We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic
Abstract Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous l...
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| author | Kristy Crooks Fatima Ahmed Eric N. Liberda Peter D. Massey Kylie Taylor Elizabeth Harwood Celine Sutherland Gisele Kataquapit Katrina Clark Nicholas D. Spence Robert J. Moriarity Hannah Briggs Leonard J.S. Tsuji Nadia A. Charania |
| author_facet | Kristy Crooks Fatima Ahmed Eric N. Liberda Peter D. Massey Kylie Taylor Elizabeth Harwood Celine Sutherland Gisele Kataquapit Katrina Clark Nicholas D. Spence Robert J. Moriarity Hannah Briggs Leonard J.S. Tsuji Nadia A. Charania |
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| description | Abstract Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia. It introduces the EPIC (Equity, Partnerships, Intelligences, and Change) framework, that emphasises equity, leadership and local and cultural intelligence as critical components to improve pandemic preparedness and response for Indigenous communities. This international collaboration calls on governments and health authorities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and leadership in pandemic planning and response efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-899964dd52e5476aa40339636c5a93a12025-01-26T12:20:44ZengBMCInternational Journal for Equity in Health1475-92762025-01-012411610.1186/s12939-025-02387-5We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemicKristy Crooks0Fatima Ahmed1Eric N. Liberda2Peter D. Massey3Kylie Taylor4Elizabeth Harwood5Celine Sutherland6Gisele Kataquapit7Katrina Clark8Nicholas D. Spence9Robert J. Moriarity10Hannah Briggs11Leonard J.S. Tsuji12Nadia A. Charania13Population Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictSchool of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan UniversitySchool of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPopulation Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictPopulation Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictPopulation Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictFort Albany First NationFort Albany First NationPopulation Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictDepartment of Sociology, University of TorontoSchool of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPopulation Health, Hunter New England Local Health DistrictDepartment of Health and Society, University of TorontoDepartment of Public Health, Auckland University of TechnologyAbstract Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia. It introduces the EPIC (Equity, Partnerships, Intelligences, and Change) framework, that emphasises equity, leadership and local and cultural intelligence as critical components to improve pandemic preparedness and response for Indigenous communities. This international collaboration calls on governments and health authorities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and leadership in pandemic planning and response efforts.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02387-5 |
| spellingShingle | Kristy Crooks Fatima Ahmed Eric N. Liberda Peter D. Massey Kylie Taylor Elizabeth Harwood Celine Sutherland Gisele Kataquapit Katrina Clark Nicholas D. Spence Robert J. Moriarity Hannah Briggs Leonard J.S. Tsuji Nadia A. Charania We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic International Journal for Equity in Health |
| title | We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| title_full | We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| title_fullStr | We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| title_short | We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| title_sort | we cannot repeat history again a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02387-5 |
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