International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 222-251
Description
Study uses 13 sharing circles to engage 99 Indigenous youth aged 15-25 to share their stories and experiences about sports and physical activity. The discussions were analyzed using a two-eyed seeing approach and results indicated that sport and physical activity impacted Indigenous youth physically, cognitively, and emotionally.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2012, pp. 125-142
Description
Reviews twenty three studies which highlight the need for further research on youth suicide and suggests how such research could be conducted rigorously.
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.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-24
Description
Study shows implementation of pan-Aboriginal strategies will not address existing health inequities and suggests ways to improve health services and policies.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S446-S452
Description
Research shows improvements of infectious disease death rates are possible and suggests further studies to identify high-risk groups are needed to develop intervention strategies.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol. 2014, no. 142, Health and Wellness Concerns for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities, Summer, 2014, pp. 37-47
Description
Looks HIV/Aids within the context of Canadian reserve system, effects of Indian Residential schools, and risky behaviors.
Injury-related health services usage (hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms) and mortality were calculated and compared to the general population of Alberta
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 422-429
Description
Population-based descriptive epidemiological study uses data collected by the Alberta Ministry of Health (AH), in 2013 to examine injury-related hospital admissions and emergency department visits among Métis Albertans. Findings indicate a higher rate of injury related health-care needs among Métis people in Alberta.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18543
Description
Results indicate that the Community Health Practitioners provide a wide range of care to residents in remote communities that would otherwise go untreated.
Article reflects on the experience of providing a graduate diploma in Indigenous health and substance use, designed and delivered specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mature-aged front-line service providers.
Integrating Preventative Dental Care into General Pediatric Practice for Indigenous Communities: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohamed ElSalhy
Mandeep Gill
Daniela Migliarese Isaac
Randy Littlechild
Lola Baydala
Maryam Amin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Qualitative study used four focus groups comprised of resident and attending paediatricians to identify advantages of, barriers to, and strategies for the delivery of basic dental care to First Nations children as a part of primary paediatric care.
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 2-3, July 2014, pp. 82-93
Description
Studied self-inflicted and assault-related injuries by age group, sex, and cause of injury. Used records from the Discharge Abstract Database in areas with more than 33% of residents reporting Aboriginal identity in the 2006 Census.
Journal of Family Issues, vol. 33, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1272-1293
Description
Research reveals government relocations programs negatively affects not only well-being of grandparent-generation but ripples out to affect subsequent generations.
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.
Ancillary Meeting of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, July 16, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Description
Focuses on the "ask and offer" session which identified key areas of interest under five themes: knowledge gaps, clinical assessment and screening, caregiving, networking, research methods and knowledge translation; two cross-cutting themes were issues of communication and cultural safety.
The Internationalisation of Indigenous Rights: UNDRIP in the Canadian Context: Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Ken Coates
Cairin Holroyd
Yvonne Boyer
Thierry Rodon ... Bonita Beatty ... [et al.]
Description
Members of the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights
Research Group report on various aspects of Canada's failure to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Comments on health promotion efforts related to preventing suicide and attempted suicide, consequences of underage drinking, consequences of adult problem drinking and prescription drug misuse/abuse.