Health- Rankin Inlet Flashcards
3 impacts of colonialism since the 1960s on Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples’ health
- Dependency on the government
- Food insecurity
- Higher illness and morbidity/mortality rates
3 causes of health issues in Nunavut
- Lack of resources
- Arctic climate restricts agriculture
- Unaffordable food
How much more expensive is food in Nunavut
Food in Nunavut is almost 3x higher than Canadian national average
What are 5 impacts of colonialism?
- Colonialism leads to dependency on government
- Diminshment of Indigenous health practices
- Change in diet from lean meats to meats with fats and high sugar
- Lower wellbeing
- Reserves
7 impacts of reserves
- Forbidden to practise culture
- Separation from family
-Forced to convert to Christianity - Cultural genocide
- Physical, psychological
mistreatment - Forced assimilation into
western culture
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Causes of health issues
- Remotness of community
- Unreliable access to
affordable, nutritious food - Lower rates of completion of university and high school than non-Indigenous peoples
- Lower wages
- Higher rates of unemployment,
-unableto pay for quality healthcare
- Poor mental health
- Communicable diseases
- Unhealthy lifestyle
- Pregnant women smoking
What % of infants have anemia
40
What % of the Nunavut population are effected by food insecurity
50%
What % of preschoolers suffer from foof insecurity
70%
How much higher is the infant morality rates between 1999-2003 than the Candian average (it is declining)
4x
What % of the In 2001 the male Inuit peoples in the Canadian Artic aged 20-24 smoked daily- compared to % of the Canadian population
71% vs 27%
What % of the In 2001 the female Inuit peoples in the Canadian Artic aged 20-24 smoked daily- compared to % of the Canadian population
76% vs 22%
% of Inuit adults that didn’t complete high school compared to
53% vs 1.2%
Life expectancy
11.4 years shorter than non-Indigenous males
How much higher is TB rate for Inuit people
2x higher
Food insecurity
The state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food
Reasons for food insecurity
Remoteness of Nunavut
Climate
Lower socioeconomic status
2 Nunavut government initiatives to improve health
- Rankin Inlet birthing center
- Department of Health
2 Canadian government initiatives to improve health
- Nutrition North
- Health Canada
Inuit responses to improve health
- Inuit Health Centre
- Men’s Healing
Aims of the Rankin Inlet birthing Centre
-Encouraging women to give birth in Rankin Inlet
-Providing culturally appropriate care with Inuit midwives
Aims of Nutrition North
Make food more affordable in Nunavut
Aims of the Inuit Health program
- The program supplies doctors at the Rankin Inlet Health Centre
-The program ensures regular doctor access at the Rankin Inlet Health Centre
-provides education to local individuals to maintain health services
5 Similarities and difference between Menindee and Rankin Inlet
- Poor health status
- Lower rates of mental health
- Crowded housing
- Higher smoking rates
- Remotness
