Storylines of research on resource extraction and health in Canada: A modified metanarrative synthesis

Brisbois, Ben; Hoogeveen, Dawn; Allison, Sandra; Cole, Donald C.; Fyfe, Trina; Harder, Henry G.; Parkes, Margot W.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113899

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“…The extractive industry was the most prominent industry described (n=16 articles) with negative impacts reported for Indigenous health and well-being from mining25 34–47 and fracking 48. Articles described the exploitation of Indigenous land resulting in environmental pollution/contamination and conflicts over land-use,34 35 37–40 43–45 47 48 CSR activities25 36 37 42 and lobbying of governments to acquire more land for mining and reduce licencing requirements to operate on Indigenous land (impact bargaining agreements) 41 46.…”

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The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

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IntroductionHealth inequity within Indigenous populations is widespread and underpinned by colonialism, dispossession and oppression. Social and cultural determinants of Indigenous health and well-being are well described. Despite emerging literature on the commercial determinants of health, the health and well-being impacts of commercial activities for Indigenous populations is not well understood. We aimed to identify, map and synthesise the available evidence on the commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being.MethodsFive academic databases (MEDLINE Complete, Global Health APAPsycInfo, Environment Complete and Business Source Complete) and grey literature (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Google Scholar, Google) were systematically searched for articles describing commercial industry activities that may influence health and well-being for Indigenous peoples in high-income countries. Data were extracted by Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and narratively synthesised.Results56 articles from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden were included, 11 of which were editorials/commentaries. The activities of the extractive (mining), tobacco, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, alcohol and gambling industries were reported to impact Indigenous populations. Forty-six articles reported health-harming commercial practices, including exploitation of Indigenous land, marketing, lobbying and corporate social responsibility activities. Eight articles reported positive commercial industry activities that may reinforce cultural expression, cultural continuity and Indigenous self-determination. Few articles reported Indigenous involvement across the study design and implementation.ConclusionCommercial industry activities contribute to health and well-being outcomes of Indigenous populations. Actions to reduce the harmful impacts of commercial activities on Indigenous health and well-being and future empirical research on the commercial determinants of Indigenous health, should be Indigenous led or designed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples.

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“…Unfortunately, inequitable impacts on health are often overlooked in land, water, energy nexus programming, particularly, in rural and Indigenous contexts [ 20 , 24 , 25 ]. Nexus studies of the land-water-energy domains [ 9 , 26 , 27 ] are beginning to highlight the need to account for disproportionate health impacts on local-settings [ 20 , 25 ] already experiencing healthy inequities [ 20 , 22 ].…”

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Exploring Cross-Sectoral Implications of the Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a Framework for Integrating Health Equity Perspectives With the Land-Water-Energy Nexus

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Objectives: To assess existing evidence and identify gaps in the integrative framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for their potential to advance cross-sectoral perspectives and actions that connect health equity with the land-water-energy nexus in a watershed context.Methods: Five bibliographic databases were searched from 2016 to 2021. This yielded an initial 226 publications, which were screened for titles, abstracts, and full texts on DistillerSR; resulting in a final 30 publications that were studied. These keywords defined the search terms: “health equity,” “SDGs,” “watershed,” “resource nexus,” and “cross-sectoral.”Results: Thematic syntheses of debates and gaps point to the relevance of the SDGs as a cross-sectoral, integrative platform for place-based programming of the land-water-energy nexus, and to account for negative externalities and cascaded impacts on human and environmental health.Conclusion: For the purpose of monitoring health equity in the contexts of interactions of land, water, and energy in rural, remote, and Indigenous contexts, and on the basis of the SDGs, this paper generates evidence to inform health equity-oriented policies, programs and practices, and to enhance health for equity-seeking populations.

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“…The challenges of reflecting the complex health context for rural and remote communities are a topic of long-standing interest among health researchers and policy makers. For example, some literatures focus on the broader political economic drivers of rural and remote resource development as a key health determinant, highlighting the role of extractivism inexorably shaping conditions for health, via multiple intrusive pathways ranging from toxicological exposures to changes in the determinants of health ( 9 – 11 ). In grappling with the complexity of rurality, others have focused on the importance of social relationships in isolated places—often framed as “context”—particularly for rural mental health ( 12 ).…”

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Patient- and Community-Oriented Primary Care Approaches for Health in Rural, Remote and Resource-Dependent Places: Insights for Eco-Social Praxis

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Accelerating ecological and societal changes require re-imagining the role of primary care and public health to address eco-social concerns in rural and remote places. In this narrative review, we searched literatures on: community-oriented primary care, patient-oriented research engagement, public health and primary care synergies, and primary care addressing social determinants of health. Our analysis was guided by questions oriented to utility for addressing concerns of social-ecological systems in rural, remote contexts characterized by a high degree of reliance on resource extraction and development (e.g., forestry, mining, oil and gas, fisheries, agriculture, ranching and/or renewables). We describe a range of useful frameworks, processes and tools that are oriented toward bolstering the resilience and engagement of both primary care and public health, though few explicitly incorporated considerations of eco-social approaches to health or broader eco-social context(s). In synthesizing the existing evidence base for integration between primary care and public health, the results signal that for community-oriented primary care and related frameworks to be useful in rural and remote community settings, practitioners are required to grapple with complexity, durable relationships, sustainable resources, holistic approaches to clinician training, Indigenous perspectives, and governance.

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Storylines of research on resource extraction and health in Canada: A modified metanarrative synthesis

Cited by 15 publications

References 76 publications

The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

Exploring Cross-Sectoral Implications of the Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a Framework for Integrating Health Equity Perspectives With the Land-Water-Energy Nexus

Patient- and Community-Oriented Primary Care Approaches for Health in Rural, Remote and Resource-Dependent Places: Insights for Eco-Social Praxis

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