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Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets

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Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]

Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.

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The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Houd
J. Qinuajuak
B. Epoo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 239-241
Studies the transfer of pregnant women outside of the community for delivery to delivery performed in the home community.
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Outcomes of Training Nurses to Conduct Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening of Native American Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley O. Petersen
Mary Alice Trapp
Robert A. Vierkant
Thomas A. Sellers
Thomas E. Kottke ... [et al.]
Holistic Nursing Practice, vol. 16, no. 2, January 2002, pp. 58-79
Describes, discusses and evaluates the Native Women Enjoying the Benefits (WEB) program which is designed to increase participation in screening procedures.
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Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Incidence and Morality in American Indian and Alaska Native Women, United States, 1999-2009

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simple D. Singh
A. Blythe Ryerson
Manxia Wu
Judith S. Kaur
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S423-S431
Discusses ways to improve diagnosis and compares death rates with women in the white population by reducing racial misclassification in cancer data mortality rates.
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Pap Smears in Normanton

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Audrey Callope
Sheila Rainbow
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, June 1983, pp. 5-8
Describes how a remote community set up a screening process.
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Pap Test Follow-up Pattern Among American Indian Women in Arizona

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merrill Eisenberg
Kathryn Coe
Charlton Wilson
Kathleen Evans
Elizabeth Brewer
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 42-51
Identifies barriers to follow up consultation when abnormal results are found.
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Paraprofessional-Delivered Home-Visiting Intervention for American Indian Teen Mothers and Children: 3-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Barlow
Britta Mullany
Nicole Neault
Novalene Goklish
Trudy Billy ... [et al.]
American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 172, no. 2, February 01, 2015, pp. 154-162
Comments on an intervention which promoted effective parenting, reduced maternal risks and improved child developmental outcomes.
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Patrick's Story

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Patrick Bird
Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide. Duration: 24.06.
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Patterns of Illegitimacy on a Canadian Indian Reserve: 1860-1960

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip K. Bock
Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 26, no. 2, May 1964, pp. 142-148
Attempts to explain why there is a persistent 20% "illegitimate" birth rate on a reserve in eastern Quebec and suggests causal factors relate to degree of social and cultural integration.
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Patterns of Protective Factors in an Intervention For the Prevention of Suicide and Alcohol Abuse with Yup'ik Alaska Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henry
James Allen
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
Stacy Rasmus
Bill Charles ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 476-482
Aim of study to develop a means to quantify exposure to interventions in community based participatory research that differs between communities.
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Patterns of Sexual Behavior: The Athabascans of Interior Alaska

Alternate Title
Patterns of Sexual Behaviour: The Athapaskans of Interior Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur E. Hippler
Ethos, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 47-68
Explores the relationship between personality, sociocultural phenomena, and sexual behaviour.
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Paul Gladue Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Gladue
David Starr
Indian History Film Project
Mr. Paul Gladue, aged 75, describes the area of land covered by a trapper; the traditional lifestyle in northern Alberta; and work in Fort McMurray supplying wood to river steamboats.
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Personal Peace: Responsible Honesty

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Den T. Deane
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 8, December 1998, p. 22

Den Deane, through workshops and conferences, educates others by sharing his own experience with HIV/AIDS.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Petrol Sniffing and Pregnancy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bill Webster
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, September 1985, pp. 46-47
Reports on the birth defect risks encountered by expectant mothers who sniff petrol (gas).
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Photovoice: Picturing the Health of Aboriginal Women in a Remote Northern Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Ardene Robinson Vollman
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2004, pp. 189-201
Discusses research project involving Tlicho pregnant women living in the Northwest Territories who describe life in their communities through photographs and their perspective.
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Play Provides Sex Education Roadmap

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 4, July 2007, p. 13

Comments on the positive feedback the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company received when performing their interactive play on sex education to three schools in Saskatoon and La Ronge.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

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Poetry and Prose

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Poupart
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 117-124
Presents four poems.
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Population Health: Risk and Resistance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim Scott
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 2-3
Editorial for themed issue of the same title briefly discusses each article.
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Positive Impact of a Long-Running Urban Aboriginal Medical Service Midwifery Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raphael Wong
Ana Herceg
Carolyn Patterson
Louise Freebairn
Ann Baker ... [et al.]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 51, no. 6, December 2011, pp. 518-522
Looks at the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Midwifery Access Program (AMAP) in terms of access to antenatal care, behavioural risk factors and birth outcomes. Compares results to those for other women delivering in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia R. Pearson
Debra Kaysen
Annie Belcourt
Cynthia A. Stappenbeck
Chuan Zhou ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 3, 2015, pp. 1-22
Study assessed 129 sexually active women who met the PTSD criteria and found that binge drinking resulted in a 35% increase in unprotected sex.
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Potential Factors That May Affect Acceptance of Routine Prenatal HIV Testing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fu-Lin Wang
Bryce Larke
Stephan Gabos
Anita Hanrahan
Donald Schopflocher
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 1, January-February 2005, pp. 60-64
Study identified three significant factors for declining test: age, cultural background, and caregiver's gender.
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Powwow (Cree) Workshop 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred Bonaise
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Need to return to traditional format of Indian ceremonies is discussed.
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Powwow (Cree) Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
The custom of gift-giving at traditional ceremonies. How some ceremonies have been changed and abused.
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Pregnancy Outcome Among Native Indians in Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay Edouard
Debra Gillis
Brain Habbick
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 144, no. 12, 1991, pp. 1623-1625
Compares pregnancy outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Saskatchewan with particular attention to maternal age.
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Pregnancy Prevention among American Indian Men Ages 18 to 24: The Role of Mental Health and Intention to Use Birth Control

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
Kris FourStar
Jarrett Medicine Elk
Rebecca Dick
Lacey Jewett
Dionne Gesink
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 57-75
Study concludes that the best time to educate young American Indian men about pregnancies and the use of birth control is during their adolescence.
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Pregnancy, the New-born Baby and STD

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Hendy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, September 1987, pp. 37-41
Recommends treating and curing sexually transmitted disease (STD) like syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes and genital worts in the mother before passing it on to the child.
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Pregnant Teenagers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Hennessy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 15-17
Comments on decline in birth rate after the family planning clinic in Bourke, Australia which prior to this had one of the highest Aboriginal birthrates in the world.
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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure among Alaska Native/American Indian Infants

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Burhan A. Khan
Renee F. Robinson
Julie J. Smith
Denise A. Dillard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20973
Survey findings indicate that prevention programmes appear to be having positive impacts on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) rates
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