Health Care Practices

Presents approach to AIDS education based on a series of workshops and consultation with local Aboriginal/Islander community to develop action plans.

"This document describes the importance of traditional Blackfoot health services and their foundation in age-old ceremonies."

Forum convened to obtain feedback from community members on communicating research findings.

Reflects the current state of First Nation cancer pathways.

Study identifies risk factors for adult renal disease through a screening program known as the Umoona Kidney Project. Information will be used by Aboriginal health workers.

Discusses survey findings from Alaska on harmful effects of drinking and knowledge of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Used data from a national sample to compare Native American with White, Black, and Hispanic caregivers in their need for and receipt of treatment.

Discusses the challenges faced by Aboriginal peoples on the issue of substance abuse by pregnant women and alcohol-related birth effects. The article also looks at ways to improve and better coordinate prevention and intervention services that address the effects of alcohol and tobacco exposure on the fetus and on young children.

Brief article provides a evidence-based, user-friendly resource to assist health professionals..

Examines the problem of cultural competence in substance abuse services and how gender plays within psychotherapeutic interventions in two community based programs.

Study conducted by Addiction Research Chair Colleen Dell, explores health service delivery with links to outcome reports: Beyond the Bottle Community Fact Sheet

Discusses prevention strategies that should be employed as part of a more proactive approach to combating the wide range of social problems that accompany this disease.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 1999.

Presents overview of plan including short and long-term goals, framework, context, communication strategy and implementation.

Reports on events leading up to creation of the Alice Springs Health Unit and discusses various primary health care strategies.

Discusses the experiences of Aboriginal women who had to leave their community and family to give birth.

Six-month mixed-methods evaluation of a mental health and well-being program which included Elders in the direct care of Indigenous patients in an inner city primary health clinic; 36 of 37 participants, from 20 different nations, described substantial benefits.

Provides practical information to front-line workers, including frequently asked questions, basic responses, and precautionary measures.

Uses the four components of medicine wheel model, (spiritual, emotional, physical, state of being) to practice culturally sensitive social work.

Presents shared experiences of being involved in program which employs health workers in a clinical role.

Argues that the AIAN health policy hasn't kept pace with the demographic and social changes of the last 50 years, resulting in the needless suffering of people.

Chapter in book: Mental Health Care Issues in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol.1) edited by Michael Shally-Jensen. Presents historical overview and key mental health issues.

Presents review of mental health disparities: identifies and defines American Indian/Alaskan Natives, summarizes mental health disparities, looks at available psychosocial interventions and alternatives to fixing mental health problems.

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Texas, 2012.

Updated version. Originally published 2002.

Updated version. Originally published 2002.

Examines a study in California offering practical and culturally sensitive steps for health care providers to help implement a focussed breast cancer educational program.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2003.

Discusses partnership between university-based research psychologist and staff from reservation-based substance abuse treatment program to develop intervention program for residents of Blackfeet Indian reservation.

Reviews literature on intergenerational relationships, culture, self-identity and stories from American Indian Elders in the Urban AI Elders' Research Project about resilience and resilience strategies.

Book review of: American Indian Health edited by Everett R. Rhoades.

Describes the concept and outlines the legacy that perpetuates the trauma intergenerationally.

Interviews American Indian mental health services clients to see how cultural identity affects their health care experiences.

Sidebar for Chapter 15: Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention in book Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being (2nd Edition) edited by Larry Cohen, Vivian Chazeg and Sana Chehimi. Conversation with Traveling Thunder at Fort Belknap reservation.

Chapter 12 from book: Culturally Diverse Mental Health; the Challenges of Research and Resistance edited by S. Mio and G.Y. Iwamasa. Addresses the dilemma of conventional mental health services versus alternative interventions.

Study results indicate that substance abuse programs vary widely and that more research is needed to in order to incorporate appropriate cultural elements.

Looks at the challenges present for American Indian (AI) veterans to access all available health care services.

Compares the advantages and disadvantages of using both Indian Health Service (IHS) funded clinics and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Reviews the 2010 Tribal Law and Order Act regarding needs of sexual assault survivors, TLOA reforms in relation to social work, and roles of practitioners.

Looks at the effects of government policy in both Australia and Canada and the lack of progress addressing long term solutions for Aboriginal communities.

Researchers conducted and analyzed 22 interviews with Elders and healers and completed a selected literature review.

Highlights the continuity between extractive colonial practices such as land dispossession and biocolonial activities regarding the mining of the human body.

Interview describes the struggles,over medicare for First Nations peoples, between Andrew Swimmer and the Federal Government.