First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities
This article reports on data from women dwelling in First Nations communities regarding (1) baseline statistics about women’s circumstances, needs, interests, and opportunities for community engagement, and 2) information about women’s present status, experience, interest, and other questions of soc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d7b547075cb94a23bfdbd1f46a38d739 2023-05-15T16:14:14+02:00 First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities Christine Simard Alice Sabourin K. Amanda Maranzan 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/d7b547075cb94a23bfdbd1f46a38d739 EN eng University of Western Ontario http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=iipj https://doaj.org/toc/1916-5781 1916-5781 https://doaj.org/article/d7b547075cb94a23bfdbd1f46a38d739 International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 9 (2011) First Nations women social determinants of health Political science J Social Sciences H article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T12:36:10Z This article reports on data from women dwelling in First Nations communities regarding (1) baseline statistics about women’s circumstances, needs, interests, and opportunities for community engagement, and 2) information about women’s present status, experience, interest, and other questions of social, economic,and health status. Two hundred twenty-six women from 35 First Nations communities completed the survey. This paper focuses on the main findings from the survey, which fall into 4 thematic areas. Theme 1 consists of demographic information as provided by participants. Theme 2 consists of social information such as housingand education. Theme 3 includes information about participants’ top community health concerns. Theme 4 examines participants’ community involvement. Use of the survey in directing women's social policy isdiscussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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This article reports on data from women dwelling in First Nations communities regarding (1) baseline statistics about women’s circumstances, needs, interests, and opportunities for community engagement, and 2) information about women’s present status, experience, interest, and other questions of social, economic,and health status. Two hundred twenty-six women from 35 First Nations communities completed the survey. This paper focuses on the main findings from the survey, which fall into 4 thematic areas. Theme 1 consists of demographic information as provided by participants. Theme 2 consists of social information such as housingand education. Theme 3 includes information about participants’ top community health concerns. Theme 4 examines participants’ community involvement. Use of the survey in directing women's social policy isdiscussed. |
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Christine Simard Alice Sabourin K. Amanda Maranzan |
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Christine Simard Alice Sabourin K. Amanda Maranzan |
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities |
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities |
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities |
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities |
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities |
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first nations women in northern ontario: health, social, and community priorities |
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University of Western Ontario |
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2011 |
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International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 9 (2011) |
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