Pages 58-60 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
Pages 58-60 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
For over twenty years the University of Manitoba has been providing health services to northern communities. This arrangement has involved basically three parties: the government funding agency, the University, and communities. The development and evolution of these service arrangements are traced from their beginnings in the 1960s through to the current era of fiscal restraint, health reform, and transfer of program responsibilities to communities. Changes and consistencies in the positions of the parties are examined and potential options that might structure future relationships between them are explored. There are similar partnerships in other areas of Canada which have seen universities involved in delivering substantial levels of health services to northern communities. This paper documents one example which has operated for a generation.