Diversity, Equity and Indigenous Health
Image: Michel Rouleau-Dick
Image: Michel Rouleau-Dick
The aim of this theme is to understand and reduce health disparities and increase social justice within and between groups in society.
Research questions focus on how individuals’ health experiences are shaped by structural conditions such as indigeneity, gender, sexuality, migrant background, socioeconomic position and geographical disadvantage, while also recognising the strengths, resources and resilience within communities.
The research draws on public health, indigenous studies, gender studies, epidemiology, anthropology, sociology and political science.
Common approaches include participatory and community-based research, qualitative and ethnographic methods, mixed-methods designs, survey and registry studies, and policy and discourse analysis.
All work is grounded in ethical, collaborative practices and attention to intersecting inequities, including those related to violence and structural oppression.
