Discusses four-year study of Sioux and Winnebago peoples to develop and evaluate a diabetes education program; they found education about diet and diabetes is not enough, when access to healthier diet is a continuing problem.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2001, pp. 191-215
Description
Examines information disparities due to remote locations and lack of infrastructure, assesses policies which effect electronic access to information, and discusses the development of First Nations-controlled networks.
Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 627-641
Description
Retrospective cohort study of geographic variation rates in infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care, and the availability of maternal-child health care found considerable variation.
This site describes the history and geography of the Northern Tutchone (Selkirk First Nation) homeland, and current efforts to “preserve and maintain the townsite". Includes link to Teacher's Corner, which contains list of further readings.
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made.
Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 157-173
Description
Discussion, based on interviews with 50 Inupiat from northern Alaska, of how incidence of disorientation has increased in recent decades despite modern navigating tools.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 239-267
Description
Findings from the 1996 Census revealed that while Aboriginal peoples are not segregated, they do occupy poorer quality neighbourhoods at a higher rate than non-Aboriginal people in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area