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  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Indigenous Studies

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  • Climate change is increasingly linked to infectious disease outbreaks and health infrastructure damage.
  • Indigenous communities possess millennia-old knowledge of ecological and human health interdependence, termed relationality.
  • Relationality emphasizes interconnectedness with landscapes, animals, plants, humans, ancestors, and spiritual entities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate a generalized concept of relationality applicable to infectious disease research.
  • To demonstrate how relational methodologies can enhance climate and health research.
  • To highlight the role of colonialism in climate change and infectious disease.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing relational methodologies that prioritize interdisciplinary thinking and community reciprocity.
  • Applying a generalized concept of relationality without exploiting specific Indigenous knowledge.
  • Analyzing the entanglement of colonialism, pathogens, and scientific study.

Main Results:

  • Relational methods reveal colonialism as a fundamental cause of both climate change and infectious disease.
  • Understanding infectious diseases requires accounting for colonialism's impact on pathogens and research.
  • Interdependence of ecological and human health is central to understanding disease dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Relationality offers a vital framework for understanding climate change and infectious disease.
  • Addressing these issues necessitates acknowledging and repairing ongoing colonial violence.
  • Integrating relational methods will improve climate and health research outcomes.