Report has information about demographics, reservations and land maps, community issues, educational issues, schools types, Indian Education Legislation and Native organizations.
Focus of study was to identify priority recruitment and retention needs and provide statistical corroboration that the Association's strategic direction was in line with stakeholders' requirements.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Looks at the Caregiver Ratio Index (CRI), the number of potential caregivers divided by the number of potential frail elders, and its usefulness as a demographic tool.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 55-61
Description
Assesses birth outcomes and infant mortality, by neighborhood socioeconomic status, among First Nations and non-First Nations in Manitoba.
Combines results of survey completed by respondents from over 120 tribes and case studies of six successful projects carried out by: Assiniboine (Nakota) and Gros Ventre or Ah Ah Nee Nin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe, Coeur D’Alene, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Southern California Tribal Digital Village, and Leech Lake. Includes suggestions for keys to success.
Non-Insured Health Benefits Ontario Region: Prescription Drug Trends
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Description
Statistics for opiate use and the medications used in treatment of diabetes, heart conditions, mental health conditions, inhalers for respiratory conditions, smoking cessation products, and reproductive and sexual health. Covers the years 2000 to 2009.
Presents the fourteenth annual report prepared by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada on the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program.
State Center for Health Statistics And Office Minority Health and Health Disparities
Description
Facts about mortality, chronic diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, access to health and health of children from infant to adolescent in the American Indian population.
Assessment focuses on developing a community profile of the local food system in order to provide a base for capacity building for food related security initiatives.
Related material: Appendices.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 46-54
Description
Concludes that North-South place of residence does matter in regards to adverse birth outcomes, but the effects may differ by ethnicity and this situation could require different intervention strategies.
Examines how economic institutions affect economic performance on agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, and what forces determine the configuration of property rights for different economic entities.
International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 57-64
Description
Uses child protection, out-of-home care and juvenile justice administrative data to show the level of disproportionality has not improved and presents recommendations to address the Indigenous disadvantage.
Discusses surveys of the Paleoeskimo sites including, common and uncommon dwelling features, the changes with elevation, environment, fauna resources, and social dynamics based on dwelling size.
Canadian Social Trends, no. 90, Winter, 2010, pp. 49-56
Description
Study examines factors that may be associated with participation in extracurricular activities. Data taken from the children and youth section of the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS).
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
Health Reports, vol. 22, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Compares participation rates using data from a 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. Also studied three health indicators: self-perceived health, self-perceived mental health, and the presence of chronic conditions.
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 450-456
Description
Survey results of four facilities, which implemented HIV screening on persons 13 to 65 years old, concluded that more information and training is needing on HIV screening guidelines, execution of strategies and state regulations.