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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous Rarámuris as University Students: Challenges for Information Literacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Our article describes the experience developing programs for Mexican indigenous students to support their admission and retention as university students.
Lau, Jesús   +2 more
core  

Molecular Profiling of Genes Associated With Methylphenidate Pathway Therapy and Discovery of New Variants in Amazonian Amerindian Populations

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), methylphenidate is one of the most widely used drugs, in which patient response significantly impacts prognosis. This study aimed to characterize the molecular profile of 10 genes associated with methylphenidate therapy.
Aline Pasquini Santos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book: Küme mongen en el lof Temulemu. Diagnóstico de salud. Conclusiones y propuestas, 2023

open access: yesSocial 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
doaj  

Indigenous health: designing a clinical orientation program valued by learners

open access: yesBMC Medical Education, 2017
Background Indigenous health programs are seen as a curriculum response to addressing health disparities and social accountability. Several interrelated teaching approaches to cultural competency curricula have been recommended, however evidence of the ...
Tania Huria   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban indigenous health [PDF]

open access: yesInternal Medicine Journal, 2006
K, Rowley, I, Anderson
openaire   +2 more sources

Cultural adaptation of birthing services in rural Ayacucho, Peru. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
PROBLEM: Maternal mortality is particularly high among poor, indigenous women in rural Peru, and the use of facility care is low, partly due to cultural insensitivities of the health care system. APPROACH: A culturally appropriate delivery care model was
Bautista, Marco A   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Marfan Syndrome Associated With Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Anomalies: Further Evidence for the Effect of Compound Heterozygous Variants in FBN1 on Phenotypic Severity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by involvement of the cardiovascular, ocular, and musculoskeletal systems. Pathogenic variants in FBN1 cause most of the MFS cases; however, intellectual disability (ID) is rarely observed. A non‐consanguineous Pakistani family with four affected individuals was recruited.
Azmatullah Khan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and acceptability of opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019
Objective: Examine the feasibility and acceptability of an electrocardiogram (ECG) attached to a mobile phone (iECG) screening device for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Services (ACCHS) and other community settings ...
Rona Macniven   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reported Māori consumer experiences of health systems and programs in qualitative research: a systematic review with meta-synthesis

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Persistent inequities in health experiences and outcomes are observed for Māori compared to non-Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. We conceptualised factors associated with Māori consumer experiences of health programs and services and ...
Suetonia C. Palmer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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