Appropriate Engagement and Nutrition Education on Reserve: Lessons Learned from the Takla Lake First Nation in
Concerns about living conditions on First Nations1 reserves are attracting a great deal of attention from public health practitioners and researchers looking to design and implement measures to improve and promote health. Issues related to geographic isolation, low socioeconomic status, and threats...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.599.4914 2023-05-15T16:14:54+02:00 Appropriate Engagement and Nutrition Education on Reserve: Lessons Learned from the Takla Lake First Nation in Northern Bc Margo French (aka Sumkoltz Takla First Nation The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.599.4914 http://www.naho.ca/jah/english/jah06_01/v6_I1_Appropriate_Engagement_Nutrition.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.599.4914 http://www.naho.ca/jah/english/jah06_01/v6_I1_Appropriate_Engagement_Nutrition.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.naho.ca/jah/english/jah06_01/v6_I1_Appropriate_Engagement_Nutrition.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T13:53:37Z Concerns about living conditions on First Nations1 reserves are attracting a great deal of attention from public health practitioners and researchers looking to design and implement measures to improve and promote health. Issues related to geographic isolation, low socioeconomic status, and threats to traditional practices are known to contribute to poor health outcomes, especially amongst Aboriginal youth. Research and educational programs are needed to address these challenges yet even the most state-of-the art initiatives are destined to fail if they are perceived to be disrespectful of, and insensitive to, local First Nations ’ culture and ways of knowing. Inspired by Smith’s call for decolonized methodologies, we develop the concept of appropriate engagement as a framework for working with First Nations. A case study of research and a nutrition program conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia are presented to offer an outline of appropriate engagement and how it can be used to better inform public health initiatives aimed at improving the dietary practices of First Nations populations. Public health practitioners and researchers often struggle with developing culturally appropriate practices when working with Aboriginal communities. A common refrain is that many First Nations have Text First Nations Unknown Takla Lake ENVELOPE(-125.883,-125.883,55.419,55.419) Takla Landing ENVELOPE(-125.970,-125.970,55.483,55.483) |
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Concerns about living conditions on First Nations1 reserves are attracting a great deal of attention from public health practitioners and researchers looking to design and implement measures to improve and promote health. Issues related to geographic isolation, low socioeconomic status, and threats to traditional practices are known to contribute to poor health outcomes, especially amongst Aboriginal youth. Research and educational programs are needed to address these challenges yet even the most state-of-the art initiatives are destined to fail if they are perceived to be disrespectful of, and insensitive to, local First Nations ’ culture and ways of knowing. Inspired by Smith’s call for decolonized methodologies, we develop the concept of appropriate engagement as a framework for working with First Nations. A case study of research and a nutrition program conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia are presented to offer an outline of appropriate engagement and how it can be used to better inform public health initiatives aimed at improving the dietary practices of First Nations populations. Public health practitioners and researchers often struggle with developing culturally appropriate practices when working with Aboriginal communities. A common refrain is that many First Nations have |
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