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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, September 1989, pp. 12-14
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Fact sheet on Diabetes.
Authors note that Canada’s new Healthy Eating Strategy does not address social determinants of health (childhood environments, gender, Indigenous status, income, education and occupation) as root causes of poor diet quality; they suggest that a reduction of diet inequities will require policy change.
In response to the negative experiences of Indigenous populations within the Canadian education system this paper discusses the role of elders and knowledge keepers to help create a more positive educational experience for Indigenous students.
Art History Thesis (PhD) -- University of New Mexico, 1989.