Aboriginal Health

• Sask. program mixes Indigenous culture and living with diabetes

  "Right now in indigenous communities when a child is born, they have an 80 to 95 per cent chance of developing Type 2 diabetes."

  Health

  Sep 27, 2018
  
• Manitoba First Nations health care to see $42 million-boost

  The federal government has committed to spending $42 million for northern health care programs in Manitoba for First Nations communities. 

  Health

  Sep 6, 2018
  
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• Everyday Hero: Dr. Nadine Caron Canada’s first female First Nations’ surgeon

  Her path to a career in medicine wasn't a result of knowing from a young age what she wanted to do but it came from the strength of her family and her love of basketball.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2016
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• Canadian First Nations women face 87% lifetime risk of diabetes, study warns

  First Nations people face a far higher lifetime risk of diabetes than non-aboriginals, a study published today shows.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2016
• Rates of diabetes ‘staggering’ in First Nations communities

  Not only does Atlantic Canada have among the highest rates of diabetes in the country, but statistics show aboriginal communities are disproportionately affected.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016