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Integration timeline: not defined Key recommendations: 1) Urgently develop targeted, evidence-based interventions to address the social determinants of health that lead to poor outcomes for IRLHIV 2) Co-create responsive and culturally safe services for and by IRLHIV Location: Alberta, not otherwise specified Com...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Examine specific demographic details such as length of arrival, migrant status, and level of education within larger sample sizes. 2) Conduct a similar study in rural or small urban areas to analyze different experiences compared to the urban-metropolitan city used in this study...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Out of 316 participants (median age of 15 years) 76% reported experiencing discrimination 2) Higher discrimination distress scores were associated with less likelihood of categorizing self-rated oral health as good 3) The odds of brus...
Future research / gaps identified: Moving forwards, the Table intends to co-create a charter and toolkit outlining best practices for ethical, race-based data collection and use with local stakeholders and knowledge users. Integration timeline: not defined Open access: No Community organizations: n/a Key findi...
Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key populations: resettled refugees employed in meatpacking facilities in rural Alberta Community organizations: ActionDignity Integration timeline: resettled refugees and their journey to either PR or citizenship Key findings: 1) Resettled refugees were led to empl...
Future research / gaps identified: Continue conducting studies on the sociocultural influences on immigrants’ oral health to better understand its complexities and potential areas of intervention. Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: 1st generation immigrant parents Key fin...
Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key findings: 1) Football (soccer) as a common habitus between home and Canada. 2) Gender norms, roles and gendered football experiences while playing on a co-ed team in Edmonton. 3) Football league’s intentions of having a minimum amount of female players on the fi...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Around 50% of employment service providers acknowledged that visible minority immigrants face barriers while integrating into the labour market, including racial microaggressions in their jobs. 2) Programs tailored to the needs of raci...
Key findings: 1) The overarching theme of the interviews was “The necessity of finding ways to survive in the face of intersecting challenges.” 2) The subtheme “struggles in Canada” discussed structural barriers to economic success, compounded discrimination across intersectional identities, and the b...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key populations: racialized communities in Canada Key recommendations: 1) To cultivate a socially just and inclusive anti-racism learning space, there is a need for a community-based anti-racism education...
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