Martina Kamaka

TL;DR: Taking into account the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this study recommends that national governments develop targeted policy responses to Indigenous health, improving access to health services, and Indigenous data within national surveillance systems.

TL;DR: In the discussion that follows, some of the key policy initiatives that have been developed to address Indigenous health disadvantage are flagged, albeit within the context of continuing debates about Indigenous rights and policy.

TL;DR: The authors developed a consensus statement that synthesizes evidence from research, evaluation, and the collective experience of an international research collaboration including experts in Indigenous medical education and articulates key principles that can be applied at multiple levels to advance Indigenous health equity.

TL;DR: An intervention based on social learning theory (SLT) to improve colorectal cancer screening among Native Hawaiians was less effective at further increasing compliance than was a culturally targeted educational session delivered by a non-Hawaiian nurse.

TL;DR: Focus groups were held with Native Hawaiian medical students, patients and physicians to gather ideas from focus groups of Native Hawaiian stake- holders that would be incorporated into a medical school curriculum addressing Native Hawaiian health and cultural competency training.