No More Islands

First Nations Health Status

Compared to national average:

• 1.5x Infant mortality rate
• 2x Suicide rate (5 to 6x higher for ages 10 to 24)
• 3x Diabetes rate
• 8 to 10x Tuberculosis rate
• 3x HIV/AIDS (8 to 9x higher than for under 30)
• First Nations man will die 7.4 years earlier
• First Nations woman will die 5.2 years earlier

Inuit Health Status

Compared to national average:

• 4x Infant mortality rate
• 11x Suicide rate
• 23x Tuberculosis rate
• 13-20x STI
• 26x Solvent abuse
• Inuit man will die 12.6 years earlier
• Inuit woman will die 12.2 years earlier

Current FNI Health Care Challenges:

Access to Local Primary Health Care and Specialists in FNI communities

• Lack of local health care professionals/facilities
• Continuity of health care providers/programs

Access to Primary Health Care and Specialists in Other Geographies

• High Travel Costs, Lost productivity, Isolation
• Delays cause complications, increased severity, and higher mortality rates

Access to Primary Health Care and Specialists via TeleHealth/TeleMedicine

• Availability of willing remote professionals and specialists
• Willing TeleHealth providers without access to patient background

All Solutions

• Lack of cultural understanding, holistic healing, language
• Lack of cumulative health record
• Lack of ongoing education and prevention programs