Research Library

Please note, this is not an open access database or repository. We have focused on creating simple summaries of reports and articles that we have accessed through websites and academic journals, with a focus on key findings, so that even if a full report is not free to access you can reference it. When possible, we include a link to wherever the original document is hosted (which may or may not be open-access). If you come across a link that is no longer active, please let us know and we can update it. There are also some reports that will have been submitted directly to the project. In this case, these reports are uploaded directly with permission from the author or publisher. Any original documents found on this site are stored in Canada on our secure servers.

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Caring during the COVID-19 crisis: Intersectional exclusion of immigrant women health care aides in Canadian long-term care

Community organizations: n/a Key findings: Immigrant and racialized women are over-represented among health care aids in long term care. COVID-19 has exacerbated preexisting economic and social exclusion of immigrant health care aides employed in long term care. Addressing intersectional inequalities experien...

An equity-based assessment of immunization-related responses in urban Alberta during the 2014 measles outbreak: a comparative analysis between Calgary and Edmonton

Key populations NA Key recommendations Public health policy-makers must be cognizant that large-scale public health efforts must be accessible to all people across all socio-economic levels Key findings The measles outbreak of 2013/2014 involved the entirety of Alberta and led to both provincial and city-specific i...

Effectiveness and Acceptability of a Nutrition Intervention Targeting Chinese Immigrants with Type 2 Diabetes in Canada: A Study Using Mixed Methods Analysis

Key recommendations NA Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings A flexible, culturally-tailored menu plan was a feasible and effective tool for improving diabetes knowledge, diet quality, and metabolic outcomes among Chinese immigrants with type 2 diabetes. Location Edmonton, Alberta Key pop...

“I feel like I’m just nowhere”: Causes and Challenges of Status Loss in Canada

Community organizations NA Location Alberta Key recommendations Need for systemic changes to immigration policy to address the transition from TFW status to living without status in Canada Need to address the issue of human trafficking for the purposes of labour in Canada Creating better avenues for recourse...

Promoting health literacy about cancer screening among Muslim immigrants in Canada: Perspectives of Imams on the role they can play in community

Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Collaborating with Imams and mosques can be an effective way to increase health knowledge, identify avenues for cancer screening promotion, and encourage cancer prevention in their communities. Local Imams were highly supportive of incorporating health messagin...

Immigrant healthcare experiences and impacts during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in Alberta, Canada

Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Future research: Continue to analyze healthcare access and health disparities between Albertans born inside or outside of Canada as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaps: The survey only collected data from a snapshot in time, and the survey result...