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The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Response in Remote First Nation Communities of Subarctic Ontario: Barriers and Improvements From a Health Care Services Perspective

Alternate Title
Remote First Nation Communities' Response to H1N1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadia A. Charania
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 564-575
Description
Comments on the unique needs, during a public health emergency, of isolated First Nation communities.
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Alaska Native Mortality, 1979-1998

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gretchen Ehrsam Day
Anne P. Lanier
Public Health Reports, vol. 118, no. 6, November-December 2003, pp. 518-530
Description
Compares mortality patterns between Alaskan Native and Non-Native population between 1989 to 1998 and trends for period between 1979-1998. Uses data from the Indian Health Service and 1990 Census.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, 1991, pp. 155-191
Description
Book reviews of 13 books: The Collected Works of Edward Sapir, Volume V edited by William Bright. Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders by Julie Cruikshank (in collaboration with Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith & Annie Ned). Yellow-Wolf & Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence by Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspe. Blackfoot Grammar by Donald G. Frantz. Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes by Donald G. Frantz and Norma-Jean Russell. Californian Indian Nights complied by Edward W.
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Bridging Disparity: A Multidisciplinary Approach For Influenza Vaccination In An American Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Traeger
Alette Thompson
Elizabeth Dickson
August Provencio
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 921-925
Description
Concludes that vaccination rates in targeted groups of an American Indian population were achieved, and suggests that they are comparable to or higher than rates in other U.S populations.
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British Columbia First Nations and Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary-Ellen Kelm
BC Studies, no. 122, Summer, 1999, pp. 23-[48?]
Description
Explores reasons why the epidemic figures prominently in First Nations' histories; includes oral remembrances of the devastation the disease brought to First Nations communities.
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Christmas at Crystal III, 1944

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Poole
Inuktitut, no. 89, 2001, pp. 46-[?]
Description
Portion of a monthly report sent by the U.S. Army Air Force detachment describing the events surrounding a flu epidemic.
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Climate Change Poses Health Threats in Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Becky Rynor
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 1, January 10, 2012, pp. E33-E34
Description
Discusses the psychological and social impact of climate change on communities in the Arctic.
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Community Health and Wellness Start With Our Individual Commitment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Deschenie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Discusses programs which have been implemented at tribal colleges and universities in the United States to help improve health and social ills.
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The Cushman Indian Trades School and World War I

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Roberts
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 221-239
Description
Investigates the closing of the Cushman Indian Trade School in1920 due to the First World War, an influenza quarantine, and reduction of federal funding.
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Duty to Protect: Special Investigation Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Description
Report looks at events surrounding the death of a two-and-a-half month old infant and the services provided to the infant and family. Concludes with recommendations for the Tribal Council Health and Family Services and provincial social agencies to change policies and processes when at-risk children have been identified.
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Federal Policies Fuel Spread of Swine Flu, Experts Say

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. E90-E91
Description
Looks at the charge by public health officials and Aboriginal health experts that environmental conditions, insufficient federal funding, strategies and polices have increased the spread of the swine flu among remote First Nations communities.
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Federal Policies Fuel Spread of Swine Flu, Experts Say

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Webster
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
Description
First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.
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First Nations Only Too Familiar With Pandemics

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 1, 2009, p. A11
Description
Discusses the long history First Nations people have had with epidemics often due to crowded living conditions and poverty.
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First Nations Prime Ground for H1N1 Pandemic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 19, 2009, p. A11
Description
Contends that the possible H1N1 pandemic will hit First Nations people hard due to poor housing, cramped living conditions, and lack of running water.
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H1N1 Just One Epidemic Facing Indian Country

