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Health Benefits for Indians

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 5, May 1972, p. 12
Reviews coverage of medical services that came into effect January 1, 1972.
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[Health Care Issues in the Canadian North]

Alternate Title
Health Care Issues in the Canadian North. Occasional Publication No. 23, Boreal Institute for Northern Studies, Edmonton, 1988
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joseph M. Kaufert
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 275-279
Book review of: Health Care Issues in the Canadian North edited by David E. Young. From Special Issue on Indian Health, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College Journal 4(1), 1988, edited by Jean Cuthand-Goodwill and Joel Demay
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Health Career Opportunities for American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 12, no. 2, January 1973, pp. [1-2]
Discusses underrepresentation in the health care field and communities suffering from inadequate services.
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Health Careers

Alternate Title
Health Careers: Prepared for the First Nations Centre, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Cree
Presents information on various professions available in health care.
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Health Conditions Before Columbus: Paleopathology of Native North Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra L. Martin
Alan H. Goodman
The Western Journal of Medicine, vol. 176, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 65-68
Overview of health conditions and the quality of life before contact and colonization suggest that iron deficiency and infectious diseases from common micro-organisms were the largest contributors to morbidity and mortality.
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Health, Education, Language, Dialect, and Culture in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities in Canada: An Overview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 110-124
Provides a broad overview of relevant information intended to stimulate further exploration by the reader about the distinctive features, needs and goals of First Nations, Inuit and Métis clients and families.
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Health Effects Associated with Measured Levels of Contaminants in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pál Weihe
Fróði Debes
Jónrit Halling
Maria Skaalum Petersen
Gina Muckle ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program , 2016, p. article no. 33805
Looks at impact on neurobehavioural, immunological, reproductive, cardiovascular and endocrine function from exposure to mercury, lead, and persistent organic pollutants.
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Health in the Communities of Duck Lake and Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation: An Exploratory Study

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 13-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia Bidonde
Mark Brown
Catherine Leviten-Reid
Erin Nicolas
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Researchers interviewed 19 local residents to gather information about perceptions of health, access to programs, services and infrastructure, and suggestions on how to improve community well-being.
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Health in the Hinterland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 168, no. 6, March 18, 2003, p. 661, 663
Discussion of the cost difference between Northern communities and the rest of Canada plus the First Minister's accord on health care renewal in February, 2003.
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Health in the Inner City: A Photo Essay

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pieter De Vos
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and indigenous Community Health, vol. 1, no. 1, 2003, pp. 165-169
Discussion and images of Aboriginal homeless in Edmonton.
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Health Information for Community Action

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tarun Weeramanthri
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 1992, pp. 10-12
Discusses use of information on cause of disease to facilitate processes and outcome indicators for community strategy planning.
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Health Information, Research and Planning

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Centre
Document aimed at informing health planners, administrators and leadership on how health information can be used when developing and delivering programs and services.
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Health Innovation & Equity: Recommendations From Native American Youth

Alternate Title
Focus Group Report: A One-Year Project between the Center for Native American Youth and the Aetna Foundation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Results from feedback about changing health outcomes and priorities and ideas about using innovation and technology to promote fixes for health disparities.
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Health Issues and the Pala Indian Reservation, 1903-20

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel R. Hyer
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 67-84
Contends that conditions were unsanitary and health professionals discourage local consultations with shamans for traditional treatments, both examples of broader reservation health trends of the times.
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The Health of Canada’s Aboriginal Children: Results From the First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet L. MacMillan
Ellen Jamieson
Christine Walsh
Michael Boyle
Allison Crawford
Angus MacMillan ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 158-167
Discusses the data from a survey conducted on the health of First Nations and Inuit children and youth living in Canada.
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The Health of Inuit Children: Fact Sheet: 2001

Alternate Title
2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 2
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Dafna Kohen
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The Health of Inuit Children: Report 2001

Alternate Title
2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Analytical paper (Statistics Canada)
Inuit Children's Health: A Report Using the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (Children and Youth Component)
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic ; [no. 3]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Dafna Kohen
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The Health of Inuit Children Under Age 6 in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne C. Findlay
Teresa A. Janz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18580
Results found that some socio-economic factors negatively impacted overall outcomes.
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The Health of Northern Residents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Diverty
Claudio Pérez
Health Reports, vol. 9, no. 4, Spring, 1998, pp. 49-58
In the Yukon, Northwest Territoires, and what is now Nunavut, more Aboriginals than non-Aboriginals rated their health as "fair" or "poor".
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The Health of the Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Population: A Final Research Report

Alternate Title
Research Report on the Health of the On Reserve Mi’kmaq Population
The Health of the On-Reserve Mikmaq Population in Nova Scotia: Data from 2002-03
[Regional Longitudinal Health Survey Report: Nova Scotia, 2002-2003]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Loppie
Fred Wien
Data from the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey conducted in 2002-2003.
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The Health of the Nova Scotia Mi'Kmaq Population: A Summary Report

Alternate Title
The Health of the On Reserve Mikmaq Population in Nova Scotia: Data from 2002-03
[Regional Longitudinal Health Survey Report: Nova Scotia, 2002-2003: Summary Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Loppie
Fred Wien
Data from First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (FNRLHS).
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The Health of the Off-Reserve Aboriginal Population

Alternate Title
[How Healthy are Canadians? Annual Report 2002]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Health Reports, vol. 13, Supplement, 2002, pp. 1-[17]
Compares Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal population in Canada in terms health status and behaviours, and health care utilization. Statistics from 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey.
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Health of Young Aboriginal Children Living Off Reserve

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Werk
Xinjie Cui
Suzanne Tough
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 2, 2013, pp. 197-213
Study used the data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze current status and social determinants of health.
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