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Providing health services to indigenous peoples

open access: yesBMJ, 2003
A combination of conventional services and indigenous programmes is needed Although indigenous health is influenced by many factors outside the formal health sector, access to quality health services is none the less an important determinant of good health.1 In New Zealand, efforts to improve Maori health have resulted in substantial shifts across ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Cultural singularities: indigenous elderly access to Public Health Service [PDF]

open access: yesRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2015
OBJECTIVEDescribing how Kaingang seniors and their primary caregivers experience access to public health services.METHODA qualitative study guided by ethnography, conducted with 28 elderly and 19 caregivers. Data were collected between November 2010 and February 2013 through interviews and participative observation analyzed by ethnography.RESULTSThe ...
Borghi, Ana Carla   +3 more
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Looking beyond the individual–The importance of accessing health and cultural services for Indigenous women in Thunder Bay, Ontario

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Access to cultural activities and culturally relevant healthcare has always been significant for achieving holistic Indigenous health and continues to be a key factor in shaping the health journey of Indigenous individuals and communities.
Jonathan C. Lin   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Maternal perceptions of childhood vaccination: explanations of reasons for and against vaccination

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Understanding reasons for and against vaccination from the parental perspective is critical for designing vaccination campaigns and informing other interventions to increase vaccination uptake in Canada.
Deborah A. McNeil   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous nurses: participation of nursing technicians and auxiliary in indigenous health care services [PDF]

open access: yesTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem, 2014
The aim of this study was to analyze the participation of Indigenous nursing technicians and aides in Indigenous health care services offered in the Xapecó Reserve, Santa Catarina, Brazil, focusing on the training and activities executed. Data collection (participant observation and interviews) and analysis were based on the ethnographic method ...
Diehl, Eliana Elisabeth   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of Australian Indigenous health status 2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This Overview of Australian Indigenous health status provides information about: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the context of Indigenous health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health ...
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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Committing to reconciling our differences: development of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Reconciliation Action Plan

open access: yesBJPsych International, 2015
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians continue to experience disproportionately poor physical and mental health, and inequity of opportunity.
Jason B. L. Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence–Based Online Symptom Assessment Tools for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis: Patient Perspectives

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this article is to identify perceptions of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) regarding artificial intelligence (AI)–based online symptom assessment tools, and the potential of these tools to address diagnostic barriers.
Olivia A. Stein   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthy Futures—Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: report card [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
During 2012-13, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services saw just over 250,000 Indigenous clients. This report shows increases in the proportion of clients receiving appropriate processes of care for ten of the 16 primary health care indicators ...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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