Rewriting the Indigenous healthcare experience – Niagara Health

Mar 30th, 2023

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Charity Beland looks forward to hearing positive stories about Indigenous Peoples accessing healthcare.

When that happens, there’s a good chance Beland will have been co-author of some of that affirming feedback. As Niagara Health’s new Manager of Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation, the Ojibwe-Mohawk woman will lead a team dedicated to helping address systemic barriers and biases in healthcare that have led to negative Indigenous patient experiences.

It’s significant work – both in impact and volume.

“I definitely want to do the work where we create a system that can be adopted around the province so the stigma is removed, stereotypes are corrected and access to equitable healthcare is given,” Beland says.

Read More: https://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/site/news/2023/03/30/rewriting-the-indigenous-healthcare-experience