International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 2, 2003, pp. 130-141
Description
Results show that individuals from the inland community had a diet based on traditional foods which the coastal community did not have but both groups had a high intake of sugar and fat.
Medical Education, vol. 37, no. 10, 2003, pp. 861-868
Description
Evaluation of cultural competency training in a Swedish hospital found areas where it was present, absent or hidden; proposes curriculum changes to address inadequacies.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 7-13
Description
Examines the link between intergenerational trauma and substance abuse; and discusses approaches to incorporate historical trauma theory in the treatment, research and evaluation of unresolved grief.
Discusses a policy initiative to reduce inconsistencies in existing policies for service providers in regard to Aboriginal peoples living with HIV/AIDS especially those moving from correctional settings to halfway houses.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 39, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 13-20
Description
Findings indicate a lack of knowledge combined with conservative cultural or social customs created significant barriers to widespread adoption of the practice.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 11, Supplement, October 2003, p. 15
Description
Article attempts to identify issues and concepts to guide in developing culturally appropriate mental health strategies; argues the mental health problems have social origins that require social and political solutions.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 19-24
Description
Study aims to compare the students' aspirations and expectations at the beginning and end of their first year at the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences in Australia.
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2003, pp. 155-161
Description
Story of two nurses, one an Indigenous Australian registered nurse, and the other a non-Indigenous community health nurse, both from Southern Australia and their travels meeting Indigenous people in Canada.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S10-S17
Description
Suggests three efforts towards improved mental health care: enhancing understanding and trust, promoting mental health in the context of holistic health, and linking mental health to its human rights determinants.
Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 165-232
Description
Argues that including Aboriginal terminology in Western health programs has not proved successful but looking at acculturation stress may bring about better results.
Organization supporting Inuit midwives, maternity workers and the return of birthing to Inuit communities. Includes links to resources, training, and stories.
Genetics In Medicine, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2008, pp. 545-550
Description
Study identified a missense mutation in two index cases from a northern British Columbia Gitxsan First Nation community which likely increases susceptibility to arrhythmias. Twenty relatives were found to carry the same mutation, while 102 relatives were without the mutation. The identification of this mutation allows diagnosis of a predisposition to the syndrome and medical management.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 33, no. 4, August 2008, pp. 192-198
Description
A study of awareness of tuberculosis (TB) causes, risk factors and symptoms; and their experiences with health services among a group of Aboriginal peoples living in Montreal.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 2, 2008, pp. 24-39
Description
Advocates for the inclusion of multiple perspectives and examination of the social and political context for the development of the processes through which knowledge is transformed into action.
Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD
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Author/Creator
John P. Wilson
Description
Looks into the relationship between trauma and culture.
Chapter 1 from Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD edited by John P. Wilson and Catherine So-kum Tang.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 4, July/August 2003, p. 31
Description
Letter contains a poem, BUBBA'S FIRST YEAR From Me To You, which confirms that infants are curious people that need constant minding in order to stay safe and healthy.