“I'm stronger than I thought”: Native women reconnecting to body, health, and place

Schultz, Katie; Walters, Karina L.; Beltrán, Ramona; Stroud, Sandy; Johnson-Jennings, Michelle

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.05.001

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“…This was found throughout the BMOST process as well. Initially, a democratic model described by Schultz et al () was implemented, and the collaborative partners involved were passionate and engaged leaders of the community. Unfortunately, a lack of leadership stagnated growth and led to unproductive meetings.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, CBIs can offer a culturally appropriate approach while maintaining a democratic model. For example, in an attempt to alter obesity and other health disparities within the Choctaw tribe, researchers first used a democratic model to gather input, then a CBI to initiate physical health changes through rewalking the Trail of Tears (Schultz, Walters, Beltran, Stroud, & Johnson‐Jennings, ). This approach allowed the targeted issue of obesity and health disparities to be addressed by the people and for the people in conjunction with researchers and health experts.…”

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Developing networks in disempowered communities: Experiencing hardships while focusing on opportunities

Stauss

Jackson

Maxwell

2019

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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This study aims to present an evaluation and the process steps of a community-based initiative (CBI) consisting of a group of organizations that work to enhance the lives of boys and men of colour. Using a participatory research model, the researchers collaborated with 14 community stakeholders to develop the questions during two data collection periods and reviewed the reports for accuracy.The findings were separated into two broad categories.The perceived challenges included a lack of clear goals and measurements of success, an absence of leadership and direction, and a shortage of resources. The successes included passion of partners, increased collaboration, and increasing and maintaining social capital within the community. The lessons learned from both data collection periods helped this CBI broaden its reach and collaboration efforts.Overall, this study provides suggestions to other CBIs as they embark on making changes in their own communities.

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Section: Literaturementioning

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Developing networks in disempowered communities: Experiencing hardships while focusing on opportunities

Stauss

Jackson

Maxwell

2019

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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“…; Schultz et al. , 22; see also Walters et al ). Social class discrimination may also affect the epigenetic transmission of trauma.…”

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“…Deep engagement outside of traditional health service settings should be considered in interventions and may be particularly effective in promoting positive health behaviors in Native communities” (Schultz et al. , 21). For example, women whose ancestors had experienced the horrors of the Cherokee Trail of Tears chose to heal from their inherited trauma by rewalking this trail, albeit with a very different strategy and purpose.…”

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Remembrance and Resilience: How the Bodyself Responds to Trauma

Pederson¹,

Nuetzman²,

Gubbels³

et al. 2018

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How do the experiences of people who undergo extreme suffering and trauma in one generation get passed on to the next generation? And how do these experiences affect religious–spiritual beliefs and practices? Can we help to create resilience in these later generations through these religious–spiritual beliefs? In order to answer these questions, one must remember and understand not only how trauma is embodied and inherited, but also the role that religious beliefs and practices play in facing and overcoming the trauma. People who have experienced trauma can pass on the effects to subsequent generations biologically through epigenetic changes to their DNA, but also through their religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. The ways people remember and recover from trauma involve complex biological, psychosocial, and spiritual processes. We use the sciences of embodied cognition and epigenetics to analyze the heritability of trauma and its spiritual–religious manifestations in the next generations. Having done so, our hope is that we can understand how spiritual and religious practices can be developed to help people who undergo trauma so that they can become resilient and thrive.

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“…Another population for whom interpersonal racial discrimination may impact health are American Indians (AIs). AIs, the subset of indigenous peoples living in the continental US, reflect diverse tribal backgrounds and cultures, but experience common social, political, and economic disadvantage (Kunitz, Veazie, & Henderson, ; Schultz, Walters, Beltran, Stroud, & Johnson‐Jennings, ). These disadvantages are often manifested in the form of adverse health outcomes.…”

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Racial discrimination associated with higher diastolic blood pressure in a sample of American Indian adults

Thayer

Blair

Buchwald

et al. 2017

American J Phys Anthropol

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Objectives Hypertension prevalence is high among American Indians (AIs). AIs experience a substantial burden of interpersonal racial discrimination, which in other populations has been associated with higher blood pressure. The purpose of this study is to understand whether racial discrimination experiences are associated with higher blood pressure in AIs. Materials and Methods We used the Everyday Discrimination Scale to evaluate the relationship between discrimination and measured blood pressure among 77 AIs from two reservation communities in the Northern Plains. We used multivariate linear regression to evaluate the association of racial discrimination with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively. Racial discrimination, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were analyzed as continuous variables. All analyses adjusted for sex, waist circumference, age, posttraumatic stress disorder status, and education. Results We found that 61% of participants experienced discrimination that they attributed to their race or ancestry. Racial discrimination was associated with significantly higher diastolic blood pressure (β = 0.22, SE = 0.09, P = 0.02), and with a similar non-significant trend toward higher systolic blood pressure (β = 0.25, SE = 0.15, P = 0.09). Conclusion The results of this analysis suggest that racial discrimination may contribute to higher diastolic blood pressure within Native communities. These findings highlight one pathway through which the social environment can shape patterns of biology and health in AI and other socially and politically marginalized groups.

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“I'm stronger than I thought”: Native women reconnecting to body, health, and place

Cited by 68 publications

References 17 publications

Developing networks in disempowered communities: Experiencing hardships while focusing on opportunities

Developing networks in disempowered communities: Experiencing hardships while focusing on opportunities

Remembrance and Resilience: How the Bodyself Responds to Trauma

Racial discrimination associated with higher diastolic blood pressure in a sample of American Indian adults

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