Indigenous sovereignty in research and epistemic justice: Truth telling through research DOI Creative Commons
Raglan Maddox, Melody E. Morton Ninomiya

Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Dec. 11, 2024

Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing are based on embodied sovereignty, relationality countless generations knowledge sharing. We call for epistemic justice in which systems recognised valued research-related contexts. draw attention to how colonial silence, delegitimise devalue specific knowers – through truth telling. This includes (1) the extent educational systems, research, practices, decisions, reported outcomes whitewashed a process structural systemic discrimination, racism, exclusion that actively alters or omits non-Euro-Western contributions perspectives fit Euro-Western norms (2) racialised logic scientific research claims be open, collaborative transparent. Whitewashing not only obscures history peoples communities but also reinforces biases inequities. assert need public health research. Epistemic calls sovereignty self-determination made visible. It may involve policies, protocols, regulations connected everyday lived inequities communities, families individuals. Ultimately, is inherent peoples' wellness, sovereignty.

Language: Английский

Israeli necropolitics and the pursuit of health justice in Palestine DOI Creative Commons
Layth Hanbali, Edwin Jit Leung Kwong,

Amy Neilson

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BMJ Global Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(2), P. e014942 - e014942

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cultural practices, oral health service utilisation and oral health policy and guidelines development in Africa: insights from the yorùbá ethnic group DOI Creative Commons
Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Oluwabunmi Tope Bernard, Olusegun Stephen Titus

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Frontiers in Oral Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Cultural beliefs and practices influence oral health behaviors in Africa, where traditions around are deeply woven into daily life community values. From the symbolism embedded African art, belief efficacy of herbs natural elements, to communal customs hygiene, culture serves as a lens through which related cultivated, understood acted upon. This manuscript discusses rituals embodied surrounding among yorùbá, links this discussion implications for policies interventions Africa. Yorùbá is prominent ethnic group West Africa with traditional reflect community's emphasis on remedies, often reducing reliance professional dental care. Through an analysis "rituals" yorùbá songs, proverbs, Ifá divination poetry, argues that cultural expressions reinforce importance manifestation spiritual balance personal hygiene. Despite reverence, finds service utilization remains low interpretations concerns delaying intervention. It further suggests integrating culturally resonant strategies could bridge gaps uptake. By analyzing these dynamics, study offers informed perspective research proposes policy frameworks integrate indigenous modern approaches.

Language: Английский

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Empowering Young Women: A Qualitative Co-Design Study of a Social Media Health Promotion Programme DOI Open Access
Jessica Malloy, Joya A. Kemper, Stephanie R. Partridge

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Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 780 - 780

Published: March 9, 2024

Social media platforms may be promising intervention tools to address the nutrition literacy and associated health behaviours of young women. We aimed co-design a lifestyle on social targeting eating, physical activity, wellbeing that is evidence-based, acceptable, engaging for women aged 18–24 years. The study used participatory design framework previously published iterative mixed methods approach development. Matrices workshop objectives were constructed using expert discussions insights sought from in workshops. A 10-step qualitative data analysis process resulted relevant themes, which guided resulting intervention, Daily Health Coach, uses multiple features Instagram disseminate information. Co-created content considers themes such as holism, food relationships, neutrality acknowledges commonly experienced barriers with use confusion, body image concerns, harmful comparison. This guide other researchers or professionals seeking engage women’s promotion media.

Language: Английский

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Violence in Palestine demands immediate resolution of its settler colonial root causes DOI Creative Commons
James Smith, Edwin Jit Leung Kwong, Layth Hanbali

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BMJ Global Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8(10), P. e014269 - e014269

Published: Oct. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Towards a bidirectional decoloniality in academic global health: insights from settler colonialism and racial capitalism DOI Creative Commons
Bram Wispelwey,

Chidinma Osuagwu,

David Mills

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The Lancet Global Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(9), P. e1469 - e1474

Published: Aug. 15, 2023

This Viewpoint considers the implications of incorporating two interdisciplinary and burgeoning fields study, settler colonialism racial capitalism, as prominent frameworks within academic global health. We describe these modes domination their historical ongoing roles in creating accumulated advantage for some groups disadvantage others, highlighting relevance decolonial health approaches. argue that widespread epistemic material injustice, long noted by marginalised communities, is more apparent challengeable with consistent application frameworks. With examples from USA, Brazil, Zimbabwe, we effects colonial erasure capitalist exploitation, also revealing rich legacies resistance highlight potential paths towards equity. Because much knowledge production constructed unregenerate contexts capitalism yet focused transnationally, offer instead an approach bidirectional decoloniality. Recognising broader world system at work, decoloniality entails a truly community confronts Global North injustice forcefully various colonialisms perpetrated South.

