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Author(s): Andrew Renick, Brigham Young University; Kevin Shafer, Brigham Young University
Summary
Research linking indigenous culture to indigenous health out- comes has focused almost entirely on improving the cultural competence of the health care systems that serve this popula- tion. This study provides nationally representative empirical support for the largely positive role of traditional aboriginal lan- guage ability (proxy for cultural connectedness) as a protective factor against several physical health conditions
