Responding to health inequities: Indigenous health system innovations

Josée G. Lavoie, Derek Kornelsen, Lloy Wylie, Javier Mignone, Judith Dwyer, Yvonne Boyer, Amohia Boulton, Kim O’Donnell · 2016 · Global Health

Summary. Indigenous communities worldwide have developed culturally-informed healthcare innovations to address health inequities. The paper examines case studies from Canada and Colombia, showing that Indigenous-led primary healthcare services effectively serve their communities when properly managed. Success requires sustainable funding and supportive policy frameworks aligned across international, national, and local levels. Indigenous communities demonstrate capacity to mobilize and create effective health solutions tailored to their needs.

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@article{lavoie-2016-responding-health-inequities-indigenous-health,
  title   = {Responding to health inequities: Indigenous health system innovations},
  author  = {Josée G. Lavoie and Derek Kornelsen and Lloy Wylie and Javier Mignone and Judith Dwyer and Yvonne Boyer and Amohia Boulton and Kim O’Donnell},
  journal = {Global Health},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1017/gheg.2016.12},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1017/gheg.2016.12}
}

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DOI

10.1017/gheg.2016.12

Countries

Canada, Australia, Colombia, United States, New Zealand

Regions

North America, Oceania, South America

Categories

indigenous-innovation, rural-healthcare, policy, general-innovation

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2026-08-01