The Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving: Background Papers
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Author/Creator
Philip A. May
Description
Discusses the necessity of a comprehensive program which addresses both general conditions and specific prevention and intervention tasks.
Excerpt from The Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving: Background Papers.
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 1994, pp. 18-28
Description
Survey conducted by the Counseling Service of the US. Dept. of Veteran Affairs involved sample of 170 respondents. Questions were asked about age, residence, reasons for entering service, branch served in, mental health issues, utilization of counseling, etc.
Survey of half the prison population (64 men in 1993) under federal jurisdiction gathered information on their backgrounds, incarceration history, institutional performance and criminal histories.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 175-186
Description
Discusses the views of doctors on the advantages and disadvantages of joint co-operation between traditional practitioners and non-traditional practitioners for a better health care system.
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 1
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Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Description
Looks to situate the problems of Aboriginal peoples within the larger context of suicide in Canadian society.
"A Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples".
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 163-174
Description
Examines the relationship between non-Native nurses with traditional healers and elders in northern communities and discusses the relevance of traditional healing approaches to medicine for Aboriginal people.
Purpose of study was to examine historical development of the band, current band structure, and possibilities for future governance. Most information was gathered through survey of residents (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal).