Infectious Diseases
First Nations’ Survivance and Sovereignty in Canada during a Time of COVID-19
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn K. Rowe
Julia Rowat
Jennifer D. Walker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples, Part 1, 2020, pp. 89-99
Description
A discussion of community responses to the pandemic that asserted sovereignty and ensured the safety of their members by keeping infection rates low, and how this challenges the stereotype of Indigenous groups being helpless.
From Dog Days to Horse Warriors: Montana's People, 1700-1820
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Discusses the lifeways of Indigenous peoples of Montana just prior to contact and the impact that Europeans had on them.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
From Past to Present: Understanding First Nations Health Patterns in a Historical Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Hackett
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January/February 2005, pp. S17-S21
Description
Explores the value of historical methods in studying the health of First Nation's communities in Manitoba.
From Science to Action and From Action to Science: The Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvain Larrat
Manon Simard
Stéphane Lair
Denise Bélanger
Jean-François Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18595
Description
Review shows that because of program (NTPP) there is a relatively low rate of outbreaks.
Hantavirus and the Media: Double Jeopardy for Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fred Bales
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 251-263
Description
Story of the Hantavirus illness, outbreak, deaths, and media attention in the summer of 1993 among the Navajo of the Four Corners (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah).
Hantavirus in Indian Country: The First Decade in Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Pottinger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies, 2005, pp. 35-56
Description
A report on the hantavirus reveals Native Americans are more exposed and susceptible to the disease than other Americans, largely due to poverty.
Health and Healing in Tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Betty
Aboriginal History, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 150-153
Description
Book review of: Health and Healing in Tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea edited by Roy MacLeod and Donald Denoon.
Review located by scrolling to page 150.
Health and the Way People Live
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles Gurd
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, p. 56
Description
Comments on how the environment that people live in has an impact on people's overall health. Article states that the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health is not just the absence of disease, but complete physical, mental and social well being.
Health Status Report: 2010-2015 [Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority]
Alternate Title
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Communicable Diseases
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Community Well Being
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Immunization
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Organizational Profile and Geography
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Population Profile
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Vital Statistics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
Description
Helicobacter Pylori Incidence and Re-Infection in the Aklavik H. Pylori Project
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally Carraher
Hsiu-Ju Chang
Rachel Munday
Karen J. Goodman
CANHelp Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, no. Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21594
Description
Results of an examination of a community-based project found that it significantly reduced the burden of infection in the community. Continued commitment to the project is recommended.
Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Greenlandic Patients With Dyspepsia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jens Kurt Johansen
Ane Sehested
Torben Myrhøj
Karin Ladefoged
Karen A. Krogfelt
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 219-220
Description
Study concluded that Helicobacter Pylori (HP) antigen in feces is a helpful diagnostic tool.
Hemorrhagic Pustules in an Aboriginal Man
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerry MacDonald
Philippe Lagacé-Wiens
John Embil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 8, May 13, 2014, pp. 607-610
Description
Case study regarding blastomycosis, a condition specific to geographic regions of northwestern Ontario and the Mississippi valley.
Hepatitis A Among Residents of First Nations Reserves in British Columbia, 1991-1996
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Jin
J. David Martin
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 176-179
Description
Study found rates twice as high as in the general population and attributed it to overcrowding and poor infrastructure in terms of water treatment and sewage disposal.
Hepatitis C in Canada's First Nations and Inuit Populations: An Unknown Burden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Riben
Gillian Bailey
Shauna Hudson
Karen McCulloch
Tom Dignan
David Martin
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. Supplement 1, July/August 2000, pp. S16-S17
Description
Argues that more data is needed verify that epidemiology of this disease will follow the pattern of tuberculosis and AIDS in these populations.
High Rate of Simkania Negevensis Among Canadian Inuit Infants Hospitalized With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Greenberg
Anna Banerji
Maureen G. Friedman
Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Simona Kahane
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 35, no. 8, August 2003, pp. 506-508
Description
Mixed infections with other viruses were found, the high negevensis rate was felt to be opportunistic rather than a true pathogen.
Hospitalization of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Patients for Respiratory Tract Diseases in Western Australia, 1988-1993
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peta Williams
Michael Gracey
Peter Smith
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 26, no. 4, 1997, pp. 797-805
Description
Found that admission rates were consistently higher among the Aboriginal population, particularly with respect to children and the non-metropolitan population.
Hospitals as a 'Risk Environment': An Ethno-epidemiological Study of Voluntary and Involuntary Discharge from Hospital Against Medical Advice Among People Who Inject Drugs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan McNeil
Will Small
Evan Wood
Thomas Kerr
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 105, March 2014, p. 59–66
Description
Examines the experiences of drug user patients in hospital settings and the social, structural, and environmental factors that contribute to self discharge.
How We Beat Scabies and Head Lice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Kinlock
Foong San Soong
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 42-47
Description
Reports on the treatment strategy employed to fight an outbreak of scabies and head lice in the South Australia community of Port Lincoln.
HPV Vaccines for Circumpolar Health: Summary of Plenary Session, "Opportunities for Prevention: Global HPV Vaccine" and "Human Papillomavirus Prevention: The Nordic Experience"
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eileen F. Dunne
Anders Koch
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21070
Description
Article provides an overview of HPV and vaccines and policy as well as the Nordic experience with the vaccine introduction.
HTLV-1 Virus Detected in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Sibbald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 2, January 17, 2006, pp. 150-151
Description
Detection of nervous system disease, human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1, by health officials.
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in the Inuit People of Nunavut
Alternate Title
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Adult T-cell Leukemia / Lymphoma in the Inuit People of Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simone Fahim
Robert Prokopetz
Robert Jackson
Carolyn Faught
Anne E. McCarthy et al.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 175, no. 6, September 12, 2006, pp. 579-582
Description
Examines the health of Inuit people and HTLV-I infection.
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I and II Infections in First Nations Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centres in British Columbia, Canada, 1992-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. David Martin
Richard G. Mathias
Christopher Sarin
Sarah E. Byrne
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 2, 2002, pp. 98-103
Description
Tracks the prevalence of HTLV infection in First Nations people entering several residential alcohol and drug treatment centres in British Columbia.
Hunger and the Humanitarian Frontier
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne O'Brien
Aboriginal History, vol. 39, 2015, pp. 109-134
Description
Explores the relationship between loss of food and fears about Indigenous dependency as it played out in central and northern Australia from the 1920s to the 1950s.