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. 2002 Sep;92(9):1396-400.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.9.1396.

Improving the health of future generations: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health

Jeff Reading  1 , Earl Nowgesic
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Improving the health of future generations: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health

Jeff Reading et al. Am J Public Health. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

In the past and in the present, research studies and media reports have focused on pathology and dysfunction in aboriginal communities and have often failed to present a true and complete picture of the aboriginal experience. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health is a national strategic research initiative led by both the aboriginal and research communities. This initiative aims to improve aboriginal health information, develop research capacity, better translate research into practice, and inform public health policy with the goal of improving the health of indigenous peoples.

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Some participants in the CIHR-IAPH institute advisory board meeting and graduate student conference held in Ottawa in March 2002. Indigenous health researcher–practitioners from 5 countries are represented, underscoring the institute’s international and collaborative approach to global health research priorities. Left to right: Earl Nowgesic (Canada); Jacinta Elston (Australia); Dr. Sue Cringle (New Zealand); Michael Bird (United States of America); Dr. Maria del Consuelo Garcia Andrade (Mexico); and Dr. Jeff Reading (Canada).
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
—Age- and gender-specific and age-adjusted prevalence (%) of type 2 diabetes mellitus among First Nations and Inuit people and the Canadian population as a whole.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
—Rates of smoking (%) among First Nations and Inuit people and the Canadian population as a whole, by age.
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    1. Reading J. The Tobacco Report. In: First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey National Report 1999. St Regis, Quebec: National Steering Committee of the First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey; 1999:87–135.
    1. United Nations Economic and Social Council. Review of Activities of the United Nations system relating to indigenous peoples: an interactive discussion. E/CN.19/2002/2/Add.8. Available (in PDF format) at: http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/forum.htm. Accessed July 12, 2002.
    1. Bill C-13, §4, C-6, RSC 2000.

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