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Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Expand research to include Arab immigrants in different locations and of different age groups Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Open access: No Key findings: 1) Increased leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) was associated with i) high...
Key findings Report provides the statistical profile on immigrants in Calgary (census metropolitan area) CMA from iCare data and census data Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...
Location Alberta Key recommendations Considering the findings of this study, the authors make a recommendation for developing culturally competent nutrition interventions. Key populations South Asians Key findings The participants in this study are vulnerable to obesity and they do not meet Health Canada’s 2011...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key populations Women Key recommendations Adjusting the optimal timing of the first ultrasound Key findings The results of this study indicate that only about 68% of Canadian women received an optimally timed prenatal ultrasound. Around 27% of Canadian women receive...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Develop an easy and noninvasive screening tool for identifying youth at risk for type 2 diabetes Key findings Developing an easy and noninvasive screening tool for identifying children and youth at risk for type 2 diabetes is necessary; Modifiable risk factors for type...
Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Length of time in Canada among immigrants (recent = 10 years or less, mid-term = 11 to 25 years, and long-term = more than 25 years) Key findings There are significant differences between immigrants...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings East African immigrant women had varied experiences related to gestational diabetes (GDM). Thematic analysis revealed the negative impact of GDM diagnoses on women, including the burdens of self-care, fear, community influences and cultural and financial ba...
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...
Location Alberta Key recommendations More initiatives that offer group-based prenatal care that is consistent may lead to better outcomes for vulnerable women, including immigrant women Key populations Immigrant women Key findings Participating in a group pre-natal program (CenteringPregnancy) leads to better out...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? The average length of residency was 22.5 years. Key Recommendations Culturally competent service provision by mainstream services (including removing cost barriers, improving translation and accessib...