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Argues that including Aboriginal terminology in Western health programs has not proved successful but looking at acculturation stress may bring about better results.

Focuses on the prevalence of anemia and associated risk factors among young children.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--Gonzaga University, 1999.

Study conducted on the Six Nations and New Credit reserves. Results suggest that yeast populations from Indigenous communities in North America may be unique and relatively rare.

Examines the case of Jordan, a young Manitoba First Nation's child with a rare neuromuscular disorder, who died in a Winnipeg hospital after federal and Manitoba governments could not agree on who was financially responsible when hospital caregivers wanted to discharge him to a specialized foster home care near his home Reserve.

Entire journal issue discusses rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in the Aboriginal population with a focus on care, barriers and gaps. Full issue on one pdf.

Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.

Comments on the need to priorize research in kidney failure in First Nations people with diabetes, due to the projected population increase in First Nations communities.

Briefly discusses research into Aboriginal people and end stage renal disease in the Adelaide, Australia area.

Examines kidney transplants between 1969 to 2003 in Manitoba. Findings indicate Aboriginal people were more likely to develop post transplant diabetes mellitus.

Found an association between lower kidney volumes and higher blood pressures and albuminuria in an Australian Aboriginal community from a remote coastal island. Data suggests that higher blood pressures linked with low birth weight may be mediated by a lower number of nephrons in addition to other theoretical factors.

Examines the program serving remote Western Australian communities in recognition of the high incidence of eye disease among Aboriginal people.

Comparative study indicates increased knee problems in the Aboriginal population.

Public Health Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of South Florida, 2013

Study found program produced a major attitude change in the Cree people who participated.

Strategies to reduce the smoking rate in Aboriginal communities are discussed.

Uses fictitious story of tribally-run school which eventually is taken over by non-Indians as an allegory for the European conquest of Indigenous peoples.

Contaminants in wild animal organs and tissue harvested in 1994 and 1996 indicate risk for human consumption.

Overview of arthritis in Canadians including the high prevalence in First Nations populations.

Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2001.

Looks at the symptoms and severity, perceived causes and healthcare seeking behaviors of AGI in a small Inuit community.

Shows how to effectively control asthma in children.

Confirms that a low or high ankle brachial index was associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease mortality.

Study found high frequency and severity of infections and recommended serious public health attention.

Argues for vigilance for monitoring populations as 3% of Inuit women participants’ methylmercury (MeHg) exposure was in Health Canada's level of concern (20–99 μg/L), and 56% of Inuit cord samples exceeded the revised United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

Discusses a First Nations Bone Health study that looks at different types of measurement equivalence in two HRQOL instruments among Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women from rural and urban sites in Manitoba.

Shows that an epidemic of diabetic end stage renal disease is the most important nephrological issue facing Indigenous Canadians and threatens to overwhelm the health care systems unless prevention programs are established.

Study found high levels of co-occurring conditions for Indigenous American clients, often combining chronic health problems, substance abuse histories, and mental health problems.

Explains how the Federal government initially failed to inform people about the mercury poisoning of fish. Programs are now in place to say what species are most poisonous, and where it is safe to fish. Duration: 5:15

Looks at the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Sandy Lake First Nation (Ontario) and evaluates prospective associations with metabolic syndrome and its components.

Looks at improving race classification data and analyzing deaths by region in order to plan programs for reducing health disparities.

Contends that the Oji-Cree genetic influence of the MTHFR 677C>T genotype on diabetic peripheral arterial disease is a major risk factor compared to traditional risk factors.

Discussion on mercury exposure risks to humans and wildlife, and how mercury is distributed in the environment.

Fact sheet summarizes data from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) on Métis women and disease prevalence, treatment, screening behaviours, and preventive measures.

Argues that Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) or middle ear effusion is a serious problem for children and can be very difficult to treat.

Looks at programs and practices from eight regions.

Study concludes that a single gene mutation causes North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis, a distinct and severe form of familial cholestasis, which occurs in aboriginal children in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.

Study involved secondary analysis of 3 cross-sectional studies as part of the Multi-Community Environment and Health Longitudinal Study in Iyiyuu Aschii and focus groups from Cree Nation of Mistissini, Cree Nation of Eastmain, and Wemindji Cree First Nation.

Data gathered from Eskansoni, a large Mi'kmaq community located on Cape Breton, suggests that health promotion should target respiratory ailments, circulatory disease and diabetic management.

Comparison of chronic liver disease deaths between American Indians and Alaska Natives with other groups.

Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2003.

Study results show the Aboriginal population has a higher overall prevalence of multimorbidity as well as higher prevalence for chronic diseases.

Studies whether teaching didgeridoo playing and singing relieves asthma symptoms.

Comments on the success of the project including wellbeing and increased cultural awareness.