恢复我们的祖先的丰富
Jesse Lipman1, Kahaulahilahi Vegas2, Fiore Anderson3
1Jesse Lipman (jlipman@kkv.net), Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Health affairs (Project Hope)
|April 7, 2025
概括
夏威夷卡利希山谷的居民将土著知识与健康中心相结合,以对抗与饮食有关的疾病. 这个倡议振兴了传统的食品实践,解决了历史上的不平等问题,促进了社区的福祉.
科学领域:
- 社区健康 社区健康
- 土著研究土著研究.
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 自1778年以来,夏威夷的历史资源开采和传统实践的衰落.
- 在夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民群体中,粮食不安全率仍然很高.
- 持续的健康差异与历史和系统因素有关.
研究的目的:
- 记录社区主导的努力,将土著知识与医疗保健相结合.
- 在霍诺卢卢的卡利希山谷解决与饮食有关的疾病.
- 促进与文化相关的健康实践,并使健康范式脱殖.
主要方法:
- 社区参与和参与式方法.
- 融合传统的生态知识和夏威夷的价值观.
- 社区食品系统的发展和传统波利尼西亚食品实践的振兴.
主要成果:
- 建立以文化为基础的健康和健康倡议.
- 增加与土地和传统食品系统的联系.
- 在社区内促进对健康和领导力的脱殖民化理解.
结论:
- 文化相关,以社区为中心的方法在解决饮食相关疾病方面是有效的.
- 振兴土著知识和实践对于提高社区福祉至关重要.
- 解决历史上的不平等问题对于实现夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民健康平等至关重要.
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