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.
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.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 32903
Description
Looks at use of health care facilities for children ages 0-10 in the Ivaaq (The Greenland Child Cohort) and CLEAR (climate changes, environmental contaminants and reproductive health cohort) in Nuuk .
Looks at research pertaining to impacts of climate change and strategies for adaptation and mitigation in the areas of sovereignty and self-determination, culture and cultural identity, Indigenous community health indicators, and economies and livelihoods.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 23-41
Description
Looks at various collaborative care models and interviews administrators, clinicians, and Inuit families about expectations for mental health services and care.
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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International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 50-74
Description
Comments on a palliative care model which reduces the disparities in access to quality palliative home care and is grounded in community values and Indigenous culture.
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.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1-14
Description
Data for study was collected from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Sedimentary activities reported include watching TV or videos, playing video games and using the internet, and reading during leisure time.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 8, Winter, 2016, pp. 22-42
Description
Identifies and summarizes 34 scholarly articles with a focus on five research areas: epidemiology; health service delivery and continuum of care; health and wellness outcomes; psychosocial issues and barriers to treatment; and knowledge translation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 33-38
Description
Video and handbook Beyond Violence: Finding the Dream launched at the Aboriginal Women in Unity Conference held in Dubbo, 1990. A tool for health workers to use to bring about change in communities.
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.
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.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 4, Good Medicine, Summer, May 1, 2016, pp. [40-42,7]
Description
Briefly discusses a Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP) which combines study of public health research methods with a hands-on internship in students' home communities.