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- Title
Outcomes from a collaborative project developing and evaluating a community rehabilitation worker program for Northwestern Ontario First Nations.
- Authors
Møller, Helle; Baxter, Robert; Denton, Alison; French, Esme; Hill, Mary Ellen; Klarner, Taryn; Nothing, Garth W; Quequish, Marlene; Rae, Joan; Reinikka, Kirsti; Strickland, Shane; Taylor, Denise
- Abstract
Major inequities exist in levels of health and wellbeing, availability, and access to healthcare services between seniors of Indigenous and non-Indigenous background in Ontario. First Nations elders are 45-55% more frail than the average senior in Ontario. Additionally, needed rehabilitation services are not easily accessible or available in the first language of most First Nations elders within their home communities. A literature review demonstrated community-based rehabilitation assistant models had been successfully developed and implemented in regions facing similar equity and access challenges. Building on these findings, a needs assessment was conducted to capture unique needs and requirements in Northwestern Ontario relating to rehabilitation among First Nations elders.
- Publication
Rural and remote health, 2023, Vol 23, Issue 3, p7809
- ISSN
1445-6354
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.22605/RRH7809