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.
Non-clinical Determinants of Medevacs in Nunavut: Perspectives from Northern Health Service Providers and Decision-makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah McDonnell
Josée G. Lavoie
Gwen Healey
Sabrina Wong
Sara Goulet
Wayne Clark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses 90 in-depth interviews to explore the determinants of medevac decision-making from the perspective of frontline care providers; finds that possible factors that influence the decision include: the care provider’s experience, staffing levels, access to diagnostic/treatment related equipment.
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.
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Building Tribal Infrastructure for Research through CRCAIH
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Buffalo
Jessica Heinzmann
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
Kathryn Blindman
Simone Bordeaux ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 42-70
Description
Provides information about The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH): originally created in 2013 to foster tribal partnerships in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota with a focus on research review, regulation, and data management. Authors note the role of the partners in the expansion of local, community-based research infrastructure that serves the community it is situated in.
Nutrition in Adults and the Aged
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janey Singh
Elizabeth Mardi
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, pp. 29-34
Description
Discusses increased health risk of being overweight and how a modern lifestyle is contributing to that.
One Health in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Hueffer
Mary Ehrlander
Kathy Etz & Arleigh Reynolds
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.
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.
Oranga and Māori Health Inequities, 1769–-1992
Alternate Title
Wai 2575, #B25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram
Beverly Te Huia
Tracee Te Huia
Melissa Matutina Williams
Nathan Williams
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.
Overincarceration of Indigenous People: A Health Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davinder Singh
Sarah Prowse
Marcia Anderson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 18, May 06, 2019, pp. E487-E488
Description
Authors argue that incarceration is a social determinant of health and that it disproportionately affects Indigenous people because of disparities in rates of incarceration; cite statistical analysis that indicate the specific effects of incarceration and notes historic and contemporary calls to address the situation.
Palliative Care for First Nations People in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Falk
Description
Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.
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.
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.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
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.
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.
Physician Burnout May Contribute to Racial Bias
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 34, August 26, 2019, p. E951
Description
Study interviews 3380 second-year residents for self-reported symptoms of burnout; also asks participants to rate their feelings towards black or white people, and measures unconscious bias. Findings suggest that burnout in doctors might be contributing to disparity in patient care.
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.
Portrait of Palliative Care Provided in First Nations Communities in Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Véronique Rankin
Linda Simon
Postpartum Depression Prevalence and Risk Factors among Indigenous, Non-Indigenous and Immigrant women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nihaya Daoud
Kristen O’Brien
Patricia O’Campo
Sarah Harney
Evelyn Harney ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 440-452
Description
Uses data from the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) to examine the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) among different demographic groups in Canada. Findings indicate differing factors for different groups; authors suggest tailored approaches to preventing PPD could better protect the mental health of mothers in Canada.
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.
Prevention Education Harm Reduction Report
Alternate Title
Circle of Eagles Lodge Society & Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Harm Reduction Project: Dialogue and Gathering Report
[Circle of Eagles Lodge Society and Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Harm Reduction Dialogue Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sophia Vitalis
Sarah Wood
Kim van der Woerd
Amanda Card
Billie Joe Rogers]
Description
Divided into two parts: first section describes the Circle of Eagles Lodge Society's Circle of Care Harm Reduction for Indigenous Brothers and Sisters on Parole project aimed at addressing the opioid crisis among federal parolees; the second section describes the community dialogue and gathering report.
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.
Principles, Approaches, and Methods for Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts: A Grey Literature Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kriti Chandna
Michelle M . Vine
Susan J . Snelling
Rachel Harris
Janet Smylie
Heather Manson
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring, 2019, pp. [21]-47
Description
Review conducted to identify principles, approaches, methods, tools and frameworks reported from 2000-2015 in Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia.
