First Nations Community Well-Being Research and Large Data Sets: A Respectful Caution
Health researchers are increasingly encouraged to use large, community-level data sets to examine factors that promote or diminish health, including social determinants. First Nations people in Canada experience disparity in a range of social determinants of health that result in relatively low comm...
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ftunivictoriaojs:oai:journals.uvic.ca:article/17782 2023-05-15T16:14:04+02:00 First Nations Community Well-Being Research and Large Data Sets: A Respectful Caution Drawson, Alexandra S. Mushquash, Aislin R. Mushquash, Christopher J. 2017-09-20 application/pdf https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/17782 https://doi.org/10.18357/ijih122201717782 eng eng Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/17782/7444 https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/17782 doi:10.18357/ijih122201717782 Copyright (c) 2017 Alexandra S. Drawson, Aislin R. Mushquash, Christopher J. Mushquash http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND International Journal of Indigenous Health; Vol 12 No 2 (2017); 15-24 2291-9376 2291-9368 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2017 ftunivictoriaojs https://doi.org/10.18357/ijih122201717782 2020-12-02T19:57:40Z Health researchers are increasingly encouraged to use large, community-level data sets to examine factors that promote or diminish health, including social determinants. First Nations people in Canada experience disparity in a range of social determinants of health that result in relatively low community well-being scores, when compared to non-First Nations people. However, First Nations people also possess unique protective factors that enhance well-being, such as traditional language usage. Large data sets offer First Nations a new avenue for advocating for supports and services to decrease health inequity while developing culture-based evidence. However, care must be taken to ensure that these data are interpreted appropriately. In this paper, we respectfully offer a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets. We have framed this caution through a narrative presentation of a simple and concrete example. We then outline some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Victoria (Canada): Journal Publishing Service Canada International Journal of Indigenous Health 12 2 15 24 |
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Health researchers are increasingly encouraged to use large, community-level data sets to examine factors that promote or diminish health, including social determinants. First Nations people in Canada experience disparity in a range of social determinants of health that result in relatively low community well-being scores, when compared to non-First Nations people. However, First Nations people also possess unique protective factors that enhance well-being, such as traditional language usage. Large data sets offer First Nations a new avenue for advocating for supports and services to decrease health inequity while developing culture-based evidence. However, care must be taken to ensure that these data are interpreted appropriately. In this paper, we respectfully offer a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets. We have framed this caution through a narrative presentation of a simple and concrete example. We then outline some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings. |
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First Nations Community Well-Being Research and Large Data Sets: A Respectful Caution |
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First Nations Community Well-Being Research and Large Data Sets: A Respectful Caution |
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first nations community well-being research and large data sets: a respectful caution |
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Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health |
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