Investigation into the death of a sixteen year old youth who became ill while incarcerated at a Youth Residence and was denied entitlement to healthcare services and reasonable accommodation based on a hearing impairment.

Briefly reports on the culturally sensitive campaign aimed at promoting condom use among transgendered individuals in Australia.

Examines the existence of racism within the public health sector and the imbalances between funders and providers of public health services.

Overview of Conference held in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 2009, which brought together stakeholders committed to economic development for brainstorming and planning.

Overview of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) set up in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Aboriginal smoking rates are more than twice the overall Australian rate.

Looks at the Fresh Start facilitator training program offered by Quit Victoria.

Smoking statistics for Indigenous and Torres Strait Australians.

Describes survey results that will help identify Nunavimmiut health problems and detect potential ones.

Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.

Looks at key determinants of Inuit health disparities and provides solutions to address those disparities.

Outlines determinants and existing research for future action.

Concludes that Aboriginal people in the United States live in an adverse and violent environment that places them at higher risk for exposure to traumatic experiences.

Looks at access, variety, quality and equity in health care after the consolidation of healthcare services in Fjallabygoo.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--Dalhousie University, 1997.

Discussion on Native patients' dependency on clinical encounters in the health service system as opposed to use of alternative methods with relation to medical evacuations and southern hospitalizations.

Looks at the determinants of Indigenous health including poverty, violence, and access to health care.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2007.

Looks at ways of offering screening programs at a lower cost than other countries.

Previous studies have not used socio-economic indicators consistently, resulting in findings identifying an overall benefit for patients and their families.

Study findings concluded that low income children are less likely to receive prescription medications for the condition, regardless of coverage.

Theology and Religious Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--Laval University, 2004.

Researchers work with Indigenous patients to record and examine their experience of seeking and receiving care for inflammatory arthritis in an urban Alberta community; make recommendations for improving patient care and patient experience.

Reports on the benefits and detriments of drinking Kava.

Looks at findings from research project using Dadirri methodology on families.

Interviews caregivers and family members about using Yoik, Saami traditional music, on patients with dementia to aid in communication and memory.

American Civilization Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 2006.

Public Administration Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Introduction to a special issue describing the results of mental health needs assessments

Assesses the effects of outreach clinics on access, referral patterns, and care outcomes in remote communities in Australia.

Discusses the history of smallpox and smallpox vaccines in Canada.

Discusses spiritual health program and collaboration between community agencies, tribes in Arizona and institutions to bring attention to the role of spiritual and cultural understanding in cancer care.

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council uses theatre to talk about the risks of HIV/AID.

Fourteen Correctional Service of Canada employees participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Goal was to determine what strategies or interventions had proven effective.

Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.

Summary reveals that sustainable funding is a critical component in maintaining continuous quality improvement.

Argues that consultation processes, with the United States administration, need to continue and that reporting requirements and accountability need to be put in place in order to ensure that important issues are addressed.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Reports on the African region, Asia, the Arctic, Central and South America, Caribbean region, North America, Pacific region, and the Russian Federation.

Comments on the need for a person-by-situation approach to suicide prevention and the further observation of adolescents in the Arctic compared to adolescents in Western industrialized societies.

Looks at access to care and intervention support for youth through interviews and using the Piliriqatigiinniq Partnership Community Health Research Model for data.

Chapter four of series looks at the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan. Duration: 9:57.

Emphasizes the need for a whole health approach which includes screening, contacting patients with positive results, tracing sexual partners, and contacting patients for follow-up.

Objectives of study were to explore practices within healthcare that were perceived to be stigmatizing, develop design to eliminate these practices, and describe process to re-align services to reflect this design.