Publications and Reports
The Cultural Erosion of Indigenous People in health care
(Matthews, 2017)
Religion and primary care: Lets talk about it
(Guilfoyle & St Pierre-Hansen, 2012)
Traditional First Nations birthing practices: Interviews with Elders in northwestern Ontario
(O’Driscoll et al., 2010)
Reports
Shookaawaapinewini Maawantoonikewin: Diabetes Report
(2023)
Posters
Diabetes Connections: Community Member Perspectives Infographic
Journal Articles
Progression from Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among First Nations Women in Northwest Ontario: A retrospective cohort study
(Hummelen et al., 2023)
Early gestational diabetes mellitus screening with glycated hemoglobin: A systematic review
(Kattini et al., 2020)
Demographics, Prevalence and Outcomes of Diabetes in Pregnancy in NW Ontario
(Hummelen, 2020)
Diabetes prevalence and demographics in 25 First Nations communities in northwest Ontario (2014-2017)
(Matsumoto et al., 2020)
Screening for Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy in Northwestern Ontario
(Poirier et al., 2020)
Rates of Diabetes-Related Lower-Limb Amputation in Northwestern Ontario: An Incidence Study and Introduction of a Standardized Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management Protocol
(Loewen et al., 2017)
Opioid Use Disorder and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(Tilbrook et al., 2017)
Honey of a wound: The use of medical honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers in a low-resource environment
(Kivi et al., 2016)
Reports
Community-based Emergency Care: An open report for Nishnawbe Aski Nation
(Orkin et al., 2014)
Journal Articles
Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: A cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data
(VanderBurgh et al., 2020)
An environmental scan of emergency response systems and services in remote First Nations communities in northern Ontario
(Mew et al., 2017)
Community-based emergency care: A model for prehospital care in remote Canadian communities
(Orkin et al., 2016)
Teaching wilderness first aid in a remote First Nations community: The story of the Sachigo Lake wilderness emergency response education initiative
(Born et al., 2012)
Where there is no paramedic: The Sachigo Lake wilderness emergency response education initiative
(Orkin et al., 2012)
Rack Cards
- Wood storage and burning , frontside and backside (Anishnininew)
- Wood storage and burning, frontside and backside (English)
- HRV use, frontside and backside (Anishnininew)
- HRV use, frontside and backside (English)
- Mold, how to clean and how to prevent, why you should care (Anishnininew)
- Mold, how to clean and how to prevent, why you should care (English)
Journal Articles
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from northwestern Ontario First Nations communities
(McMullin et al., 2025)
Indoor air quality in remote First Nations communities in Ontario, Canada
(Mallach et al., 2023)
Housing conditions and respiratory morbidity in Indigenous children in remote communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada
(Kovesi et al., 2022)
Skin morbidity in Indigenous children in relation to housing conditions in remote communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada
(Schreiber et al., 2022)
A systematic review of BCG Vaccination policies among high-risk groups in low TB-burden countries: Implications for vaccination strategy in Canadian Indigenous communities
(Faust, Schreiber, & Bocking, 2019)
First Nations hepatitis C virus infections: Six-year retrospective study of on-reserve rates of newly reported infections in northwestern Ontario
(Gordon et al., 2017)
Epidemiologic features of invasive group A Streptococcus infection in a rural hospital: A 6-year retrospective report and literature review
(Loewen et al., 2017)
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
(Loewen et al., 2017)
High Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Remote Indigenous Communities in NW Ontario, Canada
(Bocking et al., 2016)
Potential role for interferon-γ release assays in tuberculosis screening in a remote Canadian community: A case series
(Kwong et al., 2016)
Northern tropics? Seven cases of pyomyositis in NW Ontario
(Loewen et al., 2016)
Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis in NW Ontario: A six-year retrospective study
(Loewen et al., 2016)
Vancomycin use in a rural hospital: A 3-year retrospective study
(Bollinger et al., 2015)
Clostridium difficile infection in rural Ontario: A retrospective multisite population-based study
(Babey et al., 2015)
Acute rheumatic fever in First Nations communities in northwest Ontario: Social determinants of health “bite the heart”
(Gordon et al., 2015)
Invasive CA-MRSA in Northwestern Ontario: A 2-year prospective study
(Kirlew et al., 2014)
Bronchiolitis and pneumonia requiring hospitalization in young First Nations children in northern Ontario, Canada
(McCuskee et al., 2014)
Hospital admission for community acquired pneumonia in a First Nations population
(Poling et al., 2014)
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in northwest Ontario: A five-year report of incidence and antibiotic resistance
(Muileboom et al., 2013)
The changing face of cellulitis and MRSA in rural Canada: A clinical update
(Muileboom, Hamilton, & Kelly, 2013)
Prevalence of helicobacter pylori in a First Nations population in NW Ontario
(Sethi et al., 2013)
Journal Articles
Cesarean delivery and vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates in a First Nations community-based obstetrical program in northwestern Ontario
(Dooley et al., 2020)
