Episode 4: Cultural Safety: Where Do We Begin?

An engaging conversation with Dr. Julia Hecht and Dr. Melissa Mason on cultural safety, some history, and forging a path forward.  As always, stick around for light-hearted comments at the end. Thank you to Hear Kitty Studio for production assistance. Below are references for more information:Free webinar series on indigenous cultural safety from Canada, guided by Native and non-Native teachers.    link:  https://www.icscollaborative.com/webinarsChisolm, James, S. 1978. Swaddling, Cradleboards, and the Development of Children, Early Human Development, 2/3. 255-275Curtis et al. 2019. Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition  International Journal for Equity in Health. 18:174 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3 Donaldson, C., Clancey, S, Russell, M. Understanding Navajo Parents' Beliefs About Cradling and Early Mobility Practices in Ashdown BK and Faherty AN (Eds.) Parents and Caregivers Across Cultures: Positive Development from Infancy Through Adulthood.  Springer Nature, Switzerland. 2020   https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35590-6Schwend, R.M., Pratt, WB, Fultz, J, 1999. Untreated Acetabular Dysplasia of the Hip in the Navajo: A 34 Year Case Series Followup. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research,  No 364. pp 108-116. Trennert, Robert, A., White Man's Medicine: Government Doctors and the Navajo, 1863-1955. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1998