Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Health Care in Canada: Bridging Health and Healing

Name: Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Health Care in Canada: Bridging Health and Healing
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ISBN: 9780826117977

ISBN-10: 082611797X

ISBN-13: 9780826117977

Edition: 2013

Authors: Vasiliki Douglas

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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 introduces students to health concerns facing the aboriginal population in general, with a special focus…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Springer Pub Co
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Guidelines for Faculty



Aboriginal Culture and Health



Introduction: First Nations, Mï¿½tis, and Inuit in Canada: Understanding the Issues



Western and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing



Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety



Historical Overview



Aboriginal Health and the Canadian Health Care System



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



Hybridization of Health Care and the Way Forward for Aboriginal Health


Index