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Combating physical inactivity during COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka: being active at home

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2020
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Ishanka Ayeshwari Talagala, Rangana Hettige, Vindya Kumarapeli, Champika Wickramasinghe   +3 more
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Experiences of Inuit in Canada who travel from remote settings for cancer care and impacts on decision making

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Inuit experience the highest cancer mortality rates from lung cancer in the world with increasing rates of other cancers in addition to other significant health burdens.
Janet Jull, Amanda J. Sheppard, Alex Hizaka, Inuit Medical Interpreter Team, Gwen Barton, Paula Doering, Danielle Dorschner, Nancy Edgecombe, Megan Ellis, Ian D. Graham, Mara Habash, Gabrielle Jodouin, Lynn Kilabuk, Theresa Koonoo, Carolyn Roberts, Mamisarvik Healing Centre Team   +15 more
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Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative study that explored Indigenous people’s experiences of mental health and addictions care in the context of an inner-city area in Western Canada.
V. Smye, A. Browne, Viviane Josewski, Barb Keith, William Mussell   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incidence and outcomes of critical illness in Indigenous peoples: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care, 2023
Background Indigenous Peoples experience health inequities and racism across the continuum of health services. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence and outcomes of critical illness among Indigenous Peoples.
Samantha L. Bowker, Kienan Williams, Auriele Volk, Leonard Auger, Alika Lafontaine, Paige Dumont, Aireen Wingert, Amanda Davis, Liza Bialy, Erica Wright, Richard T. Oster, Sean M. Bagshaw   +11 more
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Summary findings from Tracks surveys implemented by First Nations in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, 2018–2020

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2022
Background: The Public Health Agency of Canada’s integrated bio-behavioural surveillance system—Tracks surveys—assesses the burden of HIV, hepatitis C and associated risks in key populations in Canada.
Kathleen Lydon-Hassen, Leigh Jonah, Lisa Mayotte, Ashley Hrabowy, Bonny Graham, Beverley Missens, Amanda Nelson, Mustafa Andkhoie, Deana Nahachewsky, Dharma Teja Yalamanchili, Sabyasachi Gupta, Nnamdi Ndubuka, Ibrahim Khan, Wadieh Yacoub, Maggie Bryson, Dana Paquette   +15 more
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The Availability, Appropriateness, and Integration of Services to Promote Indigenous Australian Youth Wellbeing and Mental Health: Indigenous Youth and Service Provider Perspectives

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Concerns about the complexity, fragmentation and inefficiency of Australia’s current youth mental health service systems have led policy makers to seek improvements through a shift to community-based solutions.
Janya McCalman, R. Fagan, Tina McDonald, Semara Jose, P. Neal, I. Blignault, D. Askew, Yvonne Cadet‐james   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Indigenous status a key issue for health services [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2000
Collectors of health data across all agencies are the targets of a national awareness campaign aimed at improving the quality, completeness and coverage of indigenous health information.
Jenny, Davis, Janis, Shaw
openaire   +2 more sources

‘There’s a Wall There—And That Wall Is Higher from Our Side’: Drawing on Qualitative Interviews to Improve Indigenous Australians’ Experiences of Dental Health Services

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Indigenous Australians experience high levels of untreated dental disease compared to non-Indigenous Australians. We sought to gain insight into barriers that prevent Indigenous Australians from seeking timely and preventive dental care.
Skye Krichauff, J. Hedges, L. Jamieson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Co‐designing research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers of mental health services, mental health workers, elders and cultural healers

The Australian journal of rural health, 2022
Introduction The disparity in mental health outcomes compared with non‐Indigenous Australians means that there is an urgent need to develop an evidence base around how services can better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
H. Milroy, Shraddha Kashyap, Jemma R. Collova, Michael Mitchell, Kate L. Derry, Joanna Alexi, E. Chang, P. Dudgeon   +7 more
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The Transformative Potential of Kaupapa Māori Research and Indigenous Methodologies: Positioning Māori Patient Experiences of Mental Health Services

, 2020
This article presents a description of a specific Indigenous research methodology, Kaupapa Māori Research (KMR), followed by a discussion of the potential contribution that KMR and other Indigenous frameworks make toward understanding and addressing ...
Tracy Haitana, S. Pitama, D. Cormack, M. Clarke, C. Lacey   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source