Reports on the conference which attracted almost 200 delegates which was held in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.

Book review of Nunavut by Gregory P. Marchildon and Renée Torgerson.

Reports on how the Nunavut Government is responding to the high rate of suicide in the territory.

Overview of the success experienced by four nurses in improving adherence of diabetes-related examinations, laboratory testing, and short-term glucose control.

Study found that screening can improve the standard of care by extending access to health services, reducing travel expenses and preventing loss of vision. Sample size was 33.

Argues that outpost clinics delivered standard nursing care but that the Federal government did not want to live up to its health care responsibilities.

Comments on the increase of Greenlandic speaking nurses that and have their home and family in Greeenland.

Argues that addressing the health care needs in Inuit and First Nations communities requires an understanding of the cultural richness of the people and an ability to see things from another perspective.

Looks at obstetrical care in Nunavut, the territory with the highest birth rate in Canada.

Describes life in Nunavut, and the challenges of recruiting nurses due to physical isolation, cost of living, and harsh weather.

Examines healing historical trauma using culturally appropriate strategies derived from ancient knowledge, philosophy, and the Indigenous world view.

Contains statistics on Aboriginal health worker/community health worker and Aboriginal healers. Rural and remote is defined as areas with less than 10,000 core population.

Author advocates an open, inclusive attitude in order to provide the most effective form of health care.

Discusses how nurturing is successfully used as a healing technique for residential school and intergenerational survivors.

Studies the nutritional characteristics and associated lifestyle factors that affect the mortality and morbidity rates of Native Americans.

Discusses increased health risk of being overweight and how a modern lifestyle is contributing to that.

Overview of program started for the elderly and young children who were not putting on weight.

Reports on how the Alice Springs Remote Health Service Women's Health Unit provides local women with the resources to direct their own community health program.

Describes how the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service strived to find out what are the ongoing needs and supports for people with brain injury and their loved ones.

Looks at the history of the tribe and the concept of O'odham Himdag linking to wellness and way of life.

Medical Science Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2012.

Presents changes that have occurred in recent past to lifestyles of Australian Aboriginal women and how health workers are assisting them.

Article chronicles the chronic disregard for occupational health and safety standards in post-Soviet Russian worksites of the 1990s.

Promotes the career of occupational therapy offered at the Hunter Institute of Higher Education in hopes of attracting Aboriginal students. Defines occupational therapy, where therapists work, and the length of course.

This retrospective cohort study compares the proportion of First Nations and non–First Nations children and youth who accessed care and specialist treatment for painful conditions over a 17-year period, also examines the correlation between painful experience in adolescence and a mental health diagnosis.

Looks at parenting practices in Rapid Lake, Quebec and the use of screening for developmental delays in children using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.

Website provides links to services, campaigns/initiatives, employment, publications, and research to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.

Explores the concept of keyam (to give up) in relation to tuberculosis transmission. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 1992.

Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.

Reflects on the accomplishments of the Indigenous Positive Network (IPN+), a national organization which strives to represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with HIV/AIDS.

Outlines direction and goals of the organization and the need for continuing HIV/AIDS programming and information.

Aim was to identify successes, challenges, and current engagement practices between health units and First Nations peoples. A total of 14 units participated.

Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.

Provides information to support the development of inclusionary services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit families within a cultural context.

Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.

Designed to educate Indigenous service providers and clients about substance use issues and healing options locatef in Vancouver. Focuses on community strengths and resiliency.

Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.

Discusses new approach for supplying health care services to rural, remote and northern Aboriginal communities.

Examines socio-demographic and oral health characteristics of children cared for at two difference service points and confirms the social and health inequalities of care.

Looks at oral health inequalities between Aboriginal kindergarten children living on-reserve and those living off-reserve.

Discusses initiatives to prevent Early childhood caries (ECC), including culturally appropriate programs which build on traditional health practices, and highlights the national Aboriginal health and oral surveys.