Demographics
The Health and Well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Parental Report From the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007
Alternate Title
The National Survey of Children's Health 2007: American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Description
Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.
Health Care Among the Kumiai Indians of Baja California, Mexico: Structural and Social Barriers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Jill Fleuriet
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, 2009, pp. 47-63
Description
Author studies health care problems in Baja California, Mexico using research data collected from 1999 to 2001.
Health Care Utilization Among Women on O'ahu: Implications for Native Hawaiian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Kaleleonālani Blaisdell-Brennan
Deborah Goebert
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 274-279
Description
Examines health care utilization patterns and finds Native Hawaiian women with the highest rates of depression as well as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.
Health Care Utilization and Costs in Saskatchewan's Registered Indian Population With Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheri L. Pohar
Jeffrey A. Johnson
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, no. 126, 2007
Description
Observes that health care costs for both First Nations and the general population with diabetes in Saskatchewan are substantially higher that individuals without the disease.
Health, Education, Language, Dialect, and Culture in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities in Canada: An Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 110-124
Description
Provides a broad overview of relevant information intended to stimulate further exploration by the reader about the distinctive features, needs and goals of First Nations, Inuit and Métis clients and families.
The Health of Cree, Inuit and Southern Quebec Women: Similarities and Differences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudette Lavallée
Chantal Bourgault
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 212-217
Description
Research review findings include, higher proportion of young women in north; Aboriginal women had more responsibilities than other women; higher smoking rates among Inuit women; lower cholesterol, higher blood glucose among Cree women.
Health Perceptions Among Urban American Indians with Type II Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sachin Patel
Javier Davila
Sonam Patel
Dennis Norman
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 2, 2014, pp. 28-42
Description
Looks at the influence of culture and psychosocial factors on type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline
Alternate Title
Consensus Clinical Practice Guideline ; no. 293, June 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Wilson
Sandra de la Ronde
Simon Brascoupé
Alisha Nicole Apale
Lucy Barney ... [et al.]
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 35, no. 6, Supplement 2 - Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline, June 2013, pp. S1-S52
Description
Gives Canadian professionals knowledge to better provide culturally safe and improved health care.
Health Services Use of Manitoba First Nations Peoples: Is It Related to Underlying Need
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. Martens
Doreen Sanderson
Laurel Jebamani
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January-February 2005, pp. S39-S44
Description
Compares the health status and services use of First Nations to all other Manitobans.
Health Survey Will Address Needs of Métis People in Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 3
Description
Looks at the importance of Métis people participating in a survey to collect data which will be used to improve health care for those in need in a timely fashion.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Healthy Aging in Place: Environmental Scan Île-à-la-Crosse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bonnie Jeffery
Shanthi Johnson
Nuelle Novik
Sylvia Abonyi
Diane Martz
Juanita Bacsu
Sarah Oosman
Description
Looks at a study that examines the supports and barriers of healthy aging for seniors in rural and northern communities.
Hearing Outcomes after Mobile Ear Surgery for Chronic Otitis Media in Greenland
Alternate Title
Audiological Results of Fly-in / Fly-Out Ear Surgery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Preben Homøe
Gohar Nikoghosyan
Christian Siim
Poul Bretlau
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 5, 2008, pp. 452-460
Description
Found that long term hearing gain can be achieved with mobile ear surgery.
Heart Disease Mortality among Alaska Native People, 1981-2007
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet M. Johnston
Gretchen Ehrsam Day
Mark A. Veazie
Ellen Provost
Public Health Reports , vol. 126, no. 1, January/February 2011, pp. 73-83
Description
Compares Alaska Native (AN) and U.S. White (USW) population by gender, age and disease subtype.
Hidden Homelessness among Aboriginal Peoples in Prairie Cities
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
Hidden Strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Mathematics as Measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ke Wu
Rachel Chaphalka
Meredith Hecker
Elizabeth Lask
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 59, no. 2/3, Summer/Fall, 2020, pp. 7-32
Description
Looks at the lack of research in identifying Indigenous students aptitude for math.
High HIV-TB Co-infection Rates in Marginalized Populations: Evidence from Alberta in Support of Screening TB Patients for HIV
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Long
Jody Boffa
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 202-204
Description
Discusses the evidence of synergy between HIV and tuberculosis, and looks at experiences with universal HIV testing of TB patients.
