Indigenous Participation in Health Sciences Edition: Elements of the Institutional Learning Environment Critical For Course Completion
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Gilmore Spiers
Description
Education, Health and Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University, 2010.
Indigenous People: An Unhealthy Category
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Kuper
Lancet, vol. 366, no. 9490, September 17, 2005, p. 983
Description
Commentary that the category of Indigenous peoples is so problematic that the Lancet should not devote a series of papers on Indigenous health issues.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelton H. Davies
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-17
Description
Contends that climate change and green house gas emissions are negatively affecting the economies and health of third world developing countries.
Indigenous Peoples' Health - Why Are They Behind Everyone, Everywhere?
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples' Health Why Are They Behind Everyone, Everywhere?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Stephens
Clive Nettleton
John Porter
Ruth Willis
Stephanie Clark
Lancet, vol. 366, no. 9479, July 2, 2005, pp. 10-13
Description
Discusses the challenge of improving the health of indigenous peoples.
The Indigenous Peoples of Alaska: Appreciating the Role of Elders in Shifting Toward A Strength-Based and Culturally-Appropriate Approach to Mental Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jordan Lewis
Tina Marie Woods
Ruth Zuniga
E. J. R. David
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxiii-xxvii
Description
Presents the People Awakening Project as a good example of a strength-based and culturally-appropriate approach.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxiii.
Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective
Alternate Title
CROP International Studies in Poverty Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robyn Eversole
Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez
Guadalupe Vargas Morales
Josep María Jansá
Siri Damman ... [et al.]
Indigenous Perpetrators of Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Offending
Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Research and Public Policy Series ; 105
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joy Wundersitz
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Indigenous Residential Treatment Programs for Drug and Alcohol Problems: Current Status and Options for Improvement
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no.236/2002
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maggie Brady
Discussion Paper (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Indigenous Sexual Health and Well-Being in South Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maurice A Shipp
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 6, November-December 2002, pp. 3-8
Description
Reports on developments in HIV/AIDS programs for Aboriginal people in Australia since 1987.
Indigenous-specific Alcohol and Other Drug Interventions: Continuities, Changes and Areas of Greatest Need
Alternate Title
ANCD Research Paper ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dennis Gray
Anna Stearne
Mandy Wilson
Michael Doyle
Indigenous Suicide and Colonization: The Legacy of Violence and the Necessity of Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keri Lawson-Te Aho
James H. Liu
International Journal of Conflict and Violence, vol. 4, no. 1, Collective Memories of Colonial Violence, 2010, pp. 124-133
Description
Risk factors include loss of culture, acculturative stress and unstable family situations or drug use.
Indigenous Suicide in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernest Hunter
Desley Harvey
Emergency Medicine , vol. 14, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 14-23
Description
Literature review of self-harm research with an emphasis on Australia. Outlines considerations in the primary care management of Indigenous self-harm.
Indigenous Suicide in Cross-Cultural Context: An Overview Statement and Selective Bibliography of Sources Relevant to Indigenous Suicide in Australia, North America, and the Pacific
Alternate Title
Psychology in the South Pacific: Global, Local and Glocal Applications
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Reser
Description
Comments on the leading cause of death by injury in Australia and presents a select bibliography on the subject.
Chapter 3 from Psychology in the South Pacific: Global, Local and Glocal Applications edited by F. H. Bolitho, S. C. Carr, and B. M. O'Reilly.
Indigenous Wholistic Theory: A Knowledge Set for Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Absolon
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.
Indigenous Wholistic Theory for Health: Enhancing Traditional-Based Indigenous Health Services in Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Marie Marsden
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
Indigenous Women's Reproductive Rights: The Indian Health Service and Its Inconsistent Application of the Hyde Amendment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kati Schindler
Anna E. Jackson
Charon Asetoyer
Description
Looks at legal policies on abortion, the services provided by Indian Health Services, and limitations on access to abortions.
The Indigenous World 2001/2002
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marianne Lykke Thomsen
Mette Uldall Jensen
Eva Josefsen
Mattias Åhren
Leif Rantala ... [et al.]
The Indigenous World 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Sara Olsvig
Johan Strömgren
Susanne Amalie Andersen
Olga Murashko
Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk
... et al.]
Indigenous Youth Deliver Sexual Health Message
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Claudia Rayne
Rachel Molloy
Bev Greet
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, 2005, pp. 9-10
Description
Descriptive article on, The Early Detective Peer Education Initiative, a program involving 16 communities throughout the state of Victoria, Australia.
Individual- and Community-Level Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among First Nations, Inuit and Other Populations in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabienne Simonet
Spogmai Wassimi
Maureen Heaman
Janet Smylie
Patricia Martens
et al.
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.
Individual Saturated Fatty Acids are Associated With Different Components of Insulin Resistance and Glucose Metabolism: the GOCADAN study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
M. Elizabeth Tejero
Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga
William S. Harris
Lars O. E. Ebbesson
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 4, September 2010, pp. 344-351
Description
Investigates the correlation between consumption of saturated fatty acids and the increase in type 2 diabetes among Alaska Natives.
Indoor Environmental Quality in Homes of Asthmatic Children on the Elsipogtog Reserve (NB), Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Berghout
J. David Miller
Roger Mazerolle
Len O'Neill
Craig Wakelin
Barbara Mackinnon
Kenneth Maybee
Darlene Augustine
Carol Ann Levi
Charlie Levi
Terry Levi
Barbara Milliea
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 77-85
Description
Concludes that mould damage from serious maintenance problems was the cause of respiratory symptoms.
