Listening to the Stories of American Indians at Oregon State Hospital
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia A. Prater
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacific University, 2012.
Literature Review: Marginalising Maori Adolescent Parents
Alternate Title
Marginalising Maori Parents
Literature Review: Marginalizing Maori Adolescent Parents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Jurisich Strickett
Description
Topics of brief review include heath overview, international and national research and studies, services and support, and access to information.
Living Conditions of the Elders of the First Nations of Quebec: Condensed Version
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Living Conditions of the Elders of the First Nations of Quebec: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Locally Designed and Operated Indigenous Community Models and Practices That Address Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Misuses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)
[Australian National Council on Drugs]
Description
Looks at examples of successful initiatives from across Australia.
Managing Two Worlds Together. Stage 2: Patient Journey Mapping Tools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet Kelly
Judith Dwyer
Brita Pekarsky
Tamara Mackean
Eileen Willis ... [et al.]
Māori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Alternate Title
Maori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Theses
Author/Creator
Awhina Netta Ramari Hollis-English
Description
Sociology, Gender and Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Otago, 2012.
The Meaning of the Client Experience at a Health Centre Within a First Nations Community in Southern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather K. Krohn
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.
The Media and Indigenous Policy: How News Media Reporting and Mediatized Practice Impact on Indigenous Policy: A Preliminary Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Michael Meadows
Lisa Waller
Michelle Dunne Breen
Holly Reid
Mind, Body, Spirit: Promising Practices in First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Canadian Home Care Association
Description
Looks at programs and practices from eight regions.
Modern Contact Investigation Methods for Enhancing Tuberculosis Control in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria J. Cook
Lena Shah
Jennifer Gardy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18643
Description
Advocates the implementation of new approaches to reduce disease incidence.
Montreal Urban Aboriginal Health Needs Assessment
Alternate Title
MUAHC 2012 Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chantal Robillard
Eva Monson
Jennifer Mavritsakis
Description
Study carried out to assess gaps approporate services and provide evidence to support establishment of holistic health centre.
Moving Towards Nahi: Addressing Health Equity in Research Involving Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Dion Stout
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 44, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Health and Health-Care Equity, 2012, pp. 7-10
Description
Comments on the approach to be taken when conducting research in partnership with Indigenous people.
"My Chance Has Come at Last!": The Weston Hospital, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and Indian Nurses in Canada, 1917-1929
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Toman
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 95-119
Description
Case study examines the roles and relations of Aboriginal women and the nursing profession during the early twentieth century.
The Nanaimo and Charles Camsell Indian Hospitals: First Nations' Narratives of Health Care, 1945 to 1965
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Histoire Sociale / Social history, vol. 43, no. 85, May 2010, pp. 165-191
Description
Looks at First Nations patients' views on two of Canada's Indian hospitals, on the patients' interactions with the nurses and doctors and on the treatments they received.
National Aboriginal Youth Strategy on HIV and AIDS in Canada for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Youth from 2010 to 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
National Colloquium on Racism, Cultural Safety and Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Cusack
Description
Reports on presentations and panel discussion held by researches and Aboriginal health organizations in Ottawa.
Native Hawaiian Male Caregivers: Patterns of Service Use and Their Effects on Public Policies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wesley Lum
Seiko Sato
Pamela Arnsberger
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Compares the different types of caregiving support offered and provided by Native Hawaiian, Asian and Caucasian males.
Naturopathic Medicine and Aboriginal Health: An Exploratory Study at Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rishma Walji
Laura Weeks
Kieran Cooley
Dugald Seely
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 6, November/December 2010, pp. 475-480
Description
Suggests that naturopathic medicine suitably addresses Aboriginal health care needs due to its holistic nature.
Navigating Two Worlds: Experiences of Counsellors Who Integrate Aboriginal Traditional Healing Practices
Alternate Title
Navigant Deux Mondes: Les Expériences de Conseillers Qui Intègrent les Pratiques Traditionnelles de Guérison Autochtone
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olga Oulanova
Roy Moodley
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 44, no. 4, 2010, p. 346–362
Description
Study discusses the interaction of factors needed to integrate traditional medicine into western health services for Aboriginal clients.
