Making Gains in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health
Over time, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people have made gains in health but continue tobear a disproportionate burden of death and disease. The infant mortality rate for Status FirstNations and Inuit has dropped over the last decades, but is nevertheless about twice the rateof the general popula...
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ftunitorontoojs:oai:jps.library.utoronto.ca:article/29015 2023-05-15T16:14:14+02:00 Making Gains in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health Des gains en santé chez les Premières nations, les Métis et les Inuits Brascoupé, Simon 2013-06-09 application/pdf https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/29015 eng eng Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/29015/23814 https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/29015 Copyright (c) 2017 International Journal of Indigenous Health https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND International Journal of Indigenous Health; Vol 9 No 1 (2012): Journal of Aboriginal Health; 3; 4-5 2291-9376 2291-9368 10.3138/ijih.v9i1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion editorial 2013 ftunitorontoojs https://doi.org/10.3138/ijih.v9i1 2020-12-01T10:53:32Z Over time, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people have made gains in health but continue tobear a disproportionate burden of death and disease. The infant mortality rate for Status FirstNations and Inuit has dropped over the last decades, but is nevertheless about twice the rateof the general population in Canada (rates for non-Status First Nations and Métis are not available)(Smylie & Adomako, 2009). Life expectancy has also increased, but First Nations, Métis, and residentsof Inuit Nunangat still live about three to eleven years less than the rest of Canada (Tjepkema, Wilkins,Senécal, Guimond, & Penney, 2009; Oliver, Peters, & Cohen, 2012). There are also substantial disparitieswhen it comes to rates of diabetes, tuberculosis, and suicide. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit inuits Premières Nations University of Toronto: Journal Publishing Services Canada Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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Over time, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people have made gains in health but continue tobear a disproportionate burden of death and disease. The infant mortality rate for Status FirstNations and Inuit has dropped over the last decades, but is nevertheless about twice the rateof the general population in Canada (rates for non-Status First Nations and Métis are not available)(Smylie & Adomako, 2009). Life expectancy has also increased, but First Nations, Métis, and residentsof Inuit Nunangat still live about three to eleven years less than the rest of Canada (Tjepkema, Wilkins,Senécal, Guimond, & Penney, 2009; Oliver, Peters, & Cohen, 2012). There are also substantial disparitieswhen it comes to rates of diabetes, tuberculosis, and suicide. |
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Making Gains in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health |
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Making Gains in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health |
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Making Gains in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health |
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Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health |
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International Journal of Indigenous Health; Vol 9 No 1 (2012): Journal of Aboriginal Health; 3; 4-5 2291-9376 2291-9368 10.3138/ijih.v9i1 |
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