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. 2022 Sep;35(5):265-271.
doi: 10.1177/08404704221084042. Epub 2022 May 25.

Exploring health and wellness with First Nations communities at the "Knowing Your Health Symposium"

John Bosco Acharibasam  1 , Meghan Chapados  1 , Jennifer Langan  1 , Danette Starblanket  2 , Mikayla Hagel  1
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Exploring health and wellness with First Nations communities at the "Knowing Your Health Symposium"

John Bosco Acharibasam et al. Healthc Manage Forum. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Indigenous older adults living in rural communities require accessibility to and readiness for new technologies to support the monitoring of health data and health status, as well as dementia education. Morning Star Lodge partnered with the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council, a Community Research Advisory Committee and All Nations Hope Network to bring a diverse group of First Nations community members to the "Knowing Your Health Symposium" to learn about traditional health and First Nations' wellness. Indigenous research methods and community-based involvement informed and guided the research. An environmental scan was conducted relating to co-researchers' nutrition, exercise, and self-management of health and health issues through an anonymous survey distributed at the symposium. The purpose of the symposium was to provide communities with information about healthy lifestyles as it relates to dementia and equip community members with the ability to make constructive decisions regarding their health.

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Access to a health facility.
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Shows multiple morbidities among co-researchers.
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Holistic health.
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