BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, no. 126, 2007
Description
Observes that health care costs for both First Nations and the general population with diabetes in Saskatchewan are substantially higher that individuals without the disease.
Data listed by region: Alberta, Atlantic, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, as well as Canada as a whole.
HIV/AIDS Among Aboriginal Persons in Canada: A Continuing Concern
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada]
Description
Report published annually; 2007 edition.
Most relevant section located on p. 47-59.
Entire document on one pdf. To access information, scroll to appropriate page.
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 19, no. 6, 2007, p. 531–544
Description
Discusses the results from focus group discussions and surveys on the health service needs of Native Americans which conclude the necessity to design culturally appropriate preventive programs.
[Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
LaVerne Monette
Description
Executive Director of the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS) discusses the role of colonization has played in the poor health status of the Aboriginal population and the characteristics of the spread of the disease. Question and answer period follows.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 438-443
Description
Presents a study of diabetes in Kahnawá:ke and compares the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes between Aboriginal and general Canadian populations.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 103-119
Description
Examines reported cases of maltreatment in Aboriginal children and compares them with cases involving non-Aboriginal children based on a sample of cases reported to Youth Protection services in Quebec.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 26-34
Description
Study looks at the factors contributing to geographical clustering of suicides in Northern Territory, Australia. Data suggests indigenous suicides have a greater impact on survivors than non-indigenous suicides do.
Public Health Reports, vol. 122, no. 3, May-June 2007, pp. 339-347
Description
Looks at trends in injury mortality rates over a 10 year period in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. Shows a higher rate for injury mortality in Aboriginal children than non-Aboriginal children.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 2, 2007, pp. 129-134
Description
Study suggests that increasing rates of obesity among Inuit will have health consequences, and that anthropometry is a useful tool to indirectly assess insulin resistance.
Information on language, housing conditions, health indicators, perceptions of water quality, harvesting and country food, education, employment, and use of communication technology.
Data was gathered from women experiencing or at risk for homelessness, service providers, policy makers and program managers. Highlights findings with respect to determinants and impact of homelessness, policy and bureaucratic practice environment, and gaps in service provision. Concludes with 14 recommendations.
Social Work Research, vol. 31, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 95-107
Description
Examines the Navajo Nation, San Carlos, and Salt River reservations in Arizona and how these areas, unlike the rest of the nation, have not had a decline in welfare caseloads.
Museum Management and Curatorship, vol. 22, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 265-285
Description
Results of survey questioning the sustainability of long-term relationships between museums and Indigenous communities and best practices and structures for success.