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The Northern Health Research Unit is a specialized research and resource centre established within the Department of Community Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Manitoba. The Unit provides a bridge between northern peoples and communities, and educators and researchers within the University. This report marks the completion of the first three years of operation of the Unit. Information is included on research activities, community relations, personnel, and publications.
Two-year review of the Northern Health Research Unit whose goal is to conduct community-based research into problems relevant to the health of Aboriginal and northern peoples in Canada. Lists research projects, communication, training, international linkages, honours and awards, and research output.
Product of a workshop held in Churchill, Manitoba in October 1988 which examined medical epidemiological issues, cultural issues and issues of administration, policy, and program implementation and the impact of changes on practitioners. This included the examination of obstetric patterns and birth outcomes over past 5 years across the North, women's and families' experiences of current childbirth system and extent of impact. Impetus for workshop was "Inuit Childbirth Study", a collaborative project to study childbirth in the North, particularly the Keewatin Region of the Northwest Territories.
Reviews literature on the incidence, prevalence and mortality of cardiovascular or circulatory diseases among North American Indians, primarily studies conducted in the United States. Presents design, methods and results of phase I of the Northern Indians Chronic Diseases Study, conducted in northern Manitoba and Ontario during 1986-87.
Proceedings of the Haemophilus Influenzae Meningitis workshop in Churchill. Haemophilus disease continues to afflict northern children in disproportionate numbers. Discusses epidemiology and control.