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Osteoporosis management and fractures in the Métis of Ontario, Canada
UNLABELLED Half of Métis citizens, compared to less than 10 % of the general population of Ontario, reside in northern regions, with little access to bone mineral density (BMD) testing. Métis citizens had lower sex-specific and age-standardized rates of BMD testing, yet similar rates of fracture (both sexes) and pharmacotherapy (women only). PURPOSE To examine osteoporosis management and comm...
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INTRODUCTION Populations that are developing (westernizing) are suffering the highest rates of increases in diabetes incidence and prevalence worldwide, with the most notable and documented increases in Canada seen among the First Nations. Less is known about the Métis (mixed blood) or the rural populations in general. To date, no studies have assessed the contributions of ethnicity to diabetes...
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OBJECTIVES Despite attempts, policy silences continue to create barriers to addressing the healthcare needs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The purpose of this article is to answer the question, if what we have in Canada is an Aboriginal health policy patchwork that fails to address inequities, then what would a Healthy Aboriginal Health Policy framework look like? METHODS The data collect...
متن کاملDiabetes Prevalence and Care in the Métis Population of Ontario, Canada
OBJECTIVE The Métis are a distinct Aboriginal people in Canada with a unique history, culture, and language. This study examined diabetes prevalence and care in the Métis of Ontario. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The 14,480 people in the citizenship registry of the Métis Nation of Ontario were linked with provincial health care databases to determine diabetes prevalence and processes of care. R...
متن کاملRelocating a Sense of Place Using the Participatory Geoweb: The Historical Document Database of the Métis Nation of British Columbia
The interactive capability and ease of use of Geoweb technologies suggest great potential for Aboriginal communities to store, manage, and communicate place-related knowledge. For the Métis, who have a long history of dispossession and dispersion in Canada, the Geoweb offers an opportunity in realizing the desire to articulate a coherent sense of place for their people. This paper reports on a ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: aboriginal policy studies
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1923-3299
DOI: 10.5663/aps.v7i2.29355