Aboriginal health education programs : examining sustainability ...

• Main Author: Wisener, Katherine Marie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2011
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0071742; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0071742

Despite evidence supporting the ongoing provision of health education interventions in First Nations communities, there is a paucity of research that specifically addresses how these programs should be designed to ensure sustainability and long-term effects. Using a Community-Based Research approach, constructivist theories, and Indigenous methods, a collective case study was completed with three Canadian First Nations communities to address the following research question: What factors are related to sustainable health education programs, and how do they contribute to and/or inhibit program success in an Aboriginal context? A university-community partnership titled the Community Learning Centres (CLC) provided the context for the collective cases. CLC involved the development of three learning centres (CLCs), each of which provided community members with a physical space and online resources pertaining to culturally relevant health education. Semi-structured interviews and a sharing circle were completed ...