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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...

Transnationalism, parenting, and child disciplinary practices of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada

Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe practices as kick...

Caring for pregnant refugee women in a turbulent policy landscape: perspectives of health care professionals in Calgary, Alberta

Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Service providers Key Recommendations A more in-deoth understanding of the impact of cuts in fundings on refugees. Key findings This research is on the barriers and facilitators in...

Social support needs of Sudanese and Zimbabwean refugee new parents in Canada

Location NA Community organizations Zimbabwe Cultural Society of Alberta Africa Centre Catholic Social Services Key recommendations Need for expanded integration of language services within health systems to facilitate provision of informational, affirmational, and emotional support to refugee new parents Future re...

Policy and Management Recommendations Informed by the Health Benefits of Visitor Experiences in Alberta’s Protected Areas

Key recommendations More research is needed to better understand the benefits of nature activities for physical and mental well-being of different groups of people. Programs that engage curiosity and fascination with the natural world can foster connectedness with nature in general – more programs are needed. Alberta P...

An ethnographic investigation of the maternity healthcare experience of immigrants in rural and urban Alberta, Canada

Location Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-015-0773-z Key populations Immigrant women; healthcare providers and stakeholders Ke...