Creating an online Indigenous cultural safety micro-credential for public health professionals in Ontario, Canada

Mashford‐Pringle, Angela; Stutz, Sterling; Tjong, Gabriel B.

doi:10.1080/24735132.2023.2211818

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“…Minority and racialized groups have demonstrated resourcefulness and resilience stemming from enduring a historical trajectory of conquering hardships and preserving community bonds [ 61 ]. During COVID-19, Indigenous communities in Canada came together and collectively found innovative ways to support one another by crafting their own face masks, sharing food hampers, and organizing activities [ 62 , 63 ]. Drawing on these lessons of resilience will help reinforce coping skills in vulnerable groups during uncertain times.…”

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Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Youth during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Saskatchewan, Canada

Muhajarine,

Pisolkar,

Hinz

et al. 2023

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For children and youth, the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced at a critical time in their development. Children have experienced extended disruptions to routines including in-person schooling, physical activities, and social interactions—things that bring meaning and structure to their daily lives. We estimated the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms of children and youth and their experiences of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), during the first year of the pandemic, and identified factors related to these outcomes. Further, we examined these effects among ethnocultural minority families. We conducted an online survey (March–July 2021) with 510 children and youth aged 8–18 years and their parents/caregivers. The sample was representative of the targeted population. We modelled the relationship between anxiety, depression (measured using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale), HRQoL (measured using KIDSCREEN-10), and sociodemographic, behavioural, and COVID-19-contributing factors using binary logistic regression. A priori-selected moderating effects of sociodemographic characteristics and self-identified ethnocultural minority groups on the outcomes were tested. The point-in-time prevalence of medium-to-high anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms was 10.19% and 9.26%, respectively. Almost half (49.15%) reported low-to-moderate HRQoL. Children reporting medium-to-high anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, and low-to-moderate HRQoL were more likely to be aged 8–11 years, 16–18 years, ethnocultural minority participants, living in rural/urban areas, having good/fair MH before COVID-19, experiencing household conflicts, having less physical activity, and having ≥3 h of recreational screen time. Those who had more people living at home and ≥8 h of sleep reported low anxiety and depression symptoms. Ethnocultural minority 16–18-year-olds were more likely to report low-to-moderate HRQoL, compared to 12–15-year-olds. Additionally, 8–11-year-olds, 16–18-year-olds with immigrant parents, and 16–18-year-olds with Canadian-born parents were more likely to report low–moderate HRQoL, compared to 12–15-year-olds. Children and youth MH and HRQoL were impacted during the pandemic. Adverse MH outcomes were evident among ethnocultural minority families. Our results reveal the need to prioritize children’s MH and to build equity-driven, targeted interventions.

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Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Youth during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Saskatchewan, Canada

Muhajarine,

Pisolkar,

Hinz

et al. 2023

Children

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“…This public health emergency has brought to the forefront the durable pattern of inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations across a wide range of social and health indicators spanning different geographical regions, which is a product of colonialism . The potential long-term, disproportionate, direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous Peoples across social, health, and economic factors have been highlighted, which may further exacerbate existing inequities (Mashford-Pringle et al, 2021;Pickering et al, 2023;.…”

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Highlighting models of Indigenous leadership and self-governance for COVID-19 vaccination programmes

Clark,

Crooks,

Jeyanathan

et al. 2024

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Indigenous populations worldwide placing much importance on rapid and equitable vaccination. Nevertheless, many Indigenous communities have reported high vaccine hesitancy and low COVID-19 vaccine uptake. This may be attributed to various factors, including a lack of support for Indigenous leadership efforts to protect their communities and the pervasive infodemic targeting First Nations Peoples. In August 2022, we hosted an international symposium to bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous community leaders, clinicians, and researchers to discuss pandemic experiences and lessons learnt. This commentary highlights examples of harnessing Indigenous leadership and self-governance to design and deliver tailored community-based and culturally appropriate COVID-19 vaccination programmes that improved vaccine uptake in Australia and Canada. These case studies demonstrate that Indigenous social-governance systems need to be valued, respected, and upheld if we are to make meaningful efforts to address health inequities among Indigenous communities during future pandemics.

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First Nations and Inuit mental health and the Non-Insured Health Benefits program: Urgent priorities for evaluation

Dunn,

McVittie,

Ansloos

et al. 2023

Can J Public Health

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Creating an online Indigenous cultural safety micro-credential for public health professionals in Ontario, Canada

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Youth during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Saskatchewan, Canada

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Youth during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Saskatchewan, Canada

Highlighting models of Indigenous leadership and self-governance for COVID-19 vaccination programmes

First Nations and Inuit mental health and the Non-Insured Health Benefits program: Urgent priorities for evaluation

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