Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Kristen O’Brien
Chloé G. Xavier
Marcia Anderson
Constance McKnight ...[et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 1, February 2018, pp. 117-127
Description
Study works with 47 Indigenous clients of the De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre (DAHC) in Ontario who are at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Each client received three educational sessions delivered by an Indigenous nurse, the clients’ health literacy was assessed prior to and following the education session and found to be greatly improved by their attendance.
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.
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey [2015]: Accessibility and Use of Health Services
Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS): Phase 3
Physical and Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Emilie Grantham]
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey [2015]: Home Care
Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS): Phase 3
Physical and Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Emilie Grantham]
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey [2015]: Preventive Health Services
Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS): Phase 3
Health Status and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Matthieu Gill-Bougie]
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.
Raising a Child with Early Childhood Dis-ability Supports Shakonehyra:ra's ne shakoyen'okon:'a
Alternate Title
Raising a Child with Early Childhood Disability Supports
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ineese-Nash
Yvonne Bomberry
Kathryn Underwood
Arlene Hache
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, Winter, 2018, pp. 1-14
Description
Presents findings from Indigenous participants in the Early Childhood Service System Project.
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.
Reconciliation and Canada’s Overdose Crisis: Responding to the Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lavalley
Shelda Kastor
Jenna Valleriani
Ryan McNeil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
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.
Remote Presence Robotic Technology Reduces Need for Pediatric Interfacility Transportation from an Isolated Northern Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya Holt
Nazmi Sari
Gregory Hansen
Matthew Bradshaw
Michael Prodanuk ... Veronica McKinney ... Ivar Mendez ... [et al.]
Telemedicine and e-Health , vol. 24, no. 11, 2018, pp. 927-933
Description
Looks at the impact of Remote Presence Robotic Technology in expediting treatment and reducing the need for transport for Indigenous youth in remote communities.
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.
Residency Programs Grapple with new Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Requirement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 25, June 25, 2018, pp. E778-E779
Description
Article discusses the basis for and challenges of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s upcoming mandate that all residency programs implement a cultural safety training component.
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 Indigenous Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Ansloos
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 2, Death and Dying: Healing and Supporting Journeys, December 2018, pp. 8-28
Description
Using a targeted literature search, critiques mainstream approaches to suicidology and suicide prevention because they ignore key social and structural dimensions of Aboriginal suicide.
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 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.
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.
The Role of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ in Understanding Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colleen Anne Dell
Tara Lyons
Kathleen Cayer
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 109-137
Description
Looks at how the concepts of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ can assist Aboriginal social work to address two key barriers that often impede Aboriginal-specific harm reduction discussions, widespread support for abstinence and prohibition, and the belief that harm reduction and Aboriginal culture are incompatible.
The Role of the Elder within a Mainstream Addiction and Mental Health Hospital: Developing an Integrated Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Ana Bodnar
Vern Harper
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
Rural360: Incubating Socially Accountable Research in the Canadian North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shabnam Asghari
Thomas Heeley
Anna Walsh
James Rourke
Cheri Bethune
Wendy Graham
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article describes Rural360 as a research incubator which provides funding and support for Northern Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador (NNCL) physicians to design and conduct research which improves accessible and culturally relevant healthcare in NNCL.
Saskatchewan First Nations Suicide Prevention Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mental Health Technical Working Group]
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)
Description
Presents statistics, identifies data gaps, discusses reasons for suicidal behaviour and protective factors, looks at approaches taken in Quebec, Nunavut and by the White Mountain Apache tribe, summarizes 75 Action Items organized around nine commitments and reports results from community engagement sessions.
Saskatchewan's HIV Strategy 2010- 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Description
Discusses government strategy which hopes to reduce the number of new infections; improve quality of life in infected individuals and reduce risk factors for acquisition of HIV infection.