Mortality

Discussion of the role of the Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG), including identifying human health priorities in the Arctic.

Presentation by the Deputy Provincial Medical Officer, Dr. Evan Adams, whose mandate is to improve and monitor the health of the British Columbia's First Nations people. Duration: 1:13:23.

Study uses data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample to identify disparities between the two groups in terms of alcohol abuse, depression, diabetes, and post-traumatic stress related health concerns.

Looks at a letter to the editor regarding postneonatal mortality rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians and a response to the letter.

Study reveals lower cardiovascular mortality rate among Alaska Natives.

Comments on the H1N1pandemic including noting that, although the second wave was more severe, fewer Aboriginal people were admitted to hospital or died though they were at an increased health risk.

Report shows increased trend of asthma hospitalizations among Aboriginal children and adult females even though asthma was rare among Aboriginal people prior to 1975.

Uses the Indigenous Health Epidemiology Model to compare the mortality rate between Indigenous peoples.

Findings indicated that Infectious Disease (ID) rate for Alaska Natives (AN) was higher than the general US population.

A Native graveyard at Mile 974, Yukon Territory.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Reviews Indigenous infant mortality, stillbirth, birth weight, and preterm birth outcomes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Open letter to Australian politicians and the general public advocating for measures to improve Aboriginal health outcomes.

Uses findings of coroners inquests as a way of auditing the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Examines the how the City of Vancouver collects data on overdose rates, substance use, and mental health and wellness in the Indigenous population and inequities related to accessibility to quality health services.

Excerpt of a speech describes the health inequities that exist in the Australian Indigenous community

Reports on seven health indicators: life expectancy, mortality rate, youth suicide rate, infant mortality rate, diabetes prevalence, childhood obesity, and number of practising, certified First Nations health care professionals, and discusses the new First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda which will include 22 indicators. "This report was prepared in accordance with commitments in the 2005 Transformative Change Accord." Related material: The Health and Well-Being of the

Comments on the health of Indigenous Australians, life expectancy rate, and the previous attempts by the government to redress the poor state of Indigenous health.

Looks at the burden of disease, disability, and death being consistently greater in Indigenous than non-Indigenous populations and issues that need to be addressed.

Chronicles health disparities including the 18.5 year difference in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous men.

Evaluates whether Indigenous mortality patterns in Australia are different from those exhibited by other Indigenous groups in Canada, New Zealand, United States, and Alaska.

Shows Australian Aborigines, Canadian Aboriginal and New Zealand Maoris have comparable adult mortality rates with different causes of death.

Looks at the impact of socio-economic conditions on health outcomes and infant mortality.

Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.

Looks at articles published in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Times between 1957 and 1970, and analyzes the language that was used to describe the women and their deaths.

Looks at an organization, Te Rau Matatini, developed to address the Māori health workforce.

Discusses the need to improve socioeconomic conditions as well as perinatal and infant care for Aboriginal peoples in Quebec.

Study of 877,925 live births in British Columbia showed a steady decline in mortality rates in rural areas, but a rise-and-fall pattern in urban areas.

Comparison and reasons for higher infant mortality rates, and regional differences.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 1992.

Comments on the decreasing rate of infant mortality among the Sami after 1860.

Investigates how confinement on reservations lead to changes in subsistence, child care and housing that contributed to infant deaths from pneumonia, gastrointestinal disorders, tuberculosis, heart disease, and syphilis.

Study found that although birthweight-specific death rates declined in both groups and across all birthweight categories, American Indian/Alaska Native babies were still 1.7 times more likely to die before their first birthday.

Contends that evidence of the practice is scant at best and is an attempt to assert dominance and superiority over a colonized people.

Examines hospitalization for AI/AN men over the age of 65 with infectious diseases and living in the southwest and Alaskan regions.

Research shows improvements of infectious disease death rates are possible and suggests further studies to identify high-risk groups are needed to develop intervention strategies.

Injury-related health services usage (hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms) and mortality were calculated and compared to the general population of Alberta

Raises awareness of mortality and morbidity due to injuries and strategies for effective prevention.

Discusses causes of injuries and gives statistics for motor vehicle, drowning and suicide.

Compares common types of injuries causing death between the non-Aboriginal population and Aboriginal population.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University 1994.

Looks at trends in injury mortality rates over a 10 year period in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. Shows a higher rate for injury mortality in Aboriginal children than non-Aboriginal children.

Comments on the injury epidemic in Aboriginal communities and prevention strategies.

Letter congratulates the The Lancet on the series dealing with the health of Indigenous people, but points out that coverage of injury is lacking considering it is the leading cause of death in Aboriginal Canadians.