An introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada : bridging health and healing /

Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis,

An introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada : bridging health and healing / Vasiliki Douglas. - 2nd edition. - pages cm

Preceded by Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada / Vasiliki Douglas. c2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues --- Western and Indigenous 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 --- Hybridization of Health Care and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health.

"This book is intended primarily to provide nursing students with an accessible guide to the health of Canadian First Nations, Métis and Inuit-the Indigenous peoples of Canada. This book provides an explanation of how their values and worldview may differ from those of their colleagues but can still be accommodated within the profession"--

9780826164124

2020029072


Indigenous Peoples
Minority Health
Health Services, Indigenous
Transcultural Nursing--methods
Culturally Competent Care


Canada

WA 300 / DC2 2022