Acknowledging and Promoting Indigenous Knowledges, Paradigms, and Practices Within Health Literacy-Related Policy and Practice Documents Across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand

IF 0.8 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY
Gordon Robert Boot, A. Lowell
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Abstract

Enhancing health literacy can empower individuals and communities to take control over their health as well as improve safety and quality in healthcare. However, Indigenous health studies have repeatedly suggested that conceptualisations of health literacy are confined to Western knowledge, paradigms, and practices. The exploratory qualitative research design selected for this study used an inductive content analysis approach and systematic iterative analysis. Publicly available health literacy-related policy and practice documents originating from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand were analysed to explore the extent to which and the ways in which Indigenous knowledges are recognised, acknowledged, and promoted. Findings suggest that active promotion of Indigenous-specific health knowledges and approaches is limited and guidance to support recognition of such knowledges in practice is rare. Given that health services play a pivotal role in enhancing health literacy, policies and guidelines need to ensure that health services appropriately address and increase awareness of the diverse strengths and needs of Indigenous Peoples. The provision of constructive support, resources, and training opportunities is essential for Indigenous knowledges to be recognised and promoted within health services. Ensuring that Indigenous communities have the opportunity to autonomously conceptualise health literacy policy and practice is critical to decolonising health care.
承认和促进澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰卫生扫盲相关政策和实践文件中的土著知识、范例和实践
提高健康素养可以使个人和社区能够控制自己的健康,并提高医疗保健的安全性和质量。然而,土著健康研究一再表明,健康素养的概念仅限于西方知识、范式和实践。本研究选择的探索性定性研究设计采用了归纳内容分析法和系统迭代分析法。对来自澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰的公开的健康扫盲相关政策和实践文件进行了分析,以探索土著知识得到承认、承认和推广的程度和方式。研究结果表明,积极宣传土著特有的健康知识和方法是有限的,在实践中支持承认这些知识的指导意见很少。鉴于卫生服务在提高健康知识方面发挥着关键作用,政策和指导方针需要确保卫生服务适当解决土著人民的各种优势和需求,并提高人们对这些优势和需求的认识。提供建设性的支持、资源和培训机会对于在卫生服务中承认和推广土著知识至关重要。确保土著社区有机会自主构思健康扫盲政策和实践,对于医疗保健非殖民化至关重要。
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