Looks at the pro-active projects that are contributing to the improvement of the health and wellness of Aboriginal youth and the Quebec communities they live in.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 289, no. 1-3, April 22, 2002, pp. 255-260
Description
Contends that improved iron nutrition in aboriginal babies is necessary considering the potential for higher blood lead levels in infants with iron-deficiency anemia.
Presents overview of research on developmental screening tools and the transportability from one culture to another. Looks at programs in British Columbia and Quebec using ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire).
Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 71, no. 6, December 2002, pp. 1443-1449
Description
Study concludes that a single gene mutation causes North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis, a distinct and severe form of familial cholestasis, which occurs in aboriginal children in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 4, 2002, pp. 341-351
Description
Concludes that there is no evidence of altered folate metabolism and it is essential that culturally appropriate public health efforts continue to increase the intake of folic acid to reduce spina bifida.
Looks at the results of a study which indicate that some of the relationships between suicide risk and explanatory variables are more complex then they appear.
"Position paper for the 5th NRF open Assembly, September 24th-27th 2008", Anchorage, Alaska.