CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Description
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 32-35
Description
Author describes his experiences chairing a session of the First National Aboriginal Health Worker Conference held in Darwin, Australia in October of 1978.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 127-140
Description
Sample of 36 elders participated in six-week study which compared results from monitoring with pedometer only to pedometer plus instruction in setting weekly step-count goals.
Pediatrics, vol. 103, no. 5, Supplement, May 2, 1999, pp. 1085-1099
Description
Examines factors involved with children of substance abusers and the need to extend the studies over longer periods of time for more substantial conclusions.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Description
Looks at the effects of personal and collective trauma through a political lens.
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Chapter from Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley, and Ashely Hyatt.
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Research Project Report (Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network) ; 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Tuma Young
Description
Through 20 in-depth interviews project gathered information on socio-cultural context, state of mental health and well-being during process, and supports which were relied upon.
Searched conducted for articles and reports published between August 2015 and January 2017 using PsychINFO, Embase, CINAHL and Medline. Identified 14 items of strong and moderate quality with content pertaining to the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, pp. 4-6
Description
Describes how third year University of Sydney (Australia) students at the Yooroang Garang Centre for Indigenous Health created a process to allow researchers to, "see through the eyes of others" to increase understanding.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Josée Lavoie
John D. O'Neil
Jeffrey Reading
Description
Examines implications of self-government in health for improving provision of services and providing a voice in political health systems.
Chapter in book: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by J. H. Hylton.
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, vol. 42, no. 6, December 1999, pp. 1311-1322
Description
Investigated age, gender, ethnic background and history of middle ear disease as factors affecting the degree of hearing impairment. The article also discusses how language acquisition can be affected due to hearing loss.
Protocol is comprised of six key principles: self-determination and inclusion in all stages of the research process; acting in good faith; understanding determinants of health; recognition of culture and vision and culturally-grounded research and solutions; respect for local peoples and their ways of knowing, Elders and ancestral understandings; and incorporating Two-Eyed Seeing into process.
Connecting Remote Populations to Public Health: The Case for a Digital Immunization Information System in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay A. Wilson
Barry Pakes
Malia S. Q. Murphy
Katherine M. Atkinson
Cameron Bell ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1358566
Description
Looks at the the set up of an immunization information system (IIS) to record data in hopes of helping with contact management and preventing vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S213-S222
Description
Discusses a 1996-1997 study to research the health risks of contaminant exposure and the correlation to freshwater fish consumption in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.