Positive Self-Reported Health might be an Important Determinant of Students’s Experiences of High School in Northern Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hanna Forsberg
Heidi Carlerby
Annika Norstrand
Anitha Risberg
Catrine Kostenius
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study used data from the health dialogue questionnaire which surveyed 5035 students between 2013 and 2016; results were analyzed to determine associations between positive self-reported health and student experience. It was found that positive health is associated with positive experiences of school.
Includes brief description of child welfare in Ontario and the current context, discusses effects of the provincial moratorium on new agency designations, and makes specific recommendations to Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services with respect to service provision, relationships with mainstream Children's Aid Societies, funding, capacity building and staff retention.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 12, December 2001, pp. 1291-1299
Description
Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 322-326
Description
Looks at a program that specifically provides healthcare services to enrollees classified as aged, blind, disabled, in-state foster children and children who live out-of-state in subsidized adoption.
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 5, May 1997, pp. 827-832
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Study examines prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social and family risk factors for disorders, and met and unmet needs for mental health care among Appalachian youth.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses digitised parish records from the Demographic Data Base at Umeå University to compare how the season of birth affected the neonatal and stillbirth risk among the Sami and non-Sami in Swedish Sápmi during the nineteenth century.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 15-20
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Conference highlighted the challenges related to removal of Indigenous children and introduction of new laws intended to protect children in Australia.
Looks at the organizational and funding factors which either contribute to success or to enforced closure of centres and makes recommendations about how to support operational requirements; based on interviews with 11 Executive Directors, 6 Indigenous managers, and 2 provincial experts in the field.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, March/April 2001, p. 34
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Looks at the creation of a instructional video designed to reduce the number of Indigenous infants who are lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Australia.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring , 2001, pp. 109-140
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Research compares height measurements of various populations testing the assumption that the taller the population the better the overall health; findings suggest other variables should also be considered..
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
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Research findings indicate that children who are raised in and aware of their peoples' traditional culture have a greater probability of school success.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Spring, 1997, pp. [1-15]
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Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.
Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 10, no. 2, 1997, pp. 163-173
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Study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted on a Northern Plains reservation found a correlation between test results and prevalence of behavioural problems and substance use, but did not seem to affect academic performance.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1, 2001, p. [?]
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Discusses importance of physical activitiy to culture and the historical efforts of sport organizations and federal legislation to exclude First Nations People from sport participation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, p. 30
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Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
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Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 131-139
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Pasifika youth (aged 18-25) are interviewed in focus groups in which they express their distress about the diminishing presence of Indigenous language use and preservation, article notes that there is no comprehensive language policy to preserve these languages and that losing them has profound negative effects for the youth of culturally marginalized communities.
Discusses Indigenous family structures, factors unique to Indigenous children, contemporary examples, challenges faced by parents, and models of practice.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses electronic medical records data to compare the weight status of Nuuk children beginning school with that of the rest of Greenland children born in 2011. An analysis of body mass index (BMI) data indicated a higher rate of obesity in the general population of children than in those living in Nuuk.
Annotated list of journal articles dealing with youth suicide prevention. Grouped into: systematic reviews of research literature, community-wide interventions, youth engagement, system-level change, creative partnerships, and culturally and socio-politically informed approaches.