Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations

Jamieson, Lisa; Paradies, Yin; Eades, Sandra; Chong, Alwin; Maple-Brown, Louise; Morris, Peter S.; Bailie, Ross; Cass, Alan; Roberts‐Thomson, Kaye; Brown, Alex

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“…18 A significant component of developing community capacity includes a commitment to employing Aboriginal staff to assist in overcoming the dental issues identified by the community. 23 The COHI aides extended the reach of the program beyond the abilities of externally contracted dental hygienists/therapists. Further, they provided a sustained dental presence in the community.…”

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The Children’s Oral Health Initiative: An intervention to address the challenges of dental caries in early childhood in Canada’s First Nation and Inuit communities

Mathu‐Muju

McLeod

Walker

et al. 2016

Can J Public Health

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Children's Oral Health Initiative (COHI) is to increase access to preventive oral health services provided to First Nations and Inuit (FN/I) children living on federal reserves and in remote communities.PARTICIPANTS: COHI targets preschool children; 5-7-year-olds; pregnant women; and parents/caregivers in FN/I communities. SETTING:The program was piloted in 2004 by Health Canada and is potentially available to all FN/I communities. However, the community must consent to the program's implementation and agree to support a community member to be trained as a COHI aide. INTERVENTION:Dental therapists and hygienists screen eligible children, apply fluoride varnish and sealants to children's teeth, and stabilize active dental caries with glass ionomer. An innovation was the development of a community oral health worker, the COHI Aide. The COHI Aide is a community member who serves as an advocate for preventive oral health in the community and provides instruction to children, parent/caregivers and expectant mothers in preventing dental caries.RESULTS: COHI was piloted in 41 communities in 2004. By 2014, the program had expanded to 320 FN/I communities, which represents 55% of all eligible FN/I communities. In 2012, 23,085 children had received COHI preventive oral health services. CONCLUSION:The results demonstrate COHI's success as a preventive oral health care delivery model in remote communities. Implementation and delivery of preventive oral health services has been enhanced by the sustained presence of a community-based COHI Aide.KEY WORDS: Indigenous health services; pediatric dentistry; oral health; dental caries; community health worker La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.Can J Public Health 2016;107(2):e188-e193 doi: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5299A pproximately 4% (1.4 million people) of the Canadian population self-identify as being of Aboriginal descent. Of these individuals, over 314,000 live in 636 communities, also referred to as federal reserves, located on lands held in trust for bands by the Crown.

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Section: Outcomes Of the Children's Oral Health Initiativementioning

confidence: 99%

The Children’s Oral Health Initiative: An intervention to address the challenges of dental caries in early childhood in Canada’s First Nation and Inuit communities

Mathu‐Muju

McLeod

Walker

et al. 2016

Can J Public Health

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“…This discovery has significant implications for the CTC model, ultimately making adaptations crucial to meet Aboriginal communities' needs. Jamieson et al (2012) attest that "flexibility in study implementation while maintaining scientific rigour" (p. 17) may be necessary based on the needs of the community. Participants identified the adaptation of the model's training component from a "linear" form of delivery to a more "circular" approach as an example of a provincial level success.…”

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“…This type of communication is the spirit of the Connecting the Dots project. Relationship building is an effective method for improving the community's capacity to understand Aboriginal mental health (Jamieson et al, 2012).…”

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“…I want everyone to honor and respect everything that they come to the table with, and I feel like that's been very successful." Jamieson et al (2012) describe ten essential principles when conducting research with Indigenous communities, including creating an "open and transparent relationship with key community groups" (Jamieson et al, 2012: p. 16). This type of communication is the spirit of the Connecting the Dots project.…”

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Adapting Communities That Care in Urban Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia: An Interim Evaluation

Stubley¹,

Margolin²,

Rojas³

2013

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A considerable amount of research has been conducted on Aboriginal mental health and health promotion. However, implementation and impacts of culturally relevant health promotion strategies have not been equally addressed. This article provides an interim evaluation of Connecting the Dots, an innovative project designed to support and promote the mental health of Aboriginal youth and families in urban areas in British Columbia. Connecting the Dots adapted the Communities that Care (CTC) model, a prevention planning program promoting positive youth development and reducing risk factors that predict youth's future involvement in problem behaviors. This article devotes specific attention to the necessitated adaptations of the CTC model to promote cultural relevancy in urban Aboriginal communities. Evaluation findings suggest that Aboriginal communities can successfully adopt mainstream evidence-based programming, provided that programs permit adaptations to meet the communities' needs. For urban Aboriginal communities, programs must be re-conceptualized so that the linear, western delivery model is transformed to a holistic and circular implementation approach congruent with Aboriginal worldviews. In the Connecting the Dots project, inclusion of traditional Aboriginal practices and key Aboriginal representatives were among the most well received model adaptations. Evaluation participants reported that the adaptations made to the CTC framework have been critical to sustainability.

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“…Research considerations concerning Aboriginal populations have been the focus of various scholarly inquiries on topics such as the decolonization of research methodologies and reflections for a culturally relevant research framework (Jamieson et al, 2012;Smith, 1999). The following two book reviews are aimed at supporting the primary research query.…”

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Clinical perspectives on the integration of mainstream mental health approaches and traditional aboriginal healing practices.

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Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations

Cited by 146 publications

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The Children’s Oral Health Initiative: An intervention to address the challenges of dental caries in early childhood in Canada’s First Nation and Inuit communities

The Children’s Oral Health Initiative: An intervention to address the challenges of dental caries in early childhood in Canada’s First Nation and Inuit communities

Adapting Communities That Care in Urban Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia: An Interim Evaluation

Clinical perspectives on the integration of mainstream mental health approaches and traditional aboriginal healing practices.

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