Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 18-24
Description
Discusses the need to improve socioeconomic conditions as well as perinatal and infant care for Aboriginal peoples in Quebec.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 2173-2179
Description
Discussion of how the Indian Health Service (IHS) can improve health care by using information technology such as electronic health records to improve health care.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 20-21
Description
Brief article provides an update on the planning preparations for the conference being hosted by Two Spirited People of the 1st Nations and the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy in Toronto, Ontario.
Reports on the cultural and linguistic barriers encountered by Navajo interpreters during the informed consent process and makes suggestions for adapting it to minority populations.
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 395-405
Description
Using information from interviews and reviews of documents, examines Saskatchewan uranium mining operations, the Ekati diamond project and the Voisey's Bay mine/mill project.
Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 63-85
Description
Presents a study that looks at links between personal homelessness and intergenerational trauma through a series of interviews with Aboriginal men.
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 212-215
Description
Overview revealed that inequalities exist and are on the rise in child and adult populations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 1, January 12, 2010, p. E46
Description
Discusses the need for programs to promote wellness and community development; and looks at young people returning to traditions, such as acknowledging their spirit names.
Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 9-22
Description
Study on prenatal alcohol abuse in the lives of young Aboriginal women and the connections between that abuse and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, sexual abuse, extreme violence, and gangs.
Presents generally positive assessment of programming and program delivery, with recommendations for increased funding to maintain and improve upon initial community capacity building.
Looks at what kind of access is available to the internet in remote communities, where the internet accessible is located in these communities, and evaluates if the internet is a useful tool for Aboriginal women to access health information.
Communique (American Pyschological Association. Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carlota Ocampo
Description
Outlines several key elements researchers, educators, practitioners and policy-makers must consider to enhance the psychological well-being of First Nations peoples.
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, vol. 11, no. 1 & 2, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at examples of management approaches and concepts of potential relevance to natural resource policy, planning, and management used by First Nations for non-timber forest resources.