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Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and Diseases Among Indigenous Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory J. Redding
Catherine A. Byrnes
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. 1323-1342
Description
Compares chronic respiratory symptoms among selected Indigenous people with non-indigenous peers and reviews evidence for treatment.
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A City Health Officer

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Collard
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 9-10
Description
Brief article written by the Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer in Perth, Australia stresses the importance of health education.
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Client and Provider Views on Access to Care For Substance-Using American Indians: Perspectives From a Northern Plains Urban Clinic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frankie Kropp
Maurine Lilleskov
Jennifer Richards
Eugene Somoza
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 2, 2014, pp. 43-64
Description
Looks at barriers to treatment services reported by focus group and provides recommendations from clients and providers.
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Closing the Health Service Gap: Métis Women and Solutions for Culturally Safe Health Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Lisa Monchalin
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 1, July 2018, pp. 18-29
Description
Recommends drawing on the traditional knowledge and historical roles of Métis women to create healthcare services that can bridge the culturally-safe healthcare gap and overcome disparities in health determinants.
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Collaborative and Systems Approach to Transforming Primary Health Care in Manitoba First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace Kyoon-Achan
Kathi Avery Kinew
Wanda Phillips-Beck
Josée Lavoie
Alan Katz
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 191-207
Description

Looks at the use of a more borderless health care system for Indigenous communities to meet their specific needs.

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A Collaborative Case Study: The Office of Native Medicine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennie R. Joe
Robert S. Young
Jill Moses
Ursula Knoki-Wilson
Johnson Dennison
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 2, 2016, pp. 50-63
Description
Describes case study of a patient centered care model created by the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
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Colonial Legacies and Collaborative Action: Improving Indigenous Peoples’ Health Care in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloy Wylie
Stephanie McConkey
Ann Marie Corrado
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Research uses qualitative interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous health care and social services providers to examine the barriers that Indigenous people face when accessing healthcare; suggests possible strategies to improve responsiveness.
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Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Thomas
Natalie Allan
Paula Taylor
Carla McGrady
Kasia Bolsewicz ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-21
Description

Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.  

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Coming of Age: How Young Women in the Northwest Territories Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Positive Empowered, and Safer Sexual Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Candice Lys
Charlotte Reading
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18957
Description
Study findings from 12 females aged 15-19 revealed access to care issues and alcohol consumption were factors that influenced sexual health.
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Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Foster
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 6, November/December 1998, pp. 10-11
Description
Aboriginal Rehabilitation Liaison Officer (ARLO) explains role to support and mentor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Australian) people through their programs.
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Community and Child Health Services, W.A.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gabby Willaway
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 34-38
Description
Describes duties of the Aboriginal health coordinator for Community and Child Health Services including advising the director what Aboriginal communities' health needs and priorities are.
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A Community Based Study: People With Diabetes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony Watego
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, May/June 1997, pp. 25-28
Description
Explains the subtypes of diabetes and risk factors. The study looked at 23 male Indigenous patients in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and concluded that the need for skilled health workers is greater than ever.
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Community Governance of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project, Kahnawake Territory, Mohawk Nation, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Cargo
Lucie Lévesque
Ann C. Macaulay
Alex McComber
Serge Desrosiers
Treena Delormier
Louise Potvin
Health Promotion International, vol. 18, no. 3, September 2003, pp. 177-187
Description
Examines perceptions of community ownership among partners making decisions on behalf of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Project (KSDPP).
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Community Responses to Violence in Holman, Northwest Territory

Alternate Title
Community Responses to Violence in Holman, Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Kimiksana
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 87-90
Description
Discusses the creation of a confidential listening and crisis intervention Help Line program to deal with the community's high suicide rate.
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Comparative Use of Biomedical Services and Traditional Healing Options by American Indian Veterans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Gurley
Douglas K. Novins
Monica C. Jones
Janette Beals
James H. Shore
... [et al.]
Psychiatric Services, vol. 52, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 68-74
Description
Study using a cross-sectional survey of 621 veterans living in the American Southwest and Northern Plains during the period 1992-1995 found that service use depended on need for health care, while choice of the services used depended on availability.
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Complaint Resolution Workshops for Health Workers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Josie Dahlstrom
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, July/August 2002, pp. 11-12
Description
Describes the process of how Australian Aboriginal Health Workers (AHW) received training regarding the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC).
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A Complaints Process In NSW

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Josie Dahlstrom
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 3-5
Description
Describes the Health Care Complaints Commission which is in place in New South Wales, Australia to offer recourse to patients who have received less than satisfactory health care.
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Components of Successful HIV/AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages

Alternate Title
Components of Successful HIV / AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David D. Barney
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Tracy Speier
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 202-217
Description
Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.
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Concept Mapping: Application of Community-Based Methodology in Three Urban Aboriginal Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Janet Smylie
Sylvia Maracle
Connie Siedule
De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Access Centre
Métis Nation of Ontario
Patricia O'Campo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 85-104
Description
Research attempts to create accessible and culturally relevant Aboriginal health data in Ontario by employing concept mapping.
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Confronting HIV and AIDS: A Personal Account

Alternate Title
Confronting HIV and AIDS: A Personal Account of Spiritual Awakening
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rene Boucher
Joyce Timpson
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 39-53
Description
Personal story of one of the authors who is living with AIDS and the spiritual growth that ensued.
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Considering Culture in Aboriginal Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie O'Sullivan
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 185, no. 1, January 8, 2013, pp. e27-e28
Description
Discusses efforts to increase cultural competency and safety.
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Cooptation and Control: The Reconstruction of Inuit Birth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Kaufert
John D. O'Neil
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, New Series, December 1990, pp. 427-442
Description
Inuit birth policies relating to the increased medical control over childbirth through the introduction of medical services by the Federal Government.
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Correlates of Health-Care Use: Inuit and Cree of Northern Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Pierre Thouez
Peter Foggin
Andre Rannou
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 30, no. 1, 1990, pp. 25-34
Description
Based on data gathered in 1983-1984, presents a case study of health-care services, which reports on health status, risk factor, and access to care.
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The Cost of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Hospital Admissions in the Canadian Arctic

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Banerji
Val Panzov
Joan Robinson
Michael Young
Kaspar Ng
Muhammad Mamdani
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, no. Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21595
Description
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) hospital admission rates are among the highest in the world with Nunavut and Nunavik topping the list.
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Counselling People With AIDS

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shantha Dharmalingam
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 29-33
Description
Describes the counselling process health care professionals are advised to take when encountering AIDS patients in Australia.
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COVID-19 and the Decolonization of Indigenous Public Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Richardson
Allison Crawford
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 192, no. 38, September 21, 2020, pp. E1098-E1100
Description
Commentary piece which examines the effects that discriminatory healthcare practices have on Indigenous peoples, healthcare outcomes, and social determinants of health. Notes the successes of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities during the current pandemic and the need for Public Health Care that continues to support the self-determination of Indigenous communities.
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