First Nations more likely to use Emergency Room (ER) to access health care
People are usi....
“Our health deserves appropriate and dedicated care”
There is an urgent need for impr....
First Nations people are carrying a greater health burden and at a younger age
Poor healt....
58% report violence is part of their community
95% feel violence is related to crim....
Legacy of colonization & residential schools impacts health, wellbeing & family cohesion<....
First Nation people have less access to the social determinants of health
Social determin....
28% of First Nations people in Hamilton have an income from wages & salaries
8% of Fi....
First Nations people have low levels of formal education:
57% First Nations adults over 1....
“I live entirely off food banks, that’s where nutrition comes in, I have no choice over my fo....
13, 735 people in Hamilton report having Aboriginal ancestry (Census 2006)This is likely a signif....
13, 735 people in Hamilton report having Aboriginal ancestry (Census 2006)
This is likely a significant underestimation
First Nation's people represent 2.8% of Hamilton's total population
Study participants are much younger than general population
51% of people report being Registered Indians (under the Indian Act)
95% most often speak English at home
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| Dr. Janet Smylie, SMHIHC describes the research study |
