First Nations Approaches to Childhood Obesity
Healthy Lifestyles in Canada Compared with Alternatives for Alaska Native Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15719963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter de Schweinitz (Tanana Chiefs Conference), Janet Wojcicki (University of California System), Janet M Wojcicki (0000-0002-3393-1368, University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 38-38 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children4050038 |
| PMID | 28492517 |
| OpenAlex | W2613004394 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Alaska Native and American Indian children have among the highest prevalence of obesity in the United States. Canadian Aboriginal populations including First Nations also have high rates of obesity but obesity rates among children are noticeably lower. We highlight some of the important differences between American and Canadian approaches to healthy lifestyles and Aboriginal/Native health, including diet and physical activity, which may in part explain the differences in obesity prevalence. Specifically, the Canadian government provides a food subsidy program to bring perishable fruits and vegetable to remote, rural Canadian areas and secondly supports the use of traditional foods and harvesting/gathering through a number of government supported programs. Lastly, there may be a better sense of community and overall life satisfaction for Aboriginals compared with Alaska Natives, in part because of the incorporation of healthcare and other services within the larger overall community, as opposed to separate services as is the case for Alaska Natives. This perspective provides insight into some of these potential differences
Childhood obesity · Community health · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Ethnology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Health care · Native american · Obesity · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsidy · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Gerontology
Dietary intake and development of a quantitative food-frequency questionnaire for a lifestyle intervention to reduce the risk of chronic diseases in Canadian First Nations in north-western Ontario
Facilitators and Barriers to Traditional Food Consumption in the Cree Community of Mistissini, Northern Quebec
American Indian Health Policy
| Highly cited | No |
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