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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.
Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children in Australian Primary Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brenda Dobia
Virginia O’Rourke
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'.
Providers' Perceptions of Barriers to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Remote Aboriginal Settings
Alternate Title
Barriers to Aboriginal Diabetes Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Onil K. Bhattacharyya
Elizabeth A. Estey
Irit R. Rasooly
Stewart Harris
Merrick Zwarenstein
Jan Barnsley
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 552-563
Description
Study conducted in the Sioux Lookout Zone highlights key problems associated with the delivery of appropriate care and offers suggestions for improving clinical outcomes.
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
Puvaluqatatiluta, When We Had Tuberculosis: St. Luke's Mission Hospital and the Inuit of the Cumberland Sound Region, 1930-1972
Theses
Author/Creator
E. Emily S. Cowall
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2011.
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.
Radio Drama: A Pilot Project for Nutritional Health Communication in Inuit Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassandra Anne Matta
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2011.
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 Roots: Accomplishments and Challenges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet King
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 297-301
Description
Looks at the Mental Health Services Act and challenges involved in getting funding for cultural intervention programming.
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 for Counseling Native Americans: Results of a Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Timothy Thomason
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Sample of 68 mental health professionals responded to questions about building rapport, overcoming barriers, and effective theories and techniques.
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.
The Red Road to Wellness: Cultural Reclamation in a Native First Nations Community Treatment Center
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 47, no. 1-2, March 2011, pp. 187-202
Description
Looks at program which integrates cultural traditions into therapeutic counseling at a healing lodge located on an Algonquian First Nations reserve.
Reflecting on Our Effectiveness: Occupational Therapy Interventions With Indigenous Clients
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Stedman
Yvonne Thomas
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 43-49
Description
"The aim of this study was to explore occupational therapists' views of their effectiveness when practicing with Indigenous clients".
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.
Remote Nursing Certified Practice: Viewing Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Practice Through a Social Justice Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise S. Tarlier
Annette J. Browne
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 43, no. 2, Philosophy, Theory, and Ethics / Philosophie, théorie et éthique, 2011, pp. 38-61
Description
Looks at a new category of registered nurses (RNCP) implemented in British Columbia in 2010.
Report on the Section 4 Review of Southeast Child and Family Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern First Nations Network of Care
Description
Review was triggered when a fourteen year girl from Little Grand Rapids First Nation hung herself in a garage in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was in the care of the Agency, which had placed her in the city. Both service delivery and operations were examined.
Research and Policy Priorities for Addressing Prenatal Exposure to Opioids in Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalyn Singleton
Amanda Slaunwhite
Mary Herrick
Matthew Hirschfeld
Laura Brunner ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes main themes of a Symposium with health care providers, researchers, elders and public health officials. Focuses on identifying emerging challenges, trends and potential solutions for the increasing number of infants and children affected by prenatal opioid use.
Research Governance in NunatuKavut: Engagement, Expectations, and Evolution
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Bull
Amy Hudson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Case study report examines the evolution of NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) research governance from 2006 to 2018, highlighting community consent contracts and ethical review processes and protocols.
Residential Volatile Substance Misuse Treatment for Indigenous Youth in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra Dell
Carol Hopkins
Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 46, 2011, pp. 107-113
Description
Outlines the role of Indigenous culture and its intersection with Western approaches to recovery in YSAP’s (Youth Solvent Addiction Program) operation of nine residential treatment centers for youth.
Responding to Intimate Partner Violence: Challenges Faced Among Service Providers in Northern Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa A. Wuerch
Kimberley G. Zorn
Darlene Juschka
Mary R. Hampton
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2019, pp. 691-711
Description
Discusses results from interview with focus group of services providers in northern Saskatchewan. Identifies lack of safe shelters, transportation, and available services as barriers affecting women survivors.
Restricted Access: Aboriginal Women and Health Care in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Amélie Falcon-Borduas
Description
International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.
