Report attempts to develop a blueprint and make recommendations to improve the health status of women in areas such as diabetes, youth suicide, and HIV/AIDs.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 273-280
Description
Outlines the overlap between sexual, physical and substance abuse and increased HIV risk behaviours amid urban Native women in the San Francisco Bay area.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: The Office of Minority Health
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of the United States
Description
Website provides links to services, campaigns/initiatives, employment, publications, and research to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.
Focuses on AIDS initiatives developed by and for Aboriginals such as the Cree Haven Treatment Centre located on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the All Nations Hope organization.
Duration: 21:50.
Provides an overview of the issues with a focus on injection drug users, young people, women, and factors of incarceration. Gives strategies to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 26-27
Description
Looks at services of the Brisbane Sexual Health Clinic and how it is making itself more inviting to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community,
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 159-176
Description
Introduces a peer-led pilot intervention that takes a strengths-based approach to promoting Indigenous youth sexual health in a culturally safe context.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Face of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 305-311
Description
Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
Emphasizes the need for a whole health approach which includes screening, contacting patients with positive results, tracing sexual partners, and contacting patients for follow-up.
Research conducted on 201 urban Aboriginal youth and then compared with previous sample of both Aboriginal (241) and non-Aboriginal (1874) high school students. Goal to better understand behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, utilization of existing services and service needs.
Fact sheet #10 looks at knowledge of HIV/AIDS using the AIDS Knowledge Scale.
Research conducted on 201 urban Aboriginal youth and then compared with previous sample of both Aboriginal (241) and non-Aboriginal (1874) high school students. Goal to better understand behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, utilization of existing services and service needs.
Research conducted on 201 urban Aboriginal youth and then compared with previous sample of both Aboriginal (241) and non-Aboriginal (1874) high school students. Goal to better understand behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, utilization of existing services and service needs.
Fact sheet #4 provides participants' use of health care services.
Argues that psycho-social issues and rather than only physical, must be addressed in treatment.
Chapter from Social Work and HIV -- The Canadian Experience edited by William Rowe and Bill Ryan.
Health and Social Work, vol. 24, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 27-34
Description
Provides current information on the prevalence of AIDS, discussion of techniques for preventing/responding to the epidemic in a culturally appropriate way and brief anecdotes of those affected.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 688-696
Description
Retrospective review of Tuberculosis (TB) Program performance in northern Manitoba. Information on 149 people diagnosed with TB and 3560 of their contacts was extracted from the Manitoba TB Registry and analyzed. Results indicate that program performance is dependent on residence on or off reserve and that action is needed to address multiple program performance factors.
Extensive resource providing links to jobs and scholarships, nationwide programs and initiatives, medical and professional programs, and resources for IHS management.
Rapid Response Service (Ontario HIV Treatment Network) ; no. 141
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Danielle Giliauskas]
Description
Brief overview of 58 reviews and primary studies published since 2009 which describe health disparities and lived experiences and various interventions, strategies, and programs that have been used to address unmet needs.