Suzanne Held, Du Feng, Alma McCormick, Mark Schure, Lucille Other Medicine, John Hallett, Jillian Inouye, Sarah Allen, Shannon Holder, Brianna Bull Shows, Coleen Trottier, Alexi Kyro, Samantha Kropp, Nicole Turns Plenty
Indigenous people in Montana are disproportionately affected by chronic illness (CI), a legacy of settler colonialism. Existing programs addressing CI self-management are not appropriate because they are not consonant with Indigenous cultures in general and the Apsáalooke culture specifically. A research partnership between the Apsáalooke (Crow Nation) non-profit organization Messengers for Health and Montana State University co-developed, implemented, and evaluated a CI self-management program for community members...
February 29, 2024: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health