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A Journey through Heartache: External Review Respecting the Government of Nunavut's Actions Regarding the Death of Baby Makibi, Cape Dorset, 2012

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Peterson
Description
Investigates events prior to and following the infant's death. Among issues looked at were the actions of the nurse on duty, lack of investigation into the critical incident report, and failure to follow process for monitoring and evaluating operation of the Health Centre.
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The Junior Health Worker Program a Lajamanu, NT

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa Matthews
Napalijarr
Christine Nicholls
Jenny Henssler
Marge Prosser
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 39-44
Description
Discusses program focuses on health and prevention rather than cure and criteria and components of the program.
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Jurisdictional Ambiguity or Lack of Political Will?: Intergovernmental Relations, Public Health, and Tuberculosis Control among Aboriginals in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Public Health Series (Queen's University) ; 2009 (1)
Special Series: The Role of Federalism in Protecting the Public's Health
[Public Health Working Paper Series]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Orsini
Description
Looks at the challenges of TB prevention within the context of Aboriginal policy and the responsibilities of the various levels of governments.
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The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project: Intervention, Evaluation, and Baseline Results of a Diabetes Primary Prevention Program with a Native Community in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann C. Macaulay
Gilles Paradis
Louise Potvin
Edward J. Cross
Chantal Saad-Haddad ... [et al.]
Preventive Medicine, vol. 26, 1997, p. 779–790
Description
Three-year participatory research project involving program taking place in a Mohawk community near Montreal. Program focused on elementary school children, with supporting programs for teachers, families and the community.
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Kalgoorlie Aboriginal Medical Service

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, March/April 1993, p. 12
Description
Overview of the Kalgoorlie Medical Service which employs twenty-one staff and two doctors.
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Keep the Circle Strong: Native Health Promotion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Ross
Jack Ross
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1992, pp. 291-302
Description
Highlights ethical standards for Native health and promotes the inclusion of cultural knowledge in professional practice.
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Key Indicators of Obstetric and Neonatal Care in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tatyana E. Burtseva
John Øyvind Odland
Natalya I. Douglas
Antonia N. Grigoreva
Tatyana Y. Pavlova ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33956
Description
Examines data about birth rate, fertility, infant and maternal mortality using official Russian statistics for the period 2003-2014 and compared them to the general population.
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Kidney Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annie Preston-Thomas
Alan Cass
Peter O'Rourke
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.
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Killer Booze (Methanol) and the Remedy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Mitchell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1981, pp. 9-12
Description
Reports on a wave of wood (methyl) alcohol poisoning cases and treatment options.
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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
David Christensen
Lori Lozinski
Description
Tells the story of the impacts of the substance abuse and overdose epidemic in the Kainai (Blood) First Nation and the community's battle to overcome it. Duration: 2:04:59.
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Kivalliq Inuit Centre Boarding Home and the Provision of Prenatal Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen M. Lawford
Audrey R. Giles
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32213
Description
Priorities to improve maternal child health in Nunavut prompted a pilot prenatal education class offered to pregnant Nunavummiut women who had been evacuated to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Know Your Speech Community: IV. Serious Mental Illness

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney D. Morice
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 10-15
Description
Talks about compilation of Aboriginal language glossary of medical terms common across many language families in order to assist health care providers.
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A Knowledge Gap, Chapter 2

Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 2 of series comments on the effects of residential schools and colonization on First Nations health. Duration: 5:13.
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Knowledge Translation and Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Research: Methods at the Margins

Alternate Title
Knowledge Translation [KT] and Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Research: Methods at the Margins
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renee Masching
Yvon Allard
Tracey Prentice
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 31-44
Description
Explores KT as a method for conducting community-based research and ensuring consistency with the principles of ownership, control, access, and possession in Aboriginal research. (Article found on p. 31 of the first issue of Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research).
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Knowledge Translation in the Context of Aboriginal Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Estey
Andrew Kmetic
Jeffrey Reading
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 2, 2008, pp. 24-39
Description
Advocates for the inclusion of multiple perspectives and examination of the social and political context for the development of the processes through which knowledge is transformed into action.
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Koori Occupational Therapy Scheme: Contributing to First Australian Health Through Professional Reflection, Advocacy and Action

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tamar Paluch
Rebecca Allen
Kelli McIntosh
Lin Oke
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 50-53
Description
Suggests that occupational therapists can play a role in advancing the health of First Australians moving towards health equality.
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Lack of Aboriginal Health Professionals a "Huge Issue"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Jo Ehman
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 171, no. 9, October 26, 2004, p. 1028
Description
Discusses the federal government's budget of 100 million over 5 years to train Aboriginal health professionals, and why the plan is unlikely to work.
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Language Barriers Restricting Access to Health Care for Indigenous Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Webster
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 24, June 24, 2018, pp. E754-E755
Description
Article examines the obstacles to obtaining quality health care faced by non-English speaking Inuit and First Nations; notes that speaking one’s Indigenous language is a protective factor all mental health outcomes and recommends that the profession focus on recruiting and training professionals that speak Indigenous languages.
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Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Completion Rates from Prescription Drug Administrative Data

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre J. Plourde
Christopher A. Basham
Shelley Derksen
Jennifer Schultz
Scott McCulloch ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 705-713
Description
Study of 4985 participants examine the socio-demographic and comorbidity characteristics associated with the completion of the pharmaceutical treatments for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. Findings indicate that the factors associated with non-completion include older age and which drug/treatment period is prescribed.
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Leading Practices in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Smoking Cessation: Canadian Program Scan Results

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Extensive list includes information on program name, agency responsible for program administration, whether service is available in Indigenous languages, availability of resources for different groups, whether staff have cultural safety training (Quitlines), strategy or framework, and capacity building. Version 5.0.
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Learning and Teaching By Doing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eileen Mosely
Jeanette Turner
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 29-31
Description
Provides insights to the courses held at the Training Centre in Alice Springs, Australia during 1978 for 60 Aboriginal health workers.
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Learning Disabled Adults: Implications for Tribal Colleges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Dodd
J. Ron Nelson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [31-38]
Description
Discussion of problems encountered by learning disabled college students and solutions in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act.
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Leaving Our Stories Everywhere: Tales of Tuberculosis and Colonization

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helle Mǿller
Description
Comments on the high levels of tuberculosis in the Canadian Arctic and the need for culturally appropriate health education. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Leprosy and the Aboriginal Health Worker in the Northern Territory

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Hargrave
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, June 1977, pp. 4-7
Description
Chronicles the history of leprosy from its introduction into the Northern Territory in the late 1800s to new drug therapies and how it changes Aboriginal attitudes.
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Leprosy and the Aboriginal Health Worker: Part 4

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ronnie Lindsay Gamarang
John Hargrave
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 25-26
Description
Contains diagnosis advice and a quiz to assist health workers regarding leprosy.
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