Study findings showed physical activity and fitness had a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity.

Examination of data from study on physical health of adults in Igloolik, Northwest Territories shows a deterioration due to a sedentary lifestyle.

Studies enhancing the health and safety of agricultural workers in two pilot regions of Australia.

Survival International from London, England released a report on the rise of suicide among the Innu people, forerly known as Montagnais-Naskapi.

Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.

Book review of: Plains Indian History and Culture by John C. Ewers.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1998.

Comments on the inequity of health care expenditure between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Discusses risks and benefits of contaminated food and environmental health risk communication strategies.

Study examined local meanings of health in reference to seafood where contamination of their aquatic natural resources has been found.

Looks at the US federal Indian policy over the last two centuries and opportunities for tribal self-determination to improve funding for health and education programs.

Overview of tribally managed health services.

Article advocates more Aboriginal-specific provisions to provide comprehensive coverage for health care delivery to Canada's Aboriginal people.

Argues that conditions imposed on personal care homes (PCH) by the Federal government jeopardize culturally appropriate care for a vulnerable segment of the Aboriginal population.

Examines initiatives developed and managed jointly by the Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Health Information and Research Committee.

Discusses restorative justice and Swampy Cree beliefs. Scroll down to page 7 to read article.

Findings indicated that Self-Reported Health (SRH) levels were affected by smoking, obesity and diabetes issues.

Contends that despite a low response rate, the study has potential benefit for general population by providing scientific-based insight on health and living conditions.

Statistics related to health status, access to health care and social determinants of health such as language, education, employment, income, and housing.

Focus groups looked at three concepts: local Aboriginal identity, support services and programs, and needed services.

Overview of key definitions and events related to historical trauma.

Comments on a project that paired youth with Elders to explore cultural practices that could inform paths to living well.

Looks at links between increased educational attainment and better health, higher living standards, labourforce growth, and labour productivity growth for Aboriginal peoples.

Argues that warmer temperatures will help bacteria and parasites survive, and insects such as mosquitoes will have a longer period to transmit disease.

Study found that population had twice the risk of dying before age 75 compared to non-Aboriginals.

Discusses the development of science programs at tribal colleges.

Offers a history of the events surrounding the founding of the Pre-Med program in 1997 at the University of Western Australia. Each year 6 places for Indigenous students to study Medicine and 2 places for Dentistry are allocated.

Study focuses on Inuit sample biology in the area of bone mass and skeletal dynamics.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Premier Lorne Calvert's three year action plan to treat substance abuse based on recommendations from the report Healthy Choices in a Healthy Community by Graham Addley.

Examines consumption using demographic and behavioural variables.

Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.

Describes Special Premedical Studies Program at the University of Manitoba and discusses the results of interviews conducted with graduates of the program.

File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.

Outlines some of the health issues faced by Inuit and their context, and makes recommendations for amendments to the proposed Act.

Looks at two protozoan parasites in diarrhoeic patients to better understand the burden of illness and the potential mechanisms of transmission.

Medical Sciences-Public Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Alberta, 2005.

Results based on workers in four crab plants.

Community Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2004.

Study concludes no difference in populations probably due to the similar risk profile.

Found usage occurred most often among male adolescents in grades 10-12 and that there are regional differences.

Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

Brief introductory editorial previews the current volume of, International Journal of Circumpolar Health.

Designed to acquaint visiting Deputy Judges with information on prevailing socio-economic conditions. 5th edition.

File contains information on activism, agriculture, reserve life, medical services, drug prescriptions, land claims, the Indian Act, Metis, Indigenous rights, chiefs, sterilization of indigenous women, the "Red Paper", discrimination, treaties 8 and 11, recreation, Liquor Act, provincial law, housing, Local Initiatives Programs, utilities on reserves, and poverty.

Review conducted to identify principles, approaches, methods, tools and frameworks reported from 2000-2015 in Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia.