Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 12-14
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Report found that Indigenous Australians were 3 times more likely to go to a hospital with injuries due to interpersonal violence, falls, and transportation-related injuries.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 41-42
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Study shows a sizable gap between health status of Aboriginal people in Australia and non-Aboriginals and inappropriate treatment especially regarding mental health.
Current Anthropology, vol. 38, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 310-315
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Asserts that pandemics were not the sole cause of population decline but that disease in conjunction with effects of colonialism such as war, relocation and change in diet led to increased mortality and decreased fecundity.
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Study conducted with the women and children of the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes of Florida and reports that a traditional group had higher positive self-regard than the more integrated group.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, p. 6
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Describes a collaborative project involving three Queensland, Australia institutions striving to better support breastfeeding and improving infant nutrition practices.
Subjects covered include: population, education, health and housing conditions, social assistance, political participation and self-government, and labour force activity.
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 105, no. 4, April 1997, pp. 424-429
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Study monitoring residents living next to an inactive mercury mine in Clear Lake, California found results consistent with other studies; also considers protective public health measures.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 78, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 499-503
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Study uses data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project to compare birthweights and mortality risks among Native American and White infants.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 198-199
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Book review of: Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by Nancy J. Turner. An updated second edition of Turner's 1975 British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook. A companion volume Food Plants of Interior First Peoples has also be revised by Turner.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 87-101
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Brief historical background of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; looks at the social and economic change in remote hunting and trapping communities in Northwestern Ontario; and examines how the First Nations have increased the ability to address health and social service problems locally by assuming control of their health services.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 18-20
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Promotes idea that aboriginal health workers can use their knowledge and cultural and social background to help city nurses understand the needs of their patients.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 75-101
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Verifies the social and economic impoverishment of urban Aboriginal women, especially female lone parents, and the increasing poverty of women in metropolitan Toronto.
Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men.
Duration: 27:39.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 23-24
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New series reports on various children's health issues. This installment reports on bed wetting solutions, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and childhood immunization.