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Health Care Issues in the Canadian North

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ; no. 26
E-Books
Author/Creator
James S. McCormick
Robert Dale Rogers
William A. Ayer
Lois M. Browne
Alice Hanson ... [et al.]
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies)
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Health in the Communities of Duck Lake and Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation: An Exploratory Study

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 13-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia Bidonde
Mark Brown
Catherine Leviten-Reid
Erin Nicolas
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Researchers interviewed 19 local residents to gather information about perceptions of health, access to programs, services and infrastructure, and suggestions on how to improve community well-being.
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Health Promotion at Milingimbi School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Beryl Mayanini Djakala
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, May/June 1998, p. 2
Registered Aboriginal health worker describes a program at a school located on a island north of the Australian mainland.
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Health Team 60: Aboriginal Health Program in Aurukun

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Koongotema
Stella Owokran
Doris Pookamelya
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, September 1982, pp. 7-9
New health worker team in northern Queensland, Australia discusses learning about European medicine while still employing, 'bush medicine' treatments using locally sourced ingredients.
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Health Team Nine

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Health Team Nine
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 21-22
Discusses the role and challenges faced by the public health team located on Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Australia.
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Health Team Nine's Christmas Party

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Anderson
Health Team Nine
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 22-23
Reports on the Christmas social that was held for the elderly and disabled people on Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Australia.
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A Health Worker at Coober Pedy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Lennon
Vicki McCormack
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 37-39
Describes health care practices in the remote mining town located about 1,000 kilometers north of Adelaide, Australia.
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Health Workers at Carnarvon

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Violet Drury
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 39-42
Regional coordinator at the Community and Child Health Services in Carnarvon, West Australia describes her role within the organization.
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Health Workers At Wyndham

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aimee Trust
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 48-51
Describes the provision of health care services in the northernmost region of Western Australia.
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Health Workers On Mornington Island

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Roughsey
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 35-37
Describes the health care practices on the island community.
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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
Looks at a study that examines the supports and barriers of healthy aging for seniors in rural and northern communities.
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Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report

Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
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Heart Screening At Yarrabah A Success

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Cedric
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 30-31
Discusses steps taken to ensure positive outcomes for conducting heart screening and other related testing in the remote community in Queensland, Australia.
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HIV/AIDS: Testing and Risk Behaviors Among British Columbia’s Rural Aboriginal Population

Alternate Title
HIV / AIDS: Testing and Risk Behaviors among British Columbia’s Rural Aboriginal Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Wardman
Darryl Quantz
Ken Clement
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 313-321
Outlines a study of HIV testing for off-reserve and rural residents in British Columbia.
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HIV Prevention and Care among Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities in Canada: Consultations with Key Collaborators and Dignitas Staff and Affiliates: Interim Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Beth Rachlis
Participants were asked about: priorities related to HIV in the communities they worked with, service gaps, effective strategies and programs, and community strengths and challenges which create support or impede HIV response.
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Holman Printmaking

Theses
Author/Creator
Angela R. Skinner
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1990.
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Hōmai Tō Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Māori Community

Alternate Title
Homai To Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Maori Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rāwiri Tinirau
Annemarie Gillies
Rachael Tinirau
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 163-176
Research project looks at use of health services by the elderly in Rānana, Whanganui River.
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Homelessness across Alaska, the Canadian North and Greenland: A Review of the Literature on a Developing Social Phenomenon in the Circumpolar North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Steven Arnfjord
Sally Carraher
Travis Hedwig
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 4, December 2017, pp. [349]-364
Compares scope and depth of literature developed within the three geographic areas, identifies key themes from findings, highlight gaps, and suggests areas for further investigation.
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Homelessness & Health in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeff Karabanow
Sean Kidd
Danielle R. Schwartz
Carolyn A. James
Anne C. Wagner ... [et al.]
Two chapters deal specifically with Aboriginals: Chapter 3: Helpers, Not Helpless: Honouring the Strength, Wisdom and Vision of Aboriginal Women Experiencing Homelessness or Marginal Housing by Billie Allan and Izumi Sakamoto, Chapter 4: Homelessness and Health in the Crowded Canadian Arctic: Inuit Arctic Experiences by Nathanael Lauster and Frank Tester.
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Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part I

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Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 1
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part One
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 14, no. 3, Autumn, 1961, pp. 98-109

An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 98.

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Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part II

Alternate Title
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 2
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part Two
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1962, pp. 30-36

An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 30

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Hoop House Gardening in the Wapekeka First Nation as an Extension of Land-Based Food Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A. Thompson
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 407-421
Article describes a school based food security program; using a community-based participatory approach a hoop house greenhouse was constructed and a community garden was used to increase local food production, engage youth in land-based food practices, and increase community capacity and skill. Authors note considerable community buy-in and support for the project in the community of Wapekeka.
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Household Crowding and Food Insecurity among Inuit Families with School-Aged Children in the Canadian Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Ruiz-Castell
Gina Muckle
Éric Dewailly
Joseph L. Jacobson
Sandra W. Jacobson
Pierre Ayotte ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 3, March 2015, pp. e122-e132
Study conducted between 2005 and 2010 with 292 participants living in 14 Nunavik communities found that likelihood of reducing size of children's meals was higher in crowded households.
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Housing Adequacy for Aboriginal Households in First Nations Communities by Degree of Community Accessibility

Alternate Title
Research Insight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Insight. Housing Indicators and Analytics ; October, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Combines statistics on housing needing only regular maintenance or minor repairs with degree of accessibility by road. Data from 2011 National Household Survey and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada's First Nations communities geography.
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