Canada: First Nations, Inuit And Métis - Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan

Canada: First Nations, Inuit And Métis - Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan Sonia Wesche, Robert Ryan, and Catherine Carry, 2011   In Canada, respiratory diseases result in thousands of deaths each year with costly results, and are a significant burden for Aboriginal Peoples. While the National Lung Health Framework (NLHF) was finalized in 2008, the challenge of incorporating the often unique issues relating to First Nations, Inuit and Métis respiratory health remains. The...

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