Health Care Practices

Information from the Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.

Examines obstacles in recruitment, retention and professional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health managers in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.

Identifies some key elements that may have bearing on the study of northern political identity through three case studies: bear hunting moratoriums, health care, and economic development.

Last in a series of advice columns on common health issues.

Provides treatment information regarding scabies infestations.

Brief article contains descriptions of 3 types of worms along with treatment recommendations.

Prescribes treatment therapies for various common ailments of children for primary health workers in Australia.

Identifies published, peer-reviewed health education or outreach initiatives.

Project findings were reported in three documents: Overview report, case studies, and summary report.

Psychology and Speech Pathology Thesis (M.Phil.)--Curtin University, 2016.

Discusses a culturally sensitive approach to social service programs to help Native Americans.

Discusses 'social research' among Indigenous residents to determine what needed to be done to improve overall health outcomes.

Purpose of project was to identify principles and practices of effective and respectful engagement between First Nations communities and public health units in Northeaster Ontario. Interviewees were drawn from five organizations: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Aboriginal Engagement and Outreach, Health Sciences North/Northeastern Ontario Cancer Centre, North-East Local Health Integration Network, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.

Describes the services funded by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Provides overview of health and alcohol program staffed by Aboriginal workers and results of 1980s health survey of Tasmanian residents.

Maori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2006.

New Zealand qualitative study used sample of 30 participants who were asked to evaluate access to, and delivery of, programs.

Describes course delivered to nurses aides, volunteers and family at the Royal Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Briefly talks about 'teaching stethoscopes' that are used at the Aboriginal Health Worker Training Centre in Alice Springs, Australia.

Looks at probable determinants and impacts in Canada, Alaska and Greenland.

Systematic review of relevant studies and the methodologies used in them.

Discusses model based on client-centered care and a multi-pillard approach combining health promotion and disease prevention.

Introduction to technology that allows the delivery of health care from a distance.

Examination of the book, The Story of a National Crime which argued that Canada's Aboriginal population was being decimated by tuberculosis and that the Federal Government had the means to stop it, but was reluctant to take action.

Comments on the stories of fourteen expectant mothers living in a remote community in the Northwest Territories.

Looks at service levels and problems due to a lack of inter-agency collaboration.

Project studied a remote area of New South Wales, Australia which had death rates of up to three times the non-Aboriginal population.

Reports on current testing protocols and strategies for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including who is being tested, what tests are performed and time taken before results are known, and capacity to respond to positive tests and prevent resurgence of the disease. Report in point in time.

Looks at the brief history of the institution as a precursor to a system of enhanced future treatment facilities.

[Health?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University, 2018.

Study discusses a number of issues: fear of travelling, lack of family support, more Aboriginal liaison staff, cultural sensitivity, and the need for consultation with clients.

Using data from focus groups in northern Norwegian municipalities, looks at consequences of healthcare professionals assessing service users' needs.

Looks at the healthcare experiences of Aboriginal peoples who use illicit substances.

Looks at a case study to identify areas where future discussion is needed to improve the understanding and meaning of knowledge translation in Aboriginal health research.

Reports on the conference, held in Cairns which attracted over 600 delegates from across Australia. Programming was divided into three streams; Future Directions, Pathway Options and Information Sharing.

Reports on conference held in Adelaide, Australia which formally adopted a National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Council.

Conference held in 1995 looks at the imbalance in health circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and provides recommendations to address the situation through policy changes and funding.

Defining health in terms of isolation, body types and disease susceptibility contribute to rationale for providing health services that were intended to integrate/assimilate northerners.

Overview of tobacco use including history, factors of use, and factors of permanent cessation or continued use.

He talks about traditional lifestyle while growing up in northern Saskatchewan and compares life today with life when he was a child.

Brief, autobiographical essay regarding career and education path in the Indigenous health sector in Australia.

Discusses the process and outcomes of a community-based participatory research project aimed at improving on and off reserve shelter services in rural southwestern Alberta.

Describes a culturally relevant, community-based training program designed to increase awareness and promote healing related to substance use disorders. Program centers Indigenous traditions, collectivism, and historical context.

Brief column provides advice to counter temperature fits in small children.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2003.