WLH Publications & Reports
Journal Articles
Original Research
(2022) Relationships to land as a determinant of wellness for Indigenous women, two-spirit, trans, and gender diverse people of reproductive age in Toronto, Canada
(2021) Long-distance travel for birthing among Indigenous and non-Indigenous pregnant people in Canada
(2020) “I Guess I Shouldn’t Come Back Here”: Racism and Discrimination as a Barrier to Accessing Health and Social Services for Urban Metis Women in Toronto, Canada
(2020) Kokums to the Iskwêsisisak. COVID-19 and Urban Métis Girls and Young Women
(2020) Meeting Indigenous youth where they are at: knowing and doing with 2SLGBTTQQIA and gender non-conforming Indigenous youth: a qualitative case study
(2020) Conceptualising cultural safety at an Indigenous-focused midwifery practice in Toronto, Canada: Qualitative interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients
(2020) Indigenous Health Service: Principles and Guidelines from
a Provincial “Three Ribbon” Expert Panel. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
(2020) It’s not like I’m more Indigenous there and I’m less Indigenous here.”: Urban Métis women’s identity and access to health and social services in Toronto, Canada
(2020) Pekiwewin (coming home): advancing good relations with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness.
Executive Summary: (2020) Pekiwewin (Coming Home): Clinical Guidelines for Health and Social Service Providers Working with Indigenous People Experiencing Homelessness Executive Summary
(2019) Unmet health needs and discrimination by healthcare providers among an Indigenous population in Toronto, Canada
(2019) ““I would prefer to have my health care provided over a cup of tea any day”: recommendations by urban Métis women to improve access to health and social services in Toronto for the Métis community”
(2019) “I feel safe just coming here because there are other Native brothers and sisters”: Findings from a community-based evaluation of the Niwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program”
(2019) Postpartum depression prevalence and risk factors among Indigenous, non-Indigenous and immigrant women in Canada
(2018) Our Health Counts: Population-Based Measures of Urban Inuit Health Determinants, Health Status, and Health Care Access
(2018) A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Relationship Between Diabetes and Health Access Barriers in an Urban First Nations Population in Canada
(2018) Primary Care Intervention To Address Cardiovascular Disease Medication Health Literacy among Indigenous Peoples: Canadian Results of a Pre-Post Design Study
(2018) Effect of a Health Literacy Intervention Trial On Knowledge About Cardiovascular Disease Medications Among Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
(2015) Concept Mapping: Application of a Community-Based Methodology in three Urban Aboriginal Populations
(2015) Patterns of Social Inequalities Across Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Comparison of Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Measures
(2015) South Asian Immigrant Men and Women and Conceptions of Partner Violence
(2011) Influencing Physical Activity and Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours of Metis Child Through a Health Promoting School Intervention
(2015) Correlates of Abuse Around the Time of Pregnancy: Results from a National Survey of Canadian Women
(2015) Mental Health and Substance Use Among an Urban First nations Population in Hamilton, Ontario
(2014) Health Literacy: Health Professionals’ Understandings and Their Perceptions of Barriers that Indigenous Patients Encounter
(2014) Conceptualizing Acts and Behaviours that Comprise Intimate Partner Violence: A Concept Map.
(2014) Socioeconomic Position and Factors Associated with Use of a Non-Supine Infant Sleep Position: Findings from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey
(2013) Evaluation of the Acceptability of a CD-ROM as a Health Promotion Tool for Inuit in Ottawa
(2013) The Contribution of Socio-Economic Position to the Excesses of Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among Aboriginal Versus Non-Aboriginal Women in Canada
(2012) Prevalence of Abuse And Violence Before, During, and After Pregnancy in a National Sample of Canadian Women
(2012) Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among First Nations Inuit, and non-Indigenous Women by Northern versus Southern Residence
Literature Reviews
(2021) Reviewing health service and program evaluation in Indigenous contexts: A systematic review
(2019) Principles, Approaches, and Methods for Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts: A Grey Literature Scoping Review
(2017) Effective knowledge translation approaches and practices in Indigenous health research: a systematic review protocol
Methodologies or Methods
(2022) Developing Data Governance Agreements with Indigenous Communities in Canada
(2017) Our Health Counts Toronto – Using Respondent-Driven Sampling To Unmask Census Undercounts Of An Urban Indigenous Population in Toronto, Canada
(2015) Concept Mapping: Application of a Community-Based Methodology in Three Urban Aboriginal Populations
(2015) Métis Community Perspectives Inform a School-Based Health Intervention Using Participatory Action Research
(2015) A Community-Based Participatory Research Methodology to Address Redress and Reassess Disparities In Respiratory Health among First Nations
(2014) Unmasking Health Determinants and Health Outcomes for Urban First Nations Using Respondent Driven Sampling
(2012) Does Consideration and Assessment Of Effects on Health Equity Affect the Conclusions of Systematic Reviews? A Methodology Study
(2012) Systematic Reviews Need to Consider Applicability to Disadvantaged Populations: Interview-Rater Agreement for a Health Equity Plausibility Algorithm
Editorials/Commentary
(2022) Beyond shame, sorrow, and apologies – action to address Indigenous health inequities
(2021) A call for action that cannot go to voicemail: Research activism to urgently improve Indigenous perinatal health and wellbeing
(2020) Requirement for Meaningful Engagement of First Nations, Inuit,
Métis, and Indigenous Peoples in Publications About Them
(2020) Unpacking vulnerability: towards language that advances understanding and resolution of social inequities in public health
(2020) Pekiwewin (coming home): advancing good relations with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness
(2019) The Foundation For A Smoke-Free World and healthy Indigenous Future: An Oxymoron?