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, October 02, 2009, p. A11
Description
Discusses the difficulties regarding jurisdictional responsibility for the health care epidemics facing Aboriginal Peoples.
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Health Inequities in First Nations Communities and Canada's Response to the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Alternate Title
Population and Public Health Ethics: Cases From Research, Policy, and Practice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Donna Atkinson
Mona Shum
Chris Kaposy
Nicholas B. King
Description
Chapter in book: Population and Public Health Ethics: Cases From Research, Policy, and Practice by Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Population and Public Health. Scroll down to page 153 to read article.
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Health Issues and the Pala Indian Reservation, 1903-20

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel R. Hyer
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 67-84
Description
Contends that conditions were unsanitary and health professionals discourage local consultations with shamans for traditional treatments, both examples of broader reservation health trends of the times.
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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Vital For School Success

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 8
Description
Discusses ensuring your children's immunizations are up to date, exercising with your children and watch for warning signs of the Swine Flu or H1N1. Article found by scrolling to page 8.
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The Impact of Influenza on the Canadian First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea K. Boggild
Lilian Yuan
Donald E. Low
Allison J. McGeer
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 5, September/October 2011, pp. 345-348
Description
Concludes that because of the elevated risk of serious illness among Aboriginal communities, future pandemic plans should include priorizing these communities.
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Incidence of Hospital Admissions and Severe Outcomes During the First and Second Waves of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Helferty
Julie Vachon
Jill Tarasuk
Rachel Rodin
John Spika
et al.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 18, December 14, 2010, pp. 1981-1987
Description
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.
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Indigenous Populations Health Protection: A Canadian Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katya L. Richardson
Michelle S. Driedger
Nick J. Pizzi
Jianhong Wu
Seyed M. Moghadas
BMC Public Health, vol. 12, 2012, p. article no. 1098
Description
Discusses workshop on Indigenous Population Health Protection held May 7-8, 2012 at York University.
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Infectious Disease Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2009

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James E. Cheek
Robert C. Holman
John T. Redd
Dana Haberling
Thomas W. Hennessy
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S446-S452
Description
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.
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Issues in the North, vol. 1

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 40
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lyle Longclaws
Donna Martin
David Gregory
Betty Thomlinson
Nellie Erickson ... [et al.]
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It's Flu Needle Time Again!

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Harriett Swift
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, p. 22
Description
Briefly reminds Aboriginal health workers in Australia to get immunized against the flu and pneumococcal disease.
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Low Genetic Diversity of Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Compared to Nonencapsulated H. Influenzae in a Population in which H. Influenzae Is Highly Endemic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heidi C. Smith-Vaughan
Kadaba S. Sriprakash
Amanda J. Leach
John D. Mathews
David J. Kemp
Infection and Immunity, vol. 66, no. 7, July 1998, pp. 3403-3409
Description
Authors use several typing methods to describe the genetic characteristics and the carriage dynamics of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) isolates collected prior to and during the vaccination period of Aboriginal infants from the Northern Territory of Australia. Study found high carriage rates of nonencapsulated H. influenzae (NCHi) with concurrent colonization with Hib being common, while also observing NCHi isolates that were genetically similar to Hib.
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No Evidence of Increasing Heamophilus Influenzae Non-b Infection in Australian Aboriginal Children

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert I. Menzies
Peter Markey
Rowena Boyd
Ann P. Koehler
Peter B. McIntyre
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20992
Description
Conclusions were that there were no signs of increases in Hi type a (Hia) in Australian Indigenous children.
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Pandemic Influenza Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Public Health Unit
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
Description
Discussion on the preparedness plan for a pandemic of influenza and other major communicable disease emergencies in Saskatchewan. Updated version.
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Population-Based Study of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children, Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anders Koch
Per Sorensen
Preben Homoe
Kare Molbak
Freddy Karup Pedersen ... et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 8, no. 6, June 2002, pp. 586-593
Description
Study conducted to determine the epidemiology of and risk factors for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in a sample of Inuit children.
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Prairie Indians and the 1918 Influenza epidemic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Lux
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 23-33
Description
Examines impact of epidemic and suggests high death rate was not the result of biological invasion but of poor living conditions, poor nutrition and lack of access to medical care.
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