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Future research / gaps identified: Evaluate policy changes and resource mobilization initiated to address the issues stated in the findings. Integration timeline: All participants were Canadian citizens, with an average length of HIV/AIDS status of 9 years. Key findings: 1) Overall, ACB community members experience...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Design, implement and evaluate culturally-appropriate parenting interventions for African immigrant parents that address cultural clashes Integration timeline: Key findings: 1) Conflicting cultural norms and values between Africa and Canada, particul...
Key findings: 1) The overarching theme of the interviews was “The necessity of finding ways to survive in the face of intersecting challenges.” 2) The subtheme “struggles in Canada” discussed structural barriers to economic success, compounded discrimination across intersectional identities, and the b...
Key findings: 1) Canadian multiculturalism was critiqued as unresponsive to the needs and interests of Black African immigrant students and not supportive of their identity reclamation. 2) African Indigenous knowledge is a significant part of the identity of Black African immigrant students and the acknowledgment and v...
Gaps identified Cause-and-effect relationships cannot be determined by this research. Additionally, certain factors were not accounted for (e.g. immigration class, ethnicity). Key recommendations Initiatives for community belonging and increased social support may improve maternal depression and/or anxiety of A...
Future research / gaps identified: Integration timeline: not defined Key population: African immigrant women who are survivors of intimate partner violence Community organizations: n/a Key findings: Key recommendations: Location: Edmonton, AB Open access: Yes
Future research / gaps identified: Complete a longitudinal study (i.e. follow participants over time) to support this data. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) The majority of participants had more knowledge of postnatal mental health as compared to prenatal mental health. 2) Only 25.4% accurately r...
Community organization: Ribbon Rouge Edmonton Community Foundation Key findings: Alberta’s interactive heath data portal does not have much information broken down by race. Diversity in the Black community is often not captured in stats (e.g. ethnicity, immigration status), which results in ineffect...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: primarily newcomers from the Oromo nation-state who now live in Edmonton Open access: Yes Community organizations: FOCAS (Foundation for Oromian Culture Education and Art Services) Key findings: 1) FOCAS became a registe...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: Less than 10 years since arrival Key recommendations: To facilitate health social connections for newcomers, policies, organizations, private companies and individual neighbourhoods should work together to forge a sense of familiarity and reduce feelings of margina...
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