Building True Capacity: Indigenous Models for Indigenous Communities

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2006

Publication Title

American Journal of Public Health

Volume

96

Issue

4

First page number:

596

Last page number:

599

Abstract

Within the past 2 decades, community capacity building and community empowerment have emerged as key strategies for reducing health disparities and promoting public health. As with other strategies and best practices, these concepts have been brought to indigenous (American Indian and Alaska Native) communities primarily by mainstream researchers and practitioners.

Mainstream models and their resultant programs, however, often have limited application in meeting the needs and realities of indigenous populations. Tribes are increasingly taking control of their local health care services. It is time for indigenous people not only to develop tribal programs but also to define and integrate the underlying theoretical and cultural frameworks for public health application.

Keywords

Health; Health services accessibility; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples; Medical care; Medical care--Needs assessment; Public health

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Community Health | Health Policy | Indigenous Studies | Public Health | Race and Ethnicity

Language

English

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