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Healing Communities: Extending a Healing Hand, Then and Now

Introduction

Community is an essential aspect of Native conceptions of health. Wellness of the individual is inseparable from harmony within the family and community and pride in one’s heritage. Whether in a small community in Hawai‘i historically devoted to tending to the sick, or in community-wide activities such as traditional sports and games among many groups today, these values are key to Native health.