American Journal of Public Health , vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S255-S247
Description
Uses links to Indian Health Services (IHS) patient records to lessen misclassification of race and identify eligibility for services from federally recognized tribes.
Focuses on challenges involved in collecting, accessing and reporting information about the population, and the work that centers do to provide communities with surveillance and interpretation of data.
Uses data from 2004-2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys and 2001 Aboriginal People's Survey for identifying demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors.
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 2-3, July 2014, pp. 103-112
Description
Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
Extensive list includes information on program name, agency responsible for program administration, whether service is available in Indigenous languages, availability of resources for different groups, whether staff have cultural safety training (Quitlines), strategy or framework, and capacity building.
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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, p. 7
Description
Report from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia shows that Indigenous cancer rates are rising while the overall Australian rate is falling.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17521
Description
Concludes that there are elevated rates of pancreaticobiliary cancers in Alaska Natives. Possible risk factors that are modifiable are tobacco use and obesity.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 3-5
Description
Looks the need for Aboriginal health workers to educate Aboriginals on the effects of smoking and exposure to smoking. Covers the risks during pregnancy and asthma in children.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Holistic Approaches to Preventing HPV Infections and Related Diseases, March 2012, pp. 9-16
Description
Study findings point to the need for culturally appropriate and gender-sensitive communication and health service efforts to achieve higher cancer screening rates.