First Nations Elders’ perspectives of engagement in community programs in Nak’azdli Whut’en, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Tonkin, Rochelle, Freeman, Shannon, Martin, Jenny, Ward, Valerie, Skinner, Kelly
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Mixed Research; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964634/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30209780; https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-018-0125-7

OBJECTIVES: Meaningful social engagement is important to reduce risk for social isolation and loneliness. First Nations Elders are a unique group and little knowledge currently exists of their preferred forms of social interaction. The objective of this study was to describe the types of programs Na...