A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program

The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration

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ID4622488
AuthorsBrooke De Heer (corresponding author), Jade Heffern, Julianna Cheney, Aaron Secakuku, Julie Baldwin (0000-0002-1132-1614)
Year2020
Volume27
Issue1
Pages1-20
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0893-5394 • E-ISSN: 1533-7731
PublisherCenters for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5820/aian.2701.2020.1
PMID32259272
OpenAlexW3015472970
LanguageEN
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Programs serving American Indian (AI) youth are an important component of maintaining cultural identity and healthy lifestyles. The current research took a community-engaged approach to evaluate an urban AI youth after-school program that has transitioned into a culturally grounded prevention program. Ways to create a successful research collaboration between AI communities and academics is discussed as well as implications for understanding the importance of culturally-grounded programs for AI youth who reside in urban areas. Overall, the cultural and health components that are integrated into the after-school program were highlighted as primary strengths because they help foster a healthy lifestyle and deeper connection to the heritage/culture for the youth who participated

Culturally appropriate · Environmental health · Family medicine · Grounded theory · Medical education · Poison control · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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