Rural & Remote

Presents recommendations to improve the social and emotional well being in Indigenous communities in New South Wales, Australia.

Shows community locations and approximate number of residents.

Shows community locations and approximate number of residents.

Proposes that an examination of the entry points of the food mail program be examined. Scroll to page 10 to find relevant subject material.

Data broken down by census divisions, metropolitan areas, health regions, and community-level subdivisions (including reserves) within each province.

Outlines research findings in the areas of cross cultural care, infectious disease, social determinants of health, maternal-child care, and addiction medicine.

Comments on the unique needs, during a public health emergency, of isolated First Nation communities.

Statistical tables. Data from Nunavut Food Price Survey. Basket items included: 2% milk, margarine, eggs, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, canned baked beans, soda crackers, canned cream of mushroom, ground beef, pork chops, wieners, canned pink salmon, white bread, frozen pizza, frozen corn, baby food in jars, macaroni and cheese dinner, spaghetti noodles, quick oatmeal, instant rice, frozen french fries, and white flour. Prices collected in March 2013 and 2014.

Statistics. Data from Nunavut Food Price Survey, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) 326-0012. Prices collected March 2014.

Statistical tables. Data from 2014 Nunavut Food Price Survey. Prices collected March 2014.

Statistical tables. Basket items included: 2% milk, margarine, eggs, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, canned baked beans, soda crackers, canned cream of mushroom, ground beef, pork chops, wieners, canned pink salmon, white bread, frozen pizza, frozen corn, baby food in jars, macaroni and cheese dinner, spaghetti noodles, quick oatmeal, instant rice, frozen french fries, and white flour. Prices collected in March 2015 and 2014.

Statistics. Data from Nunavut Food Price Survey, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) 326-0012. Prices collected March 2015.

Statistical tables. Data from 2015 Nunavut Food Price Survey. Prices collected March 2015.

Statistical tables. Categories: vegetables and fruit, milk and alternatives, grain products, and meat and alternatives. Prices collected March 2015.

Lists costs in each community and compares prices to the Nunavut average. Categories: vegetables and fruits, milk and alternatives, grain products, and meat and alternatives. Data gathered in March 2015.

Basket items included: 2% milk, margarine, eggs, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, canned baked beans, soda crackers, canned cream of mushroom soup, ground beef, pork chops, wieners, canned pink salmon, white bread, frozen pizza, frozen corn, baby food in jars, macaroni and cheese dinner, spaghetti noodles, quick oatmeal, instant rice, frozen french fries, and white flour.

Source for Canadian statistics: Statistics Canada, System of National Accounts, Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table #326-0012.

Both food and non-food items.

Statistics on select vegetables and fruit, milk and alternatives, grain products, and select meat and alternatives.

Lists prices in each community, region and Nunavut as a whole.

Basket items included: 2% milk, margarine, eggs, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, canned baked beans, soda crackers, canned cream of mushroom, ground beef, pork chops, wieners, canned pink salmon, white bread, frozen pizza, frozen corn, baby food in jars, macaroni and cheese dinner, spaghetti noodles, quick oatmeal, instant rice, frozen french fries, and white flour.

Source for Canadian statistics: Statistics Canada, System of National Accounts, Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table #326-0012.

Also includes prices for other household products such as bathroom tissue, foil wrap, diapers, etc.

Statistics on select vegetables and fruit, milk and alternatives, grain products, select meat and alternatives, and liquids. Listed for Nunavut as whole as well as Kivalliq, Baffin, and Kitikmeot regions.

Reports on a project involving all children attending school in Hartley Bay, BC.

Biennial conference attracted 1,200 delegates. Only two issues have been on the agenda for the 17 years of these gatherings. One is indigenous life expectancy, the other indigenous health inequality. NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)

Discusses how the campus for Red Lake Nation College will provide benefits and opportunities for the community.

This brief article summarizes the documentary film by the same title; the project interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables.

This documentary film interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables. The film is accompanied by a brief article.

Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.

Describes a practical guide developed by the Australian Federal Government to assist health care workers to enable people to stay in familiar surroundings receiving care.

Reports on Australian Federal Government initiatives to improve access to eye care in rural and remote New South Wales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Study of movements based on information taken from the Thomas papers relating primarily to economic patterns.

Article compares urban and rural (humpy) children in Australia.

Focuses on issues and challenges for both on and off reserve Aboriginal children and families.

Looks at variables associated with increased standardized relative risks (SSR) including higher proportions of crowded housing, housing in poor condition, remoteness and more.

Comments on the fast growth of Aboriginal business owners.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Examines the eye care clinics which were established in association with the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AHMRC) in Australia.

Reports that one of the main causes of cases of uncorrected vision is the lack of physical access to eyecare services.

Research conducted, based on quantitative survey data, suggests reasons for lower electoral participation.

Barriers included lack of access to legitimate, affordable financial services and capital, absence of employment and benefits systems, increased consequences of poor decisions, lack of trust in financial institutions, and structural problems created by relationship with the government. Recommends efforts focus on educating individuals through culturally appropriate training, and building capacity of Aboriginal governments and institutions.

University of Saskatchewan author David Natcher was a member of the panel.

Reports on the history of the program, development of model evaluation and the 2008 longitudinal evaluation study on the communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Providence, Bechokò, Yellowknife/Ndilo, Inuvik, Paulatuk and Fort McPherson.