Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention

This article addresses child maltreatment intervention and prevention among American Indians and Alaska Natives. The authors argue that history and culture must be included as context and variables for developing and implementing prevention programs in Indian Country. They propose that the public he...

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Main Authors:	DeBruyn, Lemyra, Chino, Michelle
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2001
Subjects:	Abused children Alaska/epidemiology Alaska Natives Child Child abuse Child Abuse/ethnology Child abuse—Prevention Child Abuse/prevention & control Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data Child health services Child Health Services/history Child Health Services/organization & administration Children Culture Epidemiology Eskimos Ethnology Health Services Indigenous/history Indigenous/organization & administration History 20th Century Humans Indians of North America Indians North American/psychology Inuit Inuit > Social conditions Inuits/psychology Medical care Preventive health services Preventive Health Services/history Preventive Health Services/organization & administration Public health United States/epidemiology Community-Based Research Community Health Indigenous Studies Race and Ethnicity Sociology Sociology of Culture Indian eskimo* inuit inuits Alaska
Online Access:	https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/community_health_sciences_fac_articles/201

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spelling	ftuninevadalveg:oai:digitalscholarship.unlv.edu:community_health_sciences_fac_articles-1200 2023-05-15T16:06:41+02:00 Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention DeBruyn, Lemyra Chino, Michelle 2001-05-01T07:00:00Z https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/community_health_sciences_fac_articles/201 English eng Digital Scholarship@UNLV https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/community_health_sciences_fac_articles/201 Public Health Faculty Publications Abused children Alaska/epidemiology Alaska Natives Child Child abuse Child Abuse/ethnology Child abuse—Prevention Child Abuse/prevention & control Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data Child health services Child Health Services/history Child Health Services/organization & administration Children Culture Epidemiology Eskimos Ethnology Health Services Indigenous/history Indigenous/organization & administration History 20th Century Humans Indians of North America Indians North American/psychology Inuit Inuit--Social conditions Inuits/psychology Medical care Preventive health services Preventive Health Services/history Preventive Health Services/organization & administration Public health United States/epidemiology Community-Based Research Community Health Indigenous Studies Race and Ethnicity Sociology Sociology of Culture article 2001 ftuninevadalveg 2023-01-16T16:32:14Z This article addresses child maltreatment intervention and prevention among American Indians and Alaska Natives. The authors argue that history and culture must be included as context and variables for developing and implementing prevention programs in Indian Country. They propose that the public health violence prevention model would benefit from incorporating tenets of the history and culture(s) of diverse groups, in this instance American Indians and Alaska Natives. The authors offer an approach that focuses on population- and individual-level risk and protective factors for child maltreatment intervention and prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. They include suggestions and examples for doing the work in Indian Country. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* inuit inuits Alaska University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Digital Scholarship@UNLV Indian
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topic	Abused children Alaska/epidemiology Alaska Natives Child Child abuse Child Abuse/ethnology Child abuse—Prevention Child Abuse/prevention & control Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data Child health services Child Health Services/history Child Health Services/organization & administration Children Culture Epidemiology Eskimos Ethnology Health Services Indigenous/history Indigenous/organization & administration History 20th Century Humans Indians of North America Indians North American/psychology Inuit Inuit--Social conditions Inuits/psychology Medical care Preventive health services Preventive Health Services/history Preventive Health Services/organization & administration Public health United States/epidemiology Community-Based Research Community Health Indigenous Studies Race and Ethnicity Sociology Sociology of Culture
spellingShingle	Abused children Alaska/epidemiology Alaska Natives Child Child abuse Child Abuse/ethnology Child abuse—Prevention Child Abuse/prevention & control Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data Child health services Child Health Services/history Child Health Services/organization & administration Children Culture Epidemiology Eskimos Ethnology Health Services Indigenous/history Indigenous/organization & administration History 20th Century Humans Indians of North America Indians North American/psychology Inuit Inuit--Social conditions Inuits/psychology Medical care Preventive health services Preventive Health Services/history Preventive Health Services/organization & administration Public health United States/epidemiology Community-Based Research Community Health Indigenous Studies Race and Ethnicity Sociology Sociology of Culture DeBruyn, Lemyra Chino, Michelle Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
topic_facet	Abused children Alaska/epidemiology Alaska Natives Child Child abuse Child Abuse/ethnology Child abuse—Prevention Child Abuse/prevention & control Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data Child health services Child Health Services/history Child Health Services/organization & administration Children Culture Epidemiology Eskimos Ethnology Health Services Indigenous/history Indigenous/organization & administration History 20th Century Humans Indians of North America Indians North American/psychology Inuit Inuit--Social conditions Inuits/psychology Medical care Preventive health services Preventive Health Services/history Preventive Health Services/organization & administration Public health United States/epidemiology Community-Based Research Community Health Indigenous Studies Race and Ethnicity Sociology Sociology of Culture
description	This article addresses child maltreatment intervention and prevention among American Indians and Alaska Natives. The authors argue that history and culture must be included as context and variables for developing and implementing prevention programs in Indian Country. They propose that the public health violence prevention model would benefit from incorporating tenets of the history and culture(s) of diverse groups, in this instance American Indians and Alaska Natives. The authors offer an approach that focuses on population- and individual-level risk and protective factors for child maltreatment intervention and prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. They include suggestions and examples for doing the work in Indian Country.
format	Article in Journal/Newspaper
author	DeBruyn, Lemyra Chino, Michelle
author_facet	DeBruyn, Lemyra Chino, Michelle
author_sort	DeBruyn, Lemyra
title	Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
title_short	Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
title_full	Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
title_fullStr	Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
title_full_unstemmed	Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention
title_sort	child maltreatment in american indians and alaska native communities: integrating culture, history, and public health for intervention and prevention
publisher	Digital Scholarship@UNLV
publishDate	2001
url	https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/community_health_sciences_fac_articles/201
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Child Maltreatment in American Indians and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention

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