal specializes in circumpolar health. It provides a forum for many disciplines, including the biomedical sciences, social sciences, and humanities as they relate to human health in high latitude environments. The journal has a particular interest in the health of indigenous peoples. It is a vehicle for dissemination and exchange of knowledge among researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and those they serve.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health welcomes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Short Communications, Book Reviews, Dissertation Summaries, History and Biography, Clinical Case Reports, Public Health Practice, Conference and Workshop Reports, and Letters to the Editor.
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