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Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Retention in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
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Manson, Spero M.; Jiang, Luohua; Zhang, Lijing; Beals, Janette; Acton, Kelly J.; Roubideaux, Yvette – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: This study examined the associations between participant and site characteristics and retention in a multisite cardiovascular disease risk reduction project. Design and Methods: Data were derived from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Healthy Heart Demonstration Project, an intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk among American…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Age, Physical Activities, American Indians
Suicide Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Critical Review of Programs.
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Middlebrook, Denise L.; LeMaster, Pamela L; Beals, Janette; Novins, Douglas K.; Manson, Spero M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001
Opens with a brief discussion of the epidemiology of suicide among American Indians and Alaska natives. Next comes a critical review of selective suicide preventive intervention programs identified in the literature and considers methods used to evaluate each program. Discussion then shifts to practices and policies. Concludes with recommendations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Crisis Intervention
Psychiatric Epidemiological Research among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Methodological Issues.
Manson, Spero M.; Shore, James H. – White Cloud Journal of American Indian/Alaska Native Mental Health, 1981
Service utilization records, often used to determine American Indian psychiatric disorder patterns, can guide selectively focused research. A tentative psychiatric epidemiology research framework contains four major components: community collaboration, sampling techniques, instrument development, and implementation. Available from: White Cloud…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Community Involvement, Community Study
Cross-Cultural Studies of Depression among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Shore, James H.; Manson, Spero M. – White Cloud Journal of American Indian/Alaska Native Mental Health, 1981
Describes the differences between Western and indigenous concepts of depression. Describes several culture-specific Indian depression syndromes. Notes the rising incidence of Native behavior. Describes several theories of depression etiology. Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines Road, Portland, Oregon 97201.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians
Culturally Competent Research with American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings and Recommendations of the First Symposium of the Work Group on American Indian Research and Program Evaluation Methodology
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Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives