Contemporary

Discusses steps taken to ensure positive outcomes for conducting heart screening and other related testing in the remote community in Queensland, Australia.

Study concluded that Helicobacter Pylori (HP) antigen in feces is a helpful diagnostic tool.

Takes the reader through a step by step process for uncovering the alcoholic's denial and affecting a cure.

Examines the Saskatchewan-based Cartier Farms program which worked with the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Program at Sturgeon Lake First Nation.

Case study involving the Saskatchewan-based Cartier Equine Learning Center and the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Centre program located on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.

Stresses the importance of culturally appropriate medical practices to achieve a positive health result.

Looks at the health history of the Aboriginal people from the pre-contact era up to the present time, and discusses the potential value of historical methods in improving the health of First Nation's communities.

Looks at a brief history of residential schooling and two different healing interventions.

Assesses the strengths and weakness of the published literature on Indigenous prevention and treatment services.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1992.

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.

Discusses the natural history of HIV disease, cultural factors, belief systems, traditional healing and prevention education. The self-study includes case studies, study questions and "lessons learned".

Examines the health care disparities in the American Indian/Alaska Native communities and looks at a proposed holistic approach to diminishing these disparities.

Looks at the need for a holistic health indicator model for baseline health assessment and impact prediction of industralization, etc. in Canadian indigenous communities.

Research project looks at use of health services by the elderly in Rānana, Whanganui River.

Describes the changes that are taking place with hiring of Aboriginal health workers in order to better respond to the needs of their clients.

Efforts to reduce environment related diseases through promotion and installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and other safety devices in homes lacking the equipment.

Results indicate paraprofessional delivery of 41 prenatal and infant care lessons in participants' homes significantly increased the mother's child care knowledge and involvement.

Explores cervical cancer as a health issue that needs attention for the well-being of Aboriginal women and their families.

Study results found that Aboriginal people in Australia were more likely to be admitted to the hospital for primary and preventable conditions and stay longer than non-Aboriginal populations.

Findings showed the Innu/Inuit hospitalization rate for pneumonia was over 3 times higher than that of non-Aboriginal communities.

Reports on the treatment strategy employed to fight an outbreak of scabies and head lice in the South Australia community of Port Lincoln.

Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2000.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner and member of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, sets out a human rights approach in order to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians within 25 years.

Article discusses the need for health care professionals to integrate Indigenous worldviews and ontologies into their practice of care. Describes the FIRST approach as an excellent model: FIRST means an approach that comprises Family (recognizing the extended family of a patient), Information (communication that is respectful), Relationship (building positive relationships), Safe Space (understanding cultural safety) and Treatment (providing options for treatment, both traditional medicine and standard clinical treatment).

Book review of I Choose Life by Maureen Trundelle Schwarz. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 98.

Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Describes the series of events that led to the creation of the Taskforce in Australia.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Arizona State University, 2001.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000. Examines the relationship between culture and the clinical practice of psychological assessment.

Focuses on literature published about eight key areas of concern associated with transient health care workforce: patient exhaustion, wasted staff time, orientation, challenges in creating a primary care team, patient outcomes, continuity of care and communication, and building relationships with the community.

Discusses the need for culturally responsive care for American Indian Elders.

Survey conducted to determine best directions in support and care programs, policy and research.

Discusses various efforts undertaken to increase the vaccination rate including vaccine knowledge of parents.

Outlines four principles considered essential for the success of this type of program.

Describes project which strives to improve the health outcomes of South Australian Indigenous citizens through improved medication dosing.

Advises health workers on how to reduce the third biggest cause of preventable deaths in the Indigenous community.

Discussion on the initiatives and data needed to evaluate policies aimed at improving the health status of Indigenous children.

Looks at local process of creating an Aboriginal health plan.

Discusses governance in general, models of governance policies, characteristics of high-performing aboriginal boards, rating boards, and identifying high quality board members .

Human Nutritional Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2005. Focuses on improving health and preventing diabetes.

Initiative aimed to improve health information, develop research capacity, translate research into practice and inform public health policy with the goal of improving the health of Indigenous peoples.

Editorial discusses the findings of a study done by Dr. Hariet MacMillan and associates, which is published in the same issue (CMAJ: Vol. 155, Issue 11, 1996, pages 1569-1578).

Draft summary makes recommendations to increase efforts to record Indigenous health information accurately in a standardized method for meaningful comparisons.