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Explaining High Blood Pressure: Variation in Knowledge about Illness

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda C. Garro
American Ethnologist, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1988, pp. 98-119
Description
Study conducted in Ojibway community in Manitoba used two interview formats to determine level of and variation in understanding of the disease, then analyzed responses to develop a cultural model.
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Explaining the Paradox of Health and Social Support Among Aboriginal Canadians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chantelle Richmond
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 65-71
Description
Contends policy efforts to initiate health behaviours cannot succeed without coinciding with material investments such as job creation and safe social environments. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 65.
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Exploring Culturally Respectful Care in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pammla Petrucka
Sandra Bassendowski
Description
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
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Exploring Resilience and Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia D. McGuire (Kishebakabaykwe)
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 117-131
Description
Looks at the understanding of knowledge, healing and resilience among Aboriginal peoples in Canada, with a focus on the Anishinaabe of the Lake Nipigon area of northern Ontario.
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Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Winneway, Québec

Alternate Title
Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Winneway, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Kutcher
Priscilla Pichette
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Franco A. Carvenvale
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 115-132
Description
Ethnographic study of 15 youth, aged 6 -17; uses Indigenous decolonizing framework to examine data collected through interviews with the youth to examine their views on and primary concerns related to health and well-being. Findings indicate that Winneway youth have a multidimensional understanding of health and well-being and view themselves as having agency; their concerns include “poor eating choices, difficulty expressing emotional and mental concerns, how children and youth treat others, and youth participation in unhealthy behaviours.”
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Exploring Why and How Encounters with the Norwegian Health-care System can be Considered Culturally Unsafe by North Sami-Speaking Patients and Relatives: A Qualitative Study Based on 11 Interviews

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
rete Mehus
Berit Andersdatter Bongo
Janne Isaksen Engnes & Pertice M. Moffitt
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Qualitative study uses semi structured interviews in the North Sami language; content was transcribed and analyzed. Data indicates that many Sami people are not culturally safe within mainstream health-care systems and need medical practitioners to engage in culturally safe practices.
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Expression of Pain Among Mi'Kmaq Children in One Atlantic Canadian Community: A Qualitative Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margot Latimer
G. Allen Finley
Sharon Rudderham
Stephanie Inglis
Julie Francis
CMAJ Open, vol. 2, no. 3, July-September 2014, pp. E133-E138
Description
Results from interviews with parents, teachers, clinicians, children and youth asking about pain, what it means personally, and what it looks like in a drawing.
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Extending the Public Health Impact of Screening for Diabetes in High-Risk Populations: Opportunities in American Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Todd S. Harwell
Carrie S. Oser
Carol Strasheim
Terry D. Dennis
Kelly R. Moore
et al.
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 11, no. 6, November/December 2005, pp. 537-541
Description
Suggests that high risk populations, including American Indians, should look at ways to increase blood glucose screening to identify those at risk for diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
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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.
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Family Intervention in Indigenous Communities: Emergent Issues in Conducting Outcome Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Turner
Matthew Sanders
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S39-S43
Description
Contends services targeting the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous children are inadequate and there is a need to build a skilled workforce with quality degree training for Indigenous primary healthcare field workers.
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FARE's Submission to the Inquiry into the Harmful Use of Alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Description
Discussion centers on Inquiry's focus areas: patterns of supply and demand, social and economic determinants of use, trends and prevalence of harms, implications of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and best practice treatments, strategies and identification.
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The Farmington Report: Civil Rights for Native Americans 30 Years Later

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emma Armendariz
John I. Binkley
Rebecca Bustamante
Dale B. Carmichael
Patrick D. Collins... [et al.]
Description
Follow-up to the The Farmington Report: A Conflict of Cultures. Reports an improvement in relationship between the city of Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan County and the Navajo people living on the Navajo Reservation.
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FASD Tool Kit for Aboriginal Families

Alternate Title
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Tool Kit for Aboriginal Families
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Tool Kit for Aboriginal Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Description
Designed to help front-line workers identity issues with treatment and apply appropriate tools and supports. Uses four sections of medicine wheel: vision, relationship, reason, movement. Revised version.
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The Fatality of Bias

Alternate Title
Global Policy Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edith Denny
Description
Discusses how colonialism and systemic racism have produced women's negative experiences in the Canadian healthcare system and their poor health outcomes.
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The Feasibility and Applicability of the Australian (WASC-Y) Model of Suicide Prevention/Intervention for Use in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Mental Health Task Force: Government of Nunavut: The Feasibility and Applicability of the Australian (WASC-Y) Model of Suicide Prevention/Intervention for Use in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Tagalik
Margaret Joyce
Description
Research shows there are advantages to adopting assessment tool and using it in culturally appropriate ways for Inuit. Recommendation are given for development and delivery.
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Feasibility and Ethical Issues: Experiences and Concerns of Healthcare Workers Regarding a New RSV Prophylaxis Programme in Nunavik, Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armelle Lorcy
Rodica Gilca
Eve Dubé
Marie Rochette
Gaston De Serres
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1742564, March 19, 2020
Description
Study interviews 20 health care workers (HCW) to assess their opinions and attitudes about the implementation of a palivizumab programme. Results indicate that HCW have multiple concerns and that effective implementation would require consultation with Inuit communities, more data on the effectiveness of palivizumab, and more resources for HCW.
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Feasibility Assessment of Home Detoxification Services in Quebec First Nations Communities: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Includes description and analysis of current services, discussion of best practices, results of structured interviews with key stakeholders in First Nations communities, and an examination of the practicality of outpatient detoxification services.
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Feasibility of a Systems Approach to Treat Commercial Tobacco Dependence within American Indian Health Clinics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brandie Buckless
Kristine Rhodes
Meggan McCann
Bruce Christiansen
Jean Forster … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 52-77
Description
Article examines smoking cessation programs directed at Indigenous peoples; highlights the need to differentiate between traditional use and non-traditional commercial tobacco use. Authors asses the efficacy of interventions based on the United States Public Health Service’s 5A model, and cultural approaches used in three American Indian health clinics in Minnesota.
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Federal Budget Invests Heavily in Research, Indigenous Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 11, March 19, 2018, p. E341–E342.
Description
Discusses the health-related allocations of the 2018 Canadian Federal Budget, including: Tuberculosis prevention and treatment, culturally informed addiction treatment, clean drinking water on reserves, a Métis national health strategy, medical services in remote communities.
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Federal Nutrition Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Yvonne Jackson
Floyd Godfrey
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 90, no. 4, April 1990, pp. 568-572
Description
Description of the 52,000 Native American and Alaskan seniors in 1987 who received improved diet through a meal program. Better nutrient intake and decreased isolation were the major benefits reported.
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Federal Policies Fuel Spread of Swine Flu, Experts Say

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. E90-E91
Description
Looks at the charge by public health officials and Aboriginal health experts that environmental conditions, insufficient federal funding, strategies and polices have increased the spread of the swine flu among remote First Nations communities.
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Federal Policies Fuel Spread of Swine Flu, Experts Say

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Webster
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
Description
First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.
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Fight Against Cataract Stepped Up in Central Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
The Fred Hollows Foundation
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, p. 11
Description
Presents information on the second phase of eye surgery blitz in Alice Springs, Australia aiming to reduce the waiting list of 350 people.
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Fighting for the Right to Better Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, May/June 1992, pp. 10-12
Description
Looks at the effects of asbestos mining on a Baryulgil community.
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