The crisis of chronic disease among Aboriginal peoples : a challenge for public health, population health and social policy

Part I. A Message from the Director — Part II. Chronic disease risk factors in Aboriginal peoples in Canada – a life course approach. 1. Introduction: taking a life course approach: 1.1. The life course perspective and Aboriginal health; 1.2. Applying the life course approach — 2. Community risk factors: 2.1. Socioeconomic risk factors; 2.2. Geographic risk factors — 3. Prenatal risk factors: 3.1. Maternal diabetes; 3.2. Maternal obesity; 3.3. Maternal smoking; 3.4. Maternal alcohol use — 4. Natal risk factors: 4.1. Abnormal birth weights; 4.2. Breastfeeding — 5. Early childhood risk factors: 5.1. Population influences; 5.2. Child poverty and hunger; 5.3. Early child learning and development; 5.4. Parental smoking and household smoke — 6. Childhood and adolescent risk factors: 6.1. Childhood obesity; 6.2. Smoking; 6.3. Sexual health; 6.4. Education; 6.5. Foster care and state wardship — 7. Adulthood and the elderly risk factors: 7.1. Smoking; 7.2. Alcohol abuse; 7.3. Obesity and inactivity; 7.4. Employment and education; 7.5. Elder health — Part III. The burden of chronic disease in Aboriginal peoples of Canada. 1. Introduction — 2. The burden of diabetes in Aboriginal peoples: 2.1. Definition of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance; 2.2. Burden of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal peoples; 2.3. Understanding the numbers now and in the future; 3. The burden of cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal peoples; 3.1. Definition and description of cardiovascular disease; 3.2. Burden of cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal peoples — 4. The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in Aboriginal peoples: 4.1. Definition and description of chronic respiratory diseases; 4.2. General burden of chronic respiratory disease in Aboriginal peoples; 4.3. Tuberculosis; 4.4. Chronic otitis media; 4.5. Chronic/recurring respiratory tract infections; 4.6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma — 5. The burden of musculoskeletal conditions in Aboriginal peoples: 5.1. Definition and description of musculoskeletal disease and disorders; 5.2. Burden of arthritis in Aboriginal peoples; 5.3. Osteoporosis — 6. The burden of cancer in Aboriginal peoples: 6.1. Definition and description of cancer; 6.2. Cancer surveillance in Aboriginal peoples; 6.3. Burden of cancer in Aboriginal peoples — 7. Burden of severe mental illness in Aboriginal peoples: 7.1. Definition and description of chronic mental illness; 7.2. Burden of severe mental illnesses in Aboriginal peoples; 7.3. Burden of severe mental illnesses on community health — 8. The impact of chronic diseases on mental health: 8.1. Defining the parameters of the association between chronic disease and mental health; 8.2. Unpacking the associations between chronic disease and mental health; 8.3. Common themes –Part IV. Conclusion — Works cited.

Biomedical (Vancouver Style):

Reading, Jeffrey Lawrence, 1956-. University of Victoria (B.C.). Centre for Aboriginal Health Research.. The crisis of chronic disease among Aboriginal peoples : a challenge for public health, population health and social policy. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research,; 2009.