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Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.

Review of study: Risk Factors, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Aboriginal People in Canada: The Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples by S. Anand, S. Yusuf, R. Jacobs, A.D. Davis, Q. Yi ... [et al.] Study shows that an epidemic of CVD can be expected unless the risk factor profile can be modified.

Studies the apolipoprotein profile and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in a Canadian First Nation community.

Program combined store-based and community-based activities which promoted healthy eating and physical exercise. Describes project and outcomes, and discusses implications for research, policy and practice. Chapter from Population Health Intervention Research Casebook. Scroll to p. 36.

Overview of the general health of the Yup'ik people and the efforts by the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) to assess the risk and protection factors regarding obesity, chronic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Explores the prevalence of central adiposity in Canadian Cree children and promotes preventative strategies including physical fitness and a healthy diet.

Studies the correlation between a drift from traditional food to market food and increased body mass index.

Comments on the importance of early identification and intervention of childhood obesity.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Alliant International University, 2004.

Looks at the necessity of changing lifestyle habits to reduce obesity in children. Article found by scrolling to page 11.

Contends that weight or physical growth patterns are good indicators of overall health status.

Study shows 15% of Aboriginal people have a respiratory disease compared to 10% of non-aboriginal people in Canada and comments on preventable risk factors.

Looks at the health gap and risk factors for chronic diseases in Canada's Aboriginal populuation.

Database covers wide range of health conditions and search results may be narrowed by geographic region, peoples, publication types, etc.

Describes research approach used to design a mobile-phone-delivered healthy lifestyle app which was targeted at Māori communities.

Demonstrates genetic variations similar to that of the Oji-Cree may be important in determining obesity-related traits.

Comments on a program delivered in two communities, and how well the program was received by the Aboriginal people living and working in those communities.

Describes process used in the study.

Data for study was collected from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Sedimentary activities reported include watching TV or videos, playing video games and using the internet, and reading during leisure time.

Discusses programs which have been implemented at tribal colleges and universities in the United States to help improve health and social ills.

Interviewees identified low income, reliance on energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods due affordability and length of shelf life, and lack of access to transportation and country foods as underlying causes.

Biomedical Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2009.

Looks at the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to evaluate trends in obesity among Indigenous Peoples, and discusses health behaviour surveillance tools needed to determine the effectiveness of health promotion efforts.

With evolving lifestyle changes, long-term studies are recommended to gather data that will aid in the design of effective strategies to prevent and control emerging health issues.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2014.

Conducted health screenings on children aged 3-8 living in northern Wisconsin communities to look at factors affecting pediatric obesity.

Looked at costs associated with obtaining nutritionally beneficial country food in order assess its viability as a alternative to expensive purchased foods. Found that while it required significant energy and time, it was economically comparable. Worked with the five Shibogama First Nations.

Contains general information on the virus, myth busters, and discussion of risk factors based on statistics from the Regional Health Survey (RHS) 3.

Community-based study conducted in two Cree communities found that participants equated "healthy foods" with "traditional foods".

Counseling Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 1998.

Offers information on how to control and prevent diabetes and weight gain.

Suggests that revisions may be necessary to body mass index cut points to define obesity among South Asians, Chinese and Aboriginals.

Looks at the link between weight and dental cavities in children born between 2005-2007.

Study found that simple interventions that target availability of sweetened beverages in American Indian communities proved feasible and may reduce tooth decay.

Prevalence of chronic bronchitis was related to potentially preventable risk factors including low socioeconomic status and obesity.

Discusses the process of developing an employee assistance program module which includes cultural features.

Discussion of the design of the Healthy Children, Strong Families program which uses a participatory approach to obesity prevention.

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.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2005.

Looks at a study in the First Nations Cree community of Mistissini, Quebec on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Social Dimensions of Health Program Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2013.

Discusses a Quebec based health study that surveyed 203 students in Grades 4-6.

Looks at the high prevalence of diabetes in the elderly, First Nations and East Asians and how interventions are needed to slow down this near epidemic.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1991.

Introduction to manual on how to organize and evaluate a camp and plan educational sessions.

Looks at this disease and how it effects the first Nations' population of Saskatchewan.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Johns Hopkins University, 2007.

Study conducted in the community of Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation uses data collected in 2002/2003 and compares it to a follow up done in 2011/2012.

Results of the Strong Heart Family Study suggest distinct genetic effects on body mass in individuals with diabetes compared to non-diabetics and a possible role for one or more genes on chromosome I in the pathogenesis of obesity.