Health & Well-Being

Survey compares frequency of risky behaviour among Native American, Alaskan, White and Black youth.

Findings from over 700 youth indicated a majority of the respondents reported good health. The rate of self-reported poor/fair heath was three times higher among the Inuit subjects compared to the Sami.

Results indicate that outcomes can vary by ethnic group. Further research is warrant to reduce health disparities.

Study involved 579 participants from eight communities responding to four health-related questions: individual health concerns about drinking tap water; household concerns about drinking tap water; reported impact on physical health; and reported impact on mental health.

Focus group discussions indicate level of trust is key in accepting social support in order to achieve better educational outcomes and Aboriginal well-being.

Resource manual created for resource providers, to address risks and support for families with young children. Includes current research, case scenarios, strategies and recommendations.

Sense of Coherence (SOC) appears to be related to reindeer herding in addition to age and general health factors.

Analysis of Zoonotic Parasites levels in dogs and how public health interventions can help control the spread of the parasites in rural communities.

Paper from The Proceedings of the 17th Annual History of Medicine Days edited by Melanie Stapleton, Jennifer Lewis and Frank Stahnisch.

Contends that higher population growth, less funding to agencies and lack of employment contribute to poverty among Aboriginal people.

Survey responses indicated services such as community support, financial support, accommodating school system, good relationships with professionals and comprehensive medical care were needed.

Looks at the vulnerability of First Nations children as a result of socio-economic factors.

Reports Western mainstream health services are not meeting the need of Aboriginal people. First published in Venerology: The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 8, Number 1, February 1995, pp. 13-14.

Discusses potential risks to wildlife, water, air, and human health in territories upstream from extraction sites.

City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Author who is Chair of the Bidgerdii (Australia) Aboriginal Community Health Service describes her choice to go to University and the price she paid in loneliness and isolation.

A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Shellbrook] Agency. Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore there are no pages available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Examines health status of the Inuit population within the changing contexts of population and socio-economic factors.

Report by Nunavut's Member of Parliament looks at housing conditions in the communities of Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Salliq, and Naujaat.

Briefly discusses the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization (NACCHO) and SIDS and Kids for ways to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Investigation into the death of a sixteen year old youth who became ill while incarcerated at a Youth Residence and was denied entitlement to healthcare services and reasonable accommodation based on a hearing impairment.

Silvia Carrera discusses her life, the social discrimination against Indigenous peoples, and strategies for dealing with the government.

Lesson plans for both elementary and secondary students.

Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.

Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.

Historical data. Current in 1978.

Final report and recommendations of the Nunavut Broadband Task Force.

Comments on travelling eye care clinics to rural Aboriginal communities.

Discusses the results of a 11-week training program to teach Indigenous youth to run a 5 km race.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 1994.

Discusses the high incidence of smoking in the First Nations' community and why the problem needs to be addressed.

Describes survey results that will help identify Nunavimmiut health problems and detect potential ones.

Guide to accompany film, Sniffing Bear. For audience 9-12 years. Suggested ideas for pre-health education, language and visual arts and music.

Brief article contains a photograph of an early 20th century set of snow goggles, probably from the Caribou Inuit in Nunavut.

Used MeSH (National Library of Medicine subject headings) terms and text word to search seven major databases: Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Healthstar, PsycINFO, and EBM Reviews. Found that for this particular term MEDLINE returned the most extensive coverage of literature on the topic.

Book review of: Social and Environmental Impacts of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project edited by James F. Horning.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2007.

Study's goals were to define social capital, create culturally-appropriate ways of quantifying it, and determine its relationshp with health in the community.

Attempts to identify and measure social capital and its relationship to health determination. Chapter six from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2003.

Highlights papers presented at the symposium on global Indigenous health concerns.

Looks at the broad spectrum of health and social determinants to come up with solutions that will improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people, including a holistic approach to be utilized when dealing with Aboriginal health issues.