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Reflections of a Pueblo Indian Health Educator: Weaving Pueblo Worldview into Health Education

Abstract:In this article, I reflect on my experiences as a Pueblo Indian health educator in order to contribute to a discussion on the importance of grounding Pueblo health education in local Pueblo knowledge systems, which challenge the limitations of health education grounded in a Western disease-focused biomedical model. Respect for both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems is important toward finding a middle ground between the two so that they are complementary instead of polarizing. Therefore, re-evaluation of how Western knowledge is utilized is critical, especially in light of the role this knowledge system has played in the health issues we face as a result of Euro-American colonization.