The Culture is Prevention Project: measuring cultural connectedness and providing evidence that culture is a social determinant of health for Native Americans

The Culture is Prevention Project: measuring cultural connectedness and providing evidence that culture is a social determinant of health for Native Americans

Abstract Background It is important for non-Native persons to understand that the meaning of culture to Native American/Indigenous Peoples is not about esteem, taste or music but rather is described as a cognitive map on how to be. Native American/Indigenous culture can be thought of as all the thin...

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Main Authors: Paul Masotti, John Dennem, Karina Bañuelos, Cheyenne Seneca, Gloryanna Valerio-Leonce, Christina Tlatilpa Inong, Janet King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Native American
Indigenous
Culture
Mental health
Physical health
Determinant of health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15587-x

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