Submissions of United Native Nations Society on the Final Phase of the Frank Paul Inquiry: December 14-15, 2010
Alternate Title
Frank Paul Inquiry: William H. Davies, Q.C. Commissioner Appointed under the Public Inquiry Act, S.B.C., 2007, c.9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
A. Cameron Ward
Neil Chantler
Description
Inquiry looked into circumstances surrounding the death of a Mi'kmaq man who was removed from Vancouver Police Department lock-up, left in an nearby alley and subsequently died of exposure and hypothermia.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Cardiovascular Health Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Ride
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 7-10
Description
Looks at the various types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indigenous Australians, the risk factors for CVD, and the high prevalence.
Taupaenui Māori Positive Ageing
Alternate Title
Taupaenui Maori Positive Ageing
Theses
Author/Creator
William John Werahiko Edwards
Description
Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2010.
Unintentional Injuries Among Children and Adolescents in Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal communities, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reza Alaghehbandan
Khokan C. Sikdar
Don MacDonald
Kayla D. Collins
Annette M. Rossignol
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 1, 2010, pp. 61-71
Description
Contends that a higher rate of hospitalization and mortality occurs in Aboriginal communities compared to non-Aboriginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Urban Living is Not Associated with Better Birth and Infant Outcomes among Inuit and First Nations in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabienne Simonet
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Janet Smylie
Patricia Martens
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 25-31
Description
Looks at the differences in rural versus urban birth and infant outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Quebec.