Journal article
Physical health in a Canadian Old Order Mennonite community.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This article explores physical health and its determinants in two rural populations in Waterloo, Canada: Old Order Mennonites (OOMs) and non-OOM farmers. OOMs were selected because their distinct lifestyle might offer health benefits, and cultural homogeneity and isolation might more clearly expose the determinants shaping their health. Comparing the two Waterloo groups reduces the effect of contextual features impacting both, …
Authors
Fisher KA; Newbold KB; Eyles JD; Elliott SJ
Journal
Rural and Remote Health, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Rural and Remote Health
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.22605/rrh2252
ISSN
1445-6354