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Community- and Individual-level Factors Associated with Smoking and Heavy Drinking among Aboriginal People in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu
Katholiki Georgiades
Harriet L. MacMillan
Michael H. Boyle
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, January/February 2015, pp. 22-28
Variables included: place of residence, community socio-economic status, perceived social problems, age, sex, education, income, employment, marital status, Aboriginal heritage and social support. Data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Community Awareness of Outreach Efforts to Reduce Underage Drinking on California Indian Reservations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy L. Ehlers
Jennifer R. Geisler
Juan A. Luna
David A. Gilder
Daniel Calac … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. [21]-41
Uses surveys to evaluate the potential of three interventions: motivational interviewing and psychoeducation for youths, restricting alcohol sales to minors, and community mobilization and awareness activities.
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Community-Based Surveillance and Case Management for Suicide Prevention: An American Indian Tribally Initiated System.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary F. Cwik
Allison Barlow
Novalene Goklish
Francene Larzelere-Hinton
Lauren Tingey ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, June 2014, pp. e18-e23
Overview of system developed by the White Mountain Apache Tribe with assistance from John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.
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Community Capacity Building: An Aboriginal Exploratory Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fay Fletcher
Daniel McKennitt
Lola Baydala
Pimatisiwin, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 9-31
Suggests that successful interventions, to reverse the trend of poor health in Aboriginal people, involve the inclusion of Aboriginal community members as active collaborative partners.
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Community Consultation Rapid Scoping Project among Aboriginal People Who Inject Drugs for the New South Wales Users and AIDS Association

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ward
Study involved focus-groups at both urban and regional sites, with a total of 70 individuals. Findings are discussed under three themes: drug use and local contexts; knowledge, information and support; and improving existing health and health-related services. Concludes with five recommendations.
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A Community Development Approach to Mental Health Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Kamin
Romeo Beatch
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 92-111
Looks at providing social services to people living in remote Arctic communities of the Northwest Territories.
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Community-Engaged and Culturally Relevant Research to Develop Behavioral Health Interventions with American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine E. McKinley
Charles R. Figley
Sarah M. Woodward
Jessica L. Liddell
Shanondora Billiot... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 79-103
Article describes a culturally appropriate program development model used with communities in the Southeastern United States. Author illustrate the research and design methodology by describing the development of a resilience-based family-centered substance-abuse and violence prevention program.
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Community Engagement One Key to Improving Aboriginal Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shayne Morrow
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 2, May 2012, p. 22

Contends that self determination at a national and community level is the key to bringing positive health changes to First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.42.

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Community Health and Wellness Start With Our Individual Commitment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Deschenie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Discusses programs which have been implemented at tribal colleges and universities in the United States to help improve health and social ills.
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Community Partnership to Affect Substance Abuse Among Native American Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Lowe
Huigang Liang
Cheryl Riggs
Jim Henson
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 450-455
Compares 2 interventions; the Cherokee Talking Circle with Be A Winner Standard Education. Data shows culturally based intervention was more effective then the non-cultural- based intervention.
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Community Readiness: The Journey to Community Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela Jumper Thurman
Barbara A. Plested
Ruth W. Edwards
Robert Foley
Martha Burnside
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 27-31
Looks at the community readiness model for assessing the level of readiness for development of prevention or intervention programing.
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Community-Specific Risk and Protective Factors for Risky Alcohol Consumption in American Indian Women of Reproductive Potential: Informing Interventions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annika C Montag
Dan J Calac
Christina D Chambers
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 8-28
Study of 343 Indigenous women Southern California examines the “effect of community-specific risk and protective factors on risky alcohol consumption and vulnerability to having an alcohol-exposed pregnancy in women.” Results showed that both risk and protective factors varied, and that interventions should be rooted in community strengths.
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Community Strengths in Addressing Opioid Use in Northeastern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Dorman
Brittany Biedermann
Christina Linklater
Zahra Jaffer
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 2, April 2018, pp. 2019-222
Discusses root causes and barriers to treating opioid addiction in rural and remote northern communities; describes success of land and community based healing strategies and issues a call to medical regulators and government bodies to implement these programs alongside opioid agonist therapy.
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A Comparison of American Indian and Non-Indian Fourth to Sixth Graders Rates of Drug Use

