Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring, 2019, pp. [21]-47
Description
Review conducted to identify principles, approaches, methods, tools and frameworks reported from 2000-2015 in Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia.
Health Education Research, vol. 23, no. 2, April 2008, pp. 272-286
Description
Discusses the first multi-institutional diabetes prevention program for children and adults in Ontario. The program is called Zhiiwaapenewin Akino'maagewin: Teaching to Prevent Diabetes.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 1, 7
Description
Looks at a group of diabetics who meet once a week to snowshoe together in an effort to improve their health.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 7.
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Investigation into circumstances under which the 14-year-old committed suicide and the social factors that played a part in her death, as well as recommendations for preventing similar events.
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Reports on data gathered from 27 survey participants and 17 interview participants in November 2011-April 2012. Findings arranged under three themes: region's awareness and knowledge of programs provided in First Nations communities; innovative palliative care practices; and barriers and strengths in delivery programs.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20078
Description
Study findings conducted on 498 individuals in 22 communities suggest that the psychological autopsy method can be correctly employed in Inuit populations.
Study examines the overall health status, the occurrence of mental distress, and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 84-87
Description
Outlines how death of Jordan River Anderson brought attention to denial or delay of services to First Nations children due to juristictional disputes and inspired passage of the child first and needs-based principle, and discusses federal and provincial governments' continuing failure to implement it properly.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study aims to describe and categorize symptoms experienced by people exposed to cold air. 50 distinct symptoms were reported by 34 participants, symptoms were grouped into ten sub-categories and two major categories; airway versus whole body symptoms.
Women's Health Issues, vol. 23, no. 5, 2013, pp. e319-e325
Description
Research suggests that aboriginal women experience health inequalities in cancer screening that are less influenced by personal risk behaviors and more so by societal forces.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study examines the priorities that Indigenous people living in remote communities in Australia have for defining their own well-being and how they rank those priorities in their own understandings of health.