Insights from one American Indian tribe about heart health
Improvement in heart-health care and management is urgently needed for American Indian peoples who are disproportionately impacted by poor heart outcomes. Our findings suggest that a heart-health initiative for this Tribe needs to raise community awareness, address individual and systemic barriers, and leverage community strengths. These findings will directly inform planned persona development and community-based design workshops as we work toward a co-developed, impactful, and sustainable heart-health program.
Authors
- McCall Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4117-934X)
- Teresa Pestian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-691X)
- Rhiannon Walker
- Andrea Beaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-355X)
- B. Bones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-0383)
- Rachel Sarnacki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9137-7476)
- Lisa M. Vaughn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-651X)
- Sarah de Loizaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1001-273X)
- Samantha Buonfiglio
- LeCario Benashley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0197-7418)
- Dawnafe Whitesinger
- Amanda Paxson
- Barbie Giambra
- Gwendena Lee Gatewood
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Children's National (US)
- Transportation Research Board (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100564
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00