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Proceedings from an Indigenous Women's Health Workshop: Use of a Co-Creation Process to Build Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Support Creation of an Indigenous Women's Health Priority Agenda
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.22(3), p.390
03/07/2025
PMID: 40238431
Abstract
Indigenous women experience disproportionately higher rates of adverse health outcomes. Few studies have explored the root of these problems or defined health and wellness from the perspectives of Indigenous women. Our objective was to elicit views on Indigenous women's health from women who are Indigenous and/or have experience working with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island and Hawai'i (e.g., United States). Informed by intersectionality as a social critical theory, we convened a workshop to engage in a co-creative consensus-building and expert decision process using design thinking. The two-day workshop embraced Indigenous values of land, sacred spaces, genealogy, family, rituals, and culture. Participants included United States-based Native and Indigenous women (n = 16) and allies (n = 7). Participants focused on answering key questions such as "What are priority areas for Indigenous women's health"? and "What are the key facilitators and barriers to improving Indigenous women's health"? Co-created priority lists for each of these topics were generated. Participants overwhelmingly reported satisfaction with the workshop process and emphasis on a strength-based, culturally driven approach to share their stories, which contextualized the ideas, concerns, and priorities of Indigenous women who self-reflected on their own health and wellness. Creating culturally safe spaces for Indigenous people to reflect on their own hopes for the future relates to the theme by describing a process to bridge traditional healing with modern-day practices to build pilina.
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- Title
- Proceedings from an Indigenous Women's Health Workshop: Use of a Co-Creation Process to Build Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Support Creation of an Indigenous Women's Health Priority Agenda
- Creators
- Chevelle M A Davis - Robert Wood Johnson FoundationReni Soon - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Queens Health Systems, Honolulu, HI 96813, USAKaitlyn Aoki - Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USAKelli Begay - Oklahoma Library AssociationDenise Charron-Prochownik - University of PittsburghRebecca Dendy - University of ArizonaJennifer Elia - InfantHeather Garrow - Saint Regis Mohawk TribeKapuaola Gellert - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLuciana E Hebert - Washington State University, Department of Medical Education and Clinical ScienceMary Hoskin - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesMegan Kiyomi Inada - Kōkua Kalihi ValleyBliss Kaneshiro - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Queens Health Systems, Honolulu, HI 96813, USAKa'ōnohi Lapilo - Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USAKelly R Moore - Native HealthSharon Kaiulani Odom - Hawaii Good Food Alliance, Honolulu, HI 96822, USADiane Paloma - Hawai'i Dental Service, Honolulu, HI 96813, USAMei Linn Park - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLisa Scarton - University of FloridaSusan Sereika - University of PittsburghMarjorie K L M Mau - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaSarah A Stotz - Colorado State University
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.22(3), p.390
- Academic Unit
- Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH)
- Grant note
- R21MD016126 / National Institutes of Health: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities S21 MD000228 / NIMHD NIH HHS R21 MD016126 / NIMHD NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99901220500501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article