Diabetes

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2004.

Study found that of the members of the Nuxalk Nation reported worse functional health status and sense of wellbeing than the rest of the rural population.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Brock University, 2013.

Study done with preschool and elementary school-aged students as part of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with knowledge keepers, Elders, parents and school staff to gain understanding of sleep in both traditional and contemporary contexts. Results were used to create appropriate educational materials for schools and the community.

Study found that only 23% of a study group was found to be using aspirin as part of a diabetic preventative therapy, leading researchers to believe that better promotion of the benefits of such therapy is needed.

Concerns about undiagnosed diabetes, a screening project brought about by Cree Elders.

Reports on the health disparities between urban First Nations individuals and the general population.

Study evaluated project which integrated 10 school- and community-based strategies to perform 47 interventions.

Contends that to improve overall health an integration of knowledge about environmental and lifestyle issues into the health care field's scarce resources is necessary.

Discusses study commissioned as part of Ontario's diabetes strategy to develop tools and interventions to support Toronto's Aboriginal community.

Summarizes trends in diabetes services and clinical outcomes among American Indian/Alaska Native patients at participating Urban Indian Health Institutes.

Evaluation based on survey distributed to customers to evaluate of market activity and impact on the community. Provides recommendations.

Looks at diabetes as a product of economic and social conditions as well as issues of self-esteem and self-worth originating from a colonial past. Provides recommendations for the future.

Discusses the high prevalence of use and misuse and the health consequences for users and those exposed to second-hand smoke.

Studies how cultural beliefs influence health behaviors regarding diabetes in order to develop a community based intervention program.

Focus of the article is the expansion of understanding diabetes within a specific cultural context by connecting philosophical, epistemological, and methodological orientations to research.

Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.

Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

Study revealed that combined statistical evidence allowed for more precise intervention programs to be developed by geographical region.

Comments on the accuracy of assessment tool for diabetes risk, as opposed to the FINDRISC score and the simple Obesity model.

Nutritional Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2014.

Results of a two year study conducted through the Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic which tested levels of the vitamin and serum glucose.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.

Human Nutrition Thesis (M.S)--University of British Columbia, 2010.

Literature review dealing with trends, summary of findings and strategies to fill gaps in knowledge with respect to ethnic, low-income, disadvantaged and rural groups.

Investigation of barriers to Aboriginals suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving transplantation.

Medical Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Comments on a combined exercise and healthy eating program aimed at reducing the prevalence of chronic disease.

Water is tested for drinking quality, two youth develop a rash, and children are bullied at summer day camp in episode 23 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 24:00.

Overview of topics discussed at the Nutrition Networks 1995 Conference held in Broome.

Statistics from various sources gathered to assist tribes in developing public health programs and priorities.

Outlines the results of a study done comparing urban and on-reserve health.

Statistics on health status, chronic conditions, education, crowding in homes, and language. Information from the 2002 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.

Comments on the high prevalence of diabetes in Indigenous Australians and the correlation between poor management of the disease and health literacy.

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Discusses a lifecylce approach to diabetes and the need to balance basic science research to understand causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children.

Research project documented regional approaches to traditional food production and consumption to improve community health.

Comments on a summit developed to give knowledge about edible plants and discusses the advantages of including traditional foods in a healthy diet.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington University, 2009.

Book review of: A World You Do Not Know by Colin Samson.

Focused on the disproportionate number of Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan and the health, legal and education choices facing them.

Discusses study undertaken to evaluate the relationship between the genetic marker and the disease.