Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, June 1978, pp. 4-12
Description
Asserts that nurses that make the effort to learn the culture of the patients they are interacting with have less stress and improved health care delivery.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 1478-1784
Description
Argues that health disparities can be addressed through improvements in health care access, high quality data collection, and different policy initiatives.
Comments on the danger of stereotypes and how difficult it is to discover and disclose them in everyday life. Suggests solutions to avoid stereotypes in teaching.
Bachelor's Thesis [English Language and Literature]--Masaryk University, 2006.
Comments on British Columbia and Ontario communities that worked in partnership with university researchers to develop an intervention program aimed at preventing alcohol-related birth defects in children.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 102-116
Description
Discusses the history, curriculum (including the philosophy of healing/learning) and founding principles of the Institute and illustrates its effectiveness through case studies of students.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 65-74
Description
Reviews the CACTUS's (Centre d’Action Communautaire auprès des Toxicomanes Utilisateurs de Seringues) experience with three different "collaborative" research initiatives.
Pediatrics: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, vol. 117, no. 6, June 2006, pp. 1955-1962
Description
Examines the national incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus and found that many women had no genital herpes simplex virus history before delivery.
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 32-35
Description
Argues that addressing the health care needs in Inuit and First Nations communities requires an understanding of the cultural richness of the people and an ability to see things from another perspective.
International Journal of Obesity, vol. 30, 2006, p. 677–683
Description
Cross-sectional population-based analysis of Canadian Community Health Survey in 2003 found obesity rates ranged from 6.2% in Vancouver to 47.5% in Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 1469-1477
Description
Concludes that many people with substance abuse problems are served by programs unaffiliated with the Indian Health Service (IHS) or tribal governments, and discusses the need for expanding resources.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 889-896
Description
Concludes that American Indians benefit from substance abuse treatment programs, although the type and intensity of services offered could be improved.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 2006, pp. 491-506
Description
Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.