Jemez Pueblo

Built and Social-Cultural Environments and Health Within a Rural American Indian Community in the Southwest

Bibliographic Data

ID11031354
AuthorsNina Wallerstein (0000-0002-1969-0799, Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), B Duran (0000-0001-5886-5232, Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Bonnie M Duran, Jolene Aguilar (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Lorenda Joe (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Felipita Loretto (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Anita Toya (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Harriet Yepa-Waquie (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), Randy Padilla (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.), R Steven Padilla (Jemez Pueblo Community Library), Kevin Shendo (Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie M. Duran, Jolene Aguilar, and Lorenda Joe are with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Felipita Loretto, Anita Toya, and Harriet Yepa-Waquie are with Department of Health and Human Services, Jemez Pueblo, NM. Randy Padilla is with Senior Citizens Center, Jemez Pueblo. Kevin Shendo is with Education Department, Jemez Pueblo.)
Year2003
Volume93
Issue9
Pages1517-1518
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.93.9.1517
PMID12948972
OpenAlexW2037384573
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited14

Much has been written about built and social-economic environments and their effects on urban health.1–7 A growing literature also proposes that community capacity and social capital8–15 play a role in reducing health risks. Another promising area of study is how cultural identity informs symbolic meanings of place and land, which affect health determinants.16,17 Rural populations, although they have received less study, present an opportunity for research because their social and cultural identities are largely based on land and place. In this brief, we present preliminary results of one such study in a tribal community, raising questions about the intersections of built and sociocultural environments and health. The Pueblo of Jemez is situated in rural New Mexico. More than 90% of its nearly 3400 members speak the Towa language. The unemployment rate is 27%, and 30% of all heads of households are not high school graduates. Most of those who are employed work in tribal services or in nearby cities

Affect (linguistics) · Cultural identity · Economic growth · Geography · Identity (music) · Rural area · Situated · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Community Health and Development · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology