Insight of Health Promotion Practices

The blog posts on my ePortfolio are a dedicated space for informing and empowering individuals, particularly health care professionals, students, and those interested in health promotion. The strengths of this platform, including my curated resources and artefacts, are not just informational and promotional materials, but also serve as a platform for advocating for Indigenous Health. I also utilize this space to reflect on my education journey, awareness, and assumptions, inviting you to join me in this introspective process. The resources I used are a valuable communication tool for anyone interested in health politics, the current changes in the Canada health system, and health promotion practice, including you, the reader, who plays a crucial role in this field.

The last semester, in MHST 631, I have refined my positionality statement, a personal declaration of my values, beliefs, and experiences that shape my perspective on Indigenous Health. This process has deepened my understanding of the importance of research in advocating for Indigenous Health. Health promotion is important for improving people's health with ongoing changes in policies and strengthening our health care communities with awareness for better health for everyone using evidence based practices.

In previous courses, I targeted health practitioners regarding health behavior changes in health politics and people living with disabilities. However, the urgency of addressing many health research gaps, particularly in the context of health equity for people in marginalized communities, cannot be overstated. The social determinants are clear-people of lower income and marginalized communities are not receiving the same health equity across the nation, and this is a matter of great concern that we all need to address.

In this course, MHST 632, my hope is to distinguish the necessary target audience using an evidence-informed decision-making for public health and to gain a deeper insight for the necessary steps to ensure health promotion action regarding health equity. I believe that true progress can only be made through collaboration, by collaborating with individuals and communities to ensure better health for all.

My interest to address gaps in knowledge of trauma-informed care and culturally appropriate training for health care professionals is my focus for improving better health outcomes for Indigenous people. My current question is "how can we implement a model or framework, to create changes in the delivery of education and promote better health equity among Indigenous people'?