Improving health equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people: Ontario's Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II

Alethea Kewayosh; Loraine Marrett; Usman Aslam; Richard Steiner; Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong; Joseph Imre; Abigail Amartey

doi:10.12927/hcq.2014.24007

Improving health equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people: Ontario's Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II

Healthc Q. 2015:17 Spec No:33-40. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2014.24007.

Authors

Alethea Kewayosh¹, Loraine Marrett², Usman Aslam³, Richard Steiner⁴, Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong⁵, Joseph Imre⁶, Abigail Amartey⁷

Affiliations

¹ Director of the Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO). She led the development and launch of the Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II (ACS II).
² Senior scientist with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. Her work includes surveillance of cancer and cancer risk factors, as well as the use of data to drive system change.
³ Senior manager with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. He has accountability for all ACS II projects and initiatives.
⁴ Partnership liaison officer with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. He acts as a liaison between FNIM health networks and the Regional Cancer Programs and helps to fulfill CCO's commitment to building productive relationships with FNIM people.
⁵ Former senior manager with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. She had accountability for selected ACS II projects and initiatives.
⁶ Senior project analyst with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. He supports the implementation of the ACS II through strengthening relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations.
⁷ Research associate with CCO's Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit. She focuses on analyzing cancer incidence, mortality, risk factors and screening uptake.

PMID: 25562132
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2014.24007

Abstract

Cancer incidence is increasing more rapidly and cancer survival is worse among Ontario's First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) populations than among other Ontarians. Cancer Care Ontario's Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II aims to reduce this health inequity and to improve the cancer journey and experience for FNIM people in Ontario. This comprehensive, multi-faceted strategy was developed and is being implemented with and for Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario in a way that honours the Aboriginal Path of Well-being.

MeSH terms

Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Indians, North American* / statistics & numerical data
Inuit* / statistics & numerical data
Medical Oncology / organization & administration*
Medical Oncology / standards
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Neoplasms / ethnology
Neoplasms / prevention & control
Ontario / epidemiology
Quality Improvement / organization & administration*
Social Determinants of Health / ethnology
Social Determinants of Health / statistics & numerical data