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A Transdisciplinary Approach is Essential to Community-based Research with American Indian Populations

Author(s) -

Jessica Heinzmann,

Anna Simonson,

DenYelle Baete Kenyon

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

american indian and alaska native mental health research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 0893-5394

DOI - 10.5820/aian.2602.2019.15

Subject(s) - discipline , sociology , health equity , component (thermodynamics) , research center , knowledge production , community engagement , public relations , political science , public health , social science , medicine , knowledge management , nursing , physics , computer science , law , thermodynamics

Social determinants of health and their effects on health outcomes create a complex system, with interaction between social, economic, physical, and biological factors necessitating research take a holistic approach. Transdisciplinary research, one of the three core values of the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health, seeks to go beyond methods of knowledge production occurring solely within disciplinary boundaries, because real-world societal problems do not adhere to such restrictions. Community involvement is an essential component for successful research partnerships with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. We posit that transdisciplinary approaches, which considers community-level expertise as an equitable component on the research team, show great potential for advancing research in AI/AN communities.

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