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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Roxanne Struthers, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, University Of Minnesota, 6-113 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612-624-8637, strut005@tc.umn.edu, Felicia S. Hodge, DrPH, Center for American Indian Research and Education, University of Minnesota, 6-125B Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Betty A. Geishirt Cantrell, MSSW, MBA, Center for American Indian Research & Education, University of Minnesota, 1918 University Avenue, Suite 3-A, Berkeley, CA 94704, and Lorelei H. DeCora, RN-C, Native American Diabetes Project, Seva Foundation, Inc., PO Box 225, Winnebago, NE 68071.
American Indian adults residing on two Northern Plains reservations had the opportunity to participate in a community-based intervention that utilized a Talking Circle format to disseminate information aimed to prevent and control Type 2 diabetes. In a qualitative phenomenological research study, eight participants of the Talking Circle were interviewed and asked to describe their experience of what it was like to participate in the Talking Circle. Seven common themes emerged during data analysis that provide an understanding of the experience of Talking Circle participants and their perceptions of Type 2 diabetes. The Talking Circle as a tool to provide education on Type 2 diabetes will be examined from a cultural perspective.
Learning Objectives: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to
Keywords: American Indians, Diabetes
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Employed by the University of Minnesota. Minority Supplement researcher on project.