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly A. Miller
Fred Beauvais
Martha Burnside
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 7, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 258-267
Contends that Native American pre-adolescents have a rate of drug use similar to older youth but, with proper community awareness, it may be possible to reverse use patterns and reduce risks.
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A Comparison of Early Adolescent Behavioral Health Risks among Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives and Their Peers

Alternate Title
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
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Comparison of Women Offenders Who Use Opioids Versus Other Types of Substances

Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-09
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Uses the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) to provide statistics on those who reported using opioids versus those who used other types of substances in the twelve months prior to arrest.
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Compassion, Action, and Healing: Working with Injection Drug Users

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matt Ignacio
Provides overview of use and associated harms and harm reduction approaches and services, identifies challenges and strengths when providing services, discusses strategies for building community support, and makes suggestions for creating IFU-specific services.
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research

E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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The Complexities of Accessing Care and Treatment: Understanding Alcohol Use by Aboriginal Persons Living With HIV and AIDS

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Masching
Coleen Anne Dell
John P. Egan
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
David Lee
Tracey Prentice
Lyanna Storm
Cliff Thomas
Amy McGee
Hugh Dale-Harris
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 6, 2014, pp. 70-94
Study examined both the perspectives of the health service provider and the Aboriginal person with HIV/AIDS. Almost 50% of patients reported that alcohol played a role in becoming HIV positive.
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Consistency in the Reporting of Sensitive Behaviors by Adolescent American Indian Women: A Comparison of Interviewing Methods

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Britta Mullany
Allison Barlow
Nicole Neault
Trudy Billy
Ranelda Hastings ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 20, no. 2, 2013, pp. 42-51
Compares three interviewing techniques: computer-assisted or self-administered questionnaire, and face to face interview.
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Content Analysis Informing the Development of Adapted Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) with Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives Experiencing Alcohol Use Disorder

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lonnie A. Nelson
Annette Squetimkin-Anquoe
Tatiana Ubay
Victor King
Emily M. Taylor ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022, pp. 33-50

Using a qualitative research study to examine the use of a more culturally significant intervention and treatment for alcohol abuse amongst Indigenous communities.

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Contextual Determinants of Health Behaviours in an Aboriginal Community in Canada: Pilot Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela Joseph
A. Darlene Davis
Ruby Miller
Karen Hill
Honey McCarthy ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 12, 2012, p. article no. 952
Study highlights potential barriers toward adoption of healthy behaviours including the environment which was viewed as unfavourable for walking, provided limited access to healthy food, and easy access to tobacco.
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Conversations About Historical Trauma: Part One

Alternate Title
Spotlight on Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vivian H. Jackson
Impact Newsletter (National Child Traumatic Stress Network), Spring, 2013, p. [?]
Comments on the historical trauma intervention model which uses four components designed to foster healing from grief: confronting the history, understanding the trauma and its effects, releasing the pain, and transcending the trauma. Part 1 of 3.
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Coober Pedy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vicki McCormick
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 34-36
Looks at the alcohol problem and healthcare system in small Australian community.
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Copper Thunderbird

Alternate Title
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie Humber Clements
Originally published by Talonbooks, 2007.
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Correlates of Cigarette Smoking among Selected Southwest and Northern Plains Tribal Groups: The Al-SUPERPFP Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Nez Henderson
Clemma Jacobsen
Janette Beals
Al-SUPERPFP Team
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 867-872
Argues that each group's unique characteristics should be considered when designing and implementing comprehensive, culturally appropriate programs.
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The Correlates of Current Smoking among Adult Métis: Evidence from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey and Métis Supplement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher J. Ryan
Martin J. Cooke
Scott T. Leatherdale
Sharon I. Kirkpatrick
Piotr Wilk
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 271-276
Focused on culturally-specific factors such as spirituality, knowledge of an Aboriginal language, membership in Métis organizations, and participation in cultural events. Sample of 6,610 adults.
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'Corruption' at Moose

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
The Beaver, Spring, 1979, pp. 4-11
Discusses the problems of isolation and problems in single resource communities.
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Counselling Both Ways

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clifford Plummer
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 13-14
Health worker studying for the Associate Diploma in Health Science talks about the traditional way of counseling.
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Counselling Within Inuit Systems in Canada's North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anya Brooker
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [110]-121
Contends that using a family systems therapy approach would benefit the territory of Nunavut.
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