Diabetes

Examines how well capillary blood samples work as an initial screening test for diabetes in a high-risk First Nation community.

Outlines a study conducted of schoolchildren in the remote Ojibwa-Cree community of St Teresa Point First Nation to detect early signs of type-2 diabetes, and recommends screening for all people aged 7 years and older.

Explores how collaborative community based participatory research in health care delivery can address Aboriginal disenfranchisement.

Discusses how changes in the treatment of diabetes in the Gila River Native American community over the past 30 years coincides with improvements in glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

Looks at the state of eye care, access, barriers, and social determinants in a community in Northern British Columbia.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2009.

Arid Lands Resource Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2002.

A study partnership on Manitoulin Island between Indigenous communities, researchers and health boards identifies the barriers stopping effective self-managed health care for diabetes.

Found that polyunsaturated fatty acid intake was associated with less metabolic syndrome in women but not men. Higher simple carbohydrate intake was associated with more metabolic syndrome in men but not women.

Explains that the National Diabetes Prevention Centre is working at the national and local level to go beyond popular models to find culturally appropriate ways to promote diabetes prevention.

Authors completed a literature review—including the field notes of health researchers—to determine which model of engagement, Sharing Circles or Focus Groups, was more appropriate in Indigenous communities. Research suggests that given the focus on ceremony, relationship building and respect Sharing Circles are more appropriate for Indigenous communities.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 2001.

Journalism and Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001.

Report on the development of reagents for the amplification and sequencing PTP-1B gene and the resulting identification of a single nucleotide polymorphism. It is noted that these very preliminary results suggest genomic variation in PTP-1B is linked with less risk of developing diabetes.

Study conducted to examine the relationship using a sample of 80 people.

Comments on travelling eye care clinics to rural Aboriginal communities.

Compares quality of clinical management of Indigenous people with diabetes in remote areas of Australia and Canada.

Study used the questioning guide in interviews to examine issues such as prevention, treatments and causes of the disease.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2006.

Comments on health inequalities due to social inequalities.

Comments on the connection between well-being and diabetes prevention.

Alberta researchers seek to improve TB prevention and treatment methods in high-risk groups.

Study based on information gathered from Oglala Lakota Souix participants from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota found two personal themes and three environmental emerged with regard to tissue donation.

Report uses an inductive/deductive analytical approach to analyze focus group transcripts from five tribal communities; constructs a Continuum of American Indian Stressor Model from categorization of nineteen stressor categories within four domains. Also identified poverty, genocide, and colonization as fundamental causes of contemporary stress and health outcomes and notes that stressors are generally experienced as chronic.

Reports on the, Agreement on Aboriginal Health which was signed by the Federal and State Ministers of Health and the Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.

Study examined the relationship between patterns of food intake and fattiness of food preparation and occurrence of the two conditions in northwestern Ontario.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2006.

Test study indicated that respondents were receptive to an awareness program and messages on labels.

Stresses the importance of proper nutrition in the diet of Indigenous individuals living in remote Australian communities.

Looks at traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as a resource in matters of personal health and community health action.

Study showed that stress is common and related to both health issues and the broader environment.

A look at the play, A Day in the Lives of Max and Delilah designed to educate middle and high school students about the disease.

Submission emphasizes points including suggesting the Australian government could learn from Canada's Food Mail Program.

Sums up the success of a four year intervention study that revealed health screening, combined with counseling, results in significant improvements of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Alaskan Eskimos.

Article profiles diabetes as it impacts the Indigenous population of Australia.

Describes the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College annual summer science program which includes diabetes education.

Reports on educational program that includes the broader Aboriginal community and is responsive to local needs.

Examines the results of a Statistics Canada report which concludes that Aboriginal people have major physical and mental health problems.

Uses patient data from the US Renal Data System to compare AI/AN population to other racial /ethnic groups to explain survival differences among the groups,

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2010.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2002.

Argues that there is a link between diabetes and distress noting that this disease occurs at a rate three to five times higher in Canada's First Nation populations.

Brief description of a cook book intended for Torres Strait Islander people who have diabetes in the family.

Looks at the alarming statistics of Indigenous people in the United States and the impact on communities and nations.

Discusses cluster of chronic illness including, diabetes, renal failure, hypertension, stroke and heart disease.

Looks at the presence or absence of the metabolic syndrome in 515 Sandy Lake Oji-Cree survey participants and discusses the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Discusses using a System Dynamics model approach to forecast the future growth of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence in order to evaluate intervention policies.