Agricultural and Rural Working Paper Series ; Working Paper ; no. 46
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Author/Creator
Robin P. Armstrong
Description
Discusses extent of well-being, changes since 1986, possible strategies for improvement, and compares conditions to those found in non-Aboriginal population. Data drawn from 1996 Census of Population.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 64-69
Description
Discusses measuring the concept of happiness by considering the indicators that national and international organizations use to measure poverty or development.
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AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 274-279
Description
Examines health care utilization patterns and finds Native Hawaiian women with the highest rates of depression as well as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.
Health Centre Challenges in an eHealth Context: Feedback Report
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Author/Creator
BC First Nations Health Directors Association
First Nations Health Council
Description
Based on information gathered from 58 respondents, the majority of whom were Health Directors. Six challenges were presented: accountability-reporting; access to services; fragmented health records; service referrals; connectivity and Infrastructure; and interoperability.
Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Description
Study sample consisted of 16 men ranging from 26 to 55 years who used the services of the Na‐Me‐Res emergency hostel in downtown Toronto.
Chapter 6.2 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis
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.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series; 04-019
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Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed.
Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 436-445
Description
Comments on a project, the Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness, Research and Training Project, whose goal is aimed at reducing the burden of cancer among Native Hawaiians.
Discusses Australian context; crime levels; policing interventions carried out by communities; programs for violent crime; sentencing alternatives; education, drug and alcohol, support and community supervision; and initiatives in Canada, United States, and New Zealand.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 34, no. 1, 2010, pp. 41-49
Description
Examines the association of high and low birth weight factors for diabetes. To do this First Nations diabetes cases with nondiabetic First Nations controls are compared to other Saskatchewan residents diabetes cases with nondiabetic Saskatchewan controls.
Colloquium on Improving the Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve
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Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit
Description
Colloquium had six themes: policy questions, context of K-12 education, curriculum questions, transitions from education on-reserve to off-reserve, governance and service delivery and publicly regulated education systems.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 7-17
Description
Reviews Indigenous infant mortality, stillbirth, birth weight, and preterm birth outcomes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.