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Lopez, Albertina; Lynn, Jewlya; Peak, Geri; Petillo, Michael; Rios, Aisha; Shanker, Vidhya; Wolf, Susan Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation Needs YOUR Voice Journal Article AEA365, 2022. @article{Lopez2022, title = {Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation Needs YOUR Voice }, author = {Albertina Lopez and Jewlya Lynn and Geri Peak and Michael Petillo and Aisha Rios and Vidhya Shanker and Susan Wolf}, url = {https://aea365.org/blog/decolonization-in-evaluation-week-voices-of-decolonizing-evaluation-needs-your-voice-by-albertina-lopez-jewlya-lynn-geri-peak-michael-petillo-aisha-rios-vidhya-shanker-susan-wolf/}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-10-31}, journal = {AEA365}, abstract = {Greetings good people, we are Albertina Lopez, Jewlya Lynn, Geri Peak, Michael Petillo, Aisha Rios, Vidhya Shanker & Susan Wolfe, the team of voices behind AEA session #5365, Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation: Moving from Discussion to Action. Following on our blogs from last year, we are expanding the ongoing discourse on evaluation’s role in envisioning and co-creating a just society by opening space for more voices so that we can advance our understanding together—stimulating change within and among ourselves, and facilitating collective action.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Greetings good people, we are Albertina Lopez, Jewlya Lynn, Geri Peak, Michael Petillo, Aisha Rios, Vidhya Shanker & Susan Wolfe, the team of voices behind AEA session #5365, Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation: Moving from Discussion to Action. Following on our blogs from last year, we are expanding the ongoing discourse on evaluation’s role in envisioning and co-creating a just society by opening space for more voices so that we can advance our understanding together—stimulating change within and among ourselves, and facilitating collective action. |
Carroll, Stephanie Russo; Suina, Michele; Jäger, Mary Beth; Black, Jessica; Cornell, Stephen; Gonzales, Angela A; Jorgensen, Miriam; Palmanteer-Holder, Nancy Lynn; Rosa, Jennifer De La S; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving Beyond the Social Determinants of Health Journal Article Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 (7495), 2022. @article{Carroll2022, title = {Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving Beyond the Social Determinants of Health}, author = {Stephanie Russo Carroll and Michele Suina and Mary Beth Jäger and Jessica Black and Stephen Cornell and Angela A. Gonzales and Miriam Jorgensen and Nancy Lynn Palmanteer-Holder and Jennifer S. De La Rosa and Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone }, url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127495}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph19127495}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-06-18}, journal = {Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health}, volume = {19}, number = {7495}, abstract = {The lack of literature on Indigenous conceptions of health and the social determinants of health (SDH) for US Indigenous communities limits available information for Indigenous nations as they set policy and allocate resources to improve the health of their citizens. In 2015, eight scholars from tribal communities and mainstream educational institutions convened to examine: the limitations of applying the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SDH framework in Indigenous communities; Indigenizing the WHO SDH framework; and Indigenous conceptions of a healthy community. Participants critiqued the assumptions within the WHO SDH framework that did not cohere with Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies and created a schematic for conceptualizing health and categorizing its determinants. As Indigenous nations pursue a policy role in health and seek to improve the health and wellness of their nations’ citizens, definitions of Indigenous health and well-being should be community-driven and Indigenous-nation based. Policies and practices for Indigenous nations and Indigenous communities should reflect and arise from sovereignty and a comprehensive understanding of the nations and communities’ conceptions of health and its determinants beyond the SDH.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The lack of literature on Indigenous conceptions of health and the social determinants of health (SDH) for US Indigenous communities limits available information for Indigenous nations as they set policy and allocate resources to improve the health of their citizens. In 2015, eight scholars from tribal communities and mainstream educational institutions convened to examine: the limitations of applying the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SDH framework in Indigenous communities; Indigenizing the WHO SDH framework; and Indigenous conceptions of a healthy community. Participants critiqued the assumptions within the WHO SDH framework that did not cohere with Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies and created a schematic for conceptualizing health and categorizing its determinants. As Indigenous nations pursue a policy role in health and seek to improve the health and wellness of their nations’ citizens, definitions of Indigenous health and well-being should be community-driven and Indigenous-nation based. Policies and practices for Indigenous nations and Indigenous communities should reflect and arise from sovereignty and a comprehensive understanding of the nations and communities’ conceptions of health and its determinants beyond the SDH. |
