OBJECTIVE To estimate the contribution of health care to health gain, and to ethnic and socio-economic health inequalities, in New Zealand over the past quarter century. METHOD Amenable and all-cause mortality rates by ethnicity and equivalised household income tertile from 1981-84 to 2001-04 were estimated from linked census-mortality datasets (the New Zealand Census-Mortality Study). Amenab...

The genetic history of a group of populations is usually analyzed by reconstructing a tree of their origins. Reliability of the reconstruction depends on the validity of the hypothesis that genetic differentiation of the populations is mostly due to population fissions followed by independent evolution. If necessary, adjustment for major population admixtures can be made. Dating the fissions re...

BACKGROUND Research on physical activity among Aboriginal peoples has generally taken a pan-Aboriginal approach rather than considering First Nations people, Métis and Inuit separately. However, the groups differ geographically and culturally. DATA AND METHODS Data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey were used to compare rates of active and moderately active leisure time (versus in...

BACKGROUND Timely notification is of great importance in health emergencies. So identifying the most important sources of information used by people in emergencies seems necessary. The objective of this study was to assess peoples' level of awareness concerning the symptoms, routes of transmission, prevention, and treatment of H1N1 at the time of the pandemic and also to identify their most imp...

INTRODUCTION Happiness and social inclusion are important indicators of social sustainability, as recommended in the Sustainable Development Goals; however, little is known about the social sustainable development of ethnic minorities. To fill this knowledge gap, special attention is paid to understanding the issues of social exclusion and happiness in relation to the indigenous peoples in Taiw...

In 2010, the United States adopted its first-ever comprehensive set of health system reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Implementation of the law, though politically contentious and controversial, has now reached a stage where reversal of most elements of the law is no longer feasible. The controversial portions of the law that expand affordable health insurance coverage to most U.S. cit...

BACKGROUND Indigenous peoples in Australia are disadvantaged on all markers of health and social status across the life course. Psychosocial factors are implicated in the aetiology of chronic diseases and in pathways underpinning social health disparities. Minimal research has investigated psychosocial factors and health in Indigenous peoples. This study evaluated associations between mastery, ...

Ruobing Qu,* Jingde Tao,* Yongmeng Wang, Youlang Zhou, Geping Wu, Ying Xiao, Chuang-Ying Hu, Xinghong Jiang, and Guang-Yin Xu Institute of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Soochow University, Suzhou, Peoples Republic of China; Devision of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, Peoples Republic of China; ...

One might assume that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) final report1 is about Indigenous peoples in Canada. It is, and it is not. The 528page report, as well as its 94 recommendations, released in June 2015,2 is about and for all Canadians. If you live in Canada, this report is written for you. If you are a health care provider, educator, or leader, this report has specif...