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Under-treatment, Over-treatment, and Coerced into Treatment: Identifying and Documenting Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Yvonne Boyer
Aboriginal Policy Studies , vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 190-193
Description
Looks at the reports Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women and Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair working Group.
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Understanding AIDS: Prof. Dwyer Explains

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Dwyer
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 3-8
Description
Immunologist reports on the mutation of the ADIS virus and transmission routes both geographically and between individuals.
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Understanding and Addressing the Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marsha Lillie-Blanton
Yvette Roubideaux
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 759-761
Description
Argues that the United States has a legal and moral obligation to meet quality health services, and for many low income Aboriginal Americans the Indian Health Service (IHS) is the only source of coverage.
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Understanding Cross-Jurisdictional Partnerships and Decision-Making in Northern Saskatchewan: Final Evaluation Report: Northern Health Strategy March 2010

Alternate Title
Northern Health Strategy Final Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chad Nilson
Bonnie Jeffery
Colleen Hamilton
Description
Reports that partnerships are formed due to the shared need among healthcare providers to reduce barriers to equitable access of quality health care for all northerners.
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Understanding Death and Dying in Select First Nations Communities in Northern Manitoba: Issues of Culture and Remote Service Delivery in Palliative Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth E. Hotson
Sharon M. Macdonald
Bruce D. Martin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 1, 2004, pp. 25-38
Description
Concludes that providing home based palliative care in remote Aboriginal communities can be an effective way of addressing the medical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients.
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Understanding Fall-Risk Factors for Inuvialuit Elders in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia S. Frigault
Audrey R. Giles
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 13-27
Description
Study uses the social determinants of Inuit health (SDoIH) as a conceptual framework, conducts 12 semi structured interviews and participant observations to assess how factors of personal health status and conditions, personal health practices and coping skills, physical environments, social support networks, and access to health services affect older Inuvialuit adults’ likelihood of experiencing a fall.
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Understanding Integrated Care: The Aboriginal Health Initiative Heads North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kali Romano
Amy Passmore
Trent Kellock
Jennifer Nevin
UBC Medical Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, September 2011, pp. 34-35
Description
Looks at program offered at the Whitehorse General Hospital which allows Aboriginal people to access traditional practices, which are merged with western healthcare.
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Understanding the Broader Context: the Health of the Urban Native Canadian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. Prodan-Bhalla
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, vol. 14, no. 4, November-December 2001, pp. 20-25
Description
Provides an overview of the historical oppression of the Native Canadian, a discussion on the effects of marginalization and the subsequent adaptation process, an overview of the current health status of the urban Native Canadian and a practical assessment tool.
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Understanding the Burden of Tuberculosis among American Indians/Alaska Natives in the U.S.: A Validation Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Jean Podewils
Emily Alexy
Stephani Jean Driver
James E. Cheek
Robert C. Holmanm ... [et al.]
Public Health Reports, vol. 129, no. 4, July-August 2014, pp. 351-360
Description
Study corroborated cases of active tuberculosis that were noted in the Indian Health Service (IHS) National Patient Information Reporting System (NPIRS) and evaluated reporting protocol to the state health departments.
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Understanding the Intergenerational Effects of Colonization: Aboriginal Women With Neurological Conditions-Their Reality and Resilience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Melissa Blind
Devin Dietrich
Eric Oleson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 3-20
Description
Looks at the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual condition of Aboriginal women with a neurological condition and relationship to their caregivers.
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Understanding the Role of Indigenous Community Participation in Indigenous Prenatal and Infant-Toddler Health Promotion Programs in Canada: A Realist Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Maritt Kirst
Kelly McShane
Michelle Firestone
Sara Wolfe
Patricia O'Campo
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 150, 2016, pp. 128-143
Description
Study reviewed 17 articles and six reports about effective programs and their positive impacts. Found that high levels of community involvement were linked to better outcomes across a range of indicators.
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Underuse of Aspirin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and Correlates of Therapy in Rural Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Klinke
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Lisa M. Guirguis
Ellen L. Toth
T. K. Lee
Richard Z. Lewanczuk
Sumit R. Majumdar
Clinical Therapeutics, vol. 26, no. 3, March 2004, pp. 439-446
Description
Study found that only 23% of a study group was found to be using aspirin as part of a diabetic preventative therapy, leading researchers to believe that better promotion of the benefits of such therapy is needed.
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The Unforgotten: A Five-Part Film Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Living in Canada

Alternate Title
The Unforgotten Toolkit: An Educational Guide to Learn About, Reflect on and Dismantle Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Build.Films
Networked Health
Ewan Affleck
Description

Five vignettes explore effects of colonialism and systemic discrimination from birth through to elderhood. Accompanied by Educational Guide. Duration: 35:51.

