Marc-Adélard Tremblay, “Background to the Nunavik Commission Health Recommendations”. Un article publié dans la revue Pimatziwin, A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 1, no 2, 2003

“Background to the Nunavik Commission Health Recommendations” (2003)
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Une édition électronique réalisée à partir de l'article de M. Marc-Adélard Tremblay, “Background to the Nunavik Commission Health Recommendations”. Un article publié dans la revue Pimatziwin, A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 1, no 2, 2003, pp. 73-85. [M Marc-Adélard Tremblay, anthropologue, retraité de l’enseignement de l’Université Laval, nous a accordé le 4 janvier 2004 son autorisation de diffuser électroniquement toutes ses oeuvres.]

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Introduction

The main theoritical guiding Principles of the Commission related to health

A. The health system is a social sub-system of the sociocultural system.

B. The health system is made of a number of constituent elements

C. The Nunavik health system is a component of the Québec Health System

D. What are the four objectives of the Québec Health and Social Services System?

E The implementation of a Nunavik health sub-system

F. The health status of Nunavimiut

G. The conceptual scheme of reference

Historical factors related to major changes, sociopolitical context and impact on the health and quality of life of Nunavimiut

The fundamental principles related to health and social services

Recommandations