Creating Culturally Relevant and Responsive Health Care Models

Abstract

Western-based health models situate formalized education as a distinct driver of outcomes. This study, conducted as part of the Community-engaged Scholars Program, interviewed elders and practioners in cultural communities about relationships between cultural ways of knowing and health to inform western-based models of health production and health service delivery. While years of schooling may translate into practical means for obtaining goods and services, cultural knowledge frames provide a foundation for addressing the complexities of health.