International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1426948
Description
Study concluded that the coverage rates in the immunisation programme for children older than 12 months were lower than those recommended by the World Health Organization.
Presents Angela White, from the Indian Residential School Survivors' Society speaking on the history and impacts of residential schools.
Duration: 28:52
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Part 2.
Building on earlier report, In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness presents recommendations to support vulnerable groups including urban Aboriginal peoples to overcome health, education, social and economic barriers.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 10-102
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Project looked for correlations between poor indoor air quality and frequency of respiratory infections in children. This phase looked at whether installation of heat recovery ventilators, by providing more fresh air, would result in better health.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 1980, pp. 199-257
Description
Author contends that the destabilization of Aboriginal families is caused by social service policies, provincial family legislation and the actions of the Canadian judiciary.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 3, 2016, pp. e251-e257
Description
Study found risk factors to wellness included not being able to participate in traditional activities, over crowding in a household, and high rates of violence.
Discusses general history of the area, factors leading to establishment of the centre, its operations, training issues, maternal health risks, and traditional beliefs surrounding childbirth.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
Photograph of children playing, with tents in background; taken at Eskimo Point, N.W.T. [NU]. (community's name changed to Arviat in 1989). Title on file: Eskimo Children at Play.
Children exiting tent located beside drying hides; photograph taken in Eskimo Point, N.W.T. [NU]. (community's name changed to Arviat in 1989). Title on file: Eskimo Children, Drying Caribou Hide.
Paper identifies and documents examples of initiatives which have contributed to Inuit school success, identifies gaps in programming, and recommends a list of policy considerations related to Inuit early childhood education and care.
Paper focuses on child care and implementing a new national system which will be guided by four principles: quality, universally inclusive, accessible, and child care with a developmental focus (QUAD).