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The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances that are rarely represented in mainstream health sciences education. This open access, online resource consists of 38 short chapters from a variety of experts, academics, and practitioners in northern and Indigenous health and health care from around the Circumpolar North  on the following themes:

• Health issues in northern and Indigenous communities
• Health systems and governance
• The social determinants of health in northern and Indigenous communities
• Culture and health
• Professional practice in rural/remote/isolated communities

The learning objectives for this OpenEd textbook include:

• Understanding the unique healthcare needs and professional responsibilities that result from remoteness and population sparsity;
• Identifying the social, environmental and cultural aspects of a community that inform and impact care needs;
• Appreciating traditional and Indigenous medicines and approaches to healing as part of a holistic care system; and
• Exploring the similarities and differences in northern health care across the circumpolar region.

This text has been created from a combination of original content and materials compiled and adapted from existing open educational resources.

This textbook will show you how to comprehensively analyze, investigate, and address escalating problems of economic inequality, violence, substance abuse, homelessness, poverty, and racism. It will provide you with perspectives and tools to partner with community members and organizations to promote a fair and equitable allocation of resources and opportunities. Please email us at openaccesscptextbook@gmail.com with any feedback or to request downloadable versions of the chapter lecture slides and quizzes for instructor use.

The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances that are rarely represented in mainstream health sciences education. This open access, online resource consists of 38 short chapters from a variety of experts, academics, and practitioners in northern and Indigenous health and health care from around the Circumpolar North  on the following themes:

• Health issues in northern and Indigenous communities
• Health systems and governance
• The social determinants of health in northern and Indigenous communities
• Culture and health
• Professional practice in rural/remote/isolated communities

The learning objectives for this OpenEd textbook include:

• Understanding the unique healthcare needs and professional responsibilities that result from remoteness and population sparsity;
• Identifying the social, environmental and cultural aspects of a community that inform and impact care needs;
• Appreciating traditional and Indigenous medicines and approaches to healing as part of a holistic care system; and
• Exploring the similarities and differences in northern health care across the circumpolar region.

Building on the principles explored in Foundations of Intercultural Teaching, this resource introduces educators to educational strategies that can foster more inclusive, equitable, and just classroom environments.  Practices focus on creating classroom environments that support the needs of diverse learners, while at the same time creating an enhanced learning environment for all.  Topics include:

• Defining inclusive teaching practices.
• Applying a systematic approach to making implicit cultural and disciplinary knowledge explicit.
• Using the academic literacies model to support student development in reading, writing, and digital literacies.
• Supporting multilingual student writing.
• Facilitating diverse student teams.
• Creating inclusive online learning environments.

This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Each chapter is accompanied with learning objectives and most chapters feature interactive elements and opportunities for readers to engage with the text. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

Located at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/labmethods/