Learning From Our Strengths: Exploring Strategies to Support Heart Health in Indigenous Communities.
Indigenous populations have remained resilient in maintaining their unique culture and values, despite facing centuries of colonial oppression. With many discriminatory policies continuing to disempower Indigenous peoples, First Nations communities have been reported to experience a higher level of...
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ftpubmed:39026618 2024-09-09T19:40:34+00:00 Learning From Our Strengths: Exploring Strategies to Support Heart Health in Indigenous Communities. Wali, Sahr Hiscock, Elizabeth C Simard, Anne Fung, Nicole Ross, Heather Mashford-Pringle, Angela 2024 Jul https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2023.06.005 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39026618 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11252507/ eng eng PubMed Central https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2023.06.005 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39026618 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11252507/ © 2023 The Authors. CJC Open ISSN:2589-790X Volume:6 Issue:7 Journal Article Review 2024 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2023.06.005 2024-07-20T16:02:00Z Indigenous populations have remained resilient in maintaining their unique culture and values, despite facing centuries of colonial oppression. With many discriminatory policies continuing to disempower Indigenous peoples, First Nations communities have been reported to experience a higher level of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, compared to that in the general population. Many of the risk factors contributing to the burden of CVD have been attributed to the impact of colonization and the ongoing dismissal of Indigenous knowledge. Despite Indigenous peoples recognizing the value of addressing their mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being in balanced totality, current health services focus predominantly on the promotion of Western biomedicine. To begin to move toward reconciliation, a better understanding of how Indigenous health is defined within different cultural worldviews is needed. The objective of this scoping review was to explore the various Western and/or Indigenous strategies used for the prevention of CVD and the management of heart health and wellness in Indigenous communities in Canada. In this review, a total of 3316 articles were identified, and only 21 articles met the eligibility criteria. Three major themes emerged, as follows: (i) valuing of the emotional domain of health through cultural safety; (ii) community is at the core of empowering health outcomes; and (iii) bridging of cultures through partnership and mutual learning. Most studies recognized the importance of community engagement to develop heart health strategies that integrate traditional languages and cultures. However, to move toward the delivery of culturally safe care, health systems need to rebuild their relationship with Indigenous peoples. Review First Nations PubMed Central (PMC) Canada CJC Open 6 7 849 856 |
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Indigenous populations have remained resilient in maintaining their unique culture and values, despite facing centuries of colonial oppression. With many discriminatory policies continuing to disempower Indigenous peoples, First Nations communities have been reported to experience a higher level of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, compared to that in the general population. Many of the risk factors contributing to the burden of CVD have been attributed to the impact of colonization and the ongoing dismissal of Indigenous knowledge. Despite Indigenous peoples recognizing the value of addressing their mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being in balanced totality, current health services focus predominantly on the promotion of Western biomedicine. To begin to move toward reconciliation, a better understanding of how Indigenous health is defined within different cultural worldviews is needed. The objective of this scoping review was to explore the various Western and/or Indigenous strategies used for the prevention of CVD and the management of heart health and wellness in Indigenous communities in Canada. In this review, a total of 3316 articles were identified, and only 21 articles met the eligibility criteria. Three major themes emerged, as follows: (i) valuing of the emotional domain of health through cultural safety; (ii) community is at the core of empowering health outcomes; and (iii) bridging of cultures through partnership and mutual learning. Most studies recognized the importance of community engagement to develop heart health strategies that integrate traditional languages and cultures. However, to move toward the delivery of culturally safe care, health systems need to rebuild their relationship with Indigenous peoples. |
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