(2019) Truth, respect and recognition: addressing barriers to Indigenous maternity care
(2019) Why Public Health Matters Today and Tomorrow: The Role of Applied Public Health Research
(2016) Missing and Murdered Indigenous women: Working With Families to Prepare for the National Inquiry
(2015) Cultural Safety and Providing Care to Aboriginal Patients in the Emergency Department
(2015) Approaching Reconciliation: Tips from the field
(2015) Back to Basics: Identifying and Addressing Underlying Challenges in Achieving High Quality Relevant Health Statistics for Indigenous Populations in Canada
(2014) Indigenous Mortality (Revealed): The Invisible Illuminated
(2012) Aboriginal Infant Mortality Rate in Canada
Study Protocols
(2018) Study Protocol: Our Cultures Count – The Mayi Kuwayu Study, A National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing
(2017) Effective Knowledge Translation Approaches and Practices in Indigenous Health Research: A Systematic Review
(2014) Health Inequity to Bariatric Surgery: A Protocol for a Systematic Review
(2014) Cardiovascular Disease Medication Health Literacy Among Indigenous Peoples: Design and Protocol of an Intervention Trial in Indigenous Primary Care Services
Review Articles
(2016) Understanding the Role of Indigenous Community Participation in Indigenous Prenatal and Infant-Toddler Health Promotion Programs in Canada: A Realist Review
(2016) Effective Strategies to Reduce Commercial Tobacco Use in Indigenous Communities Globally: A Systematic Review
(2015) Inequity to the Utilization of Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review
(2014) Sharing What we Know About A Good Life: Indigenous Approaches to Knowledge Translation
Reports
(2022) Summary Report of the Our Health Counts Applied Indigenous Epidemiology, Health Information, and Health Services and Program Evaluation Training and Mentorship (OHC-NET) Program OHC-NET 2nd Annual Gathering
(2022) Summary Report of a National Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Our Health Counts Applied Indigenous Epidemiology, Health Information, and Health Services and Program Evaluation Training and Mentorship (OHC-NET) Vision Gathering
(2021) We Count COVID19 Auduzhe Clinic Evaluation Summary June 19
(2021) We Count COVID19 Auduzhe Clinic Evaluation Summary May4-May11
(2021) We Count COVID19 Auduzhe Clinic Evaluation Summary May1
(2021) Toronto COVID19 Action Initiative Community Report
(2021) Toronto COVID-19 Action Initiative Milestones and Future Directions – Final Report Summer 2021
(2020) Pekiwewin (Coming Home): Clinical Guidelines for Health and Social Service Providers Working with Indigenous People Experiencing Homelessness Executive Summary
(2019) Honouring Lives Final Report
(2018) Indigenous Knowledge Network (IKN) for Infant Child and Family Health – Final Community Report
(2018) Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC) Final Report: All Our Voices
(2017) Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
(2017) Summary Report of a Provincial “Three Ribbon” Expert Consensus Panel
(2017) Evidence Brief: Wise Practices for Indigenous-Specific Cultural Safety Training
(2016) Emergent Principles and Protocols for Indigenous Health Service Evaluation: Summary Report of a Provincial “Three Ribbons” Expert Consensus Panel
(2016) Visioning For a Toronto Aboriginal Birth Centre Report
(2015) First Peoples, Second Class Treatment: The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada – Full Report
(2015) First Peoples, Second Class Treatment: The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada – Executive Summary
(2014) Strong Women, Strong Nations: Aboriginal Maternal Health in British Columbia
(2013) Strengthening Health Literacy Among Indigenous People Living With Cardiovascular Disease, Their Families, and Health Care Providers: Phase 1 Report
(2013) Addressing the Social Determinants of Health of Aboriginal Infants, Children and Families in British Columbia
(2012) Our Babies, Our Future: Aboriginal Birth Outcomes in British Columbia
(2012) Honouring Our Children: Aboriginal Child Health in British Columbia
Action Reports
Well Living House Action Report 2012-2019: Milestones & Future Directions
Well Living House Action Report 2012-2015: Milestones & Future Directions
Our Health Counts Reports
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Our Health Counts Publications
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Book Chapters
(2016) All My Relations – Indigenous Women’s Health in Canada in Women’s Health in Canada: Critical Perspectives on Theory and Policy
(2016) The Health of Indigenous Peoples in Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives
(2014) Indigenous Child Wellbeing in Canada in Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research
(2014) Indigenous Midwifery as an Expression of Sovereignty in Indigenous Mothering, Family and Community: International Perspectives
(2013) Indigenous Health and Ethics: Lessons from Global Health in An Introduction to Global Ethics
(2012) Population-Based Data and Community Empowerment in Rethinking Social Epidemiology: Towards a Science of Change
(2012) Well Babies, Well Nations: Understanding Birth Weight, Prenatal Smoke Exposure, Breastfeeding and Infant/Child Health in First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2008/2009 National Report
(2011) Knowledge Translation and Indigenous Knowledge – A Decolonizing Perspective in Knowledge Translation in Community-Based Research and Social Policy Contexts