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Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes

Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes. Research Team: Linda Ogilvie (Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta) Darcy Fleming (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Community-University Partnership, University of Alberta)

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Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes

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  1. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes Research Team: Linda Ogilvie (Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta) Darcy Fleming (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Community-University Partnership, University of Alberta) Elizabeth Burgess-Pinto (PhD Student, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta) Catherine Caufield (Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta) Yvonne Chiu (Multicultural Health Brokers) Anna Kirova (Department of Elementary Education, University of Alberta) Vivien Lam (ASSIST) Karin Linschoten (Multicultural Health Brokers, Mennonite Centre for Newcomers) Wendy Martin (Mennonite Centre for Newcomers) Lucenia Ortiz (Multicultural Health Brokers) Research Assistants: Sandra Rastin (Department of Sociology, PhD Candidate) Mahdieh Dastjerdi (Faculty of Nursing, PhD Candidate) Nicole Jarvis (Faculty of Nursing, BScN Student)

  2. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes • Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration (PCERII) • Edmonton and area Child and Family Services Authority Region Six through the Early Childhood Development Initiative (ECDI) and the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family

  3. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes ► ABC Head Start► Early Head Start► Clareview Head Start ► Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative ►Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers► ASSIST Community Services Centre► Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre

  4. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes Themes common to both agency staff (focus groups) and parents (interviews): • language • use of information gathered

  5. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes Themes from focus groups (with immigrant-serving agencies): • language • use of information gathered • signing consent forms • trust • appropriate use of standardized assessment tools • differing contexts of immigrants and refugees • credential recognition • working multiple service jobs • transportation • gender • changes in family dynamics • family violence • cultural identity

  6. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes Themes from interviews (with families): • language • use of information gathered • personal issues • program expectations

  7. Supporting immigrant families for healthy child outcomes Where to from here? 1. Community Presentations: • two projects undertaken within the Multicultural Family Connections Program • three partner agencies: ASSIST Community Service Centre, Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, and Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative 2. Community Feedback • feedback is obtained regarding priority issues to be addressed through future research 3. Further Research • solid collaborative partnerships between policymakers, academic researchers, frontline settlement workers • relevant and practical results 4. Research Focus • Program goals and resources required • Outcome measures

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