Cultural Sensitivity

Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.

In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes of Indigenous people resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent Indigenous community-led models of care.

Looks at a parenting program to improve relationships between children and their parent/caregiver.

Discusses tuberculosis risk and management across Canada.

Retrospective review of Tuberculosis (TB) Program performance in northern Manitoba. Information on 149 people diagnosed with TB and 3560 of their contacts was extracted from the Manitoba TB Registry and analyzed. Results indicate that program performance is dependent on residence on or off reserve and that action is needed to address multiple program performance factors.

Discusses oral history project involving fifteen Māori mental health nurses and a snapshot of five interviewees' perspectives on improving outcomes by using culturally relevant interventions.

Project evaluated and selected 20 research articles which were then summarized and presented to 190 health workers and regional stakeholders in Nunavik in 6 thematic emails: Child Development, Infectious Diseases, Traditional and Modern Medicine, Metabolism, Nutrition and Contaminants, and Inuit Perspectives. Article lists were also published online.

Looks at four periods: 1900 to 1945, 1945 to 1969, 1969 to 1989, and 1989 to 2006. Sources include records of Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, National Archives of Canada, secondary literature, and personal recollections.

Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.

Focuses on the development and implementation of a post-secondary health science career preparation program in the context of the contradictions between Indigenous and European approaches to science.

Information portal for Aboriginal and rural diabetes designed for health care providers to aid in development of primary prevention strategies.

Extensive resource providing links to jobs and scholarships, nationwide programs and initiatives, medical and professional programs, and resources for IHS management.

Discusses the development and implementation of a Traditional Hawaiian Diet (THD) program as a culturally appropriate community intervention for improving the health status of Native Hawaiians.

Comments on a culturally appropriate exercise and diet intervention that approximates the training for Native Hawaiian warriors.

Surveyed academic staff from a large multi-campus Australian university about whether Indigenous content was included in curricula they taught; feelings of confidence and capability in delivering content, challenges, and what, if any, supports and resources were needed.

Comments on the need for Aboriginal peoples to be provided the opportunity to play leadership roles in their own health service provision and to create change in their communities.

Concludes that disparities in immunization have been present, but unrecognized, since 2001.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2015.

Identified five themed groupings of practices based on traditional knowledge, community approaches, collaboration, training and policies for funding programs.

Looks at reasons why Aboriginal women find it difficult to breastfeed. Recommendations vary regarding the most effective strategy for improving outcomes.

Concludes that providing home based palliative care in remote Aboriginal communities can be an effective way of addressing the medical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients.

Study uses the social determinants of Inuit health (SDoIH) as a conceptual framework, conducts 12 semi structured interviews and participant observations to assess how factors of personal health status and conditions, personal health practices and coping skills, physical environments, social support networks, and access to health services affect older Inuvialuit adults’ likelihood of experiencing a fall.

Provides three case studies that illustrate the implications for counselors.

Looks at program offered at the Whitehorse General Hospital which allows Aboriginal people to access traditional practices, which are merged with western healthcare.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Provides an overview of the historical oppression of the Native Canadian, a discussion on the effects of marginalization and the subsequent adaptation process, an overview of the current health status of the urban Native Canadian and a practical assessment tool.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Brock University, 2013.

Highlights difficulties which confront researchers when collecting, interpreting and applying health assessment data.

Comments on using an approach to pain assessment in Aboriginal children that employs both Indigenous and Western knowledge.

Presents basic beliefs concerning wellness and unwellness and seven practical recommendations that are important for working effectively with a Native American client.

Study done with preschool and elementary school-aged students as part of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with knowledge keepers, Elders, parents and school staff to gain understanding of sleep in both traditional and contemporary contexts. Results were used to create appropriate educational materials for schools and the community.

Discusses the challenges and ideas to overcome the problem of underweight Aboriginal children in Australia.

Article describes the ways that the appointment and support of a response team made up of local community members allowed for the use of local knowledge to better understand contemporary food systems; authors advocate for the integration of multiple ways of knowing in food safety policy making.

Looks at the design of the Traditional Living Challenge model, ways to implement the challenge and modifications to the challenge.

Speakers stated that a more coordinated approach is needed in order to assist workers to improve health outcomes.

Evaluation identified the need for closer relations between the university and the community.

Examines how the traditional story and its telling remains relevant in helping with today's problems.

Cross-sectional study draws on information from 836 participants who completed the Our Health Counts Toronto (OHCT) comprehensive health survey. Results indicate a 28.5% prevalence of discrimination by a healthcare provider and found it to be positively associated with unmet health needs (prevalence: 27.3%).

Brief overview of 58 reviews and primary studies published since 2009 which describe health disparities and lived experiences and various interventions, strategies, and programs that have been used to address unmet needs.

Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2014.

Describes the planning and implementation of a mass-screening clinic in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut following the death of a young Inuk women in 2017.

Looks at bereavement in two cultures and two healing traditions.

Describes program and plots future directions for further health worker training opportunities in order to provide optimal care.

Discusses study commissioned as part of Ontario's diabetes strategy to develop tools and interventions to support Toronto's Aboriginal community.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Looks at present services provided by the American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeast Michigan and results from needs assessment project, Gda'shkitoomi" (We are able).