Health Care Practices

Screening tool used with 23 men looked at head and neck injuries over the life-course and included age, alteration of consciousness, medical treatment and symptoms. Participants were also asked about impacts on day-to-day living. Results indicate the need for screening by the Department of Corrections and culturally appropriate treatment.

Discusses a conference which provides information for participants in improving health and behavioral health care.

Article provides common sense treatment recommendations for primary health care providers in the Australian Outback.

Reviews existing research of alcohol and illicit drug treatments and looks at two integrated treatment programs for Aboriginal women, New Choices and Sheway.

Describes a range of treatments for mental health problems but cautions that all therapies have not been studied sufficiently on Native Americans.

Looks at quality of treatment for myocardial infarction in northern Norway between 2012-2014/15.

On discharge, patients and therapists completed questionnaire rating self-defined ethnicity, how ethnicity was perceived by others, and use of language in variety of situations.

Discusses response for culturally appropriate mental health services in relation to the treaty and outcomes expected by Maori and health workers.

Argues that diabetes should be considered a major public health problem among young American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Shows that there have been improvements in hospitalization trends but concludes that this population still has a higher infectious disease burden than the general population.

Concludes that trained benefits counselors at tribal clinics can substantially increase third-party insurance coverage among patients.

Looks at policies and recommendations to facilitate local tribal programs uniquely designed to promote spiritual and cultural traditions.

Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.

Article describes the presence and prevalence of discrimination based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental health, and other factors in social work education and in social work practice. Authors also discuss the backlash they experienced for their implementation and/or support of different equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) programs.

In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes of Indigenous people resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent Indigenous community-led models of care.

Concludes that tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant health problem and requires vigilance and collaboration among states, the federal government and TB control programs.

Contends that colonialism contributes to the high number of undiagnosed and untreated individuals with tuberculosis in Nunavut.

Discusses links between attempted eradication of TB with the social conditions that allow the disease to thrive. Chapter 4 from : Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 43 to read chapter.

Looks at the epidemiology of TB, type and extent, treatment and prevention. Concludes with recommendations for controlling the disease.

Study analyzes data collected on Tuberculosis (TB) in North America in order to reveal long term trends surrounding infection rates, HIV coinfection rates, and incidence rates among different ethnicities.

Highlights several factors including inability of government and church to protect children and the conflict between economics of running the schools and medical personnel. Chapter 10 from: Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 113 to read chapter.

Advocates that nurses need to be informed when to take the appropriate measures to limit the spread of the disease.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2003.

Episode 51: Larry Krotz discusses Diagnosing the Legacy: The Discovery, Research, and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Youth. Duration: 25:49

Two historians discuss their new book, which is a case study of the death of Brian Sinclair in a hospital emergency room while awaiting care: Structures of Indifference. Episode 64: part of Pledge-o-Rama 2018. Duration: 49:04

Looks at the history of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and where it is today.

Looks at a ways in which diverse perspectives might work together to answer questions about the health of Indigenous people and communities.

Republished from Trahant Reports, May 3, 2017.

Case-control study conducted in Manitoba revealed that breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing the disease.

Extensive resource providing links to jobs and scholarships, nationwide programs and initiatives, medical and professional programs, and resources for IHS management.

Guide answers questions about use, safety, who performs the scans and how, fetal sex determination and other uses.

Social Welfare Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brandeis University, 2001.

Examines the results of combining two registries from Murmansk County and Norway and Archangelsk County to address the gap from defects not detectable at birth like hearing and mental illness and physicians improper recording.

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.

Concludes that disparities in immunization have been present, but unrecognized, since 2001.

Immunologist reports on the mutation of the ADIS virus and transmission routes both geographically and between individuals.

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.

Identified five themed groupings of practices based on traditional knowledge, community approaches, collaboration, training and policies for funding programs.

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.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.

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.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2017.

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.

Project's main objective was to gain understanding of the impact of disease by interviewing women who had a condition or were caregivers of someone who did. Bulk of report is personal narratives.

Looks at program offered at the Whitehorse General Hospital which allows Aboriginal people to access traditional practices, which are merged with western healthcare.

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.

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.