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2015-10-26

Oosterveer, Tim Michiel, Young, T. Kue

"Background: Despite many improvements, health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Canada's North persist. While a strong primary health care (PHC) system improves the health of a population, the majority of indigenous communities are very remote, and their access to

PHC services is likely reduced. Understanding the challenges in accessing PHC services in these communities is necessary to improve the health of the population. Objective: The objective of the study was to document and analyze the challenges in accessing PHC services by indigenous people in remote

1998-09-01

Young, T. Kue

"As a disadvantaged group in terms of both their health and socio-economic status, Aboriginal people in North America have long been shown to be at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). It is important to understand and examine this excessive risk of TB among Aboriginal people in the broader context...

2019-08-22

Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter

"Despite the importance of indigenous people in the Arctic, there is no accurate estimate of their size and distribution. We defined indigenous people as those groups represented by the 'permanent participants' of the Arctic Council. The census in Canada, Russia and the United States records status

as an indigenous person. In Greenland, a proxy measure is place of birth supplemented by other information. For the Nordic countries we utilized a variety of sources including registered voters’ lists of the various Sami parliaments and research studies that established Sami cohorts. Overall, we

estimated that there were about 1.13 million indigenous people in the northern regions of the 8 Member States of the Arctic Council. There were 8,100 Aleuts in Alaska and the Russian North; 32,400 Athabaskans in Alaska and northern Canada; 145,900 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada and Greenland; 76,300 Sami

2012-03-18

Young, T. Kue

"Although the public health significance of infectious diseases has decreased substantially in the past half-century, the overall burden of infectious diseases in the Arctic remains high, especially among the Indigenous populations in some regions." (as cited in introduction)

2011-07-01

Ng, Carmina, Corey, Paul N., Young, T. Kue

"Objectives: Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES–employment, education and income–in conjunction with demographic...

2016-01-12

Young, T. Kue, Kelly, Janet J., Friborg, Jeppe, Soininen, Leena, Wong, Kai O.

"To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami. Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with

2016-03-03

Young, Stephanie K., Tabish, Taha B., Pollock, Nathaniel J., Young, T. Kue

"Residents in the Canadian Arctic regularly travel in remote, backcountry areas. This can pose risks for injuries and death, and create challenges for emergency responders and health systems. We aimed to describe the extent and characteristics of media-reported backcountry travel emergencies in...

2007-11-14

Young, T. Kue, Katzmarzyk, Peter T.

"This paper summarizes available information on patterns of physical activity, their determinants and consequences, and the results of various interventions designed to increase the physical activity of Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the United States. There is a paucity of national data on...

2019-11-29

Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ng, Carmina, Young, Robin, W., Marchildon, Gregory, P.

indigenous people constitute the overwhelming majority of the population, ranging from 70% to 90%, and where they also fare worst in terms of adverse social determinants. All northern regions perform worse than Canada nationally in hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions and potentially

between health system inputs, outputs and outcomes, are largely unexplored. Improvement of health system performance for northern and remote regions will require the engagement of indigenous leadership, communities and patient representatives." (as cited in abstract)

2012-01-27

Bjerregaard, Peter, Chatwood, Susan, Denning, Bryany, Joseph, Lawrence, Young, T. Kue

% confidence interval −0.0021, 0.0046). Separate analyses of indigenous populations in Alaska and Greenland gave similar results and similar sex ratios were found among Greenland Inuit in 1900 and today. Conclusions: The absence of deviation of the secondary sex ratio in any of the Arctic jurisdictions