Nursing 3310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter week 4: Prince George, British Columbia, Indian Act
12 Jan 2017
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Prince george, bc: national collaborating centre for aboriginal health. Little research exists on how social determinants of health (sdoh) affect aboriginals. There is also a lack of information on health data for because aboriginals living on the reserve are often excluded from surveys. Sdoh can be divided into distal (historic, economic contexts), intermediate (community infrastructure and resources), and proximal (health behaviours and physical environments). According to the united nations human development index, which measures health through longevity, educational achievement, and adult literacy, first nations people in canada rank 63rd in the world. The community well being (cwb) scale for first nations, developed by indian and northern affairs canada, which measures education, labour force participation, income and housing, indicates that aboriginal communities represent 65 of the 100 unhealthiest canadian communities. The well-being of inuit, first nation and other canadian communities, 2001. Average cwb score 1991 average cwb score 2001.
