The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Conducting Research in Native Communities
2013.0: Sunday, November 10, 2002: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Oral
Conducting Research in Native Communities
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
Health People 2010 calls for the elimination of health disparities in the United States. American Indians/Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians experience disparities in multiple health indicators including: hypertension, diabetes, asthma, cirrhosis, and cancer survival. Community-based approaches are necessary to provide active participation, and culturally respectful research is needed to ensure successful projects with valid and reliable data. However, conceptual and methodological approaches are commonly unacceptable to Native communities and can leave a community threatened and distrusting of all research and researchers. This institute will present information and models from active and successful Native and non-Native researchers to address issues central to the success of research projects. The value of community/tribal partnerships, examples of successful research projects and problems and solutions in designing protocols to meet community and academic goals will be presented.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the institute, participants will be able to: 1. Understand the values that Native people have in common. 2. Become familiar with why thee values are important to conducting research in Tribal communities. 3. Understand the impact of the historical socio-political context on Native communities. 4. Identify practical issues in conducting research with Native communities 5. Identify the process of engaging the Tribal community during the development of the research. 6. Understand the importance of reporting to the Tribal community 7. Recognize the importance of creating common ground with Tribal communities in the consultation process. 8. Understand the concept of sovereignty in Tribal Nations and describe why this is important in consultation. 9. Recognize the importance of building trust between agencies and tribal communities. 10. Construct a reasonable timeline for research projects involving Native communities. 11. Identify two projects considered successes by both the Native community and the research body. 12. Articulate 2-3 elements of projects considered successful by both the Native community and the research body. 13. Identify elements within a sample case study that are not respectful of Native communities 14. Design/re-design a research protocol that is respectful of the Native community.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Teshia Solomon, PhD
8:00 AMWelcome (Randall)
8:10 AMCore Native Values
Ben Muneta
8:45 AMWhat to Consider When Conducting Research in Native Communities
Delight E. Satter, MPH
9:30 AMBreak
9:45 AMBuilding Partnerships: Engaging and Reporting to Tribal Communities
Leslie L. Randall, RN, MPH
10:25 AMIssues in Tribal Consultation: Creating Common Ground
Jennifer A Giroux, MD
11:00 AMLunch Break (Annual Meeting Opening General Session)
2:00 PMCommunity-based Research in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Collaborating with Federal, State or other Agencies
Lillian Tom-Orme, PhD
2:40 PMExamples of Research in Native Communities
Thomas K. Welty, MD, MPH, Felicia Schanche Hodges, DrPH
3:40 PMBreak
3:50 PMProblem-based Learning: Improving Research Case Studies
Teshia Solomon, PhD
4:50 PMEvaluation
4:59 PMClosing
Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA