This chapter seeks to present indigenous perspectives from emic and etic frameworks to ascertain how cross-cultural studies fit within a new explorative paradigmatic realm. The role of context to understand how the human relationship in all social settings adopts a pluralistic and inclusive mantra is paramount to address. Discussions on specific lenses of the emic and etic approaches, looking at indigenous concepts will be presented to highlight the agency and cultural tentacles deeply rooted in the emic and etic pathways. Nine key pillars are considered: 1) succinct international and indigenous emic and etic perspectives, 2) indigenous perspectives of conflict resolution, 3) shared trends in emic and etic perspectives, 4) clarification of concepts, 5) cross-cultural perspectives and community settings, 6) indigenous population resiliency, 7) social adaptation and affirmation, 8) healthcare disparities, and 9) philosophical and theoretical perspectives.

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This article focuses on the linkage between a worldwide culturally practiced feminine hygiene, considered by many as a health risk behavior, by four ethnic groups: Haitian, Mexican, Latina and Turkish women termed twalèt déba (vaginal cleanliness), and the human papilloma virus (HPV) leading to cervical cancer. A necessary debate warrants further analysis because the factors leading to HPV were not fully explored by previous research endeavors; and the connection between the practice and cervical cancer is not clearly exposed. The cultural and health behavior determinants are not easily framed for a deep understanding of the epidemiological and on ecological tentacles of this feminine practice. There are also elements of socio-economic disparities seen as barriers to HPV testing. A human papilloma virus disparity intervention model is proposed (HPVDIM) as the first assessment tool created prior to the current existing interventions of HPV testing and HPV vaccine. The contribution can be positively appreciated considering the void existing in the literature.

Physicians as leaders of change and burnout agents face constant challenges of leadership within their group practices. The importance of skills, knowledge, and competencies necessitates that the rapidly changing and volatile healthcare environment needs to be reassessed. Seeing physicians as burnout individuals in hospital systems, having limited effectiveness, only seems to evade the need to wield effective leadership in private practice. This paper aims to offer a lens to approach leadership changes and physician burnout from a mindfulness, selflessness, and compassionate (MSC) framework. An MSC culture relying on foundational human drivers is important to adopt. The most current literature on physicians as leaders of change and burnout agents is not exhaustive but offers steps to reduce factors that hinder well-being. Measuring them with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), the most used tool in scientific literature only offers a glimpse of the solution. It is paramount to examine the daily life exposure to the stress of practicing physicians to understand other dimensional drivers behind the phenomenon.

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