Diabetes and Chronic Diseases
- Aboriginal Communities and HIV/AIDS
- The revised and updated discussion papers and the info sheets on Aboriginal communities and HIV/AIDS are intended to be a resource for Aboriginal and other HIV/AIDS organizations, Aboriginal governments, federal and provincial governments, etc.
- Source: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative – First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health
- The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative is designed to provide a more comprehensive, collaborative and integrated approach to decreasing diabetes and its complications among Aboriginal peoples.
Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)- Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
- Non-profit coalition of individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support, and advocacy for Aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of where they reside.
- Diabetes in Aboriginal Communities – Chapter 6 – Diabetes in Canada, Second Edition
- This chapter gives a summary of diabetes and its repercussions among Aboriginal people in Canada.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- First Nations Diabetes Report Card, A (PDF)
- Source: Assembly of First Nations
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis Resources
- This foundation is a volunteer based, non-profit organization dedicated to fighting cardiovascular disease and helping people by providing information about the risk factors and promoting healthy lifestyles.
- Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation
- First Nations On-reserve and Inuit in Inuit Communities Program (FNOIIC) – First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health
- Through the FNOIIC program, the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative ensures access to prevention, promotion, care, treatment, and lifestyle support programs for First Nations on-reserve and Inuit living in Inuit communities.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- HIV/AIDS Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Continuing Concern – HIV/AIDS Epi Update 2006 (see chapter 8) (PDF)
- This document discusses the issue of HIV/AIDS within the Aboriginal population, whose communities are disproportionately affected by many social, economic, and behavioural factors that increase their vulnerability to HIV infection.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program
- The HIV/AIDS Community-based Research (CBR) Program assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing knowledge and expertise within these communities to conduct their own research.
- Source: ResearchNet
- HIV/AIDS Medicine Wheel, The – As the Wheel Turns
- Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Métis, Off-Reserve Aboriginal and Urban Inuit Prevention and Promotion Program – Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
- The MOAUIPP program provides time limited funding for diabetes prevention and health promotion projects aiming to build awareness of diabetes and its complications.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- National Aboriginal Diabetes Association
- National Aborigianl Diabetes Association envisions a diabetes free people.
- North American Aboriginal Healing Traditions – A Practical Guide to Complementary Therapies for People Living With HIV
- Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Sexual Health, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Supporting Métis Needs: Creating Healthy Individuals and Communities in the Context of HIV/AIDS (PDF)
- Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
- Urban Inuit Diabetes Awareness and Prevention – Type 2 Diabetes
- This web site explains, the risks, symptoms and prevention methods of Diabetes Type 2, a serious disease.
- Source: Tungasuvvingat Inuit
- Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes (PDF)
- This report discusses how health care system renewal can have profound, practical and positive effects on the health and quality of life of Canadians with chronic health conditions.
- Source: Health Council of Canada
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