title: Research brief: the need for historically grounded HIV/AIDS prevention research among Native Americans.
abstract: This is a brief report that summarizes the need for historically grounded HIV prevention research among Native Americans living in the United States. It illustrates the intersection of culture and history, showing that ethnic groups can respond to historical traumatic events for generations, often to the detriment of individual and collective health.
authors.affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Christine E Lynn College of Nursing, Davie, FL, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D018595:Colonialism; D003256:Community Participation; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology