Indigenous Community Health Issues

This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to examine current health issues in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. The course will examine common health issues faced by Indigenous people such as: preparing for motherhood/fatherhood midwifery prenatal nutrition diabetes and fetal alcohol syndrome disorders. The course will also study mental health issues on reserves such as: stress depression suicide anger grief sexual assault and incest. The significance of the mind body and spirit and ceremonialism in healing/health of Indigenous peoples will also be discussed.