RESEARCH & DATA - RESOURCES
Our Health
Bridging Worlds
(Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta)
From the rural campus of the Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Washington to the hustle of the University of Washington in Seattle, "Bridging Worlds" takes a look at the varying roles of American Indian post-secondary students. Reflecting on their own life journeys, three students discuss how their desire to participate in making decisions that affect their communities has inspired them to engage in community-based research.
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Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives (PDF, 3.4 MB)
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
The purpose of this 2007 study is to provide information that will help to understand the high rates of obesity among the AI/ANs, the nature of a variety of preventive interventions and their efficacy, and directions for future research that may involve research collaborations among government agencies and other organizations.
Online Search, Consultation, and Reporting (OSCAR) System
(Indian Health Servic, DHHS)
Database of Best (i.e., Evidence-Based) Practice, Promising Practice, Local Effort (BP/PP/LE), Resources, and Policies occurring among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, schools, work sites, health centers/clinics, and hospitals.
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol.14, 2006-2009 (PDF, 979.2 KB)
(Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS)
Report of the 2010 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program. The program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential health care services.
The Partnership
(Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta)
Set in the beautiful Northwest Territories, "The Partnership" explores how Aboriginal communities are working with health researchers for the community's benefit. Told through the eyes of Tlicho community-based researchers, "The Partnership" demonstrates that no matter what the issue, the solutions always lie within the community.
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