Teaching American Indian Children about Mental Illness: Developing a Culturally Sensitive Curriculum about the Science of Mental Illness

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca K. Dogan ◽  
William J. Warzak ◽  
Maurice Godfrey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Curriculum

scholarly journals Influence of Parental Health Literacy on Change over Time in the Oral Health of American Indian Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5633
Author(s):  
Angela G. Brega ◽  
Rachel L. Johnson ◽  
Luohua Jiang ◽  
Anne R. Wilson ◽  
Sarah J. Schmiege ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Pediatric Oral Health ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Over Time

In cross-sectional studies, parental health literacy (HL) is associated with children’s oral health. It is unclear, however, whether HL influences pediatric outcomes. We examined the relationship of HL with change over time in parental oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors, as well as pediatric oral health outcomes. We used longitudinal data from a study designed to reduce dental decay in American Indian children (N = 579). At baseline and annually for three years, parents answered questions assessing HL; oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors; and pediatric oral health status. The number of decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces (dmfs) was computed based on annual dental evaluations. Linear mixed models showed that HL was significantly associated with all constructs, except dmfs, at their reference time points and persistently across the three-year study period. HL predicted change over time in only one variable, parents’ belief that children’s oral health is determined by chance or luck. HL is strongly associated with oral health knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and status prospectively but is not a key driver of change over time in these oral health constructs.

scholarly journals The Role of Bias by Emergency Department Providers in Care for American Indian Children

Medical Care ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Puumala ◽  
Katherine M. Burgess ◽  
Anupam B. Kharbanda ◽  
Heather G. Zook ◽  
Dorothy M. Castille ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Indian Children

Weight Loss Attempts and Attitudes toward Body Size, Eating, and Physical Activity in American Indian Children: Relationship to Weight Status and Gender

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 356-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Story ◽  
June Stevens ◽  
Marguerite Evans ◽  
Carol E. Cornell ◽  
Juhaeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Size ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
And Gender

PROTOZOAL INFESTATIONS OF AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN

JAMA ◽  
1934 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. 913 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM B. OWEN
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Indian Children

Wounding the Spirit: Discrimination and Traditional American Indian Belief Systems

1988 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Locust
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
American Indian ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Learning Patterns ◽  
American Indian Students ◽  
Indian Students

When educators debate the effects of cultural differences on educational practice, they are normally concerned with issues of language, learning patterns, and preferred communication styles. Seldom do they consider how differences in belief systems might affect educational practice. Carol Locust argues that fundamental differences exist between the belief systems of American Indians and those of non-Indians, and that the lack of knowledge about these belief systems on the part of the U.S. educational system has led to discriminatory treatment of American Indian students. Locust concludes that educators must understand and respect American Indian belief systems before they can begin to improve the educational experiences of American Indian children.

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