Introduction to Aboriginal health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing / Vasiliki Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Medical care--Canada.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Springer, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by one of the leading researchers in First Nations and Inuit Health, this is the only entry-level text to address the current state of knowledge in the field of aboriginal health. The book places aboriginal health in Canada within its historical and philosophical context as it addresses social and clinical approaches to major health issues facing this population. It discusses the distinctive features of aboriginal health and healing as opposed to traditional Western medicine and why it should be studied as a discrete field. Using the thread of cultural safety throughout, the text intro

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-1799-6

OCLC:

853362291