H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations
The H1N1 pandemic of 2009 devastated Indigenous communities worldwide. In order to explain infection patterns and prevent repeating history in future pandemics, associations with infection were investigated. This revealed that the vulnerability of Indigenous communities to infection was associated w...
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| description | The H1N1 pandemic of 2009 devastated Indigenous communities worldwide. In order to explain infection patterns and prevent repeating history in future pandemics, associations with infection were investigated. This revealed that the vulnerability of Indigenous communities to infection was associated with poor performance on measurements of social determinants of health. Several policy recommendations pertaining to non-pharmaceutical interventions, prioritization of scarce health care resources, and pandemic planning are made to improve this situation. The best approach would be to empower Indigenous communities to take control over and improve local conditions. Success of such strategies in the battle against other Indigenous health issues suggests that these interventions would be invaluable against emerging infectious disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95cf2115ff3446178100025a41b0dc472022-12-22T01:41:03ZengUniversity of Western OntarioInternational Indigenous Policy Journal1916-57812013-06-01424H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy RecommendationsMark MousseauThe H1N1 pandemic of 2009 devastated Indigenous communities worldwide. In order to explain infection patterns and prevent repeating history in future pandemics, associations with infection were investigated. This revealed that the vulnerability of Indigenous communities to infection was associated with poor performance on measurements of social determinants of health. Several policy recommendations pertaining to non-pharmaceutical interventions, prioritization of scarce health care resources, and pandemic planning are made to improve this situation. The best approach would be to empower Indigenous communities to take control over and improve local conditions. Success of such strategies in the battle against other Indigenous health issues suggests that these interventions would be invaluable against emerging infectious disease.http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1137&context=iipjH1N1influenzainfectious diseasepandemicIndigenous populations |
| spellingShingle | Mark Mousseau H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations International Indigenous Policy Journal H1N1 influenza infectious disease pandemic Indigenous populations |
| title | H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations |
| title_full | H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations |
| title_fullStr | H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations |
| title_short | H1N1 in Retrospect: A Review of Risk Factors and Policy Recommendations |
| title_sort | h1n1 in retrospect a review of risk factors and policy recommendations |
| topic | H1N1 influenza infectious disease pandemic Indigenous populations |
| url | http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1137&context=iipj |
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