Medical Care, vol. 38, no. 12, December 2000, pp. 1191-1199
Description
Study examines the extent these practices are used by urban patients, identifies related characteristics, associations with health status and functioning and attitudes about care provided.
NWSA Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring-Summer, 2000, pp. 187-190
Description
Book reviews of 2 books:
Violence Against Women edited by Stanley G. French, Wanda Teays, and Laura M. Purdy; and
Daring to be Good edited by Bat-Ami On and Ann Ferguson.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, p. 23
Description
Reports on a new plan to improve the vision of Australians with particular emphasis on Indigenous blindness which is ten times higher than non-Indigenous Australians.
Survey showed that half of respondents were HIV positive, many of whom did not seek medical treatment because of discrimination.
Access Voices of Two-Spirited Men [Part 2].
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 48-55
Description
Article discusses conflicts that have arisen from community relocation and conflicting priorities between the national government and local villagers.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
Looks at a project that brought together low-income mothers of preschool-aged children who wanted to learn more about making their community a healthier place to live.
Published by the Prairie Women's Centre for Excellence.
Report to the National Congress of American Indians on three policy areas: income support and support services, job skills, and training and employment.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 33-36
Description
Chronicles yearly (1993-2000) policy changes and/or improvements that were captured in a presentation called, Celebrating The Past Seven Years In Aboriginal Health.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 49-50
Description
New kits, videos and books available for health workers from the New South Wales Health promotion team on diabetes, nutrition, systems of the human body, and having babies.
American Society of International Law Proceedings, vol. 95, 2001, pp. 153-161
Description
Discussion of patenting, copyrighting and trademarking Indigenous knowledge by pharmaceuticals is not by direct appropriation, rather it is by indirect transfer of information by academics, and placing the information in the public domain.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 108, Fall, 2001, pp. 48-51
Description
Reviews the large scale northern tour of an award winning First Nations play, fareWel by Ian Ross, which looks at issues such as identity, poverty, substance abuse, and racism.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 10-12
Description
Describes the joint initiative of the University of Queensland Indigenous Health Program and the community of Woorabinda, a remote community located in Queensland, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 25-26
Description
Describes how the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) worked with facilitators to achieve the appropriate model of health care delivery in Australia.
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.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 217-231
Description
Description of the The CHALN/CAAN Project including their history and goals, issues & conclusions, and recommendations for best practices in projects related to Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS undertaken by non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal organizations or Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal partnerships.