HIV/AIDS & Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miguelina Maldonada
Description
Provides statistics on the number of cases in various sectors of the population, demographic factors associated with contraction of the disease, and discusses barriers to prevention and treatment.
HIV and Injection Drug Use Amongst First Nations in Vancouver: Outcomes of Care and Neglect
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Irene Goldstone
R. Albert
K. Churchill
A. Schilder
T. Perry
S. Markowski
R. S. Hogg
W. A. McLeod
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 145-163
Description
Study findings examine First Nation's use of the hospital care sytem from the point at which they are diagnosed with HIV until their death.
HIV Diagnoses in Indigenous Peoples: Comparison of Australia, Canada and New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Shea
Clive Aspin
James Ward
Chris Archibald
Nigel Dickson
Ann McDonald
Mera Penehira
Jessica Halverson
Renee Masching
Sue McAllister
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
John M. Kaldor
Neil Andersson
International Health, vol. 3, no. 3, September 2011, pp. 193-198
Description
Looks at the similarities and differences of HIV diagnoses; and discusses the lessons learned for effective HIV prevention among Indigenous peoples.
HIV Risk, Systemic Inequities, and Aboriginal Youth: Widening the Circle for HIV Prevention Programming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Susan Mintz
Michelle Dagnino
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 179-182
Description
Looks at the insight into systemic Inequities relevant to HIV risk in urban Aboriginal youth and the relevance of this study for prevention education.
Holding Hope in Our Hearts: Relational Practice and Ethical Engagement in Mental Health and Addictions: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cultural Safety Working Group
First Nation
Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Description
Project looks at "What will improve practice in mental health and addiction services for all Canadians?"
Homeless Aboriginal Men: Effects of Intergenerational Trauma
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Description
Study sample consisted of 16 men ranging from 26 to 55 years who used the services of the Na‐Me‐Res emergency hostel in downtown Toronto.
Chapter 6.2 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis
Homelessness, Urban Aboriginal People, and the Need for a National Enumeration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Olu Awosoga
Gabrielle Weasel Head
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 4-33
Description
Outlines five recommendations that would assist in the quest to alleviate urban Aboriginal homelessness.
Honouring the Voices of Aboriginal Knowledge Keepers in the South Selkirks Region: Perspectives on Climate Change
Alternate Title
Report: Climate Change Adaptation Research For Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems - Resiliency Implications at the Landscape Level
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
Description
Looks at the effects of climate change on forest management from an Aboriginal, ecological, social, cultural and economic standpoint.
Hope or Heartbreak: Aboriginal Youth and Canada's Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas Townsend
Michael Wernick
Marlene Brant Castellano
Jeanette Steffler
Laurent Jérôme
Éric Guimond
Martin J. Cooke ... [et al.]
Description
Special issue of: Horizons, vol. 10, no. 1, March 2008, offering insights into emerging trends, opportunities and policies related to Aboriginal youth population.
Hospitalizations Resulting from Dog Bite Injuries -- Alaska, 1991-2002
Alternate Title
Alaska Dog Bite Injury Hospitalizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louisa J. Castrodale
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 4, September 2007, pp. 320-327
Description
Concludes that hospitalization rates for dog bites were higher in Alaska, compared to rest of the United States.
Housing and Aboriginal People in Urban Centres: A Quantitative Evaluation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Gabrielle Weasel Head
Olu Awosoga
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 4-25
Description
Comments on the current state of housing, the cyclical process that hinders home ownership, and the need to alleviate housing disparities.
Housing and Health Among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results From the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Evelyne Bougie
and Dafna Kohen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2016, pp. 81-98
Description
Examines the link between housing and physical and mental health of pre-school aged children.
Housing Inadequacy in Rural Saskatchewan First Nation Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Kirychuk
Eric Russell
Donna Rennie
Chandima Karunanayake
Clarice Roberts
Jeremy Seeseequasis
Brooke Thompson
Kathleen McMullin
Vivian R. Ramsden
Mark Fenton
Sylvia Abonyi
Punam Pahwa
James A. Dosman
PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 2, no. 8, 2022
Description
Using surveys to examine the housing conditions for Saskatchewan Indigenous communities.
Housing Indian Elders On-reserve
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Randy Pecarski
Margaret Eberle
David Hulchanski
Description
Consists of literature review, review of federal policies and programs, demographic analysis and case study of Lytton First Nation's senior citizen complex.