P U R P O S E
The McMaster Indigenous Health Conference (MacIHC) is an interdisciplinary, student-run conference that aims to educate students across the McMaster campus and community members on Indigenous health topics. As this is an area largely under-explored in many undergraduate fields of study, the goal of this conference will be to introduce students to Indigenous health disparities and obstacles faced by this demographic, as well as to develop understandings of the need for cultural competency and safety when working with Indigenous populations in contexts that extend beyond health care.
V I S I O N
Though our group focuses on understanding challenges specifically in the context of health, we recognize that the need for cultural safety and greater respect for Indigenous peoples transcends all fields of study. Our vision for MacIHC is therefore to increase awareness of Indigenous social inequalities and to use health disparities as a model for exploration. We also wish to draw attention to the transcendence and priority of these issues beyond health, among both the student body and the broader Hamilton community.
The McMaster Indigenous Health Conference (MacIHC) is an interdisciplinary, student-run conference that aims to educate students across the McMaster campus and community members on Indigenous health topics. As this is an area largely under-explored in many undergraduate fields of study, the goal of this conference will be to introduce students to Indigenous health disparities and obstacles faced by this demographic, as well as to develop understandings of the need for cultural competency and safety when working with Indigenous populations in contexts that extend beyond health care.
V I S I O N
Though our group focuses on understanding challenges specifically in the context of health, we recognize that the need for cultural safety and greater respect for Indigenous peoples transcends all fields of study. Our vision for MacIHC is therefore to increase awareness of Indigenous social inequalities and to use health disparities as a model for exploration. We also wish to draw attention to the transcendence and priority of these issues beyond health, among both the student body and the broader Hamilton community.