Presents seventy-five recommendations based on education, outreach, social determinants, harm reduction, accessible treatment services and support for research.
Building A Nation Family Healing Centre Inc.: Project Number CT-2429-SK/1256-SK
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Barlow
Description
Description and evaluation of Building A Nation Family Healing Centre project designed to provide clinical and traditional counselling services and child custody, justice system, and social assistance program support. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.
A 20-Year-Old Initiative in Saskatchewan is Having a Significant Impact on the Recruitment, Retention and Success of First Nations and Métis Students in Nursing Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Valerie Arnault-Pelletier
Sandra Brown
Joyce Desjarlais
Bev McBeth
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 22-26
Description
Describes the history of the National Native Access Program to Nursing (NNAPN), a program initiated in 1984 to attract and retain Aboriginal students to nursing, that later became the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) at the University of Saskatchewan.
Clinical and Investigative Medicine, vol. 29, no. 6, December 2006, pp. 383-387
Description
Suggests two areas that need further research for Aboriginal people with end stage renal disease to increase their health outcomes and quality of life.
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
E-Books » Chapters
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.
Provides basic and culturally specific information on the drug, institutional initiatives to deal with enforcement issues and treatment strategies being undertaken.
Examines the historical, political, and social issues that affect the health outcomes of Métis; looks at Métis organizations directly involved in the areas of health policy, programs, or services; and discusses federal and provincial initiatives that deal with the health issues of Métis.
American Antiquity, vol. 71, no. 3, July 2006, pp. 473-499
Description
Analyzed the residue from two unmodified lithic grinding tools and gives evidence of choke cherry (Prunus virginiana), saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), prairie turnup (Psoralea esculenta) and maize (Zea mays) use.
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
Objectives of study were to: describe current and future perceptions, and barriers among AIDS serving organizations; describe resources available through local universities and research centres; assess current capacities and enabling factors; and identify gaps between needs and capacities.
Review found that there is a need for affordable mental health services for children and youth and recommends an increase to prevention funding which specifically targets at risk youth and adolescents.
Looks at the "spirit and intent" of Treaty and that rules of interpretation should be in the context of current reality, e.g., 1993 Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement.
Looked into the operations and conduct of the facility as per a Service Agreement signed with the Dept. of Community Resources and the fulfillment of the responsibilities of both parties.
Companion report by the Provincial Auditor:Report to the Standing Committee ...
Companion document by the Children's Advocate:Investigative Report...
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 5-16
Description
Qualitative study involving eight women infected or affected by HIV. Focused on women's experiences on the road to healing. (Article appears on p. 5 of inaugural issue of Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research.)
Responding to the February 1st StarPhoenix article by Doug Cuthand this author argues that the "medicine chest" clause in Treaty 6 did not mean provision of free medical services.
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
List based on names taken from monument at Batoche National Historic Park, with further information from Lawrence J. Barkwell of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, vol. 35, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 491-498
Description
Discusses symptoms consistent with major depression and the appropriateness of using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale with inner-city, high-risk pregnant women.