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.
Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2006-2007, pp. 45-129
Description
Brief overview of government policies aimed at eradicating Native Americans, discussion of how schools fit into achieving these goals, and possibilities for achieving redress through litigation.
International Journal of Obesity, vol. 30, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 484-491
Description
Study findings indicate that HTGW is prevalent in Oji-Cree, especially in men. The odds ratio (OR) for type 2 diabetes were similar for individuals with either HTGW or hepatic nuclear factor-1. These two independent risk factors were synergistic in conferring an even greater risk of type 2 diabetes.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 27-28
Description
Remarks from the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Conference discuss the challenges of Indigenous Health Promotion and all major health indicators lagging behind the Australian general population.
First collaborative collection of Northwest Coast ethnology since 1966; e-book contains papers from the conference Northwest Coast Ethnology held in Paris, June 2000.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2004, pp. 69-73
Description
Discusses the need for research & scientific data on HIV/AIDS among Aboriginals youth in order to improve evidence based nursing practice and educational programs.
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Description
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
Discusses how the people of Saskatchewan support their social agencies in order to serve the needy and less fortunate people in the province. Agencies include the Saskatoon Friendship Inn, Women of the Dawn, and the Friendship Centre in Regina.
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 16, no. 1, 2004, pp. 137-164
Description
Argues that individual cases occur within a particular historical and social context and that this has to be taken into account when evaluating specific cases.
Components of Successful HIV / AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David D. Barney
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Tracy Speier
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 202-217
Description
Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.