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Community Remoteness, Perinatal Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among First Nations in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spogmai Wassimi
Nancy G. L. Mchugh
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Patricia Martens
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, January 2010, pp. 32-38
Description
Determines there is a need for more effective perinatal and infant care programs in remote First Nations communities to reduce mortality rates.
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Community Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation: The Case of the Social Economy in La Ronge

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 11-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimberly Brown
Isobel M. Findlay
Robert Dobrohoczki
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Study examines the role players and organizations have in the development of economic, social and cultural well-being of the community and highlights key opportunities and challenges.
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Community Setting as a Determinant of Health for Indigenous Peoples Living in the Prairie Provinces of Canada: High Rates and Advanced Presentations of Tuberculosis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria J. Mayan
Rebecca Jayne Gokiert
Tristan Robinson
Melissa Tremblay
Sylvia Abony
... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Paper uses qualitative description to examine the way that community settings act as determinants on tuberculosis (TB) detection and rates among Indigenous peoples. Researchers found delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis to be high in urban centers, while issues of shame and stigma were prominent in rural and remote communities, low levels of TB knowledge were present in all communities.
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Community Statistics Nunavut 2016

Alternate Title
Technical Report (Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Government of Nunavut
Description
Variables included in report are population, health and vital statistics, income, family structure, education, housing and criminal justice.
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Community Strengths in Addressing Opioid Use in Northeastern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Dorman
Brittany Biedermann
Christina Linklater
Zahra Jaffer
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 2, April 2018, pp. 2019-222
Description
Discusses root causes and barriers to treating opioid addiction in rural and remote northern communities; describes success of land and community based healing strategies and issues a call to medical regulators and government bodies to implement these programs alongside opioid agonist therapy.
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[Community Tables: Education, 2011 NHS (2 tables)]

Alternate Title
Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics. Includes definitions on third tab. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
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A Community Taking Control of Family Violence

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian Gentle
Judy Taylor
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 4-6
Description
Reports on creation of the South Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Health (SACRRH) to study the problem from an Aboriginal perspective.
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Community Voices: Perspectives on Renewable Energy in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole C. McDonald
Joshua M. Pearce
Arctic, vol. 66, no. 1, March 2013, pp. 94-104
Description
Survey sample of thirty individuals included both Inuit and non-Inuit residents of Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, and Resolute Bay. Although participants expressed concerns about protection of environment and wildlife, effects of technology, and lack of government initiatives, they generally supported wind and solar power, but opposed hydropower.
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A Comprehensive Approach to Health Promotion for the Reduction of Dental Caries in Remote Indigenous Australian Children: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. F. Roberts-Thomson
G. D. Slade
R. S. Bailie
C. Endean
B. Simmons ... [et al.]
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
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Concealed Illnesses: [I.] Discharging Ears

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 36-38
Description
Investigates why ear disease can produce some degree of deafness in children living in remote Aboriginal communities.
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Conceptualising Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers

Alternate Title
Conceptualizing Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Martinez
Peter McNally
Frank York
Donna Rigano
Gail Jose
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, 2001, pp. 307-321
Description
Study explores the opportunities and challenges faced by students enrolled in the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) during their practica sessions in urban schools.
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Conflicting Perspectives on the Role of the Village Public Safety Officer in Native Villages in Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Otwin Marenin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 297-319
Description
Study uses information from surveys of villagers and service providers—including VPSO coordinators, Alaska State Troopers, business owners, social services workers, BIA employees—conducted in two different villages to contrast the different perceptions of Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs).
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Connecting Remote Populations to Public Health: The Case for a Digital Immunisation Information System in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Connecting Remote Populations to Public Health: The Case for a Digital Immunization Information System in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay A. Wilson
Barry Pakes
Malia S. Q. Murphy
Katherine M. Atkinson
Cameron Bell ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1358566
Description
Looks at the the set up of an immunization information system (IIS) to record data in hopes of helping with contact management and preventing vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
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The Context of Country Food: Understanding Aboriginal Food Security in the Canadian Arctic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carly Donaldson
Capstone Seminar Series, vol. 2, no. 1, Belonging in Canada: Questions and Challenges, Spring, April 2012, pp. 1-19
Description
Argues that the federal government's Nutrition North Canada program fails to meet the needs of northern residents because it fails to take into account the health and cultural aspects of traditional foods.
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Contextualized Indigenous Entrepreneurial Models: A Systemic Review of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francesca Croce
Journal of Management and Organization, vol. 23, no. 6, Special Issue: Perspectives on Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Enterprise, 2017, p. 886–906
Description
Review of 25 peer-reviewed and academic articles which looked at cultural, social and organizational variables and were published between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2016 found that models fell into the three categories: urban, remote and rural. Discusses the results for each.
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Contributions of Culture and Language in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities to Children’s Health Outcomes: A Review of Theory and Research

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Ken Moselle
Description
Uses social determinants of health model to identify immediate and long term benefits. Summarizes method and key findings from the report Healthy Aboriginal Child Development and Health Promotion/Chronic Disease Prevention: Prospects for Integration and Inter sectoral Coordination.
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The Copper Eskimos

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diamond Jenness
Geographical Review, vol. 4, no. 2, August 1917, pp. 81-91
Description
Comments on life and customs with a particular focus on migrations and trade.
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Core Principles for Good Healthy Living Messages in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Remote and Isolated Northern Communities: Recommendations from the Task Group on Healthy Living

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Task Group on Healthy Living
Description
Developed to assist communities in mobilizing to promote health and minimize the risk of contracting, or becoming very ill from, COVID-19. Includes environmental scan of existing resources and recommendations to increase effectiveness in providing information by using seven principles: accessibility, context, distictions-based, clarity and brevity, strength-based approaches, grounding in cultural identity and knowledge, and evidence based / wise practices.
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'Corruption' at Moose

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
The Beaver, Spring, 1979, pp. 4-11
Description
Discusses the problems of isolation and problems in single resource communities.
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Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2014-2015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March 2015. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
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Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2015-2016

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
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Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2016-2017

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.
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