Associate Professor Amélie Blanchet Garneau
RN, PhD, CIHR, IRSC
Université de Montréal, Canada
 

“Co-creation of an Indigenous Evaluation Framework for the Implementation of the Joyce Principle in Health and Social Services Organizations in Canada”

Petiquay-Dufresne, J., Blanchet Garneau, A. 

Pecha Kucha Presentation
Tuesday 10 December, 1:40pm

Purpose: This project, led by the Joyce Principle Office and the Indigenous Health Nursing Research Chair in Quebec, successfully developed an Indigenous evaluation framework to assess the implementation of the Joyce Principle in health and social services organizations in urban areas and Indigenous communities. Addressing ongoing health inequities and discrimination faced by Indigenous peoples, the project provided a crucial tool to evaluate equitable access to services through an Indigenous lens.

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Methods: The project followed a decolonial methodology and shared governance, proceeding in two key phases. First, a comprehensive literature review on Indigenous health service evaluations was conducted. This was followed by a sharing circle with eight potential framework users, who offered insights based on their lived experiences.

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Results and Conclusions: The co-created framework now provides a more effective way to assess how organizations implement the Joyce Principle and address systemic barriers. Outcomes include improved organizational capacity to design and evaluate culturally safe and equitable interventions, and tools to guide enhancing health services for Indigenous communities. The project’s findings contribute to ongoing health equity and Indigenous self-determination discussions.