Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: health, social support, health care evaluation, policy development, dene culture, traditional knowledge, social services, health promotion, aboriginal women, pregnancy, traditional beliefs
| Principal Investigator: | Moffitt, Pertice M (9) |
| Licence Number: | 13434 |
| Organization: | University of Calgary |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
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| Issued: | Feb 03, 2004 |
| Project Team: | None |
Objective(s): The health of aboriginal women lags behind that of mainstream Canadian women. To provide culturally safe care for pregnant aboriginal women living in the Northwest Territories, foundational knowledge is required that describes their health and health promotion practices. This study will explore the health beliefs, the health promotion practices, and the relationship between the two for pregnant Tlicho (Dogrib) Dene women from Rae-Edzo. Methods used will enable the discourse to occur between the women themselves and will give voice to their circumstances and priorities.The study findings will provide foundational knowledge required to develop clinical guidelines, inform health and health promotion policy, and affect change in a way that is both emancipating and empowering to the pregnant women involved.
