Disseminating research on community health and well-being: a collaboration between Alaska Native villages and the academe.
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Collaboration between Alaska Native communities and the academe is very important. This project focused on disseminating research findings to communities in a manner that is culturally appropriate and useful in planning the communities' next steps. The project relied on a collaborative process, described in terms of the activities that transpired, the approaches taken, the challenges, the lessons learned, and some examples of the final disseminated material.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American Indian and Alaska native mental health research
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007