Article reports on the findings of three case studies conducted in Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand; shows that health systems in these countries have not addressed barriers to health care arising from multiple factors (or aggravated forms) of discrimination, such as the intersection between disability and indigeneity. Makes recommendations for improvement.
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 58, no. 3-4, December 2016, pp. 314-321
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Looks at a Teton Sioux knowledge tradition, heyoka and connections to Indigenous healing practices and how it differs from western therapeutic knowledge in psychology.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-4
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Book review of: Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada edited by Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay and Charlotte Reading.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 9, June 14, 2016, pp. E165-E166
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Family physician from Sioux Lookout, Ontario testifies before the House of Common's Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in April 2016.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration With Counselling Psychology
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Joseph P. Gone
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Foreword in the book: Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration With Counselling Psychology edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley and Ashley Hyatt.
Looks at mental health policies, practices and institutions in Aboriginal communities.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-32
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Looks at The Healthy Native Communities Fellowship (HNCF) program which is a mentorship and leadership program that is strengths based.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 30-31
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Discusses steps taken to ensure positive outcomes for conducting heart screening and other related testing in the remote community in Queensland, Australia.
Focuses on literature published about eight key areas of concern associated with transient health care workforce: patient exhaustion, wasted staff time, orientation, challenges in creating a primary care team, patient outcomes, continuity of care and communication, and building relationships with the community.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 11, August 09, 2016, pp. E247-E248
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Discusses the calls for fundamental change from the Public Health 2016 conference held in Toronto that questioned the delays in changes to the health care system for Indigenous Canadians.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 10, July 2016, p. E206
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Reactions coming from various agencies and leaders following the Indigenous Health Conference: Toward Health and Reconciliation held in May 2016 in Toronto, ON.
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 8, May 17, 2016, p. 563
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Commemorates the launch of, Health and Health Care Implication of Systemic Racism on Indigenous Peoples in Canada which was prepared by The College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada.
Examines case numbers projections and costs of Diabetes-Related End Stage Renal Disease to identify the resources and interventions required to deal with the disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.