Research Library

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Socio-Cultural Determinants of Physical Activity among Latin American Immigrant Women in Alberta, Canada

Open-access – Yes https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12134-015-0460-y.pdf Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Reviewing eligibility criteria for and improving access to English as a second language programmes to reduce migration stress and facilitate healthy behaviours; developing programmes...

Contrasting “back home” and “here”: how Northeast African migrant women perceive and experience health during pregnancy and postpartum in Canada

Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Women who had been living in Canada between 1 and 36 months. Key Recommendations Programs to create the sociocultural context that women experienced with pregnancy and postpartum in their countries o...

Vital Signs 2016: Newcomers in Edmonton

Community organizations: Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Edmonton’s newcomer population is on the rise- from 2005 to 2015, the number of newcomers increased by 178.2%. Statistics and information on the followi...

Different Approaches to Cross-Lingual Focus Groups: Lessons From a Cross-Cultural Community-Based Participatory Research Project in the ENRICH Study

Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations the Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Co-operative, in Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Researchers need to first and foremost follow principles of Community-Based Participatory Research Program (CBPR) and be considerate of the cultural settings of their par...

Capital, distinction, and racialized habitus: immigrant youth in the educational field

Open-access – No Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Participants: 19 males and 17 females with an average age of 19 years old (aged between 15 and 25). Of these, 21 participants migrated with their parent...

The Social Rate of Return to Investing in Character: An Economic Evaluation of Alberta’s Immigrant Access Fund Microloan Program

Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations IAF is a good working example on how to improve efficiency of the Canadian immigration system -> more programs like this are needed Key populations Skilled immigrants Key findings Skilled immigrant workers are a key source of labour supply for addre...

“If they tell me to get it, I’ll get it. If they don’t….”: Immunization decision-making processes of immigrant mothers

Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Participants have moved to Canada with in the last eight years Community organizations Multicultural Health Brokers of Edmonton (MCHB) Key findings This research explores information-gathering and de...

Exploring Sociocultural Factors During Pregnancy and Postpartum among African-immigrant Women within the Context of a Community-Based Organization

Open-access – No Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Adequate funding for community-based organizations Key populations African immigrant women Key findings Various life adversities (e.g., poverty), in the absence of women’s family circle created a sense of isolation and increased stress, which were...