Rural & Remote

Reports on the history of the program, development of model evaluation and the 2008 longitudinal evaluation study on the communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Providence, Bechokò, Yellowknife/Ndilo, Inuvik, Paulatuk and Fort McPherson.

Describes the practice of muttonbirding, the seasonal gathering of the chicks of seabirds for food, oil and feathers by Aboriginal people in Furneaux Group of islands north of Tasmania.

Case study of the Aboriginal-controlled Nishnawbe-Aski First Nation's Crisis Team program.

Comments on initiatives to increase the number of Aboriginal health-care workers, to improve retention of health-care workers and to adapt the health profession curricula to reflect Aboriginal cultural and traditional needs and knowledge.

Reports findings of the Learning Garden program conducted with the Ginoogaming First Nation and the Aroland First Nation.

Survey conducted with 74 individuals indicated approximately one third of respondents were unhappy with their status with younger workers likely to be more unhappy.

Reports on a training program for Aboriginal health workers in a remote region of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Identifies barriers for supplying primary healthcare to diabetes and other chronically ill patients. Recommends developing the role of Aboriginal healthcare workers to include counselling and health promotion.

Study interviewed 32 homeless people to gain an understanding of their situation and social service agencies to gauge their familiarity with homeless population, services they provided, and changes in the previous five years. Makes eight recommendations for policy responses.

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Looks at background work, framework for action, and important characteristics using a holistic perspective. Concludes with recommendations.

Examines Aboriginal people's labour market experiences and the challenges and opportunities for their future employment growth.

Describes different mental health illnesses and treatments for Aboriginal patients.

Defines the Aboriginal health workers responsibilities towards family, community, co-workers and job ethics.

Study done on nurses and nursing practice showed that 41.4% returned to their home communities and enjoyed the challenges of rural and remote nursing.

Looks at the economic and social contributions mining makes to remote and rural communities.

Includes historical review of the industry and its impact on the Inuit, role of mining sector in the Canadian economy, and identification of key problems and opportunities with respect to Inuit participation.

Article proposes options for health service delivery based on results from a participatory action research study.

Presents community profile and case study of Walgett, chosen for priority attention in the government's commitment to remote service delivery.

Data from the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.

Survey investigated demographic characteristics, work settings, nursing practice, satisfaction, recruitment and retention and policy implications.

Aims to describe motivations and challenges faced by Aboriginal owned tourist business. Towards Bachelor of Environmental Tourism Management from Southern Cross University, 2012.

Discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Aboriginal rights provisions of the Constitution of Canada, a variety of legal decisions from Canada, and examples from Indigenous communities and peoples in northern Canada.

Reports on how students describe their lives in school and classroom environments, their teachers and process of teaching, and goals for life after school.

Findings indicate that perceptions of care are informed by cultural values in five themes: passing on traditions, being chosen as caregiver, support within the circle of healers, establishing circles of care and accepting of refusing external resources.

Discusses the Churchill colposcopy program which has brought cost-effective and culturally-appropriate health care closer to home.

Book review of: Aborigines of the West edited by Ronald M. Berndt, Catherine H. Berndt. Review located by scrolling to page 163.

Educational Psychology (Specialization in School/Applied Child Psychology) Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2010.

Physician Assistant Studies Capstone Project (M.P.A.S)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Talks about being Aboriginal and disabled.

Main goal of study was to establish the cost and availability of Nutritional Food Basket items in the region and nearby urban centres; secondary objectives were to determine the cost of food by category, the variation in average minimal cost of items, and verify expiration date of some of the items in the basket.

Comments on the gaps and barriers in health care service for Aboriginal patients, groups, and communities and what can be done to improve health outcomes.

Results from survey sent to clinics in Montana and New Mexico about access to specialty physicians, perceived barriers to access, and access to non-physical clinical services.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 1997.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1953.

Describes the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health model of cross-cultural care based on 5 key service aspects: governance, patient support, traditional healing practice, medicines, and foods.

A series of autobiographical short stories describe various health worker's duties in remote areas of Australia.

Describes health care practices in several islands of the Torres Strait Islands off northern Australia.

Describes the experiences and challenges of Aboriginal health workers in a remote community in Australia.

Brief letters from various health care workers reporting on the roles they play in health care delivery in remote Australian communities.

Brief reports from several health workers from across Western Australia regarding local health practices and programs.