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Location Alberta and BC Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/e3007f1d-1072-4cd3-b2d6-0a75173642b3/view/2675b055-5638-4073-8e93-76900fb5deb4/Asadi_Neda_201612_PhD.pdf K...
Community organizations AAISA Location Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key recommenations Increasing intergovernmental communication and lateral dialogue on policy changes; long-term labour market assessments are recommended to support the provi...
Location Lethbridge, Alberta Community organizations NA Key populations Filipino immigrants and migrants Key findings Filipina immigrant and migrant women find spaces of belonging in Lethbridge through affordable housing and community connections as well as employment; they consider leaving Lethbridge for other op...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations Providing sustainable funding that incorporates health into service mandates for TFWs and their families Key findings The challenges that agencies face in delivering programs and services for TFWs and their families include: limited funding to support temporary forei...
Key recommendations The need to build on the experiences, capacities, and strengths of rural communities to solve the issue of homelessness Building comprehensive housing Creating service infrastructure plan to address housing instability Acknowledging the issue of homelessness as a part of the disaster managem...
Community organizations Alberta Parks Location Alberta Key recommendations More research is needed in the area Development of inclusive outdoor programs specifically for those at risk of depression, with sensory impairment, or other threats to well-being Key populations Adults with disabilities Key findings Str...
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. Alb...
Location North America (some of the studies reviewed are on newcomer children in Alberta) Key recommendations Educational programs for parents in their official language on good oral health practices; school-based programs for children; and provision of affordable/free dental care Key populations Published research...
Open-access – Yes https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12134-014-0396-7.pdf Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Grande Prairie, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta Key recommendations “Our work suggests that the topic has dif...
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 stakehold...
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