Walters, Karina L; Johnson-Jennings, Michelle; Stroud, Sandra; Rasmus, Stacy; Charles, Billy; John, Simeon; Allen, James; Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku; Look, Mele A; de Silva, Māpuana; Lowe, John; Baldwin, Julie A; Lawrence, Gary; Brooks, Jada; Noonan, Curtis W; Belcourt, Annie; Quintana, Eugenia; Semmens, Erin O; Boulafentis, Johna Prevention Science, pp. 1-11, 2018. @article{Walters2018, title = {Growing from Our Roots: Strategies for Developing Culturally Grounded Health Promotion Interventions in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities}, author = {Karina L Walters and Michelle Johnson-Jennings and Sandra Stroud and Stacy Rasmus and Billy Charles and Simeon John and James Allen and Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula and Mele A Look and Māpuana de Silva and John Lowe and Julie A Baldwin and Gary Lawrence and Jada Brooks and Curtis W Noonan and Annie Belcourt and Eugenia Quintana and Erin O Semmens and Johna Boulafentis}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11121-018-0952-z}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-11-06}, journal = {Prevention Science}, pages = {1-11}, abstract = {Given the paucity of empirically based health promotion interventions designed by and for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (i.e., Native) communities, researchers and partnering communities have had to rely on the adaptation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed for non-Native populations, a decidedly sub-optimal approach. Native communities have called for development of Indigenous health promotion programs in which their cultural worldviews and protocols are prioritized in the design, development, testing, and implementation. There is limited information regarding how Native communities and scholars have successfully collaborated to design and implement culturally based prevention efforts “from the ground up.” Drawing on five diverse community-based Native health intervention studies, we describe strategies for designing and implementing culturally grounded models of health promotion developed in partnership with Native communities. Additionally, we highlight indigenist worldviews and protocols that undergird Native health interventions with an emphasis on the incorporation of (1) original instructions, (2) relational restoration, (3) narrative-[em]bodied transformation, and (4) indigenist community-based participatory research (ICBPR) processes. Finally, we demonstrate how culturally grounded interventions can improve population health when they prioritize local Indigenous knowledge and health-positive messages for individual to multi-level community interventions.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Given the paucity of empirically based health promotion interventions designed by and for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (i.e., Native) communities, researchers and partnering communities have had to rely on the adaptation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed for non-Native populations, a decidedly sub-optimal approach. Native communities have called for development of Indigenous health promotion programs in which their cultural worldviews and protocols are prioritized in the design, development, testing, and implementation. There is limited information regarding how Native communities and scholars have successfully collaborated to design and implement culturally based prevention efforts “from the ground up.” Drawing on five diverse community-based Native health intervention studies, we describe strategies for designing and implementing culturally grounded models of health promotion developed in partnership with Native communities. Additionally, we highlight indigenist worldviews and protocols that undergird Native health interventions with an emphasis on the incorporation of (1) original instructions, (2) relational restoration, (3) narrative-[em]bodied transformation, and (4) indigenist community-based participatory research (ICBPR) processes. Finally, we demonstrate how culturally grounded interventions can improve population health when they prioritize local Indigenous knowledge and health-positive messages for individual to multi-level community interventions. |
2022 |
Lopez, Albertina; Lynn, Jewlya; Peak, Geri; Petillo, Michael; Rios, Aisha; Shanker, Vidhya; Wolf, Susan Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation Needs YOUR Voice Journal Article AEA365, 2022. @article{Lopez2022, title = {Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation Needs YOUR Voice }, author = {Albertina Lopez and Jewlya Lynn and Geri Peak and Michael Petillo and Aisha Rios and Vidhya Shanker and Susan Wolf}, url = {https://aea365.org/blog/decolonization-in-evaluation-week-voices-of-decolonizing-evaluation-needs-your-voice-by-albertina-lopez-jewlya-lynn-geri-peak-michael-petillo-aisha-rios-vidhya-shanker-susan-wolf/}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-10-31}, journal = {AEA365}, abstract = {Greetings good people, we are Albertina Lopez, Jewlya Lynn, Geri Peak, Michael Petillo, Aisha Rios, Vidhya Shanker & Susan Wolfe, the team of voices behind AEA session #5365, Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation: Moving from Discussion to Action. Following on our blogs from last year, we are expanding the ongoing discourse on evaluation’s role in envisioning and co-creating a just society by opening space for more voices so that we can advance our understanding together—stimulating change within and among ourselves, and facilitating collective action.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Greetings good people, we are Albertina Lopez, Jewlya Lynn, Geri Peak, Michael Petillo, Aisha Rios, Vidhya Shanker & Susan Wolfe, the team of voices behind AEA session #5365, Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation: Moving from Discussion to Action. Following on our blogs from last year, we are expanding the ongoing discourse on evaluation’s role in envisioning and co-creating a just society by opening space for more voices so that we can advance our understanding together—stimulating change within and among ourselves, and facilitating collective action. |
Carroll, Stephanie Russo; Suina, Michele; Jäger, Mary Beth; Black, Jessica; Cornell, Stephen; Gonzales, Angela A; Jorgensen, Miriam; Palmanteer-Holder, Nancy Lynn; Rosa, Jennifer De La S; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving Beyond the Social Determinants of Health Journal Article Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 (7495), 2022. @article{Carroll2022, title = {Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving Beyond the Social Determinants of Health}, author = {Stephanie Russo Carroll and Michele Suina and Mary Beth Jäger and Jessica Black and Stephen Cornell and Angela A. Gonzales and Miriam Jorgensen and Nancy Lynn Palmanteer-Holder and Jennifer S. De La Rosa and Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone }, url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127495}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph19127495}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-06-18}, journal = {Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health}, volume = {19}, number = {7495}, abstract = {The lack of literature on Indigenous conceptions of health and the social determinants of health (SDH) for US Indigenous communities limits available information for Indigenous nations as they set policy and allocate resources to improve the health of their citizens. In 