Chad, Karen E.
Karen E. Chad
University of Saskatchewan, College of Kinesiology
I-Portal Content
Assessment of Total and Central Adiposity in Canadian Aboriginal Children and Their Caucasian Peers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristal D. Anderson
Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones
Robert A. Faulkner
Nazeem Muhajarine
Carol J. Henry
Karen E. Chad
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, vol. 5, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 342-350
Description
Compares total body and trunk fatness in 212 Aboriginal and 204 Caucasian children (8-17 years) matched by age, gender and maturity.
In Their Own Words: First Nations Girls' Resilience as Reflected Through Their Understandings of Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer M. Shea
Jennifer Poudrier
Karen Chad
Bonnie Jeffery
Roanne Thomas
Kimberly Burnouf
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Responses focused on body image, experience of loss, and addictive substances. Sample was 20 individuals.
Part of the larger project Iskwewak Miwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy which involved University of Saskatchewan researchers.
Métis Community Perspectives Inform a School-based Health Promotion Intervention Using Participatory Action Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Oosman
Janet Smylie
Louise Humbert
Carol Henry
Karen Chad
Engaged Scholar Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, Quality of Life: Towards Sustainable Futures, 2015, pp. 58-76
Description
Highlights the engagement of Métis community members to inform the design of a Métis comprehensive school intervention.
Multiple Exposures: An Environmental Scan of Miwayawin Health Services Regarding Healthy Body Weight and Body Image: Executive Summary
Alternate Title
Iskwĕwak Mīwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Carolyn Brooks
Janice Kennedy
Jan Baxter-Jones
Roanne Thomas-Maclean
Laurie Schimpf
Sylvia Abonyi
Jennifer Poudrier
Jenn Shea
Karen Chad]
Description
Identifies importance of goals related to infrastructure, recreation, information and education, and social supports.
Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".
Physical Activity Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Among Women in a Woodland Cree Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Bruner
Karen Chad
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 10, no. 8, 2013, pp. 1119-1127
Description
Examines the need to assess the importance of understanding cultural attitudes and beliefs to improve physical activity levels among Indigenous populations.