title: Crystalizing the role of traditional healing in an urban Native American health center.
abstract: A needs assessment surveying American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) at an AI/AN health center in the Midwestern United States was conducted, with an emphasis on traditional Native healing. Data from this study included qualitative material from interviews of community members (N = 27; age 12-82) and service providers (N = 11; age 26-70). Respondents emphasized the path to wellness includes physical, spiritual and mental health and that traditional healing can restore various imbalances. Furthermore, traditional healing was considered a complement to Western medicine. Third, traditional medicine as a tool in healthcare settings was conceptualized on a continuum.
authors.affiliation: Gambling Studies Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, Suite 38-181, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA, jacquelene@post.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Jacquelene F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Momper
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services; D055815:Young Adult