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Proceedings from an Indigenous Women’s Health Workshop: Use of a Co-Creation Process to Build Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Support Creation of an Indigenous Women’s Health Priority Agenda

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  • Chevelle M. A. Davis

    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar Alumni, Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Reni Soon

    (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Queens Health Systems, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Kaitlyn Aoki

    (Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Kelli Begay

    (Independent Researcher, Edmond, OK 73012, USA)

  • Denise Charron-Prochownik

    (School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA)

  • Rebecca Dendy

    (College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA)

  • Jennifer Elia

    (Early Childhood Action Strategy for Hawai’i Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative, Honolulu, HI 96823, USA)

  • Heather Garrow

    (Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Akwesasne, NY 13655, USA)

  • Kapuaola Gellert

    (John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Luciana E. Hebert

    (Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, WA 98101, USA)

  • Mary Hoskin

    (National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease at Phoenix Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA)

  • Megan Kiyomi Inada

    (Kōkua Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

  • Bliss Kaneshiro

    (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Queens Health Systems, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Ka’ōnohi Lapilo

    (Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Kelly R. Moore

    (Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA)

  • Sharon Kaiulani Odom

    (Hawaii Good Food Alliance, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Diane Paloma

    (Hawai’i Dental Service, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Mei Linn Park

    (Department of Native Hawaiian Health, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Lisa Scarton

    (School of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA)

  • Susan Sereika

    (School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA)

  • Marjorie K. L. M. Mau

    (John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Sarah A. Stotz

    (Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA)

Abstract

Indigenous women experience disproportionately higher rates of adverse health outcomes. Few studies have explored the root of these problems or defined health and wellness from the perspectives of Indigenous women. Our objective was to elicit views on Indigenous women’s health from women who are Indigenous and/or have experience working with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island and Hawai‘i (e.g., United States). Informed by intersectionality as a social critical theory, we convened a workshop to engage in a co-creative consensus-building and expert decision process using design thinking. The two-day workshop embraced Indigenous values of land, sacred spaces, genealogy, family, rituals, and culture. Participants included United States-based Native and Indigenous women (n = 16) and allies (n = 7). Participants focused on answering key questions such as “What are priority areas for Indigenous women’s health”? and “What are the key facilitators and barriers to improving Indigenous women’s health”? Co-created priority lists for each of these topics were generated. Participants overwhelmingly reported satisfaction with the workshop process and emphasis on a strength-based, culturally driven approach to share their stories, which contextualized the ideas, concerns, and priorities of Indigenous women who self-reflected on their own health and wellness. Creating culturally safe spaces for Indigenous people to reflect on their own hopes for the future relates to the theme by describing a process to bridge traditional healing with modern-day practices to build pilina.

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  • Chevelle M. A. Davis & Reni Soon & Kaitlyn Aoki & Kelli Begay & Denise Charron-Prochownik & Rebecca Dendy & Jennifer Elia & Heather Garrow & Kapuaola Gellert & Luciana E. Hebert & Mary Hoskin & Megan , 2025. "Proceedings from an Indigenous Women’s Health Workshop: Use of a Co-Creation Process to Build Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Support Creation of an Indigenous Women’s Health Priority Agenda," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(3), pages 1-11, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:22:y:2025:i:3:p:390-:d:1607612
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