Browsing Jaime Cidro by Title
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Being a good relative: Indigenous doulas reclaiming cultural knowledge to improve health and birth outcomes in Manitoba
(Open Access Text (OAT), 2018-10-31)Indigenous women are increasingly returning to culturally based birthing practices to assert their sovereignty over their bodies and their birthing experience generally. The impact of colonization on birthing experiences ... -
Beyond Food Security: Understanding Access to Cultural Food for Urban Indigenous People in Winnipeg as Indigenous Food Sovereignty
(Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2015)Access to safe, affordable and nutritious food is an obstacle facing many Indigenous people in the inner city of Winnipeg, which is known for having vast food deserts. While food security is an urgent social, economic, ... -
Breast Feeding Practices as Cultural Interventions for Early Childhood Caries in Cree Communities
(BMC, 2015-04-09)Background: Breastfeeding is a gift from mother to child and has a wide range of positive health, social and cultural impacts on infants. The link between bottle feeding and the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) ... -
First Foods as Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Country Foods and Breastfeeding Practices in a Manitoban First Nations Community
(Canadian Association for Food Studies / L'Association canadienne des études sur l’alimentation, 2018-05-23)As a concept and in practice, Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) offers insights into the social, cultural, and environmental challenges of a deficient food system. The associated poor health outcomes of this system include ... -
Identifying the gaps: A scoping review of urban Indigenous health and wellness studies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
(Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize past urban Indigenous health and wellness studies conducted in Manitoba and Saskatchewan from 1996 to 2018 as part of a larger project to develop community-driven research ... -
Strategies for Meaningful Engagement between Community-Based Health Researchers and First Nations Participants
(Frontiers, 2017-06-30)The Baby Teeth Talk Study (BTT) is a partnership-based research project looking at interventions to prevent early childhood caries (ECC) in First Nations populations in Canada. Community-based researchers (CBRs) conducted ... -
A Systematic Review of Health and Wellness Studies Involving the Inuit Population of Manitoba and Nunavut
(Taylor & Francis for Circumpolar Health Research Network, 2020-06-16)The purpose of this review is to summarise past Inuit health and wellness studies in Manitoba and the Kivalliq region of Nunavut to provide a snapshot of the types of studies available and identify the gaps in knowledge. ...
