Author: James Waldram
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0802085792
Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and Epidemiological Perspectives
Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Medical books Aboriginal Health in Canada. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
The authors explore the evidence for changes in patterns of health and disease prior to and since European contact, up to the present. They discuss medical systems and the place of medicine within various Aboriginal cultures and trace the relationship between politics and the organization of health services for Aboriginal people. They also examine popular explanations for Aboriginal health patterns today, and emphasize the need to understand both the historical-cultural context of health issues, as well as the circumstances that give rise to variation in health problems and healing strategies in Aboriginal communities across the country Medical books Aboriginal Health In Canada: Historical, Cultural, And Epidemiological Perspecti. author d ann herring author james b waldram author t kue young format paperback language english publication year 30 07 2006 subject medicine subject 2 medicine general title aboriginal health in canada historical cultural and epidemiological perspectives author waldram james b herring d ann young t kue publisher univ of toronto pr publication date jul 24 2006 pages 367 binding paperback edition 2 nd dimensions 5 75 wx 8 75 hx 1 00 d isbn 0802085792 subject social science anthropology general
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Medical Book Aboriginal Health in Canada
Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
The authors explore the evidence for changes in patterns of health and disease prior to and since European contact, up to the present. They discuss medical systems and the place of medicine within various Aboriginal cultures and trace the relationship between politics and the organization of health services for Aboriginal people. They also examine popular explanations for Aboriginal health patterns today, and emphasize the need to understand both the historical-cultural context of health issues, as well as the circumstances that give rise to variation in health problems and healing strategies in Aboriginal communities across the country. An overview of Aboriginal peoples in Canada provides a very general background for the non-specialist. Finally, contemporary Aboriginal healing traditions, the issue of self-determination and health care, and current trends in Aboriginal health issues are examined.
