Understanding Resilience and Mental Well-Being in Southwest Indigenous Nations and the Impact of COVID-19: Protocol for a Multimethods Study.

Background: Despite experiencing many adversities, American Indian and Alaska Native populations have demonstrated tremendous resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing upon Indigenous determinants of health (IDOH) and Indigenous Nation Building.

Objective: Our multidisciplinary team undertook this study to achieve two aims: (1) to determine the role of IDOH in tribal government policy and action that supports Indigenous mental health and well-being and, in turn, resilience during the COVID-19 crisis and (2) to document the impact of IDOH on Indigenous mental health, well-being, and resilience of 4 community groups, specifically first responders, educators, traditional knowledge holders and practitioners, and members of the substance use recovery community, working in or near 3 Native nations in Arizona.

Methods: To guide this study, we developed a conceptual framework based on IDOH, Indigenous Nation Building, and concepts of Indigenous mental well-being and resilience.

Community-Engaged Research to Address Health Disparities of Indigenous Women With Disabilities.

Introduction: To address health disparities among underserved populations, occupational therapists can participate in community-engaged research and practice to improve access to preventive health services.

Methods: This study used grounded theory and participant observation approaches to identify lessons learned from a community-engaged research project to improve cancer screening rates for Indigenous women with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD). Audio recordings of meetings with a community advisory board (AB) were analyzed with an inductive coding approach, and results were member checked with AB members.

Exploring health and wellness among Native American adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their family caregivers.

Background: Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) experience health inequities, and those who also identify as a member of an ethnic minority group face additional health inequities. In the United States, a majority of adults with IDD continue to be supported by family caregivers making their health equity also important. The purpose of this study was to explore how Native American adults with IDD and their family caregivers experience health and wellness.

The United States Does CAIR About Cultural Safety: Examining Cultural Safety Within Indigenous Health Contexts in Canada and the United States.

Purpose: This article examines the concept and use of the term cultural safety in Canada and the United States.

Design: To examine the uptake of cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural competence, and cultural safety between health organizations in Canada and the United States, we reviewed position statements/policies of health care associations.

Findings: The majority of selected health associations in Canada include cultural safety within position statements or organizational policies; however, comparable U.