Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Donna Lillie, RN, Canadian Diabetes Association
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Lillie
Description
This file contains a presentation by Donna Lillie that first provides a brief history of diabetes in Canadian Aboriginals. The 1980s and 1990s have seen "a staggering increase" in diabetes in Aboriginals and is occurring at a rate of two to three times that of non-Aboriginal Canadians. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.