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Open access: No Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Investigate the health impacts of climate and air pollution hazards between subgroups of immigrants. Local socioecological explorations will be critical in informing meaningful approaches to reduce the health impacts of climate change a...
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...
Key recommendations Maintain a blended form of service delivery, offering both online and in-person options for clients Use ongoing feedback to determine impacts of each type of service delivery Key findings Compared to before restrictions, 11% more clients used online therapy delivery. 76% of clients neede...
Community organizations: n/a Key findings: 1) Women do not receive enough care for a miscarriage, and immigrant women are particularly vulnerable as they may have a lack of social and familial support in Canada. 2) Cost, stigma, lack of support, language and other accessibility factors impact immigrant women’s abilit...
Community organizations Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline Newcomers not defined Key findings EMCN has over 20 programs for newcomers in Edmonton. In 2020 – 2021, highlights include: 1) Unique programming like the Rainbow Refuge for...
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...
Community organizations: 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton (names not specified) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings: During the COVID-19 pandemic, heritage language schools: 1) Supported temporary foreign workers (e.g. assisting TFWs to find aff...
Open access: Yes Locations: Edmonton and Calgary Key populations: African refugee parents who now live in Alberta Community organizations: n/a Key recommendations: 1) Account for differences in marital status of parents in childcare policy changes affecting African refugees, as parenting experiences of particip...
Community organizations: n/a Key populations: Case study of 2 5-year old newcomer girls in kindergarten Key recommendations: Further explore the different roles and functions of creative and imaginative activities for meaning-making, understanding and communication for young newcomer children. Strengthen teache...
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...