Health-care providers receive cultural safety training to better serve Indigenous patients

The six-module online course will teach health-care providers how to create culturally safe environments for Indigenous patients in their clinics and offices. (TippaPatt/Shutterstock - image credit)A new online course rooted in the concept of two-eyed seeing is teaching health-care providers about cultural safety so they can better serve Indigenous patients. The six modules will educate people about Mi'kmaw language, culture and geography, while examining how racism and colonialism have harmed Indigenous people seeking care. She's the director of health transformation for Tajikeimɨk, a new Mi'kmaw health and wellness authority that officially launched earlier this year. - Sharon Rudderham, TajikeimɨkFor Rudderham, taking a two-eyed seeing approach to health care is about understanding healing and wellness beyond a clinical setting.