Tag Archives: BC Health Care

Mod 3, Post 5: In plain sight

This document, In plain sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in BC health care is an important document that all health care providers in BC should read, and should be expanded for use in the rest of Canada. There is a content warning at the beginning that the document may contain subjects that could trigger an emotional response in people, as well as some resources for people so affected.

This is a message of hope, in that this has happened and continues to happen, but there are things that can be done to educate and inform all health care professionals.

I also like the way the introduction discusses ‘willful ignorance’.  This concept is prevalent through our society today.  There is so much available out there to listen to, to hear, and try to understand, that there is really no excuse to not be educated about Indigenous issues and context.

This report is a right step – if only it could be more emphasized in main stream health care and with all health care professionals. Making it easier to find and more pronounced on the bc gov website would be a further step forward.

 

White-Hill, E., & desLibris – Documents. (2021). In plain sight: Addressing indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in B.C. health care. Camosun College

https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Summary-Report.pdf

M1 P3: In Plain Sight – Report on racism in BC’s health care system

I have been pondering the idea of what we as nursing educators are doing to encourage more indigenous students into the profession. We need to look at barriers that indigenous students face, not only to completing their high school education, but also barriers to entering post secondary.

There is a poor history of indigenous people and the health care system in Canada, and while there are many people working on this issue both inside and outside of the health care system, there is not enough indigenous health care professionals to help guide the way to better understanding and respect towards indigenous people accessing the system. Having more indigenous nurses and health care professionals working in the system can help foster positive change.

Here is a report, published November, 2020 as part of an independent review commissioned by the BC Government, on addressing racism in the Canadian and British Columbia health care system.

In-Plain-Sight