CHL5524H: Indigenous Health Theory and Methods

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of Indigenous public health based in Indigenous scholarship. This course will be using the concept of Indigenous land-based knowledges as a framework, combined classroom lectures, discussions, demonstrations, client case studies, and health promotion practice exercises. The first part of the course will introduce students to Indigenous theory, the second part the basic principles, theory and ethics of Indigenous public health models, and lastly the course will focus specifically on both critical issues in cultural safety and biomedical programs/interventions such as cultural protocols, cultural conflicts, and racism.

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Course is eligible to be completed as Credit/No Credit: Yes
St. George