Infant Cereal Program in Nunavut: What Can We Do Better?
Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
V. Avinashi
V. Petkova
G. Osborne
M. Charon
S. Zlotkin
Description
Looks at iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in children 0 - 5 years of age and how to manage and prevent it.
The Infant Feeding Experiences and Decision-Making Influences of Aboriginal Women in Saskatoon
Theses
Author/Creator
Maya Wagner
Description
Nutrition and Dietetics Thesis (M.Sc.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
Infertility in Australian Indigenous Communities: Recommendations for Future Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kimberley O'Hara
Tess Barr
Joseph Debattista
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 16-18
Description
Comments on causes of infertility, including sexually transmitted infections, among Australian aboriginals.
Influence of Aboriginal and Socioeconomic Status on Birth Outcome and Maternal Morbidity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Johnson
Yan Jin
Corrine Truman
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 24, no. 8, 2002, pp. 633-640
Description
An overview of the links between socioeconomic status and birth outcomes in Alberta from 1997 to 2000.
Influence of Aboriginal and Socioeconomic Status on Maternal Deliveries and Birth Outcomes
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Alberta Centre for Health Services Utilization Research)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yan Jin
Corrine Truman
David Johnson
Information and Communication Technologies to Support Health and Wellness in Remote and Rural First Nations Communities: Literature Review
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan O'Donnell
Heather Molyneaux
Elizabeth Gorman
Mary Milliken
Corinna Chong ... [et al.]
Information Sharing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pippa Burns
Kate Gooden
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, January/February 2005, pp. 22-23,28
Description
Article explains how the Information Sharing Strategy provides community groups with easy to comprehend information about alcohol use and abuse.
Information Technology as a Tool to Improve the Quality of American Indian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Sequist
John Z. Ayanian
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.
Information Update on Indigenous Peoples' Satellite Planning for the XVIth International 2006 AIDS Conference
Articles » General
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.
The Informed Consent Process in a Cross-Cultural Setting: Is The Process Achieving the Intended Result?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melvina McCabe
Frank Morgan
Helen Curley
Rick Begay
Dorothy M. Gohdes
Ethnicity & Disease, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 300-304
Description
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.
Inhalant Abuse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Baydala
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 443-448
Description
Highlights new information and provides recommendations for treatment and prevention of volatile substance abuse.
Inhalant Abuse Among American Indian, Mexican American, and Non-Latino White Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fred Beauvais
Jeffrey C. Wayman
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Barbara Plested
Heather Helm
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 28, no. 1, February 2002, pp. 171-187
Description
Discusses the overall use of inhalants by minority youth and implications for prevention; indications are use is declining generally, however female use is on the increase.
Injury Prevention and Indigenous Peoples: Working with Indigenous Peoples Provides Unique Opportunities for Injury Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L.R. Berger
Injury Prevention, vol. 8, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 175-176
Description
Discusses factors that contribute to higher accident rates among Indigenous people and culturally appropriate methods of reducing the rate.
Injury Prevention in Inuit Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sydney Sackett
Randell Onalee
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 56-[?]
Description
Survey indicates people of Aboriginal descent are at higher risk for injuries than the Canadian population as a whole.
Injury Prevention Indicators for Inuit Children and Youth
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Children and Youth Injury Indicators Working Group
Ian Pike
Insights into SEN Virus Prevalence, Transmission, and Treatment in Community-based Persons and Patients with Liver Disease referred to a Liver Disease Unit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve G. Wong
Daniele Primi
Hiroshige Kojima
Alessandra Sottini
Antonio Giulivi
Manna Zhang
Julia Uhanova
Gerald Y. Minuk
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 35, no. 7, October 1, 2002, pp. 789-795
Description
Samples were tested to document prevalence of SEN-V infection and its' association with liver disease.
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH)
Alternate Title
Canadian Institute of Health Research: Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
IAPH
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Description
Contains links to education, research, and admissions.
Institutionalized Racism and Classism: A Meta Analysis of Canadian and American Studies of Breast Cancer Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Renee R. Parsons
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Windsor, 2005.
Integrated Analysis of Primary Health Care Accessibility for Aboriginal Communities in Alberta
Theses
Author/Creator
Olesya Elikan
Description
Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2010.
Integrated Nursing Access Program: An Approach To Prepare Aboriginal Students For Nursing Careers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carole A. Orchard
Paula Didham
Cathy Jong
June Fry
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, vol. 7, no. 1, 2010, p. article 10
Description
Discusses background of the program which provides transition or preparatory assistance with requirements for admission to nursing programs.
Integrating Human Health into Environmental Impact Assessment: Case Studies of Canada's Northern Mining Resource Sector
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bram F. Noble
Jackie E. Bronson
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.
Inter and Intra-Specific Differences in Medicinal Plant Use for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes by the Cree Elders of Eeyou Istchee (QC)
Theses
Author/Creator
Ashleigh Downing
Description
Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2010.
Intergenerational Survivors in BC: Options in Light of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement: Briefing Note, March 5, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emmy Manson
Kanatiio
Description
Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.
Intergenerational Trauma From a Mental Health Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
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.
Interior Health Knowledge Translation Casebook: Sharing Stories of Evidence-Informed Practice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interior Health Research Capacity Enhancement Team
Description
Presents 30 examples of evidence-informed practices from the Interior Health region of British Columbia.
Intersecting Identities: Exploring Urban Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Accessing Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberley A. Van Herk
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.
Intimate Partner Violence and Health Care Utilization Among a Sample of American Indian Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Celeste Rodriguez-Lopez
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--California State University, Long Beach, 2002.