NIHB Ontario Region: Prescription Drug Trends: A Ten-year Analysis
Alternate Title
Non-Insured Health Benefits Ontario Region: Prescription Drug Trends
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Description
Statistics for opiate use and the medications used in treatment of diabetes, heart conditions, mental health conditions, inhalers for respiratory conditions, smoking cessation products, and reproductive and sexual health. Covers the years 2000 to 2009.
NNAPF Discussion Paper: Integration of Literature Review and NNAPF Documents Indigenous Governance in the Context of Canadian Healthcare
Alternate Title
Native Nations Addictions Prevention Foundation Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dina Gilio-Walker
Description
Examines various elements of indigenous culturally based governance and its applicability to mental health and addictions programs in Canada.
North Carolina Minority Health Facts: American Indians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
State Center for Health Statistics And Office Minority Health and Health Disparities
Description
Facts about mortality, chronic diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, access to health and health of children from infant to adolescent in the American Indian population.
North West Local Health Integration Network: Aboriginal Health Programs and Services Analysis & Strategies: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
DPRA Canada
Description
Findings of the report highlights poor health of Aboriginal people compared to non-Aboriginal counterparts.
Obesity Among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples in Canada's Provinces: Associated Factors and Secular Trends
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmina Ng
Description
Medical Science Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2012.
Old Keyam: A Framework for Examining Disproportionate Experience of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples of the Canadian Prairies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen McMullin
Sylvia Abonyi
Maria Mayan
Pamela Orr
Carmen Lopez-Hille ... [et al.]
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 30-40
Description
Explores the concept of keyam (to give up) in relation to tuberculosis transmission.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy: A Strategic Plan for the Years 2010-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS)
Description
Outlines direction and goals of the organization and the need for continuing HIV/AIDS programming and information.
Oral Health Interventions Among Indigenous Populations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Herenia P. Lawrence
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. suppl.2, June 2010, pp. [229]-234
Description
Discusses initiatives to prevent Early childhood caries (ECC), including culturally appropriate programs which build on traditional health practices, and highlights the national Aboriginal health and oral surveys.
Our Land, Our Language: Connecting Dispossession and Health Equity in an Indigenous Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen J. Brown
Gladys McPherson
Ruby Peterson
Vera Newman
Barbara Cranmer
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research , vol. 44, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Health and Health-Care Equity, 2012, pp. 44-63
Description
Discusses how neoliberal ideologies sustain medical colonialism and inequities and the implications for nursing actions.
Our Stories: How We Became Doctors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evan Adams
Marci Anderson-DeCoteau
Cheryl Barnabe
Judith G. Bartlett
Nadine Caron
Nichelle Desilets
Thomas Dignan
Michael Dumont
Peter Eppinga
Latisha Hewton-Backfat
Karen Hill
Darlene Kitty
Alika Lafontaine
Barry Lavallee
Rose Lesner
James Makokis
David Marsh
Veronica McKinney
Lisa Monkman
Janet Smylie
Denis Wardman
Sarah Williams
Jay Wortman
Description
Brief personal narratives of 23 physicians practicing across Canada.
Out of Hours: A Lesson from Lapland: What the Snowmobile Did to One Lapland Community Illustrates What Medicine Is Doing to Us. Why Don't We Take Notice?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Martyn
BMJ, vol. 341, no. 7783, November 27, 2010, p. 1137
Description
Author studies introduction of snowmobile concurrent to the medical interventions in an isolated Skolt Sami community which sometimes produced questionable results.
Pap Test Follow-up Pattern Among American Indian Women in Arizona
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merrill Eisenberg
Kathryn Coe
Charlton Wilson
Kathleen Evans
Elizabeth Brewer
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 42-51
Description
Identifies barriers to follow up consultation when abnormal results are found.
The Participation of Aboriginal People with a Disability in Disability Services in NSW, Australia
Alternate Title
The Participation of Aboriginal People with a Disability in Disability Services in New South Wales, Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
John Alexander Gilroy
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--Sydney University, 2012.
