Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, p. 26
Description
Brief obituary article on a local doctor from Leeton, New South Wales, Australia who was the first Indigenous person to be accepted into the University of Newcastle's Medical School.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, p. 30
Description
Author who is Chair of the Bidgerdii (Australia) Aboriginal Community Health Service describes her choice to go to University and the price she paid in loneliness and isolation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, p. 33
Description
Briefly discusses the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization (NACCHO) and SIDS and Kids for ways to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, vol. 3, no. 3, 2004, pp. 129-137
Description
Describes the approach the program takes to ensure that students graduate with the necessary skills, attitudes, knowledge and values to be effective professionals.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 26-29
Description
Overview of the health condition of women in the Torres Strait Islanders community, including statistical information about population, mortality, birth rates and health risk factors.
Surveillance Systems Monitoring HIV / AIDS and HIV Risk Behaviors Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanne Bertolli
A. D. McNaghten
Michael Campsmith
Lisa M. Lee
Richard Leman ... [et al.]
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 218-237
Description
Examined data from the national surveillance systems and found that youth and women are particularly vulnerable to the continued spread of HIV infection.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 6, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 689-692
Description
Rates of tobacco cessation agent usage appear to be less by First Nations peoples versus other Canadians, further research is recommended to discover the factors why.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.