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Author/Creator
Mariam Stewart
Heather Castleden
Malcolm King
Jeffrey Masuda
Description
Reports on multi-site data collected from families in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba about their asthma and allergy experiences and pilot testing done on culturally appropriate support offered to children, youth and parents in those provinces.
Engaging Mi'kmaq Communities in Asthma Research: A Community-Driven Assessment of the Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities Surrounding Asthma Support in Unama'ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Watson
Description
Resource and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2013.
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program 2011-2012 to 2015-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of Audit and Evaluation Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
Describes and analyzes program which was developed to deliver holistic programs to Indigenous children aged 0 to 6. Presents findings and recommendations.
Evidence - Special Committee on Violence against Indigenous Women: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Alternate Title
IWFA no. 004, 1st Session, 41st Parliament
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Françoise Ducros
Shawn Tupper
Lynn Barr-Telford
Sheilagh Murphy
Kimberly Lavoie ... [et al.]
Description
Representatives from Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development , Department of Public Safety, and Statistics Canada appeared before the Committee.
An Examination of Three Key Factors: Alcohol, Trauma and Child Welfare: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Northwest Territories of Canada: Brightening Our Home Fires
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Badry
Aileen Wight Felske
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. [130]-143
Description
Presents results from photovoice project which also studied the related issue of health and healing in a northern context.
An Exploration of the Effects of Mentor-Apprentice Programs on Mentors' and Apprentices' Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Jenni
Adar Anisman
Onowa McIvor
Peter Jacobs
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 25-42
Description
Comments on the link between language, health and wellbeing.
Exploring Alternate Specifications to Explain Agency-Level Effects in Placement Decisions Regarding Aboriginal Children: Further Analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: Part B
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Chabot
Barbara Fallon
Lil Tonmyr
Bruce MacLaurin
John Fluke
Cindy Blackstock
Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 37, no. 1, Special Issue on Risk and Resilience in the Context of Child Maltreatment (Part 1), January 2013, pp. 61-76
Description
Examines influences on the decision to place a child in foster care at the end of a child maltreatment investigation.
Exploring the Relocation Experiences of Female Indigenous Youth in Foster Care through Storywork
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Inkster
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Family-Centred Interventions by Primary Healthcare Services for Indigenous Early Childhood Wellbeing in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: A Systematic Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janya McCalman
Mario Heyeres
Sandra Campbell
Roxanne Bainbridge
Catherine Chamberlain ... [et al.]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 17, 2017, pp. [1]-21
Description
Review suggests promise for generating diverse healthcare outcomes for Indigenous children and their parents.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder [FASD] Among Aboriginal Children Under Six Years of Age and Living Off Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Werk
Zinjie Cui
Suzanne Tough
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. 7-16
Description
Study indicates that FASD is more common among low income people and/or those living with foster parents.
First Nation Community Perceptions Of Positive Behaviour Changes Identified In Youth Associated With Participation In A Community Recreation Program: A Grounded Theory Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Jesiqua Rapley
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2013.
The First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition in Brazil: Rationale, Methodology, and Overview of Results
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos E. A. Coimbra
Ricardo Ventura Santos
James R. Welch
Andrey Moreira Cardoso
Mirian Carvalho de Souza ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 13, 2013, p. article no. 52
Description
Measured nutritional health of Indigenous children under 5 and Indigenous women 14 to 49. Focused on: nutritional status, prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in women, child hospitalization, prevalence of tuberculosis and malaria in women, access to health services and programs, and characteristics of the domestic economy and diet.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2012
Alternate Title
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
FNIHB Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2010-2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2007-2011 First Nation and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from 2008-2010 First Nation Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2013
Alternate Title
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
FNIHB Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Information from First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (regional and national) program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database for years 2008 to 2012. Data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Assembly of First Nations (Complainants) and Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) and Attorney General of Canada (Representing the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada) (Respondent) and Chiefs of Ontario and Amnesty International (Interested Parties): Ruling
Alternate Title
2013 CHRT 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Marchildon
Réjean Bélanger
Edward P. Lustig
Description
Complaint alleged that inequitable funding for child welfare services on reserves amounted to discrimination on the basis of race and national ethnic origin. Ruling gave government until end of August to produce documents it had been withholding.
