scholarly journals Partnering with American Indian communities in strength-based collaborative health research: Guiding principles from the Fort Peck Ceremony of Research Project

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rink
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Guiding Principles

scholarly journals New Physician-Investigators Receiving National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants

JAMA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 297 (22) ◽  
pp. 2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard B. Dickler ◽  
Di Fang ◽  
Stephen J. Heinig ◽  
Elizabeth Johnson ◽  
David Korn
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Health Research Project

Indigenous standpoint theory as a theoretical framework for decolonizing social science health research with American Indian communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 117718012110420
Author(s):  
Genevieve R Cox ◽  
Paula FireMoon ◽  
Michael P Anastario ◽  
Adriann Ricker ◽  
Ramey Escarcega-Growing Thunder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
American Indian ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Standpoint Theory ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
The Social

Theoretical frameworks rooted in Western knowledge claims utilized for public health research in the social sciences are not inclusive of American Indian communities. Developed by Indigenous researchers, Indigenous standpoint theory builds from and moves beyond Western theoretical frameworks. We argue that using Indigenous standpoint theory in partnership with American Indian communities works to decolonize research related to American Indian health in the social sciences and combats the effects of colonization in three ways. First, Indigenous standpoint theory aids in interpreting how the intersections unique to American Indians including the effects of colonization, tribal and other identities, and cultural context are linked to structural inequalities for American Indian communities. Second, Indigenous standpoint theory integrates Indigenous ways of knowing with Western research orientations and methodologies in a collaborative process that works to decolonize social science research for American Indians. Third, Indigenous standpoint theory promotes direct application of research benefits to American Indian communities.

In Their Own Voices: American Indian Decisions to Participate in Health Research

2006 ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim D. Noe ◽  
Spero M. Manson ◽  
Calvin D. Croy ◽  
Helen McGough ◽  
Jeffrey A. Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Health Research

scholarly journals Increasing the Number of Underrepresented Minority Behavioral Health Researchers Partnering With Underresourced Communities: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Research Project Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa H. Cruz ◽  
Matthew E. Borrego ◽  
Janet Page-Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Behavioral Health Research

To address critical health equity issues facing racially and ethnically diverse populations, it is essential to have researchers from similarly diverse backgrounds. Such researchers provide different perspectives that may lead to distinct research questions, novel interpretation of findings, and innovative recommendations for health promotion practice. There is a continuing need to increase the number of researchers leading health research studies who are from underrepresented minority populations (URMs). The literature demonstrates the effectiveness of mentoring for career development and the need to hone existing mentoring models. The TREE Center developed an innovative model for building capacity among early stage investigators, with a focus on URMs, to increase the inclusivity of the research pipeline. Our model involves community-engaged behavioral health research mentoring, career development, training for grantspersonship, and guidance for manuscript development and submission. A pilot project program provided opportunities for 10 early stage investigators to develop relationships with public health practitioners and other community partners, to obtain funding, to manage a complex pilot research project, and to generate preliminary data. Awardees worked with an academic mentor, a community mentor, and TREE Center faculty to conduct and disseminate their research. Lessons learned include the need to account for funding cycle timing, address challenges of recruiting URMs, consider overutilization of senior URM mentors, and overcome institutional bureaucracies that hinder transdisciplinary research across campuses. We discuss strategies for addressing these challenges. Our model is replicable and could be implemented, especially by academic programs interested in cultivating early stage URM investigators to conduct behavioral health research.

scholarly journals Perspectives on Precision Health Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities and the Physicians That Serve Them

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa G. Rosas ◽  
Catherine Nasrallah ◽  
Van Ta Park ◽  
Jan J. Vasquez ◽  
Ysabel Duron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Precision Health

 Background: In order for precision health to address health disparities, engagement of diverse racial/ethnic minority communi­ties and the physicians that serve them is critical.Methods: A community-based participatory research approach with mixed methods was employed to gain a deeper understanding of precision health research and practice among American Indian, African American, Latino, Chinese, and Vietnamese groups and physicians that serve these communi­ties. A survey assessed demographics and opinions of precision health, genetic testing, and precision health research. Focus groups (n=12) with each racial/ethnic minority group and physicians further explored at­titudes about these topics.Results: One hundred community mem­bers (American Indian [n=17], African American [n=13], Chinese [n=17], Latino [n=27], and Vietnamese [n=26]) and 14 physicians completed the survey and participated in the focus groups. Familiarity with precision health was low among com­munity members and high among physi­cians. Most groups were enthusiastic about the approach, especially if it considered influences on health in addition to genes (eg, environmental, behavioral, social fac­tors). Significant concerns were expressed by African American and American Indian participants about precision health practice and research based on past abuses in bio­medical research. In addition, physician and community members shared concerns such as security and confidentiality of genetic information, cost and affordability of genetic tests and precision medicine, discrimina­tion and disparities, distrust of medical and research and pharmaceutical institutions, language barriers, and physician’s specialty.Conclusions: Engagement of racial/ethnic minority communities and the providers who serve them is important for advancing a precision health approach to addressing health disparities.Ethn Dis. 2020;30(Suppl 1):137-148; doi:10.18865/ed.30.S1.137

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