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Unifying and Strengthening the Response to HIV and AIDS in Aboriginal Communities in BC: Final Report March 2009

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Health Council]
Description
Results of gathering of representatives from several AIDS organizations, funders, federal and provincial governments, Tripartite First Nations Health Plan staff, and researchers which discusses and identifies strategies and challenges faced in ending the HIV epidemic.
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Unmet Needs of Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV

Alternate Title
Rapid Response Service (Ontario HIV Treatment Network) ; no. 141
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Danielle Giliauskas]
Description
Brief overview of 58 reviews and primary studies published since 2009 which describe health disparities and lived experiences and various interventions, strategies, and programs that have been used to address unmet needs.
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Urban Aboriginal Diabetes Research Project Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn F. Lavallée
Heather A. Howard
Description
Discusses study commissioned as part of Ontario's diabetes strategy to develop tools and interventions to support Toronto's Aboriginal community.
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An Urban American Indian Health Clinic's Response to a Community Needs Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Kate Dennis
Sandra L. Momper
Circle of Care Project Team
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2016, pp. 15-33
Description
Looks at present services provided by the American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeast Michigan and results from needs assessment project, Gda'shkitoomi" (We are able).
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Urban First Nations Health Research Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annette J. Browne
Heather McDonald
Denielle Elliott
Description
Topics examined in report are: demographics, data sources, health status, determinants of health, jurisdictional issues, trends in research, and suggested topics for future research.
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Urban Living is Not Associated with Better Birth and Infant Outcomes among Inuit and First Nations in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabienne Simonet
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Janet Smylie
Patricia Martens
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 25-31
Description
Looks at the differences in rural versus urban birth and infant outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Quebec.
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Urban Reality of Type 2 Diabetes Among First Nations of Eastern Ontario: Western Science and Indigenous Perceptions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hasu Ghosh
Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 2012, pp. [158]-181
Description
Looks at diabetes as a product of economic and social conditions as well as issues of self-esteem and self-worth originating from a colonial past. Provides recommendations for the future.
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"Urimbirra Geen" - To Take Care Of Your Heart

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melinda Green
Fiona Dangerfield
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 3-5
Description
Describes the events arising at the Aboriginal Health Forum which led to the creation of a Coordinator of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heart Care Project in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
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Use of Ethnographic Methods for Applied Research on Diabetes Among the Ojibway-Cree in Northern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Gittelsohn
Stewart B. Harris
Krista L. Burris
Louisa Kakegamic
Laura T. Landman ... [et al.]
Health Education & Behavior, vol. 23, no. 3, August 1996, pp. 365-382
Description
Studies how cultural beliefs influence health behaviors regarding diabetes in order to develop a community based intervention program.
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The Use of Oral Literature to Provide Community Health Education on the Southern Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nile Robert Thompson
C. Dale Sloat
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines a subset of oral literature that teachs listeners about human health concerns, including how to prevent certain illnesses, avoid bodily harm, deal with mental health issues, instruct in sexual matters, discuss spirit-power contact and deal with old age.
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Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women's Breast Health Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Valerie Eschiti
Jana Lauderdale
Carol Hill
Connie Amos
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 21, no. 4, 2010, pp. 377-385
Description
Identifies barriers to breast health as being access to information, screening, economics, follow-up, and protecting women
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Using a Health Promotion Framework with an "Aboriginal Lens'

Alternate Title
Making Two Worlds Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation
Women Health Goulburn North East
Description
Examines a cultural sensitive and responsive framework, developed as a resource for health workers to promote Aboriginal health, which considers factors and approaches, builds on Aboriginal strengths, and reflects on values, assumptions and feedback.
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Using Goal Setting and Attainment to Impact Indicators of Health Behavior Change among Young American Indian Women: The We RISE (Raising Income, Supporting Education) Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lacey A. McCormack
Rae O’Leary
Alli Moran
Christine W. Hockett
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 123-133
Description
Study of 60 young Indigenous mothers examines the association between setting and attaining goals and indicators of health behavior change. After six month of intervention it was found that goal attainment was not significantly associated with behavior change despite participants exhibiting confidence in completing goals and increased sense of agency.
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Using in CHASP in Aboriginal Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Watson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
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