Background: The First Nations Community Based Screening to Improve Kidney Health and
Prevent Dialysis project was a point-of-care screening program in rural and remote First …

Background Indigenous populations are disproportionately affected by kidney failure at
younger ages than other ethnic groups in Canada. As symptoms do not occur until disease …

BACKGROUND: In 2013–2015, we conducted point-of-care screening for hypertension,
diabetes and chronic kidney disease in rural and remote Indigenous communities in …

Background: Screening the general population for Chronic Kidney Disease is not currently
recommended. Rural and remote Canadian First Nations people suffer a disproportionate …

Canadian indigenous (First Nations) have rates of kidney failure that are 2-to 4-fold higher
than the non-indigenous general Canadian population. As such, a strategy of targeted …

Purpose of program: Access to health care services remains a significant barrier for many
Indigenous people's living in rural and remote regions of Canada. Driven by geographical …

PERSPECTIVE www. jasn. org health care is federally funded in Indigenous communities,
but health care programs are provincially run. Therefore, the standardized screening …

Background Indigenous Canadians have high rates of risk factors for chronic kidney disease
(CKD), in particular diabetes. Furthermore, they have increased rates of complications …

Purpose: Low socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and rural/remote populations are all
associated with disparities in access, care, and outcomes for chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Indigenous peoples often endure significant health disparities fueled by historic and
ongoing marginalizing policies and practices. In many cases, Indigenous groups are …