First Nations Child Welfare: Understanding Canada's Stance on Equitable Funding
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Melissa Jackson
Description
Integrated Studies Project Essay (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2013.
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First Nations Elders in Northwestern Ontario's Perspectives of Health, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taslim Alani-Verjee
Peter Braunberger
Tina Bobinski
Christopher Mushquash
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 76-96
Description
Interviews with five First Nations Elders to gain a better understanding of health, healthy eating and ideal body image and the relationship to the well-being of youth.
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations Teenaged Female Lone Parent Families in Canada: Recognizing Family Diversity and the Importance of Networks of Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline M. Quinless
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Brief statistical description of socio-economic situations of single, female First Nations parents aged 15-19 reveals prevailing stereotypical views are not necessarily accurate.
First Nations Youths' Experiences With Wellness: A Four Directions Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Jamie L. Warren
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Western University, 2013.
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: Report from Wave 4
Alternate Title
[Key Summary Report from Wave 4]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Department of Families
Housing
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [Australia]
Description
Forward
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Badry
Tara Hanson
Jennifer King
Andrea Auger
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 2013, p. 3
Description
Introductory article to themed issue on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) published in partnership between The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and The
Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research (The Centre).
The Freedom and the Privacy of an Indian Boarding School’s Sports Field and Student Athletes Resistance to Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis A. Kachur
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2017.
Generating and Sustaining Positive Spaces: Reflections on an Indigenous Youth Urban Arts Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julian Robbins
Warren Linds
Benjamin Ironstand
Erin Goodpipe
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Special Issue: Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 161-169
Description
Looks at youth, cultural safety, arts, and Indigenous knowledge in urban spaces.
Growing Our Children Up Strong: The Intergenerational Trauma Initiative: Volume 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Comments on programs and services that aim to help young people halt the transmission of trauma.
Growing Up Healthy: A Resource Booklet About Healthy Children For First Nations and Métis Parents in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Resource for parents. Looks at physical activity and eating traditional and healthy foods on a budget.
Growing Up Healthy: A Resource Booklet for First Nations and Métis Parents in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Discusses how to keep children healthy through nutrition and physical activity. Adapted from the BC booklet Growing Up Healthy published in 2013.
Hapū Ora: Wellbeing in the Early Stages of Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Angela Moewaka Barnes
Joanne Baxter
Sue Crengle
Leonie Pihama
Bridget Robson
Healing of the Canoe Curriculum Training Manual
Alternate Title
HOC Curriculum Training Manual
Healing of the Canoe: A Life Skills Curriculum Training for Native Youth
Culturally Grounded Life Skills for Youth Curriculum
Three-site Healing of the Canoe Survey Results, 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suquamish Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Description
Developed to address problems of youth suicide and substance abuse through a sense of cultural belonging and revitalization.
Health of Young Aboriginal Children Living Off Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Werk
Xinjie Cui
Suzanne Tough
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 2, 2013, pp. 197-213
Description
Study used the data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze current status and social determinants of health.
Healthy Aboriginal Child Development and Health Promotion/Chronic Disease Prevention: Prospects for Integration and Intersectoral Coordination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Moselle
Jessica Ball
Description
Focuses on how Healthy Child Development programs can be integrated with health promotion in entire communities.
Companion document: Contributions of Culture and Language in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities to Children’s Health Outcomes: A Review of Theory and Research.
High Prevalence of Medicine-Induced Attempted Suicides Among Females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008-2009
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Heymann Bloch
Gitte Hansen Drachmann
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21687
Description
Findings revealed that the overall suicide rate was high particularly among adolescent women. Policies to improve living conditions are highly recommended.
