Food insecurity (FI) is at a crisis level in some Indigenous communities and impacts many of
the half million First Nations Inuit and Métis (FNIM) children across Canada, particularly in …

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

Objectives To carry out a systematic review of interventions that have aimed at improving
screening, treatment, prevention and management of type 2 diabetes and obesity-related …

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 …

… Marcia Anderson and Barry Lavallee … Barry Lavallee, CCFP, MClSc, FCFP, Board
Member, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada2 …

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 …

Racism is rooted in historic and ongoing colonial strategies designed to erase, silence, and
dismiss Indigenous peoples’ voices, personhood, and worldview. Although within health …

Introduction Rural and remote indigenous individuals have a high burden of chronic kidney
disease (CKD) when compared to the general population. However, it has not been …

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

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 …