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February 15, 2024

Indigenous fathers help build stronger communities. Here’s how we can better support them

Jacob Prehn, University of Tasmania; Huw Thomas Peacock, University of Tasmania; Kootsy Canuto, Flinders University; Leonard Collard, The University of Western Australia; Michael A. Guerzoni, University of Tasmania, and Mick Adams, Edith Cowan University

First Nations fathers are too often the subject of negative, often untrue stereotypes. We analysed data from around 150 dads about what they needed. Here’s what they said.

A gathering of Indigenous community members, Knowledge Keepers and Elders, service providers, researchers and non-Indigenous allies met in Toronto to talk about neurodevelopmental disabilities. (Jason Jenkins)

January 9, 2024

Hearing the voices of Indigenous people with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Kendra Thomson, Brock University and Louis Busch, University of Toronto

Although their stories often tell of strengths, struggles and important community contributions, the voices of Indigenous people with neurodevelopmental disabilities often go unheard.

Person having their blood glucose level measured with a glucometer. (Shutterstock)

November 14, 2022

Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history

Lahari Basu, Carleton University and Jennifer Bruin, Carleton University

In Canada, 14.4 per cent of South Asians have Type 2 diabetes, the highest prevalence of any other ethnic group in the country. Why is this population so disproportionately affected by diabetes?

Communities that are underrepresented in research may also be at increased risk for dementia, or tend to experience dementia differently, often with poorer quality of care, later diagnoses and at possibly higher rates than the general population. (Shutterstock)

July 14, 2022

Research and patient services need to reflect that Canadians from diverse communities are living with dementia

Roger Wong, University of British Columbia and Saskia Sivananthan, McGill University

Much dementia research does not reflect ethnically diverse communities. Studies used to make policy, clinical and investment decisions in dementia should reflect the diverse Canadian population.

Most South Asian people with dementia and their care partners did not know the signs and symptoms of dementia before their diagnosis. (Shutterstock)

January 30, 2022

Navigating dementia care in the South Asian community: Overcoming barriers and stigma

Navjot Gill-Chawla, University of Waterloo

People living with dementia in the South Asian community often face challenges accessing care because of a lack of culturally appropriate services, language barriers or perceived stigma about dementia

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