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The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study: family research priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples hold deep cultural strengths, kinship structures, and knowledge systems that are central to health and wellbeing.
Kai Wheeler, Salma M Ahmed, Luciana Massi, Loretta Weatherall, Davina Smith, Rhiannon Friday, Emily S Dorey, Bronwyn Fredericks, Maree Toombs, Kym M Rae   +9 more
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Indigenous Cultural Safety Trainings for Healthcare Professionals Working in Ontario, Canada: Context and Considerations for Healthcare Institutions

Health Services Insights, 2023
Background: Racism and discrimination are realities faced by Indigenous peoples navigating the healthcare system in Canada. Countless experiences of injustice, prejudice, and maltreatment calls for systemic action to redress professional practices of ...
Denise Webb, Sterling Stutz, Claire Hiscock, Andrea Bowra, Tenzin Butsang, Sharon Tan, Bryanna Scott-Kay, Angela Mashford-Pringle   +7 more
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Indigenous gendered health perspectives

, 2018
This chapter discusses the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from a gendered perspective, considering the different health needs and outcomes experienced by men and women. It begins by unpacking the construct of gender and discussing how gender and gender variations are viewed and accepted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Adams, Mick, Best, Odette   +2 more
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Religious Aberrant: A Case Study on Religious Fundamentalism, Nationalism, and Racism in Sri Lankan Buddhism

Religions
Religion is often regarded as a divine concept resistant to change or transformation, yet history reveals that religion can evolve and transform into new cults or religious movements.
Randika Perera
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Indigenous Health [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019
KEY POINTS Health inequities for Indigenous peoples arise from the multigenerational effects of colonization and need to be contextualized within the historical, political, social and economic conditions that have influenced Indigenous health.[1][1]–[3][2] Calls for action to address ...
Kienan, Williams, Melissa L, Potestio, Val, Austen-Wiebe   +2 more
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Honoring our teachings: children’s storybooks as indigenous public health practice

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionAmerican Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities continue to flourish and innovate in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Storytelling is an important tradition for AIAN communities that can function as an intervention modality. To support
Tara L. Maudrie, Fiona Grubin, Maisie Conrad, Jocelyn Velasquez Baez, Jessica Saniguq Ullrich, Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, Lisa Martin, Crystal Austin, Joelle Joyner, Marcella Ronyak, Kristin Masten, Allison Ingalls, Emily E. Haroz, Victoria M. O’Keefe   +13 more
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Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management Among Indigenous Children and Youth: A Systematic Review

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Introduction Indigenous populations experience a disproportionately higher burden of early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To contribute towards addressing this health disparity, evidence‐based culturally appropriate interventions are urgently ...
Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Yaqoot Fatima, Thuy Linh Duong, Roslyn Von Senden, Tolassa W. Ushula, Abdullah A. Mamun   +5 more
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Through the eyes of students: the satisfaction of remote Indigenous boarding students’ with a transition support service in Queensland, Australia

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2019
More than 4000 Indigenous Australian students enrol and take up a placement at boarding school each year. While reasons for attending boarding school vary, the impetus for many remote and very remote-dwelling students is restricted secondary educational ...
Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Tessa Benveniste, Janya McCalman, Katrina Rutherford, Amelia Britton, Erika Langham, Richard Stewart, Pat Saunders, Irina Kinchin, Roxanne Bainbridge   +9 more
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Book: Küme mongen en el lof Temulemu. Diagnóstico de salud. Conclusiones y propuestas, 2023

Social Medicine
The diagnosis of lof Temulemu aims to provide an overview of the situation of the Küme mongen, good life or well-being from the perspective of the Mapuche families that comprise it. It is mainly based on the analysis of the results of the survey applied
PRI Lonco Comprehensive Indigenous Health Plan - Lof Temulemu and Araucanía North Health Service, Ministry of Health, Government of Chile
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Harm reduction approaches within Indigenous communities across Turtle Island: A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature

Harm Reduction Journal
Indigenous communities across Turtle Island (North America) have been practicing harm reduction for many decades, though the work is often under documented and underacknowledged.
Meenakshi Richardson, Andrea Medley, Jessica Kipp, Maya Magarati, Jessica Leston, Lee Torres, Kim Ford, Danica Brown, Myra Parker, Melissa Walls   +9 more
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