She believes a big obstacle is that the health-care system wasn’t designed specifically with aboriginals in mind. Native Canadians have a distinct culture in which elders pass on vital information about parenting; midwives, rather than hospital-based doctors, help birth children; and age-old traditions play a major role. Combining those aspects of aboriginal culture with health-care services will help connect more aboriginals with the system, ensure they get the care they need, and help reduce the rates of chronic diseases. In particular, Dr. Smylie is focused on finding ways to deliver those services to children and young families.
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