Language: Английский

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Decolonizing Impact Through the Culture-Centered Approach to Health Communication: Mobilizing Communities to Transform the Structural Determinants of Health DOI
Mohan J. Dutta, Satveer Kaur‐Gill,

Selina Metuamate

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Health Communication, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(14), P. 3581 - 3589

Published: April 17, 2024

In this issue, we outline the central tenets of culture-centered approach to health communication. What does address when suggesting co-creation voice infrastructures? is theory's methodological emphasis for mobilizing and transforming structures that shape inequalities communities at margins? Drawing on examples interventions in over fifty spread across 17 countries three continents, a large number them housed under umbrella Center Culture-centered Approach Research Evaluation (CARE) Massey University Aotearoa, New Zealand, articulate communicative processes (referring actionable sources targets action) building infrastructures toward structural transformation. For instance, African American organizing framework approach, documented Dutta, Collins, colleagues study 2019, discuss where community members participate co-creating heart information based comparative effectiveness research, an media ecosystem disseminating alongside community-led initiatives growing healthy food, youth activities, activism addressing racist drivers adversely impact health. essay, describe reflected within witness oppressions threaten human margins transformations these organize various facets life livelihood global linked

Language: Английский

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Structural racism and the health of Palestinian citizens of Israel DOI Creative Commons
Osama Tanous, Yara M. Asi, Weeam Hammoudeh

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Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) constitute almost 20% the Israeli population. Despite having access to one most efficient healthcare systems in world, PCI have shorter life expectancy and significantly worse health outcomes compared Jewish While several studies analysed social policy determinants driving these inequities, direct discussion structural racism as their overarching etiology has been limited. This article situates stemming from settler colonialism resultant by exploring how Palestinians came be a racialized minority homeland. In utilising critical race theory colonial analysis, we provide historically responsible reading suggest that dismantling legally codified racial discrimination is first step achieving equity.

Language: Английский

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Telephone-Based Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization in Navajo Nation DOI Creative Commons
Lauren A. Eberly,

Ada Tennison,

Daniel Mays

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JAMA Internal Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 184(6), P. 681 - 681

Published: April 7, 2024

Underutilization of guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a major cause poor outcomes. For many American Indian patients receiving care through the Health Service, access to care, especially cardiology limited, contributing uptake recommended therapy.

Language: Английский

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An integrative review of racism in nursing to inform anti‐racist nursing praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand DOI Creative Commons
Coral Wiapo, Sue Adams, Ebony Komene

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Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(8), P. 2936 - 2948

Published: May 8, 2024

Abstract Aim To synthesise international literature to identify mechanisms that maintain racism in nursing and understand the factors contribute designing implementing anti‐racist praxis inform Aotearoa New Zealand. Design An integrative review was undertaken, integrating Indigenous Kaupapa Māori methodologies ensure a cultural philosophical lens. Methods Peer‐reviewed published, between January 2011 July 2023 were sourced. Of 1296 articles, 16 met inclusion criteria 4 identified via citation chaining. In total, 20 articles included. The Johns Hopkins Research Evidence Tool applied, findings extracted, thematic analysis completed utilising principles. Data Sources Databases, including CINAHL, Scopus, PubMed Aus/NZ Reference Centre, searched 2023. Results Two key themes identified: (1) colonial active resistance change; (2) transformational, visionary, proactive nursing. Conclusion Nurses are well‐positioned confront structures health education systems but often actors maintaining status quo. Anti‐racist can be mechanism for nurses reimagine, redefine transform care, leadership, begin eradicate racism. Reporting Method This adhered 2020 Preferred Systematic Reviews Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) method. Patient or Public Contribution No patient public contribution. Implications Profession Racism remains prevalent healthcare system. It is necessary implement policies resist, deconstruct, dismantle power while validating values, beliefs practices. vital deliver equitable care. Impact presents lived realities knowledge of racially minoritised scholars, alongside allies praxis. evidence signifies it time walk challenge colonising processes hold place.

Language: Английский

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How Should Epidemiologists Respond to Data Genocide? DOI Open Access

Abigail Echo‐Hawk,

Sofia Locklear,

Stephen McNally

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The AMA Journal of Ethic, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. E44 - 50

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Data quality for and about American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people is undermined by deeply entrenched, colonial practices that have become standard in US federal data systems. This article draws on cases of maternal mortality COVID-19 to demonstrate the ethical clinical need inclusive, diverse, accurate when researching AI/AN health trends. further argues epidemiologists specifically must challenge implicit bias, question methods practices, recognize colonial, racist reporting long collection, analytical, dissemination are fundamental epidemiological research.

Language: Английский

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