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PI: Lux, Maureen K
An analysis of the history of the so-called" Indian Hospitals" established by the Canadian government in the mid-twentieth century is important to understand why racially-segregated health care was a…
PI: Beaumier, Maude
Statistics Canada (2005) Food Insecurity Health Reports documents the highest incidence of food insecurity in Canada in Nunavut, where over 50% of Inuit households are believed to experience some deg…
PI: Stewart, Miriam J; King, Malcolm
Asthma and allergies continue to be major health concerns in Canada, particularly among Aboriginal children and teens. Loneliness and isolation are common among these children and their parents, and …
PI: Orr, Pamela
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation to enhance immune resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in a northern Dené community where tuberculosis rates exceed 6…
Research with Canada's First Nation communities has identified special a relationship between the health of the physical environments and community well-being. Attachment to the land is health-promot…
PI: LĂ©vesque, Lucie; Jollimore, Sharon M
This proposal aims to evaluate the implementation of a newly developed Aboriginal supplement to the Everybody gets to play Community Mobilization Tool Kit, a resource developed by the Canadian Parks …
PI: Chavoshi, Negar
My research will be conducted in collaboration with the Cedar Project; an ongoing prospective cohort study involving at-risk Aboriginal young people aged 14-30 who reside in Vancouver and Prince Geor…
PI: Ahmed, Sofia B
There is a widespread recognition that Aboriginal people have a dramatically increased risk of kidney disease compared to the general population, though the reasons behind this discrepancy are unclea…
Although research is beginning to address the impact that disabilities have on Canadian children and their families, sorely missing is an understanding of the experiences of First Nations (FN) famili…
PI: Luo, Zhong-Cheng
There has been a lack of data on Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) birth outcomes in Canada at the national-level, and a lack of population-based data on Aboriginal birth outcomes in most prov…
PI: Sattar, Syed A; Filion, Lionel G; Robidoux, Michael
There is evidence of increased levels of some chronic diseases among first nations and northern communities when compared with the rest of Canada. While it is well recognized that certain food- and w…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming more common among the First Nations population in Canada, resulting in an increasing burden of illness and death. Hospital admission rates for CVD are stable …