Discusses principles to help address mental wellness in youth, socio-economic factors that increase the risk of suicide, and protective factors and strategies, services and programs offered to Indigenous youth.
Assessed disability type and incidence, limitations, employment and concerns and barriers.
Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Conference, Symposium on Special Education and Rehabilitation, 2009.
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 55, no. 4, April 2009, pp. 386-393
Description
Results of study which measured the state of diabetes in forty-three communities concluded that there was a need for community-based screening to deal with control and complications of the condition.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 85-99
Description
Looks at the diseases that are prevalent among elderly Native Americans living on or near a reservation and discusses how to close the disparities gap.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, March 2009, pp. 980-989
Description
Analyzes the community health of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, and discusses the implications of intra-community variation in health status in relation to influential health policy theories.
Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sevan Nadin
Mary Lou Kelley
Holly Prince
Maxine Crow
Description
Discusses the palliative care program developed by the community through the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations research project. Evaluation looks at implementation (resources, essential activities, participants, and services), accountability/success indicators, and value of the program. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via Weekly Client Tracking Forms, questionnaires, focus group/interviews, and program documents.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. E90-E91
Description
Looks at the charge by public health officials and Aboriginal health experts that environmental conditions, insufficient federal funding, strategies and polices have increased the spread of the swine flu among remote First Nations communities.
Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Information on organization which conducts surveys with.on-reserve and northern First Nations communities. Surveys include the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, First Nations Community Survey, and the First Nations Regional Health Survey.
Provides information on services and benefits that are covered or can be accessed through Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) when the goods and services are not covered by provincial health or third party health plans.
Revision of 2013 edition.
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah A. McNeil
Shivani Rikhy
Amy Johnston
Jodi Siever
Suzanne Tough ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at promising practices for achieving better maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health.
From two sources:
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Call to Action. In Healthy Moms Babies and Children: Improving the Health of Aboriginal Populations in Canada.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-32
Description
Looks at The Healthy Native Communities Fellowship (HNCF) program which is a mentorship and leadership program that is strengths based.
Assessment looked at: communities, needs, approaches, goals, team development, culture and traditional healing, signs of success and continuing challenges and areas of improvement at four locations. Includes lessons learned and recommendations.
Information on palliative care. Contains links to four general videos, print document Coming Full Circle: Planning for Your Care, and series of brief videos created specifically for First Nations peoples arranged under the headings traditions, rituals and spirituality, expectations of care, care for patient and family, talking about illness, emotions and support, and after death and ceremonies.
Journal of Agromedicine, vol. 14, no. 2, Sixth International Symposium: Public Health and the Agricultural-Rural Ecosystem, 2009, pp. 90-96
Description
Looks at the challenges of planning and delivering culturally appropriate health care without knowing accurately health status and health service needs.
[Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, November 2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Amy Bombay
Christopher Mushquash
William Mussell
Description
Paper given at the Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, dialog and conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 2-3, 2016.
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 57, no. 1-2, 2016, pp. 229-242
Description
Shows how cultural assumptions can encourage perspectives based on psychological concepts, limiting social, economic, and political aspects of health determinants.
Outlines purpose of research and methodology, summarizes results of literature review on evidence, and explores key informant interview findings with particular reference to systems, program and community related challenges. Concludes with recommendations based on analysis of study data.
Overview to health crisis and Nishnawbe Aski Nation's plan to implement recommendations made by the Auditor General's report Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities.
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 48-63
Description
Reviews eight articles, most focussing on interventions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model. Results support using traditional cultural activities in treatments.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-76
Description
Analyzes community well-being in Manitoba using three measures: self-assessed personal health, reported improvements in family finances, hope for the community's economy.
Scroll down to page 69 to read article.