Week 9: Social Justice

Question 1

What is the primary objective of Canada Health Act (CHA)?

Answer 1

“To protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers”
- ensure that all eligible residents of Canada have reasonable access to insured health services on a prepaid basis, without direct charges at the point of service for such services.

Question 2

What are the three main points of the CHA?

Answer 2

-Universal
o All residents of Canada have reasonable access to insured health services & don’t have to pay out of pocket for healthcare
- Comprehensive
o Ensures all healthcare needs (hospitalization & specialized services) are covered by public health insurance
- Accessibility
o Eliminate barriers to what would prevent people from being able to get services they need when they needed

Question 3

Define Social Justice

Answer 3

“equal access to quality care”
- root causes of disparities of how to eliminate them
– Differences in society
– causes of those differences
– How to eliminate those causes (call for action)

Question 4

Define Health Inequities

Answer 4

-Preventable, unfair health differences b/w different population groups

Question 5

Define Health Equity

Answer 5

All people can reach their full health potential and should not be disadvantaged because of race, religion, gender and age

Question 6

What are Internal barriers?

Answer 6

Personal beliefs/values, perceived powerlessness, limited knowledge, attitude, decrease moral courage to advocate

Question 7

What are external barriers?

Answer 7

Politics, law, insufficient time, limitations of an institutionalized role (usually only focused on “clinical aspects”)

Question 8

What is the CRNM Entry level Competency: Advocate?

Answer 8

“Advocates for health equity for all, particularly for vulnerable and/or diverse clients and populations”

Question 9

What are CRNM Practice expectations: Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism in Practice?

Answer 9

“Registered Nurses reflect, learn, act, and work collaboratively to create an environment to promote cultural safety and anti-racism in all domains of registered nursing practice.”

Question 10

What are the principles of Harm Reduction?

Answer 10

• Reduce harms of a behaviour rather than condemn or ignore
• Behaviours exist on a continuum – some are safer than others
• Non-judgment, non-coercion, meeting people where they are at
• Recognize realities of social inequalities that affect vulnerability and capacity