Overview to health crisis and Nishnawbe Aski Nation's plan to implement recommendations made by the Auditor General's report Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities.
Frank Paul Inquiry: William H. Davies, Q.C. Commissioner Appointed under the Public Inquiry Act, S.B.C., 2007, c.9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
A. Cameron Ward
Neil Chantler
Description
Inquiry looked into circumstances surrounding the death of a Mi'kmaq man who was removed from Vancouver Police Department lock-up, left in an nearby alley and subsequently died of exposure and hypothermia.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 1, 2016, pp. 100-105
Description
A sample of 5,340 students from 109 schools in the Saskatoon Health Region revealed that 340 (6.4%) had considered suicide at least once in the past 12 months.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
Data collected from 172 Koori youth living in Melbourne, Australia showed an unfavourable profile for the emotional, social, cultural and behavioural factors.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 26-29
Description
Overview of the health condition of women in the Torres Strait Islanders community, including statistical information about population, mortality, birth rates and health risk factors.
Survey conducted from December 2011 to June 2012. Purpose was to monitor HIV and related infections, behaviours, and socio-demographic factors in Aboriginal populations.
Study involved consultations, key informant interviews and a focus group about HIV and/or hepatitis C (HCV) in Indigenous communities. Most responses fell into two broad categories: stigma and discrimination in the context of health care and other settings and concerns about privacy and confidentiality, with a number of sub-themes.
Looks at the relevance of existing asthmas education materials and identifies how these materials could be adapted to better suit the needs of the communities.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, p. article no. 21574
Description
Study on 24 healthy men found that hypoxic ventilatory responses (HVR) and hypercapnic ventilatory responses (HCVR) increased and the probability of hypoxia decreased after cold acclimation.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 165, September 2016, pp. 159-167
Description
Study involved 55 semi-structured interviews, and three focus groups consisting of representatives from four sectors: justice, health, community organizations and community members. Investigated applicability of rehabilitation-oriented criminal court mental health initiatives to the Arctic context.
Synopsis of First Nations Substance Abuse Issues Developed for Use by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Sullivan
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation
Description
Brief discussion of Indigenous determinants of health, the Honouring Our Strengths framework model, and concepts of culturally safe, competent and relevant care.
Reviews successful multi-component programs which include behavioural parent training, self-instructional training and school-based contingency training, that could be incorporated to treat Aboriginal children and youth with FASD.
Obesity Reviews, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2013, pp. 593-603
Description
Review investigates if Native American populations achieve the recommended physical activity levels and concludes there is a need to increase physical activity.
Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM) table uses data from Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, by date range.
Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM) table uses information from Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM) table Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) . Compares data from 2007-2010 to 2011-2014.
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, time frame.
Session discussing a community pilot project looking at new ways of engaging the community via social media, community tools, and screening for latent tuberculosis.
Duration: 17:36.
Plan developed in response to consultations with women, front-line health care workers, professionals, and nurses about needs of women who must leave their communities to give birth.