Medical Sciences 4930F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World Health Organization, Sioux Lookout, Social Change
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Medical science 4931g lecture 3 diabetes in aboriginal populations: social and hisotrical relationships, diabetes are quite prevalent in first nation community, is not a traditional disease, historically, it is not present in the population. Did not exist prior to the 1950s: early in the relationship, it was dependent upon first nation population for their survival when they arrived in canada. Europeans arrived, it became partnership, one of mutual defense and support. It also shapes the current medical situation: indigenous people have their health care provided by canada, not their provinces, social determinants of health definition, the world health organization defines social determinants of health as. The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These health are mostly responsible for health inequities the unfair and circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels.