The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec

The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes...

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Main Authors: Thouez, J.P., Rannou, A., Foggin, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Canada
Indian
inuit
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277-9536(89)90052-X
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:socmed:v:29:y:1989:i:8:p:965-974 2024-04-14T08:13:59+00:00 The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec Thouez, J.P. Rannou, A. Foggin, P. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277-9536(89)90052-X unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277-9536(89)90052-X article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:19Z The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes of lifestyle toward store purchased food and a lessened reliance on hunting and fishing along with the non-native nature of the health services available seem to be leading to heart conditions, hypertension and diabetes all of which give cause for concern. development Cree/Inuit populations northern Canada nutrition Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Canada Indian
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description The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes of lifestyle toward store purchased food and a lessened reliance on hunting and fishing along with the non-native nature of the health services available seem to be leading to heart conditions, hypertension and diabetes all of which give cause for concern. development Cree/Inuit populations northern Canada nutrition
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Thouez, J.P.
Rannou, A.
Foggin, P.
spellingShingle Thouez, J.P.
Rannou, A.
Foggin, P.
The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
author_facet Thouez, J.P.
Rannou, A.
Foggin, P.
author_sort Thouez, J.P.
title The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
title_short The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
title_full The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
title_fullStr The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
title_full_unstemmed The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
title_sort other face of development: native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--the case of the cree and inuit of northern quebec
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