Summary

Few Indigenous health policies exist in Canada, however, in Ontario, the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy (AHWS) called for the development of Indigenous-specific health centres, rolled out from 2004-2010. These health centres integrate Western healthcare services with Indigenous, cultural approaches to wellbeing to address the health needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) within the local Indigenous community. This research investigates the ways that service providers perceive health inequalities, demonstrating whether the SDOH are considered in service provision to urban Indigenous clients.