Aboriginal health in Canada :

"Aboriginal Health in Canada discusses the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. The authors explore the evidence for changes in patterns of health and disease from prior to European contact to the present. They discuss medical systems and the place of medicine within various Aboriginal cultures and trace the relationship between politics and the organization of health services for Aboriginal peoples. They also examine popular explanations for Aboriginal health patterns today, and emphasize the need to understand both the historical-cultural context and the diverse circumstances that give rise to variations in health problems and healing strategies among Aboriginal populations. Finally, the books addresses the role of Aboriginal healing traditions in a contemporary context, and the place of health care in Aboriginal people's struggle for self-determination." - Provided by publisher