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Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Northern Plains American Indians: Prominence of Physical Activity as a Health Behavior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dmitri Poltavski
Jeffrey Holm
Nancy Vogeltanz-Holm
Leander McDonald
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
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Assessing Mental Capacity in Canadian Aboriginal Seniors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Xavier Cattarinich
Nancy Gibson
Andrew J. Cave
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 53, no. 11, December 2001, pp. 1469-1479
Study conducted to evaluate testing methods found problems with both the process and the content of tests due to differences in culture.
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Assessing the Interest and Cultural Congruence of Contingency Management as an Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Younger American Indian Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine A. Hirchak
Jalene Herron
Sean M. Murphy
Dennis Donovan
John M. Roll ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 38-57
Qualitative study uses focus groups to examine the interest in, and potential strategies for culturally and developmentally adapted contingency management (CM) for Indigenous youth aged 18-29.
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Assessing the Needs of Urban American Indians in North Texas: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Conrad
Maria Scannapieco
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 28, no. 2, 2021, pp. [33]-51
Looks at trust building create through a needs assessment research project with feedback from university researchers, urban inter-tribal center and other community partners in Northern Texas.
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Assessment of Research on Treatment and Reentry Services to American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Adults and Juveniles Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses

Alternate Title
Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dewey J. Ertz
[Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky]
Provides synopsis of limited information available on this specific population. Appendix includes Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia by Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky.
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Assisting American Indian Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Cope with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Lessons from Vietnam Veterans and the Writings of Jim Northrup

Alternate Title
Assisting American Indian Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Cope with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence W. Gross
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 373-409
Article discusses the Vietnam veteran's experiences and calls for scholars to make practical suggestions for relieving the suffering of American Indian veterans.
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The Association between Positive Relationships with Adults and Suicide-Attempt Resilience in American Indian Youth in New Mexico

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney A FitzGerald
Lynne Fullerton
Dan Green
Meryn Hall
Linda J. Peñaloza
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 40-53
Study used responses of sample of 2,794 students in Grades 9 to 12 from the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey. Results showed that positive relationships in home, school and community served as protective factor for girls; for boys only relationships in the home were significant.
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Associations of Deliberate Self-Harm with Loneliness, Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction in Adolescence: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Reetta Rönkä
Anja Taanila
Markku Koiranen
Vappu Sunnari
Arja Rautio
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21085
In a study of over 7000 youth, aged 16 years and older, it was revealed that loneliness is associated with increased instances of deliberate self-harm (DSH).
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At Home in Winnipeg: Localizing Housing First as a Culturally Responsive Approach to Understanding and Addressing Urban Indigenous Homelessness: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Sarah Zell
Marcie Snyder
Looks at the At Home/Chez Soi project and the unique governance model which evolved through collaboration between community organizations, government and researchers as they modified Housing First approach to suit to the city's context.
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Attitudes about Disabilities in a Southeastern American Indian Tribe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bette R. Keltner
Nancy A. Crowell
Wilford Taylor
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies, 2005, pp. 57-74
Discusses disability in terms of common definitions, diagnosis and prognosis by the medical community, and the consequences to and adaptation of families affected by the disability.
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Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices for Trauma-Impacted American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Does the Role of Culture Even Matter?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlie N. Knowlton
Theresa Lafavor
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 9, 2021, pp. 1-23

Examines the need to shift away from the traditional evidence-based practice (EBP) treatments towards a more cultural-sensitivity when dealing with trauma amongst Indigenous people.

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Australian Aboriginal Suicide: The Need for an Aboriginal Suicidology?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Elliott-Farrelly
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, vol. 3, no. 3, 2004, pp. 138-145
Research has indicated differences in suicidal behaviour, epidemiology, and aetiology not only between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations but also between different Aboriginal communities and groups.
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Balancing the Medicine Wheel through Physical Activity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynn Lavallée
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Womens Health, January 2008, pp. 64-71
Reports on a research project that explores the impacts of physical activity on the well-being of Aboriginal women.
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Banishing the Shame From My Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Nunn
Visions, vol. 5, no. 1, Aboriginal People, Summer, 2008, pp. 17-18

Shares the experiences of a Métis man who has struggled with his bipolar disease.

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BCPSQC Program Sub-Topic: Cultural Safety & Humility Action Series

Alternate Title
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Program Sub-Topic: Cultural Safety & Humility Action Series
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Joe Gallagher]
[Shelley Joseph]
[Vanessa Mitchell]
[Brad Anderson]
[Evan Adams ... [et al.]]

Series of 11 hour-long webinars designed for health care professionals.

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Behavioral and Mental Health Challenges for Indigenous Youth: Research and Clinical Perspectives for Primary Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Storch
Timothy Beal
Jan Garver Bacon
Polly Olsen
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1461-1479
Looks at practical applications and resilience strategies for clinicians working with Indigenous youth and families.
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Better Health For Aboriginal Men - A Personal View

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Lake
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 16-17
Author, who is the Senior Medical Officer, Port Adelaide (Australia) Community Health Service feels that Aboriginal health workers should become more assertive to influence positive health outcomes.
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