Cultural Sensitivity

Reports on statements made by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) representatives which stress the need for using OCAP (ownership, control, access and possession) principles in the field of health research.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.

Discusses a method for transfer of skills and knowledge through the Family Wellbeing empowerment program. Issue of control is a key factor in disease rates among Australian Aboriginal peoples.

Authors discuss the need for researchers to acknowledge and examine their own positionality in relation to health and wellness narratives; suggest that being mindful about the privilege implicit to the position of “researcher” is essential in working respectfully and reciprocally within the community.

Keynote presentation to the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand stressed the importance of culturally sensitive medical practices.

Arid Lands Resource Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2002.

A study partnership on Manitoulin Island between Indigenous communities, researchers and health boards identifies the barriers stopping effective self-managed health care for diabetes.

Discusses the need for geriatric services for the estimated 11,000 American Indian elders living in Los Angeles.

Describes the "talkin up" process involved in developing a culturally appropriate strategy to improve the health and well being of Indigenous women.

Comments on use of a previously successful research process, by adapting policy guidelines for social services and environmental management.

Examines the barriers to enrolment for Indigenous students in the Indigenous Health Program (IHP) at the University of Queensland (Australia) in 2000.

Program aims are to engage the Aboriginal community to improve self management skills and reduce hospital interventions.

Offers six recommendations to reduce the inequity in the availability and accessibility of sexual and reproductive services.

Looks at services of the Brisbane Sexual Health Clinic and how it is making itself more inviting to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community,

Related material: Part 2: Sexuality and Relationships.

Related material: Part 1: Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Introduces a peer-led pilot intervention that takes a strengths-based approach to promoting Indigenous youth sexual health in a culturally safe context.

Looks at exploring the cultural perceptions of mental illness and improving First Nation peoples access to the mental health care system.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2011.

Outlines a strategy for urban Aboriginal women to develop a resource that can influence their participation within health and social systems.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2008.

Explains that the National Diabetes Prevention Centre is working at the national and local level to go beyond popular models to find culturally appropriate ways to promote diabetes prevention.

Four major themes emerged from study using semi-structured interviews: ways of communicating, relationships, support and assistance, and challenges of the system.

Explores the history and rationale for the ACCHS model of service delivery.

Report presents a framework comprising five key drivers of change for career opportunities in the health sector.

SHine SA (Sexual Health information, networking and Education SA) is a South Australia-based organization implementing a sexual health strategy aimed at South Australia Indigenous youth.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 2001.

Research study reveals that assumptions and inequities contribute to Aboriginal women's marginalization by the health care system.

Adult and Higher Education, Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2002.

Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.

Briefly reports on the culturally sensitive campaign aimed at promoting condom use among transgendered individuals in Australia.

Study works from a position of trauma informed education principles to engage 16 Indigenous students, 10 instructors, and 9 administrators in semi-structured interviews; findings explore the participants’ perceptions of the relationship between Intergenerational Trauma (IGT) and educational experience. Considers potential strategies for improving outcomes by addressing the resulting issues of IGT.

Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.

Study findings point out a need for more aggressive programing in order to improve access to HIV care for Indigenous populations.

Overview of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) set up in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Aboriginal smoking rates are more than twice the overall Australian rate.

Study found high smoking rates among Native Americans show need for culturally sensitive cessation interventions.

Study of 200 Indigenous women aged 18 and over in Western Australia revealed a smoking rate of 49% compared with 28% of the total Australian population.

Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.

Studies how cultural integration can be successfully used in HIV/AIDS prevention strategies.

Concludes that standard instruments only be used if they have been subject to a formal cross-cultural adaptation process.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2006.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2007.

Looks at the broad spectrum of health and social determinants to come up with solutions that will improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people, including a holistic approach to be utilized when dealing with Aboriginal health issues.

Uses data from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to examine several different social determinants of health for Inuit living in northern regions.

Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.

Explores the social support network used among the Inuit population and its effects on Inuit health.