No matter where First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada live,
they face unique health challenges. Often higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, tuberculosis,
HIV/AIDS and many other diseases can been seen in FNIM people compared to
non-FNIM people. Additionally, mortality rates are
higher and life expectancy is lower in First Nations, Inuit and Métis people
than in the general Canadian population. This course examines the major
lifestyle changes that have occurred over the past decades for First Nations,
Inuit and Métis people and communities. The course also provides an overview of
the behavioural risk factors that have contributed to the shift from
communicable diseases to chronic diseases and the associated statistics with
these risk factors for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
