Editorial: Welcome to the International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH)

Abstract

Social determinants, including systemic marginalization and discrimination, contribute to create high-risk environments for Indigenous peoples. [...]lack of health services as well as barriers to access contribute to an unacceptable gap in life expectancy, mortality and wellness between Indigenous peoples and other populations within the same country. In this inaugural IJIH edition, we are pleased to share a collection of excellent papers, which span diverse countries, cultures, disciplines and critical health issues, with a particular focus on Indigenous ways of knowing, decolonizing methodologies, suicide prevention, food security, child malnutrition, health research ethics reform, and sexual health communication with youth.