Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 6, November/December 2001, pp. 7-11
Description
Commentary states that the Northern Territory is only Australian jurisdiction to require health workers to be registered. Health workers that are registered have to meet standards of competency which improves patient care.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, pp. 26-28
Description
Describes program which had 260 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait participants. Over 60% of female patients and 80% of male patients lost weight.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally Carraher
Hsiu-Ju Chang
Rachel Munday
Karen J. Goodman
CANHelp Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, no. Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21594
Description
Results of an examination of a community-based project found that it significantly reduced the burden of infection in the community. Continued commitment to the project is recommended.
Examines the Saskatchewan-based Cartier Farms program which worked with the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Program at Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, September/October 2001, pp. 20-25
Description
Study results found that Aboriginal people in Australia were more likely to be admitted to the hospital for primary and preventable conditions and stay longer than non-Aboriginal populations.
Webinar covers background to the child-first principle, progress in implementation, Federal and provincial governments' operational narrowing of its application and refusal to acknowledge cases, Pictou Landing Band Council (PLBC) & Maurina Beadle v. Canada, court rulings, and description of study which will collect systems information.
Duration: 1:15:59.
Past-president of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada discusses the treatment her father received in an emergency ward and racism in the health care system.
Duration: 25:29.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 139-161
Description
Discusses the structure and function of two hospitals within the Indian Health and Alaska Native Health Services. The article also looks at the historic training and role of Aboriginal nurses and caregivers within those systems.
Discusses the role of the Vancouver Coastal Health’s Aboriginal Health Practice Council and their collaboration with Aboriginal community members and health care practitioners to develop and implement best health care practices.
Discusses a research methodology that provides opportunity for non-Indigenous researchers to be connected to the cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings of Indigenous knowledge.
First Nations University of Canada, University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan with the support of various boards and organizations formed the Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre (IPHRC). Its primary focus is to facilitate and increase health research capacity among individuals, communities and institutions.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, pp. 34-35
Description
Brief description of an awareness campaign to ensure that Aboriginal Australians utilize the Heath Care Complaints Commission with their complaints and concerns.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Driscoll
Tenaya Sunbury
Janet Johnston
Sue Renes
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21405
Description
Results from 91 participants in a one-year study showed that the community-based system is an effective study method and should be expanded nationally.
Results of a systematic literature review on effective interventions aimed to support healthier lifestyle choices and improved health for Indigenous people.
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association: Focus on Aboriginal Health and Rheumatology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry L. Averns
Cheryl Barnabe
Joyce Greene
Harold Boudreau
Alka Bhalla ... [et al.]
Description
Entire journal issue discusses rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in the Aboriginal population with a focus on care, barriers and gaps. Full issue on one pdf.