Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Indigenous communities, health and well-being

Volume 2 Number 2, 2025, special issue, indigenous communities health and wellbeing

The Journal of Community Systems for Health presents a Special Issue on Indigenous Communities, Health, and Wellbeing.
This collection explores the diverse challenges Indigenous peoples face across continents. The articles highlight lived experiences of health and wellbeing, viewed through the lens of social determinants and grounded in community perspectives.

Published: 2025-10-21

Mortality patterns in a tribal population in the Dangs district of Gujarat, India: A verbal autopsy-based study

Simran Jha, Tapasvi Puwar , Bhavna Puwar , Shyamsundar Raithatha

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Mamás de la Frontera: Empowering perspectives of Indigenous community health workers along the Putumayo River in the Peruvian Amazon

Rita Orihuela-Anaya, Meenakshi Richardson, Gladys Gamarra, Angela Alva, Hernán Lauracio Ticona, Carlos Arosquipa Rodriguez, Magaly M. Blas

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Peqqissuserput: A theoretical research model starting from a place of strengths to support Kalaallit Inuit communities to thrive

Ingelise Olesen, Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen

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Rongoā Māori and Western medicine: Advocating for collaborative healthcare in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Glenis Mark, Amohia Boulton, Gill Potaka-Osborne

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Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among the Sámi in Sweden: prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors

Thein Myint Aung, Jon Petter Stoor, Lena Maria Nilsson , Miguel San Sebastián

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Disparities in depression at the intersect of Indigenous status and gender in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Rosaline Bezerra Aguiar, Miguel San Sebastián, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Jon Petter Stoor

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Forest neighbourhoods and healthcare access for Adivasi communities in India: A critical interpretive synthesis

Anika Juneja, NS Prashanth , Surekha Garimella, Anna-Karin Hurtig

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Inuit, urban and unhoused: a scoping review of social worlds

Nmesoma Nweze, Darah Olaogun, Dennis C Wendt

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Reminiscing together – Study design of a community based participatory dementia care intervention in two Inuit communities in Greenland

Kamilla Nørtoft, Sidse Carroll

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Lessons and experiences in co-designing an Indigenous leadership, governance, and decision-making model: Te Remu Huia

Luke Enoka, Amohia Boulton, Utiku Potaka

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This Journal is a joint ad(venture) of CHS-Connect, a network of researchers from five institutions: the School of Public Health, University of Zambia (Zambia), the School of Public Health, Makerere University (Uganda), the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (South Africa), the School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Tanzania) and the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university (Sweden).

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Announcements

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Community Systems for Health in Latin America

October 28, 2025

We are pleased to announce a forthcoming special issue from the Journal of Community Systems for Health, dedicated to exploring the vibrant and diverse community systems for health across Latin America. This special issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research, innovative practices, and insightful theories that highlight the roles and impacts of community health systems in improving health outcomes and equity in the region.

Our Journal Recognized in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals

October 28, 2025

We are pleased to announce that our journal has been officially approved and listed in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers (https://kanalregister.hkdir.no/) as a Level 1 journal.

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