Prioritizing Interventions and Research to Address the Cancer Disparities of Arizona's American Indian Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman J. Petersen
Sujata Joshi
Tim Flood
Kathryn Coe
Mel Zuckerman
Enid Zuckerman
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 70-76
Description
Describes worksheets developed to assist tribal communities with setting guidelines for an implementation plan to prioritize activities around cancer.
Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Circumpolar Health: Securing the IPY Legacy: From Research to Action
Articles » General
Circumpolar Health Supplements, no. 7, 2010
Description
Chronicle of the Congress held July 11-16, 2009 focusing on key health themes.
Profile of Aboriginal People in the Fraser Health Region 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Brodkin
Laurel Jesbamani
Leslie Schroeder
Jeet Sivia
Description
Looks at health determinants such as chronic illness and risky behaviors that effect well-being and social determinants that contribute to disadvantages in areas of education, income and employment.
Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Marten
Judith Bartlett
Elaine Burland
Heather Prior
Charles Burchill ... [et al.]
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NIPSPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
Proposed Model of Care for the Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm Australian Capital Territory
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Winnunga Nimmityjah?]
Description
Program based on the 'Living Web Model of Care'.
Psychiatric Research in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jouko Miettunen
Marianne Haapea
Lassi Björnholm
Sanna Huhtaniska
Teija Juol ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
Psychotherapy and Traditional Healing for American Indians: Exploring the the Prospects for Therapeutic Integration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
The Counseling Psychologist, vol. 38, no. 2, 2010, pp. 166-235
Description
Compares Gros Ventre healing tradition and Eduardo Duran's culture-specific psychotherapy for American Indians.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
Quest for Cultural Safety: A Grounded Theory Study of Cultural Spaces Between Aboriginal Patients and Hospital Nurses
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Helen Foster-Boucher
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Racism, Discrimination and Health Services to Aboriginal People in South West Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Ward
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 3-5
Description
Study of 27 participants shows racism continues to have an impact on their social and emotional wellbeing.
The Rationale for Developing a Programme of Services by and for Indigenous Men in a First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie George
Melody Morton Ninomiya
Kathryn Graham
Sharon Bernards Samantha Wells
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 158-167
Description
Article summarizes the results of the mixed-methods research conducted in Kettle & Stoney Plain First Nation that focused on the mental health needs of Indigenous Men. Research examines the factors that contribute to mental health issues, the experience of men seeking supports and services, and identifies ways to address mental health in this community.
Reaching Agreement for an Aboriginal E-health Research Agenda: The Aboriginal Telehealth Knowledge Circle Consensus Method
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.A. Maar
A. Seymour
B. Sanderson
L. Boesch
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses the development of eHealth research agenda initiatives including the knowledge gaps which impede adoption in rural Aboriginal communities in Canada.
Reclaiming Our Voices: Two Spirit Health & Human Service Needs in New York State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Somjen Fraser
Harlan Pruden
Description
Findings from focus groups showed experiences of homophobic oppression, racism, stigma, and inadequate access to health care.
Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darwin Otitis Guidelines Group
Peter Morris
Amanda Leach
Pranalia Shah
Sandi Nelson ... [et al.]
Recommendations re Inquest Report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Marc Cormier]
Description
Sinclair was a 45-year-old Aboriginal man who died after sitting for 34 hours waiting for medical attention at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre's emergency department.
Recruiting and Retention Concerns Health Care Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hansford
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 22
Description
Explores problems some Aboriginal communities have recruiting and retaining health care professionals.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
Regional Profiles of First Nations Communities: According to Current Provincial Health Authority Regions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Provides a picture of health care administration governance including Bands, Tribal Councils, health transfer programs and health plans.
Relocating From the Mushkegowuk Territory for Hemodialysis: The Cree Illness Experience and Perceived Quality of Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie D. Kolewaski
Margo L. Paterson
Karen E. Yeates
Cheryl E. King-Van Vlack
Pimatiwiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 103-150
Description
Study found that in addition to hemodialysis being life-altering, patients also experienced negative clinical interactions from healthcare providers due to misperceptions about beliefs and behaviours.