Aids Research and Therapy, vol. 3, no. 14, 2006, pp. 1-9
Description
Reports that HIV-infected Aboriginal persons and non-Aboriginal persons reacted similarly to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), but Aboriginal persons have a shorter survival rate.
Journal of Health Communication, vol. 11, no. 4, June 2006, pp. 425-447
Description
Reviews of twenty seven articles, in English-language ethnic newspapers, found that articles in First Nations newspapers were the most culturally sensitive.
Program is designed to help health care providers become comfortable in treating this group. Aimed at physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, Indigenous healers, etc.
International Journal of Obesity, vol. 30, 2006, pp. 669-676
Description
Study compared results gathered by testing Oji-Cree from northern Ontario and Manitoba, the Inuit from the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories and non-Aboriginal people from Manitoba
Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2006, p. article A103
Description
Introduction to the Cherokee Choices Program, a culturally appropriate community action plan, used to prevent type 2 diabetes in a rural community in North Carolina.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 135-145
Description
Project aimed at improving access to traditional-based health services found health and education practices are intertwined and recommends restoring more traditional-based practices into the mainstream.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 135-145
Description
Shows that Interdisciplinary Health Research Team (IHRT) research goals are positive and contributing to knowledge on nutrition of the Moose Factory community.
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol. 21, no. 2, February 8, 2006, pp. 111-116
Description
Study found ratings of health status varied between patient and health care providers and confirmed the importance of greater cultural awareness on the part of practitioners.
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
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Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Description
Discusses project which originated with senior health managers at the Prince Alberta Grand Council and the Athabasca Health Authority in northern Saskatchewan with a focus on the knowledge translation component.
Health Promotion International , vol. 21, no. 2, January 2006, pp. 88-97
Description
Looks at the importance of developing integrated health promotion programs for multiple communities, based on previous studies, to help decrease the epidemic of diabetes among First Nations in Canada.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 87-101
Description
Focuses on a program developed for urban Aboriginal women, which the uses the principles of "remembering, reclamation and collective witness" in the process of decolonization.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 20-26
Description
Describes the upcoming launch of a major AIDS education program featuring videos in local dialects of the Northern Territory for Australia Aboriginal groups.
Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 3, no. 9, March 08, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Study found that youth were more likely to test seropositive for either HIV or Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and argues that these findings demonstrate that culturally relevant, evidence based prevention programs are urgently required.
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 174-178
Description
Review of literature dealing with consultation found that traditional model had limitations and openness to other ways of thought, cultural competence and understanding of social factors were needed.