Congratulations to Alejandra Bussaleu and co-authors for their new publication in the journal Social Science & Medicine, which characterizes perceptions of health for Shawi communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Findings include expanded concepts of health beyond physical dimensions, including emotional, collective, and environmental wellbeing. Key differences between western biomedical and Indigenous concepts of health and wellbeing are also emphasized.
The full article can be accessed online here.
Citation
Bussalleu A, King N Pizango P, Ford J, Carcamo CP, Harper SL (2021) “Nuya Kankantawa (We Are Feeling Healthy): Understandings Of Health And Wellbeing Among Shawi Of The Peruvian Amazon.” Social Science & Medicine 281: 114107.
Figure 2 from Bussaleu et al (2021) depicts determinants of wellbeing as described by Shawi participants.