Case of child who was admitted to hospital with septic shock due to untreated dental abscesses which required emergency surgery. She was also suffering from malnutrition. Subsequently she and her two older siblings were apprehended.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Discusses several strategies: improve the economic and social well-being of Aboriginal people, develop healthier, more self-sufficient communities, and participate in Canada’s political, social and economic development.
Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 12-14
Description
Report found that Indigenous Australians were 3 times more likely to go to a hospital with injuries due to interpersonal violence, falls, and transportation-related injuries.
Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group: Report to Canada’s Premiers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group
Description
Highlights issues and challenges, and profiles promising practices under three themes: root causes of abuse and neglect, prevention and early intervention strategies, and supports for the child welfare workforce.
Profiles initiatives from across the state of Victoria, Australia including food banks, community kitchens and gardens, and food share and school nutrition programs.
Prevention Science, vol. 16, no. 4, May 2015, pp. 560-567
Description
Looks at variables associated with increased standardized relative risks (SSR) including higher proportions of crowded housing, housing in poor condition, remoteness and more.
Resource guide includes information on: Aboriginal Communities and Services, Spirituality, Aboriginal Culture, Cultural Beliefs and Practices, Mi'kmaq Language, Mi'kmaq History and Band Governance and Identity.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 116-130
Description
Looks at the development of a curriculum on Aboriginal cultural safety offered to all students enrolled in undergraduate health sciences programs. Offers three modules on the health of Aboriginal people.
Current Anthropology, vol. 38, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 310-315
Description
Asserts that pandemics were not the sole cause of population decline but that disease in conjunction with effects of colonialism such as war, relocation and change in diet led to increased mortality and decreased fecundity.
Scroll down to page 310.
Comments on the urgent need for culturally appropriate interventions to prevent more Aboriginal youth from becoming involved in the criminal justice system.
Pre-publication version.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 5, May 2015, pp. 891-899
Description
Suicide Prevention American Indian and Alaska Native Task Force of researchers met to identify important factors affecting suicide and outline a research direction in prevention.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 2, 2015, pp. 41-68
Description
Study results indicate that substance abuse programs vary widely and that more research is needed to in order to incorporate appropriate cultural elements.
Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program: A Joint Initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: Research Compilation, vol. 3
Community-Based Emergency Care: An Open Report for Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
Description
Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Description
Lists type of process (commission, inquiry, inquest), report title, catalyst, purpose, recommendations, etc.
Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.