2015, eight scholars from tribal communities and mainstream educational institutions convened to examine: the limitations of applying the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SDH framework in Indigenous communities; Indigenizing the WHO SDH framework; and Indigenous conceptions of a healthy community. Participants critiqued the assumptions within the WHO SDH framework that did not cohere with Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies and created a schematic for conceptualizing health and categorizing its determinants. As Indigenous nations pursue a policy role in health and seek to improve the health and wellness of their nations’ citizens, definitions of Indigenous health and well-being should be community-driven and Indigenous-nation based. Policies and practices for Indigenous nations and Indigenous communities should reflect and arise from sovereignty and a comprehensive understanding of the nations and communities’ conceptions of health and its determinants beyond the SDH.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The lack of literature on Indigenous conceptions of health and the social determinants of health (SDH) for US Indigenous communities limits available information for Indigenous nations as they set policy and allocate resources to improve the health of their citizens. In 2015, eight scholars from tribal communities and mainstream educational institutions convened to examine: the limitations of applying the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SDH framework in Indigenous communities; Indigenizing the WHO SDH framework; and Indigenous conceptions of a healthy community. Participants critiqued the assumptions within the WHO SDH framework that did not cohere with Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies and created a schematic for conceptualizing health and categorizing its determinants. As Indigenous nations pursue a policy role in health and seek to improve the health and wellness of their nations’ citizens, definitions of Indigenous health and well-being should be community-driven and Indigenous-nation based. Policies and practices for Indigenous nations and Indigenous communities should reflect and arise from sovereignty and a comprehensive understanding of the nations and communities’ conceptions of health and its determinants beyond the SDH. |
2018 |
Walters, Karina L; Johnson-Jennings, Michelle; Stroud, Sandra; Rasmus, Stacy; Charles, Billy; John, Simeon; Allen, James; Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku; Look, Mele A; de Silva, Māpuana; Lowe, John; Baldwin, Julie A; Lawrence, Gary; Brooks, Jada; Noonan, Curtis W; Belcourt, Annie; Quintana, Eugenia; Semmens, Erin O; Boulafentis, Johna Prevention Science, pp. 1-11, 2018. @article{Walters2018, title = {Growing from Our Roots: Strategies for Developing Culturally Grounded Health Promotion Interventions in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities}, author = {Karina L Walters and Michelle Johnson-Jennings and Sandra Stroud and Stacy Rasmus and Billy Charles and Simeon John and James Allen and Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula and Mele A Look and Māpuana de Silva and John Lowe and Julie A Baldwin and Gary Lawrence and Jada Brooks and Curtis W Noonan and Annie Belcourt and Eugenia Quintana and Erin O Semmens and Johna Boulafentis}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11121-018-0952-z}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-11-06}, journal = {Prevention Science}, pages = {1-11}, abstract = {Given the paucity of empirically based health promotion interventions designed by and for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (i.e., Native) communities, researchers and partnering communities have had to rely on the adaptation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed for non-Native populations, a decidedly sub-optimal approach. Native communities have called for development of Indigenous health promotion programs in which their cultural worldviews and protocols are prioritized in the design, development, testing, and implementation. There is limited information regarding how Native communities and scholars have successfully collaborated to design and implement culturally based prevention efforts “from the ground up.” Drawing on five diverse community-based Native health intervention studies, we describe strategies for designing and implementing culturally grounded models of health promotion developed in partnership with Native communities. Additionally, we highlight indigenist worldviews and protocols that undergird Native health interventions with an emphasis on the incorporation of (1) original instructions, (2) relational restoration, (3) narrative-[em]bodied transformation, and (4) indigenist community-based participatory research (ICBPR) processes. Finally, we demonstrate how culturally grounded interventions can improve population health when they prioritize local Indigenous knowledge and health-positive messages for individual to multi-level community interventions.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Given the paucity of empirically based health promotion interventions designed by and for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (i.e., Native) communities, researchers and partnering communities have had to rely on the adaptation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed for non-Native populations, a decidedly sub-optimal approach. Native communities have called for development of Indigenous health promotion programs in which their cultural worldviews and protocols are prioritized in the design, development, testing, and implementation. There is limited information regarding how Native communities and scholars have successfully collaborated to design and implement culturally based prevention efforts “from the ground up.” Drawing on five diverse community-based Native health intervention studies, we describe strategies for designing and implementing culturally grounded models of health promotion developed in partnership with Native communities. Additionally, we highlight indigenist worldviews and protocols that undergird Native health interventions with an emphasis on the incorporation of (1) original instructions, (2) relational restoration, (3) narrative-[em]bodied transformation, and (4) indigenist community-based participatory research (ICBPR) processes. Finally, we demonstrate how culturally grounded interventions can improve population health when they prioritize local Indigenous knowledge and health-positive messages for individual to multi-level community interventions. |