Cardiovascular Disease

Studies the apolipoprotein profile and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in a Canadian First Nation community.

Looks at the goals of a screening program which is the first step in a three year program to help Aboriginal communities reduce heart disease.

Overview of the general health of the Yup'ik people and the efforts by the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) to assess the risk and protection factors regarding obesity, chronic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Community Health Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Study concludes that continued risk factor surveillance will be necessary due to the heterogeneous health status of Aboriginal populations in Canada's north.

Study found significantly fewer newspaper articles on cardiovascular disease and cancer and found that less than half included motivating information.

Study focuses on cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

Findings of blood pressure monitoring on over 300 patients revealed that almost half had some cardiac issues.

States that Indigenous Australians are up to 8 times more likely to die from smoking related diseases than non-Indigenous Australians.

Assessment of 236 youths age 10 to 19 in the Oji-Cree community of Sandy Lake, Ontario.

Database covers wide range of health conditions and search results may be narrowed by geographic region, peoples, publication types, etc.

Human Kinetics Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2010.

Looks at understanding the determinants of sedentary behaviour during leisure in order to design effective interventions.

Discusses programs which have been implemented at tribal colleges and universities in the United States to help improve health and social ills.

Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.

Findings were felt to be inconclusive, further studies are recommended.

Study highlights potential barriers toward adoption of healthy behaviours including the environment which was viewed as unfavourable for walking, provided limited access to healthy food, and easy access to tobacco.

Study to determine if the inequalities that exist between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples affect the care, control, and complications of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

With evolving lifestyle changes, long-term studies are recommended to gather data that will aid in the design of effective strategies to prevent and control emerging health issues.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2014.

Study probes the relationship between age, gender, the distribution of lipoprotein(a) and other risk factors with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the participants of the Cherokee Diabetes Study.

Book review of: The Crisis of Chronic Disease Among Aboriginal Peoples: A Challenge for Public Health, Population Health and Social Policy by J. Reading.

Study done between 1993 and 1995 with people from Sandy Lake in northern Ontario.

Corrections to article on study done between 1993 and 1995 with people from Sandy Lake in northern Ontario. Second Erratum.

Suggests two areas that need further research for Aboriginal people with end stage renal disease to increase their health outcomes and quality of life.

Paper presented at the Symposium on the Politics of Race, Culture, and Health, Ithaca College, Nov. 13-14, 2002.

Evaluated 230 children ages 10-19 years.

Results indicate increased call out rate on weekends and Mondays for cardiovascular issues, and mental and behavioural disorders.

Offers information on how to control and prevent diabetes and weight gain.

Study finds the mortality rate was significantly higher for both male and female Native Americans when compared to rates among whites.

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Social and Preventative Medicine Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laval University, 2003.

Looks at a study in the First Nations Cree community of Mistissini, Quebec on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Social Dimensions of Health Program Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2013.

Public Health Thesis (MPH)--Georgia State University, 2015.

Discusses how home and community gardening among the Navajo community plays an important role in diabetes care and intervention.

Results of the Strong Heart Family Study suggest distinct genetic effects on body mass in individuals with diabetes compared to non-diabetics and a possible role for one or more genes on chromosome I in the pathogenesis of obesity.

Myocardial infarction has been redefined; article explains use of cardiac troponins.

Study conducted with a sample of 50 high school volunteers investigated adolescent dietary behaviours, nutrition adequacy and disease-prevention planning in a group susceptible to type 2 diabetes.

Looks at the diseases that are prevalent among elderly Native Americans living on or near a reservation and discusses how to close the disparities gap.

Findings revealed that middle aged Sami have elevated levels of apoB/apoA-1 ratio and total cholesterol compared with the overall Norwegian population.

Book review of: Doctor to the North by John H. Burgess.

Book review of: Doctor to the North by John H. Burgess.

Study evaluates the risk of complications in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth with type 2 diabetes.

Study concludes that a kaupapa Māori approach, within a structured lifestyle management programme, modifies cardiac risk parameters in Māori.