Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada

Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis.

Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada bridging health and healing / [electronic resource] : Vasiliki Douglas. - New York, N.Y. : Springer, c2013. - xvi, 239 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : understanding the issues -- Western and aboriginal ways of knowing -- Cultural competency, cultural sensitivity, and cultural safety -- Historical overview -- Understanding the determinants of health and Canada's native population -- Diabetes, diet, and nutrition -- Chronic and infectious diseases -- Women's and children's health -- Mental health -- Hybridisation of health care and the way forward for aboriginal health.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Minorities--Medical care--Canada.


Electronic books.

RA563.M56 / D68 2013eb

362.1089/00971