Browsing by Author "Lawrence, Herenia P."

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Breast Feeding Practices as Cultural Interventions for Early Childhood Caries in Cree Communities

Cidro, Jaime; Zahayko, Lynelle; Lawrence, Herenia P.; Folster, Samantha; McGregor, Margaret; McKay, Kristen (BMC, 2015-04-09)

Background: Breastfeeding is a gift from mother to child and has a wide range of positive health, social and cultural impacts on infants. The link between bottle feeding and the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) ...
First Foods as Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Country Foods and Breastfeeding Practices in a Manitoban First Nations Community

Cidro, Jaime; Martens, Tabitha Robin; Zahayko, Lynelle; Lawrence, Herenia P. (Canadian Association for Food Studies / L'Association canadienne des études sur l’alimentation, 2018-05-23)

As a concept and in practice, Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) offers insights into the social, cultural, and environmental challenges of a deficient food system. The associated poor health outcomes of this system include ...
Strategies for Meaningful Engagement between Community-Based Health Researchers and First Nations Participants

Cidro, Jaime; Maar, Marion; Peressini, Sabrina; Schroth, Robert J.; Broughton, John; Jamieson, Lisa; Lawrence, Herenia P. (Frontiers, 2017-06-30)

The Baby Teeth Talk Study (BTT) is a partnership-based research project looking at interventions to prevent early childhood caries (ECC) in First Nations populations in Canada. Community-based researchers (CBRs) conducted ...