A Participatory Case Study of Primary Healthcare for Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban Setting
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelly D. Oelke
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2010.
Perceived Control Over Diabetes Prevention in a Manitoba First Nations Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlene Nicole Muzyka
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Perceived Medical Discrimination in American Indian Women: Effect on Health Care Decisions, Cancer Screening, Diabetes Services and Diabetes Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly L. Gonzales
Description
Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oregon State University, 2010.
Person-Centred Palliative Care: A First Nations Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie A. O'Brien
Description
Health Research Methodology Thesis (M.Sc.)--McMaster University, 2012.
Physician and Nurse Perspectives on Implementation of Universal Adult HIV Screening Guidelines in the Indian Health Service: Results of a Randomized Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brigg Reilley
John T. Redd
Scott Giberson
Juanita K Lee
Don Haverkamp
James Cheek
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 450-456
Description
Survey results of four facilities, which implemented HIV screening on persons 13 to 65 years old, concluded that more information and training is needing on HIV screening guidelines, execution of strategies and state regulations.
Pilot of Te Tomokanga: A Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Evaluation Tool For an Indigenous Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahu McClintock
Graham Mellsop
Tess Moeke-Maxwell
Chris Frampton
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-11
Description
Looks at evaluation tool which recognizes the importance of culture and spirituality, providing a balance between four dimensions: family, physical, cognitive or intellectual and spiritual.
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 RHS Community Survey
Alternate Title
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 Regional Health Survey Community Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
July 2015 edition.
Plagues, Politics, and Policy: A Chronicle of the Indian Health Service, 1955-2008.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Monika Bilka
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 137-140
Description
Book review of: Plagues, Politics, and Policy by David H. Dejong.
The Planning of the Darwin Conference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John White
Ina Abalmu
Paddles Moore
Ronnie Lindsay
Cheryl Shelley ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 4-6
Description
Descriptive article regarding the process involved in the planning of National Aboriginal Health Worker Conference on October, 1978.
Police Launch Criminal Investigation into Actions of Emergency Department
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Lett
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 18, December 14, 2010, pp. E817-E818
Description
Comments on the investigation into the death of a homeless man as a result of being left untreated in a Winnipeg hospital emergency room.
Pre and Post HIV Test Counselling Guide: Aboriginal Community and Health Care Professionals
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Description
Designed to improve client services by providing information on: informed consent and its implications, diagnosis and the implications for clients, effect of possible disclosure of a positive result, importance of counselling, relaying both negative and positive test results, and anxiety, depression and suicide.
Predictive Value of Albuminuria in American Indian Youth With or Without Type 2 Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nan Hee Kim
Meda E. Pavkov
William C. Knowler
Robert L. Hanson
E. Jennifer Weil
et al.
Pediatrics, vol. 125, no. 4, April 2010, pp. e844-e851
Description
Determines if elevated albuminuria in youth with type 2 diabetes is significant in a medical prognosis.
Preparing Ontario's Health Sciences Students for Aboriginal Cultural Safety: Environmental Scan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chandrakant P. Shah
Description
Makes five recommendations based on responses to survey completed by 13 colleges and 21 university health sciences programs.
Prevalence of the Use of Antihypertensive Medications in Greenland: A Study of Quality of Care Amongst Patients Treated With Antihypertensive Drugs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Bundgaard
Dorte Ejg Jarbøl
Maja Skov Paulsen
Jytte Lindskov Jacobsen
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18834
Description
Findings reveal that health care practises can be improved through various national strategies and measures.
Preventing Crime and Poor Health Among Aboriginal People: The Potential for Preventative Programming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Olga Marques
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 2, [2012], pp. 112-129
Description
Assert that preventative programs offered at Aboriginal Friendship Centres, have been positively backed by existing research and should be expanded and supported further.
Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Damage in Northern Native Communities: A Practical School-Based Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Jacquier
Judith Kleinfeld
David Gilliam
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 35-61
Description
Describes a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention program in lab mice that had a significant effect on increasing Alaska Native students comprehension of the negative impacts of drinking during pregnancy.