In July 2014, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples concluded that Canadian Aboriginal peoples face human rights problems of crisis proportions. The consequences of this are evident every day in many of Canada’s emergency departments (EDs), yet the implications for ED patient care are not obvious. In a recent report, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeo...

AD 2002 represents an important milestone for indigenous peoples. First, after nearly 80 years of trying to gain access to the League of Nations and its successor the United Nations, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues commenced its inaugural session on May 13. Second, 2002 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch (December, 2002) of the Year of Indigenous Peoples at the Uni...

OBJECTIVE This study explores the relationship between health access barriers and diabetes in an urban First Nations population in Canada. DESIGN Data from a self-identified urban First Nations population were collected using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). As no clear approach for regression modelling of RDS data is available, two logistic regression modelling approaches, including survey-...

Tuberculosis persists as a serious public health problem in Brazil. Prevalence rates are alarming in certain social groups, including indigenous peoples. This article presents an epidemiological analysis of records in the Rondonia State Tuberculosis Control Program, identifying the disease's profile among indigenous groups, which are socially more vulnerable and have different issues involved i...

In the article “Identifying Gaps in Asthma Education, Health Promotion, and Social Support for Mi’kmaq Families in Unama’ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia, Canada,” an error occurs in the first sentence of the Introduction. That sentence should read, “The health of Canada’s 1.5 million Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-645-x/2010001/count-pop-deno...

(Reader,Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Peoples University,Bhopal, India.) (Reader, Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Peoples University, Bhopal, India) (Associate Professor, Govt. Dental college,Raipur, India) (Consultant Dental Surgeon, Sevasadan hospital,Bhopal) (Consultant Dental Surgeon, Bhopal) (Ex.Lecturer, Department ...

BACKGROUND Indigenous Canadians have a life expectancy 12 years lower than the national average and experience higher rates of preventable chronic diseases compared with non-Indigenous Canadians. Transgenerational trauma from past assimilation policies have affected the health of Indigenous populations. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively examine the social determinants ...

In its nearly 5 decades of existence, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has expended $23 billion in conducting and supporting research and translating discoveries to practice. The resulting dramatic impact on peoples' lives and improved health for children and families, chronicled herein, are a testament to the benefits of having this institute ...