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An Approach to Improve Dementia Health Literacy in Indigenous Communities

Abstract

This project aims to improve health literacy in Indigenous communities through the development of evidence-based culturally relevant health promotion materials on dementia that bridge the gap between Indigenous and Western perspectives of the illness. The research team worked in partnership with Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program (FNIHCC) and consulted with Indigenous elders to utilize a two-eyed seeing …

Authors

Webkamigad S; Warry W; Blind M; Jacklin K

Journal

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 69–83

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

March 2020

DOI

10.1007/s10823-019-09388-2

ISSN

0169-3816