Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 2, Reducing Health Disparities in Canada, March/April 2005, pp. S4-S5
Description
Discusses initiatives taken by the Canadian government to address the problem of health care for "vulnerable populations" such as Aboriginals, immigrants, refugees and the poor.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January-February 2005, pp. S60-S63
Description
Argues that First Nations peoples must develop their own quality-of-life indicators, research ethics and protocols.
Pediatrics, vol. 115, no. 2, February 2, 2005, pp. 127-134
Description
Analysis of multi chemical exposure among adolescent girls suggests that the attainment of the first menstrual period may be sensitive to relatively low levels of lead and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) congeners.
Results of community consultation process and literature review focus on incorporation of both Aboriginal and western perspectives for health improvement as well as current strengths and weaknesses.
Australian Journalism Review, vol. 27, no. 2, December 2005, pp. 25-42
Description
Consultation to gather information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to investigate their opinions and understandings about negative and positive effects of media coverage on suicide, mental health and mental illness.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 11, November 2005, pp. 1982-1988
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Examines culturally appropriate interventions to increase use of restraints such as infant, child and booster seats, as car crashes are the leading cause of death of children in the United States.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 121-172
Description
Book reviews of:
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann.
American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature by Paulette F. Molin.
Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family by Claudio Saunt.
Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society by Brian Fagan.
Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer by Robert J. Conley.
The Cherokee Nation: A History by Robert J.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 97-147
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Book reviews of:
Alaska Native Political Leadership and Higher Education: One University, Two Universes by Michael L. Jennings.
Alaska’s Daughter: An Eskimo Memoir of the Early Twentieth Century by Elizabeth Bernhardt Pinson.
Choctaw Tales collected and annotated by Tom Mould.
De Religione: Telling the Seventeenth-Century Jesuit Story in Huron to the Iroquois edited and translated by John L. Steckley.
Evil Corn by Adrian C. Louis.
Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately? by Harvey Arden.
Indians in Unexpected Places by Philip J.
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2005, pp. 662-667
Description
Contends that understanding patterns and burden of disease in AI/AN populations may contribute to the development of preventative strategies and understanding the etiology.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, pp. 20-21
Description
Discusses some issues that are important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait health workers in the government ordered report Review of Professional Indemnity Arrangements for Health Care Professionals.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Special Issue: The National Museum of the American Indian, Summer - Autumn, 2005, pp. 691-706
Description
Author combines Buddhist teaching and the traditional teachings of the Indigenous peoples of the North West Coast to talk about healing from trauma and loss.
BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 5, July 7, 2005, p. 56
Description
Literature review based on searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Canada Diseases Weekly Report and Canada Disease Weekly Report for information on prevalence of the disease in Canada.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2005, pp. 417-429
Description
Survey responses indicated services such as community support, financial support, accommodating school system, good relationships with professionals and comprehensive medical care were needed.
Focuses on the encounter between Christianity and indigenous religions.
Chapter from Historical Papers 1994: Canadian Society of Church History edited by Bruce L. Guenther.
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 24, no. 1, 2005, pp. 19-33
Description
Findings suggest that clients health and social problems have increased over the years of operation while indicators of infant health have either improved or maintained steady rates.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 54-59
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Study found that participation rates and health data demonstrated program success and women who had better access to health care enjoyed a better overall quality of life.