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Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings The workshop held in Edmonton helped develop a plan to engage in developing an effective, culturally appropriate oral health educational program for parents of young children from new...
Open-access – No Location Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Union officials, TFWs, employers, government officials and TFW advocates Key findings This paper explores the relationship between unions and temporary foreign worker (TFWs) — specifically how union members react to TFWs and ho...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Participants have moved to Canada with in the last eight years Community organizations Multicultural Health Brokers of Edmonton (MCHB) Key findings This research explores information-gathering and de...
Gaps identified NA Location Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Key recommendations Improvements are needed with respect to provision of information related to postpartum depression and informed choice around the need for C-sections. Key populations Newcomer women Key findings Newcomers were more likely to be un...
Gaps identified Little knowledge exists on how factors such as ethnic group and cultural beliefs intersect and influence health care access and outcomes Key populations Sudanese women Community organizations Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative Location Alberta Key recommendations It is crucial to facilita...
Gaps identified NA Key findings Women in the CenteringPregnancy® group were more likely to have completed a lower level of education, have a lower household income, be of non-Caucasian ethnicity, be born outside of Canada, and to primarily speak a language other than English in the home. Women in the CenteringPregnan...
Location Alberta Banff Brooks Calgary Cold Lake Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie High River Hinton Lethbridge Peace River Red Deer Key population Temporary foreign workers Key recommendations Government of Alberta and the Federal government to collaborate and create a strategy to...
Key recommendations Need for continued provision of settlement services to assist refugees with job training, labour market access, and credential recognition, as well as counseling for refugees who experienced the trauma of living in a refugee camp Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Location Alberta...
Key recommendations Addressing the issues which decrease the effectiveness of screening and prevention programs would improve results and consequently increase the cost-effectiveness of the program Key findings The success of a TB screening program lies in the ability to provide chemoprophylaxis for those individuals...
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