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Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1988-1989

Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'. This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
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Determinants of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Canadian Inuit Adolescent

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Steenbeek
Mark Tyndall
Richard Rothenberg
Samuel Sheps
Public Health Nursing, vol. 23, no. 6, November-December 2006, pp. 531-534
Description
Overview of the sexually transmitted infections (STI) crisis that exists and case study intended to assist public health nurses working in communities to understand how certain determinants, such as Westernization, may influence transmittal.
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Developing a Kaupapa Māori Research Project to Help Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Young Māori Women and Their Babies

Alternate Title
Developing a Kaupapa Maori Research Project to Help Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Young Maori Women and Their Babies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Lawton
Fiona Cram
Charrissa Makowharemahihi
Tina Ngata
Bridget Robson ...[et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 246-261
Description
Comments on the need to develop programs to help improve health outcomes for young Māori mothers and their babies.
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Developing Effective, Culturally Appropriate Avenues to FASD Diagnosis and Prevention in Northern Canada

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Voices
FASD Diagnosis and Prevention in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Salmon
Sterling K. Clarren
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 428-433
Description
Describes two research initiatives being undertaken by the Canada Northwest Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Research Network.
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The Development of a Comprehensive Maternal-Child Health Information System for Nunavut-Nutaqqavut (Our Children)

Alternate Title
A Comprehensive Maternal-Child Health Information System for Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samantha Lauson
Sarah McIntosh
Natan Obed
Gwen Healey
Sirisha Asuri
Geraldine Osbourne
Laura Arbour
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 363-372
Description
Looks at the high rate of infant mortality in Nunavut and discusses the development of a database designed to track and reduce adverse outcomes.
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Diabetes Among Alaska Natives: A Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. L. Naylor
C. D. Schraer
A. M. Mayer
A. P. Lanier
C. A. Treat
N. J. Murphy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 4, 2003, pp. 363-387
Description
Reviews the published information on diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes among Alaska Natives. The article also summarizes the evidence that shows Alaska Natives have a lower prevalence of diabetes, compared to other Native Americans.
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Diabetes Mellitus in the First Nations Population of British Columbia, Canada: Part 2. Hospital Morbidity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Jin
J. David Martin
Christopher Sarin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 3, 2002, pp. 254-259
Description
A five-year study found in participants aged 35 and over, that First Nations males and pregnant females were twice as likely to be hospitalized as other males and other pregnant females.
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Dietary Assessment of Indigenous Canadian Arctic Women with a Focus on Pregnancy and Lactation

Alternate Title
Dietary Assessment of Canadian Arctic Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Berti
Rula Soueida
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 349-362
Description
Argues that special attention should be required for inadequacies of magnesium, zinc, calcium, folate, and vitamins E, A and C during pregnancy.
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Dietary Intakes of Energy and Macronutrients by Lactating Women of Different Ethnic Groups Living in Yakutia

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tatiana Burtseva
Irina Solodkova
Maya Savvina
Galina Dranaeva
Victor Shadrin
Sergei Avrusin
Elena Sinelnikova
Vyacheslav Chasnyk
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21519
Description
A survey of 185 women over a 3 day period showed that the variations in dietary intakes of energy depended on the location rather than ethnicity.
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Differences in Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior with State of Inebriation in an Aboriginal Population in Ontario, Canada

Alternate Title
Differences in Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviour with State of Inebriation in an Aboriginal Population in Ontario, Canada.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ted Myers
Sandra L. Bullock
Liviana M. Calzavara
Rhonda Cockerill
Victor W. Marshall
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. 58, no. 3, May 1997, pp. 312-[?]
Description
Study showed level of inebriation had no significant effect on decision to participate in unprotected sexual intercourse.
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Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Types, Cervical Cancer Screening History, and Risk Factors for Infection in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. A. Demers
B. Shearer
A. Severini
R. Lotocki
E. V. Kliewer ... [et al.]
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 32, no. 4, September 2012, pp. 177-185
Description
Study examines the prevalence of HPV infection in an unvaccinated population and links the results of pap screening with cervical cancer.
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Does Living On-Reserve Versus Off-Reserve Make a Difference in First Nations Birth Outcomes in Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Heaman
Patricia Martens
Lyna Hart
Janet Smylie
Elizabeth Agnew
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 39-45
Description
Presents a study to determine if there is a difference in birth outcomes among First Nations women living on-reserve versus off-reserve in Manitoba.
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Don't Let Your Community Get Bitten. Ask For A Snake

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rachel Molloy
Bev Greet
Ken Knight
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November/December 2004, pp. 14-16
Description
Evaluates the success of the Condom Social Marketing Initiative for Indigenous Australians. Results were positive with availability, accessibility and usage rates increased.
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Drugs During Pregnancy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tony Lipson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 36-40
Description
Discusses the risk factors presented by alcohol, tobacco and petrol (gas) sniffing.
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Eddie with FAS: Getting What he Needs in a Remote Alaskan Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen F. Harwood
Judith Smilg Kleinfeld
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 161-171
Description
Looks at the diagnostic descriptions for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), outlines the needs of a person with FAS across a life span, discusses how these needs are met in rural Alaska, and describes what Alaska and other remote communities still need to help people with FAS.
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Education for Elimination in Nineteenth-Century Hawai'i: Settler Colonialism and the Native Hawaiian Chiefs' Children's Boarding School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Kaomea
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 2, May 2014, pp. 123-144
Description
Connects the decline in ali'i births to the residential Hawaiian missionary run Chiefs' Children's School where colonial Puritan policies eventually put an end to future generations of Hawaiian rulers.
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Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol Across the Life Span

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul D. Connor
Ann P. Streissguth
Alcohol Health & Research World, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 170-175
Description
Discusses how alcohol exposure causes a decline in cognitive functioning, which can create other problems and looks at possible treatment strategies.
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Elderly Ladies Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Dan Pelletier
Harold (Mrs.) Roberts
Harold Roberts
Smith Atimoyoo
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders, men and women, reminisce on their early lives involving hard work and strict discipline and voice regrets that the young people of today are not given enough guidance.
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Elderly Ladies Workshop 4

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Morningstar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of the need to preserve dances and other ceremonies in their original format and to show respect for them. No date given, probably Dec. 5-8, 1972 like the other files in this series.
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Encouraging Participation in Health Promotion

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Valmay Fisher
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 13-14
Description
Reports on a workshop to enhance understanding of women's health and help health workers provide education and promotion of women's health issues in their own community.
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Environmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Placental CYP1A1 Activity in Inuit Women from Northern Québec

Alternate Title
Environmental Exposure to PCBs and Placental CYP1A1 Activity in Inuit Women from Northern Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 110, no. 6, June 2002, pp. 607-612
Description
Study findings indicate that dietary exposure to PCBs in Inuit women does not influence activity in the placenta, but factors related to smoking do.
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Environmental, Social, and Personal Correlates of Having Ever Had Sexual Intercourse among American Indian Youths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy L. Hellerstedt
Melanie Peterson-Hickey
Kristine L. Rhodes
Ann Garwick
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 12, December 2006, pp. 2228-2234
Description
Found among youth aged 13 to 18 years, in Minnesota, that youth youths engaged in high-risk behaviors and had exposure to violence.
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An Epidemiological Survey of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections in a Canadian Arctic Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Steenbeek
Mark Tyndall
Samuel Sheps
Richard Rothenberg
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, vol. 36, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 79-83
Description
Study evaluated the efficacy of universal screening, treatment and contact tracing as a means of getting an accurate count of prevalence and limit transmission.
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