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Descriptive analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak from a northern Saskatchewan First Nations community—December 2018 to May 2019

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021
Background: The tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate for northern Saskatchewan First Nations on-reserve is 1.5 higher than the national average. In December 2018 a member of one of these communities was diagnosed with 4+ smear-positive TB, spurring an ...
Nnamdi Ndubuka, Braeden Klaver, Sabyasachi Gupta, Shree Lamichhane, Leslie Brooks, Shirley Nelson, Grace Akinjobi   +6 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on child feeding among child care providers of preschools in a nutritionally vulnerable district in Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2016
Background Role of child care providers in changing eating habits and food consumption among preschool children is often highlighted.Objectives This study described knowledge, attitudes and practices on child feeding and factors associated with knowledge
Hemali G. Jayakody, Deepika E. Attygalle
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Global Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: A Call for More Integrated Approaches to Address Inequities in Emerging Health Challenges

Challenges, 2023
The advent of the COVID-19 vaccine signified a historic milestone in the field of vaccinology, showcasing remarkable scientific collaboration and global solidarity.
Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Tual Sawn Khai, Vergil de Claro, Farzana Zaman   +3 more
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THE SUSTAINABILITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ADAPTIVE RESILIENCE AMONG INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN MALAYSIA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2022
Understanding the socio-cultural background and how entrepreneurs perceive and respond to unfavourable environmental conditions is required when investigating the relationship between resilience, sustainability, and entrepreneurship from the perspective ...
Derweanna BAH SIMPONG, Marlisa ABD RAHIM, Nor Syuhada ZULKEFLI   +2 more
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Consultation, Consent, and the Silencing of Indigenous Communities [PDF]

Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2020
AbstractOver the past few decades, Indigenous communities have successfully campaigned for greater inclusion in decision‐making processes that directly affect their lands and livelihoods. As a result, two important participatory rights for Indigenous peoples have now been widely recognized: the right to consultation and the right to free, prior and ...
Townsend, Leo, Townsend, Dina Lupin
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Community-based pandemic preparedness: COVID-19 procedures of a Manitoba First Nation community

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Canadian health, social and economic landscape beginning early in 2020. Efforts to stem the viral tide have called into cooperation international, federal, and provincial governments.
Grace Kyoon-Achan, Lynda Write
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THE EDUCATION GAP IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: CANADA’S REALITY

Sociological Education, 2023
Canada’s history with the indigenous community is a long and complex. History which spills  over to current events in society and impacts the Indigenously community greatly till this day. This country has a concerning Indigenous Education Gap—a disparity
Austin Mardon, Razan Ahmed
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Integrating climate in Ugandan health and subsistence food systems: where diverse knowledges meet

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The effects of food insecurity linked to climate change will be exacerbated in subsistence communities that are dependent upon food systems for their livelihoods and sustenance. Place-and community-based forms of surveillance are important for
Bianca van Bavel, Lea Berrang Ford, Rebecca King, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus Namanya, Sabastian Twesigomwe, Helen Elsey, Sherilee L. Harper   +7 more
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Understanding the Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies of Indigenous Households during COVID-19 Crisis in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

Foods, 2022
This study examined the food insecurity and coping mechanisms among the indigenous Bangladeshi population of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to extract empirical evidence on the ongoing discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic-exacerbated food ...
Md. Salman Sohel, Guoqing Shi, Noshin Tasnim Zaman, Babul Hossain, Md. Halimuzzaman, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Huicong Liu   +6 more
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Commentary - The Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program: Indigenous climate leaders’ championing adaptation efforts

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2019
The Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP) is a program within the First Nations Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada (which was previously under the responsibility of Health Canada).
Gabrielle Richards, Jim Frehs, Erin Myers, Marilyn Van Bibber   +3 more
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