Infectious Diseases

Comments on the high prevalence of trachoma and the urgent need for health interventions to wipe out this treatable and preventable disease.

Shows that there have been improvements in hospitalization trends but concludes that this population still has a higher infectious disease burden than the general population.

Argues that the evidence from skeleton remains indicates that the origin of syphilis and yaws may have been in the New World.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2003.

"Nunavik dialect revised 2016".

Project evaluated and selected 20 research articles which were then summarized and presented to 190 health workers and regional stakeholders in Nunavik in 6 thematic emails: Child Development, Infectious Diseases, Traditional and Modern Medicine, Metabolism, Nutrition and Contaminants, and Inuit Perspectives. Article lists were also published online.

Concludes that disparities in immunization have been present, but unrecognized, since 2001.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2005.

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2006.

Estimate of pneumococcal vaccination coverage revealed that the rate ranged from 84% to 90%.

Systematic review of published scientific literature, government reports and immunization guidelines from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

Reviews literature, government reports and immunization guidelines from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, an the United States.

Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.

Book review of: A Very Remarkable Sickness by Paul Hackett.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.

Looks at the relationship between abuse, mental health, substance abuse, and high risk sexual behavior in the American Aboriginal women populations.

The interview is a general account of Violet Marie Arnault's life.

Reports on the extent to which Hepatitis A infections were associated with Aboriginal and Métis ethnicity in people over 25 years old.

Introductory article to themed issue on HPV infections and related diseases.

An ill youth develops an overactive imagination from watching too many soap operas on television and the carnival comes to Wapos Bay in episode 8 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: As the Bannock Browns: Study Guide. Duration: 23:59.

Study results indicated that initial closures of the facilities providing public showers, laundry and flush toilets, probably resulted in increased skin infection rates. Further study is recommended.

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

Current as of 2012. Includes general and as well as Aboriginal-specific material.

Looks at two Great Plains Native American physicians who shared the belief that "civilization" had caused widespread health issues among their peoples.

Provides a definition of genocide and argues that the vast majority of Native Americans died of diseases.

Examines what is being done about the disease in First Nations communities and provides links to information products.

Reviews literature to examine best practices and prevention strategies for Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) for Indigenous people in central Australia.

Arts Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004.

An interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan about the joys and challenges in their lives from childbirth to caring for the elderly and death.

Outlines how to prepare First Nations youth to teach other Aboriginal youth about HIV/AIDS and share that information with their peers.

Examines the impact increasing temperatures are having on the incidence of infectious diseases in Alaskan wildlife and the consequences for humans.