Research Capacity Strengthening in American Samoa: Fa'avaeina le Fa'atelega o le Tomai Sa'ili'ili i Amerika Samoa.
Research Capacity Strengthening in American Samoa: Fa'avaeina le Fa'atelega o le Tomai Sa'ili'ili i Amerika Samoa.
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美属萨摩亚的研究能力加强:Faavaeina le Faatelega o le Tomai Sailiili i Amerika Samoa。
DOI:
10.1093/bjsw/bcz160
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Rosario,Adelaida
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作者:
Tofaeono,Va'atausili;Ka'opua,LanaSueI;Sy,Angela;Terada,Tyran;Taliloa-VaiPurcell,Rachelann;Aoelua-Fanene,Salote;Tong,Katherine;Tofaeono,Victor;Unutoa-Mageo,Tofoipupu;Scanlan,Luana;Cassel,Kevin;Rosario,Adelaida
Capacity-building partnerships are central to the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the UN’s blueprint for achieving global health equity. The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues endorses the SDG and underscores the need for global partnerships that respect local leadership and culture. Innovations that weave or integrate Indigenous and Western knowledges are emphasised. These recommendations guided the INdigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE). INSPIRE is led by investigators from American Samoa and supported by US co-investigators. In project year one, INSPIRE queried: What weaving approaches are feasible for promoting community access to INSPIRE’s research hub and for training Indigenous researchers? Weaving procedures involved interlacing Samoan and Western knowledges. Cultural tailoring strategies were used to customise communications. Formative evaluation suggests the feasibility of INSPIRE’s efforts. Evidential tailoring provided information on American Samoa (A.S.) social determinants of health; trainees indicated increased research commitment. Linguistic and sociocultural relevance tailoring were positively received; trainees reported increased interest in research praxis and initiated an A.S. research capacity-strengthening model. Social work assured knowledge parity in development/delivery of the training curriculum and culturally safe discussions on social determinants of health, territorial status and Samoan survivance. Findings are context-specific yet offer considerations for capacity-strengthening partnerships seeking to advance health equity.