Nonpharmacological management of neonatal abstinence syndrome: A review of the literature
(Ryan et al., 2019)
Maternal-fetal monitoring of opioid-exposed pregnancies: Analysis of a pilot community-based protocol and review of the literature
(Ryan et al., 2017)
Buprenorphine-naloxone use in pregnancy for treatment of opioid dependence: Retrospective cohort study of 30 patients
(Dooley et al., 2016)
Observational study of the safety of buprenorphine-naloxone in pregnancy in a rural and remote population
(Jumah et al., 2016)
Narcotic tapering in pregnancy using long-acting morphine: An 18-month prospective cohort study in northwestern Ontario
(Dooley et al., 2015)
Incidence of narcotic abuse during pregnancy in northwestern Ontario
(Kelly et al., 2014)
Narcotic-exposed neonates in a First Nations population in northwestern Ontario
(Kelly et al., 2011)
Reports
Anishininiiwug Ajimoowin Animisewiin: Mental Health and Substance Use Report (SLFNHA, June 2024)
Journal Articles
The Healing Journey: A qualitative study on recovery from opioid use by First Nations people
(Madden et al., 2024)
Effects of opioid use in pregnancy on pediatric development and behaviour in children older than age 2: Systematic Review
(Welton et al., 2019)
Maternal opioid use disorder and neonatal abstinence syndrome in northwest Ontario: A 7-year retrospective analysis
(Dooley et al., 2018)
Opioid agonist therapy only one waypoint on the mental health journey
(Guilfoyle & Cirone, 2018)
Push and pull migration patterns and links to harm reduction services among people who use drugs
(Schrieber et al., 2018)
Evaluation of 6 remote First Nations community-based buprenorphine programs in Northwestern Ontario: Retrospective Study
(Mamakwa et al., 2017)
A 5 year retrospective study of emergency department use in northwest Ontario: A measure of mental health and addictions needs
(Matsumoto et al., 2017)
Opioid use in pregnancy and parenting: An Indigenous-based collaborative framework for northwestern Ontario
(Jumah et al., 2017)
The occasional treatment of opioid use disorder
(Robinson, Carlson, & Kelly, 2017)
Prescription opioid prescribing use misuse harms and treatment among Aboriginal people in Canada
(Russell et al., 2016)
Community wide measures of wellness in a First Nations community experiencing opioid dependence
(Kanate et al., 2015)
Evaluation of an inpatient medical withdrawal program in rural Ontario: A 1-year prospective study
(Kiepek et al., 2015)
Systematic literature review on buprenorphine naloxone use in outpatient opioid dependence treatment
(Main & Kelly, 2015)
The evolving nature of narcotic use in northwestern Ontario
(Balfour-Boegm et al., 2014)
Feasibility and outcomes of a community-based taper to low dose maintenance suboxone
(Katt et al., 2012)
Facilitating medical withdrawal from opiates in rural Ontario
(Kiepek et al., 2012)
Reports
The Cost of Eating Well in Kiiwetinoong: An update on food affordability in Sioux Lookout area First Nations (September 2024)
SLFNHA Food Security Environmental Scan
(2019)
Journal Articles:
Intermittent fasting and weight loss: A systematic review
(Welton et al., 2020)
Research Summary
Research Summary 2007-2017, Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program
(SLFNHA & SLMHC, 2017)
Posters
Anishininiiw Nanandowi’kikendamowin (Research) Program
(SLFNHA, 2023)
Journal Articles
Recognizing First Nations jurisdiction and authority over public health for the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
(Root et al., 2023)
Evaluating in Indigenous contexts: An introduction to practice
(Shepherd & Graham, 2020)
Identifying key epistemological challenges evaluating in Indigenous contexts: Achieving bimaadiziwin through Youth Futures
(Shepherd & Graham, 2020)
Community-based emergency care: A model for prehospital care in remote Canadian communities
(Orkin et al., 2016)
Out of sight, out of mind
(Guilfoyle, 2015)
Developing supportive workplace educational environments for Aboriginal nurses
(Minore et al., 2013)
Community-based participatory research with Indigenous communities: The proximity paradox
(Ritchie et al., 2013)
Rendezvous Procedure for choledochlithiasis in a Canadian rural surgical service
(Parkinson, Poirier, & Kelly, 2019)
Characterizing high-frequency emergency department users in a rural northwestern Ontario hospital: A 5-year analysis of volume, frequency, and acuity of visits
(Matsumoto et al., 2018)
Defining “high-frequency” emergency department use: Does one size fit all for urban and rural areas?
(Matsumoto et al., 2017)
Management of infectious diseases in remote Northwestern Ontario with telemedicine videoconference consultations
(Mashru et al., 2017)
Interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lower back pain in rural Ontario
(Loewen et al., 2016)
Posters
Youth participation & engagement: The role of adults
(Root, Gordon, & Matheson, 2023)
Journal Articles
“We cause a ruckus”: Exploring how Indigenous youth navigate the challenges of community engagement and leadership
(Shepherd & Orchard, 2022)
Youth resilience: Resilience among Indigenous youth in northern Canada
(Matheson et al., 2021)
A holistic approach to promoting resilience and bimaadiziwin among First Nations youth in communities in northwestern Ontario
(Gordon & Matheson, 2018)
- Wood storage and burning , frontside and backside (Anishnininew)
- Wood storage and burning, frontside and backside (English)
- HRV use, frontside and backside (Anishnininew)
- HRV use, frontside and backside (English)
- Mold, how to clean and how to prevent, why you should care (Anishnininew)
- Mold, how to clean and how to prevent, why you should care (English)
