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Technology Strategies In Indigenous Communities

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In the evolving world of technological advances, there are numerous opportunities for improving public health in various populations via leveraging on health technology platforms. This commentary explores the value of public participation in determining health promotional technology strategies in Indigenous communities. There is increased reach and adoption of technology applications among Indigenous people and technology creates innumerable opportunities for societal changes among Indigenous populations as well as enhances health service provision. Public participation will ensure that the technology strategy is universally accessible and feasible, effective, reflect traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture, and values; and promotes …show more content…

Community engagement also promotes key facets in planning, developing and implementing health technology strategies including, “Contextual inquiry” which is the process of obtaining information from the intended users of an intervention (Madjedi & Daya, 2016) and “Cultural tailoring” wherein the health information is grounded in the population’s core health epistemology (Rushing et al., 2016). Again, it enhances meaningful user involvement which is essential in technology strategies, especially in communities struggling with digital …show more content…

Researchers should consider focused engagement with groups that have poor uptake, such as older adults, persons with disabilities and persons living in remote locations to improve uptake, access and coverage. A good starting point for researchers would be to access information and data from best practices and challenges in other Indigenous communities. As always, working with partners and building relationships is very important via existing partners and networks. It is essential to build trusting relationships and spending time getting to know about the users, can challenge any misconceptions that both parties may hold and lead to constructively exploring and analyzing ways to meet public needs with the proposed technology design (INVOLVE,

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