Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-217
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David D. Varis
Dan Kunic
Description
Cohort consisted of Program participants who were released to the community on day parole, full parole, and statutory release. Study assessed whether taking part in program reduced the risk of returning to substance abuse and results were compared to Aboriginal offenders who had been enrolled in the moderate and high intensity National Substance Abuse Programs.
Report gathered cancer specific data on Aboriginal people in order to aid policy makers to improve health outcomes. Internship report towards Health Information Masters--Dalhousie University, 2009.
Discussion paper on strategic areas for action regarding HIV/AIDS, including developing policies and culturally appropriate programs and services, as well as advocating for resources in order to provide the needed services.
Uses data from 2004-2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys and 2001 Aboriginal People's Survey for identifying demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors.
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Reports a good health care strategy should include: health professions communicating in the local language, combining local knowledge with modern medicine, community control and development, and use Aboriginal concepts of health in care and policy.
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 55, no. 4, April 2009, pp. 386-393
Description
Results of study which measured the state of diabetes in forty-three communities concluded that there was a need for community-based screening to deal with control and complications of the condition.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, March 2009, pp. 980-989
Description
Analyzes the community health of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, and discusses the implications of intra-community variation in health status in relation to influential health policy theories.
Data sources were environmental scan, focus groups from three First Nations and three Inuit communities, and 30 telephone interviews with community health personnel. Key recommendations: development of culturally appropriate community education/awareness programs, federal framework and guidelines for health care providers, new health care delivery model, and reduction of gaps in resources.
Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Information on organization which conducts surveys with.on-reserve and northern First Nations communities. Surveys include the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, First Nations Community Survey, and the First Nations Regional Health Survey.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 1, Summer, 2009, pp. 99-115
Description
Outlines a study conducted to identify why current health measurement systems are ineffective in contributing to Indigenous health planning at the community or regional level.
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah A. McNeil
Shivani Rikhy
Amy Johnston
Jodi Siever
Suzanne Tough ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at promising practices for achieving better maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health.
From two sources:
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Call to Action. In Healthy Moms Babies and Children: Improving the Health of Aboriginal Populations in Canada.
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 3, no. 2, 2009, pp. 59-66
Description
Goals of study were to differentiate diagnoses of infection, determine the comprehensiveness of patient assessment and treatment, and identify patient care in need of improvement.
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 16, no. 2, 2016, pp. 181-218
Description
Discusses project undertaken to develop and measure effectiveness of culture-as intervention, specifically in the area of First Nation's alcohol and drug treatment programs and overall wellness. The study Honoring Our Strengths: Culture as Intervention in Addiction Treatment ran from 2012 to 2015 and data was collected in year three from 177 volunteer clients at 12 treatment centres.
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33956
Description
Examines data about birth rate, fertility, infant and maternal mortality using official Russian statistics for the period 2003-2014 and compared them to the general population.
Presents the fourteenth annual report prepared by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada on the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 16, no. 4, 2016, p. article no. 3974
Description
Reviewed literature from journal publications, public reports and grey literature published from 2000 to 2015. Found that information was extremely limited, fragmented, inconsistent, and most often ad hoc or cross-sectional snap shots which did little to track over-time trends or comparisons with non-Aboriginal population.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 7, July 2009, pp. 546-551
Description
Examined outcomes from the 14 communities in Nunavik for the period of 1989 to 2000. Compared results from the Hudson Bay area, where Inuit midwives perform maternity care, to Ungava Bay area where western physicians performed the same function.
Education for Health, vol. 22, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-9
Description
Interviews First Nations paraprofessional health workers in two northern Ontario communities and looks at proposed national competency-based standards for education, certification, and regulation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 67-87
Description
Study brings into greater clarity the end of life (EOL) wishes of American Indians residing in South Dakota and compares those perspectives with non-Indian residents.
Brain Injury, vol. 23, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 250-261
Description
Examines a study to better understand health care practitioners’ perceptions of the rehabilitation needs of Aboriginal clients recovering from brain injury.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 31812
Description
Looks at access to care and intervention support for youth through interviews and using the Piliriqatigiinniq Partnership Community Health Research Model for data.
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.
Topics examined in report are: demographics, data sources, health status, determinants of health, jurisdictional issues, trends in research, and suggested topics for future research.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-76
Description
Analyzes community well-being in Manitoba using three measures: self-assessed personal health, reported improvements in family finances, hope for the community's economy.
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