Grandmothers: Decreasing Inequities through Health Promotion
Inequities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada due to residual effects of colonization and assimilation are evident; research is needed focusing on positive strategies for health and healing in urban settings. Participatory action research (PAR) is identified as an appropriate method of resea...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.686.6565 2023-05-15T16:16:08+02:00 Grandmothers: Decreasing Inequities through Health Promotion Carla S. Ginn Judith C. Kulig The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2015 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.686.6565 http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article%3D1209%26context%3Diipj en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.686.6565 http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article%3D1209%26context%3Diipj Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article%3D1209%26context%3Diipj Aboriginal health health promotion Indigenous population inequities participatory research social determinants of health urban Acknowledgments text 2015 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T18:09:38Z Inequities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada due to residual effects of colonization and assimilation are evident; research is needed focusing on positive strategies for health and healing in urban settings. Participatory action research (PAR) is identified as an appropriate method of research for engaging collaboratively with Aboriginal people. This study involved seven First Nations grandmothers in a small urban community in Alberta, Canada. The grandmothers linked personal health with family and community health, and practiced health promotion through maintaining cycles of support between themselves, their families, and communities. These grandmothers recognized their invaluable roles as leaders in health promotion in families and communities. The collective knowledge of Aboriginal grandmothers has potential to affect health Text First Nations Unknown Canada |
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Inequities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada due to residual effects of colonization and assimilation are evident; research is needed focusing on positive strategies for health and healing in urban settings. Participatory action research (PAR) is identified as an appropriate method of research for engaging collaboratively with Aboriginal people. This study involved seven First Nations grandmothers in a small urban community in Alberta, Canada. The grandmothers linked personal health with family and community health, and practiced health promotion through maintaining cycles of support between themselves, their families, and communities. These grandmothers recognized their invaluable roles as leaders in health promotion in families and communities. The collective knowledge of Aboriginal grandmothers has potential to affect health |
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