TY - JOUR
T1 - Lessons from the Navajo
T2 - assistance with environmental data collection ensures cultural humility and data relevance.
AU - DeLemos, Jamie
AU - Rock, Tommy
AU - Brugge, Doug
AU - Slagowski, Naomi
AU - Manning, Thomas
AU - Lewis, Johnnye
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - BACKGROUND: The Navajo Nation suffers from a legacy of environmental pollution from historical uranium mining activities, resulting in adverse public health outcomes and continuous exposure. OBJECTIVE: Partner with a Navajo graduate student and community members in a field campaign to characterize the spatial distribution and geochemistry of uranium for a multipathway uranium exposure assessment under development by the Dine Network for Environmental Health (DiNEH) project. METHODS: Attend community meetings, acquire Navajo language skills, and integrate local knowledge into sampling approach of sediment, water, and vegetation. RESULTS: Navajo participation (1) helped to foster trust in research efforts during community interactions, (2) taught aspects of Navajo culture and language to maintain positive and respectful relations, and (3) conveyed information on Navajo culture that would impact sampling strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Community engagement helps to sustain equitable partnerships and aids in culturally appropriate, relevant data collection.
AB - BACKGROUND: The Navajo Nation suffers from a legacy of environmental pollution from historical uranium mining activities, resulting in adverse public health outcomes and continuous exposure. OBJECTIVE: Partner with a Navajo graduate student and community members in a field campaign to characterize the spatial distribution and geochemistry of uranium for a multipathway uranium exposure assessment under development by the Dine Network for Environmental Health (DiNEH) project. METHODS: Attend community meetings, acquire Navajo language skills, and integrate local knowledge into sampling approach of sediment, water, and vegetation. RESULTS: Navajo participation (1) helped to foster trust in research efforts during community interactions, (2) taught aspects of Navajo culture and language to maintain positive and respectful relations, and (3) conveyed information on Navajo culture that would impact sampling strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Community engagement helps to sustain equitable partnerships and aids in culturally appropriate, relevant data collection.
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2007.0039
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2007.0039
M3 - Article
C2 - 19655034
AN - SCOPUS:68349158078
SN - 1557-0541
VL - 1
SP - 321
EP - 326
JO - Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
JF - Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
IS - 4
ER -