Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 20-21
Description
New South Wales, Australia employment training program has multiple positive outcomes including increased awareness of health services and enhanced employability for the participants.
Health Care for Women International, vol. 27, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 723-747
Description
Study identified several requirements including: friendly Aboriginal staff within the HIV testing environment and an understanding of Aboriginal culture, within the framework of modern circumstance and also traditional spirituality.
Explores the issue of teen pregnancy among Aboriginal women by speaking with them about their experiences and perceptions on sex, protection and pregnancy and their expectations and the realities of becoming a young mother.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
Women and Birth, vol. 28, no. 1, March 2015, pp. 47-53
Description
Sample included 28 young women and 56 senior women and service providers. Found role of female relatives was crucial, combined with availability of known and trusted care providers.
Includes results of brief literature review and findings from study with a sample of 84 individuals, 28 of whom were pregnant women or birth mothers 16-21 years, with the remainder being senior women and service providers. Themes which emerged were vulnerability, family support, accessing care, education, trusted provider and relocation.
Background to Young Lakota, a film about tribal sovereighty and Indigenous women's rights for reproductive justice on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Includes plans for hosting a screening event, follow up discussion questions and resources.
Focuses on the third objective of the report which is to engage Aboriginal women in setting priorities and set the direction for future work on Aboriginal women's issues in Yukon. Held October 13 and 14, 2012, Whitehorse, Yukon.