Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review
Indigenous People in Canada possess rich cultural traditions, intertwined with a strong connection to nature. However, colonisation and contemporary challenges have given rise to changes in lifestyle and culture, resulting in health and nutrition disparities within these communities. The goal of thi...
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| author | Ashley Amson Jessica Zhang Levi Frehlich Yunqi Ji Carly Checholik Patricia Doyle-Baker Lynden Crowshoe Kerry McBrien Sonja Wicklum |
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| description | Indigenous People in Canada possess rich cultural traditions, intertwined with a strong connection to nature. However, colonisation and contemporary challenges have given rise to changes in lifestyle and culture, resulting in health and nutrition disparities within these communities. The goal of this review was to explore the available literature of existing Indigenous nutrition programs for adults in Canada. Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review protocol was used to conduct the search between July 2020 and February 2023. Articles were obtained from MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycInfo, Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Scopus (Elsevier), Canadian Business and Current Affairs (Proquest), and Google Scholar. We identified 24 publications, with 19 being unique interventions. Common themes among programs included integrating traditional foods and cultural values, adapted programming to local needs, empowering community members, using a multidisciplinary collaboration, and leveraging social activities, all of which highlight the need for holistic strategies amid complex historical, social, and environmental factors. Overall, this review emphasises the need for continued support and development of Indigenous-led nutritional initiatives to promote health and well-being among Indigenous adults in Canada. Ensuring culturally relevant and sustainable solutions is crucial for addressing nutritional health disparities and fostering long-term positive outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d04e4d61520a4695a267aaa27ff18ae82025-08-20T01:54:33ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health2242-39822024-12-0183110.1080/22423982.2024.2418152Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping reviewAshley Amson0Jessica Zhang1Levi Frehlich2Yunqi Ji3Carly Checholik4Patricia Doyle-Baker5Lynden Crowshoe6Kerry McBrien7Sonja Wicklum8Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaIndigenous People in Canada possess rich cultural traditions, intertwined with a strong connection to nature. However, colonisation and contemporary challenges have given rise to changes in lifestyle and culture, resulting in health and nutrition disparities within these communities. The goal of this review was to explore the available literature of existing Indigenous nutrition programs for adults in Canada. Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review protocol was used to conduct the search between July 2020 and February 2023. Articles were obtained from MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycInfo, Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Scopus (Elsevier), Canadian Business and Current Affairs (Proquest), and Google Scholar. We identified 24 publications, with 19 being unique interventions. Common themes among programs included integrating traditional foods and cultural values, adapted programming to local needs, empowering community members, using a multidisciplinary collaboration, and leveraging social activities, all of which highlight the need for holistic strategies amid complex historical, social, and environmental factors. Overall, this review emphasises the need for continued support and development of Indigenous-led nutritional initiatives to promote health and well-being among Indigenous adults in Canada. Ensuring culturally relevant and sustainable solutions is crucial for addressing nutritional health disparities and fostering long-term positive outcomes.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2024.2418152IndigenousCanadanutritioninterventionscommunity-basedwholistic |
| spellingShingle | Ashley Amson Jessica Zhang Levi Frehlich Yunqi Ji Carly Checholik Patricia Doyle-Baker Lynden Crowshoe Kerry McBrien Sonja Wicklum Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review International Journal of Circumpolar Health Indigenous Canada nutrition interventions community-based wholistic |
| title | Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review |
| title_full | Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review |
| title_short | Nutritional interventions for Indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review |
| title_sort | nutritional interventions for indigenous adults in canada opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices a scoping review |
| topic | Indigenous Canada nutrition interventions community-based wholistic |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2024.2418152 |
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