Honouring Jordan's Principle: Obstacles to Accessing Equitable Health and Social Services for First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs Living in Pinaymootang, Manitoba
Alternate Title
Honoring Jordan's Principle: Obstacles to Accessing Equitable Health and Social Services for First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs Living in Pinaymootang, Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luna Vives
Vandna Sinha
Eric Burnet
Lucyna Lach
Description
Findings from interviews with primary caregivers, local and regional service providers and First Nations leaders centred on funding disparities and uncertainties about sustained funding, difficulties in administration due to distribution of responsibilities between provincial and federal governments, and the travel required to access specialized services.
Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards: Facilitator's Guide and Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucy Barney
Barbara Webster
Kayla Serrato
Natasha Burnham
Jackie Watts ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and gives directions on use and organization of safe sleep cards.
2nd edition.
Hunger among Inuit Children in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne C. Findlay
Kellie A. Langlois
Dafna. E. Kohen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20324
Description
Findings show an increased likelihood of experiencing hunger dependant on lower income, larger household size and living in a predominately Inuit region.
"Hunger was never absent": How Residential School Diets Shaped Current Patterns of Diabetes among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Tracey Galloway
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 32, August 14, 2017, pp. e1043-e1045
Description
Residential school survivors tell stories of dealing with persistent hunger.
Immunological Parameters and Gene Polymorphisms C-590T IL4, C-597A IL10) in Severe Bronchial Asthma in Children from the Krasnoyarsk Region, West Siberia
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marina V. Smolnikova
Svetlana V. Smirnova
Maxim B. Freidin
Olga S. Tyutina
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21159
Description
Findings from a study of 100 children revealed that children with uncontrolled brochial asthma have higher CD cell counts.
The Impact of Food Insecurity and Diet on Obesity Among Métis and Off-Reserve First Nations Children in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jasmin Bhawra
Description
Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
Implementation of Jordan's Principle: Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Health and Social Services for Status First Nations Children Living On-Reserve
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lucyna Lach
Anne Blumenthal
Vanda Sinha
Description
Webinar covers background to the child-first principle, progress in implementation, Federal and provincial governments' operational narrowing of its application and refusal to acknowledge cases, Pictou Landing Band Council (PLBC) & Maurina Beadle v. Canada, court rulings, and description of study which will collect systems information.
Duration: 1:15:59.
Improving First Nations Children's Health With Social Justice Education For All Children
Alternate Title
Child, Youth and Family Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Andrea Auger
Description
Looks social justice awareness and the role of educators and schools to provide socially conscious education. Provides examples of social justice initiatives.
Improving the Early Life Outcomes of Indigenous Children: Implementing Early Childhood Development at the Local Level
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Wise
In Their Own Words: First Nations Girls' Resilience as Reflected Through Their Understandings of Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer M. Shea
Jennifer Poudrier
Karen Chad
Bonnie Jeffery
Roanne Thomas
Kimberly Burnouf
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Responses focused on body image, experience of loss, and addictive substances. Sample was 20 individuals.
Part of the larger project Iskwewak Miwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy which involved University of Saskatchewan researchers.
Indigenous Games and Sports in the Australian National Curriculum: Educational Benefits and Opportunities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Evans
Steve Georgakis
Rachel Wilson
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 195-213
Description
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems & Well-Being: Interventions & Policies for Healthy Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Barbara Burlingame
Grace M. Egeland
Gail G. Harrison
Nancy J. Turner ... [et al.]
The Influence of Belief in a Positive Afterlife on Youth Suicide in a Northwestern Ontario First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Edward Robert Dunn
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD)--Walden University, 2013.
International Teen Reproductive Health and Development: The Canadian First Nations Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle M. Mann
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-32
Description
Explores the unique challenges of teen reproductive health by studying international health programs and determining what may be applicable to the Canadian situation.
Introduction: Special Issue on Indigenous Early Parenthood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-3
Description
overview of themes including relationship between economics and high fertility rates, consequences of early parenting and the need for support systems.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Traditions Regarding Water Consumption and Sanitary Practices of the Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous Women in the Chiriquí Province in Panama
Alternate Title
Knowledge, Attitudes and Traditions Regarding Water Consumption and Sanitary Practices of the Ngabe-Bugle Indigenous Women in the Chiriquí Province in Panama
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalia Vega
Description
Public Health Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of South Florida, 2013
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.