Capstone Project Refelction
My Capstone team and I did an environmental scan, literature review and call to action plan for a wicked problem. As defined by Dr. Campbell, "wicked problems are defined as those that are unstructured, cross-cutting, and relentless and therefore, they require expertise of multiple disciplines working collaboratively to tackle the problem." Our wicked problem was related to the research discipline, cancer. All three of us had a passion for learning and advocating for women's health. For this reason we chose to do our capstone project on the cervical cancer disparities faced by Indigenous women in Canada.
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Identifying Cervical Cancer as a Wicked Problem Among Indigenous Women in Canada
The outcomes for cervical cancer is worse for Indigenous women compared to non-Indigenous women in Canada. These negative outcomes are associated with many factors. Through our Capstone project, we have identified six key themes/factors associated with the cervical cancer disparities observed in Indigenous women. These factors include: Socio-demographic factors (age, marital status, Indigenous identity), use and access of health services, cervical cancer screening and education, HPV and HPV vaccine, colonial impact and feelings and attitude about HPV, cervical cancer and Pap test, and colonial impact and health behaviours. We have also outlined three priorities to address and tackle these factors to eliminate the disparities seen amongst these women. To see the full project please click on the icon below!
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