Rethinking Nursing Best Practices with Aboriginal Communities: Informing Dialogue and Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Smith
Nancy Edwards
Wendy Peterson
Maria Jaglarz
Dorothy Laplante
Alma Estable
Nursing Leadership, vol. 22, no. 4, [January] 2010, pp. 24-39
Description
Based on literature review and key informant interviews, authors' developed three pillars for working in rural and isolated communities: use of indigenous frameworks, capacity building and cultural safety. Includes examples to highlight efficacy of these practices.
Returning Birth to Aboriginal, Rural, and Remote Communities
Alternate Title
SOGC Policy Statement No. 251, December 2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1186-1188
Description
Policy statement discusses the current state of care and outlines the requirements for successful initiatives to return care to communities.
A Review of Health Care Delivery for Aboriginal People in Canada with Recommendations for Improving Health Outcomes
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Tabobondung
Description
Business Administration Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2011.
A Review of Health Care Reform in the United States and in Alaska
Alternate Title
Health Care Reform in the U.S.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn J. Anderson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 5, 2010, pp. 424-436
Description
Review of literature dealing with the goals of optimizing cost, accessibility, and quality at national and state level.
Review of the Detoxification Services and Best Practices among the First Nations of Quebec and the Quebec Network
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Psychosocial Interventions and Research Group
Description
Addresses background information, treatment intensity levels, supply of detoxification services, best practices, criteria for success factors, and the entirety of available programs and services.
A Review of the Experience, Epidemiology, and Management of Pain Among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Aboriginal Canadian Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalia Jimenez
Eva Garroutte
Anjana Kundu
Leo Morales
Dedra Buchwalk
The Journal of Pain, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2011, pp. 511-522
Description
Studies reviewed show the three groups of people have a higher rate of pain symptoms than those in the general population.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karim M. Tiro
Felicia Schanche Hodge
Steven Bayhylle Sexton
Andrew Denson
Leland Donald
Joseph Owen Weixelman
Tracy Brown
Marcia Haag
Becca Gercken
Andrew H. Fisher
Jeffrey Allen Smith
Lisa B. Chaddock
Jack Forbes
Alex K. Ruuska
et. al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 159-212
Description
Book reviews of:
Captive Arizona, 1851–1900 by Victoria Smith
Caring and Curing: A History of the Indian Health Service by James P. Rife and Alan J. Dellapenna
Conversations with Sherman Alexie edited by Nancy Peterson
Documents of Native American Political Development, 1500s to 1933 edited by David E. Wilkins
Encounters on the Passage: Inuit Meet the Explorers by Dorothy Harley Eber
Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith
Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750 by William B.
Revitalizing Health For All: International Indigenous Representative Group: Learning from the Experience of Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Aboriginal Australia: A Commentary on Three Project Reports. Discussion Paper
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Lowitja Institute)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
David Legge
Discussion Paper (Lowitja Institute)
RHS Phase 2 (2008/10) Preliminary Results: Adult, Youth, Child
Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 2 (2008/10) Preliminary Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Results of the only First Nations on-reserve and northern First Nations community longitudinal survey conducted in Canada and only national research initiative under complete First Nations control.
Revised second edition.
Ripples in the Water: A Toolkit for Aboriginal People on Hemodialysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Paterson
Lee Ann Sock
Denis LeBlanc
Joan Brewer
CANNT Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 20-28
Description
Presents findings of community-based research study to develop the prototype for the toolkit.
The RIPPLES of Meaningful Involvement: A Framework for Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Health Policy Decision-Making
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alycia J. Fridkin
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.
Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Iralu
Bonnie Duran
Cynthia R. Pearson
Yizhou Jiang
Kevin Foley
Melvin Harrison
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Description
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
Risk Factors Observed in Health Care System 6 Months Prior to Completed Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tommy Lauth Grundsøe
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study examined medical records of 160 people who completed suicide in Greenland between 2012 and 2015. Findings were compared with a control group of 160 people who had not suicided in order to assess if risk factors could be identified through medical contact in the six months prior to suicide completion.