The aboriginal women's intervention study (AWI)

Varcoe, Colleen

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Room 5 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Colleen Varcoe, RN, BSN, MEd, MSN, PhD, University of British Columbia

Authors:
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Western Ontario
Angela Heino, RN, BSN, BA, UBC
Annette J. Browne, RN, PhD, UBC

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Describe the theoretical and evidence base, and key components of the iHEAL, an intervention designed to promote the health and wellbeing of women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
Explain how the intervention has been tailored to the context and experiences of indigenous women living in an urban context, including the integration of culture and traditional practices.
Discuss the initial results of testing the efficacy of the AWI to identify the potential applicability of this intervention to participant’s communities of interest.

Description:
The Aboriginal Women’s Intervention (AWI) study tests the efficacy of a health promotion intervention for indigenous women living in an urban context. Building on an intervention designed for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (iHEAL), the AWI integrates culture and traditional practices in an Elder-supported Circle, and 1:1 support of the women by nurses. We will describe our development process, report findings from the pilot and the first cohort of women taking part in a larger efficacy study.