PUBLIC HEALTH

NIHB Public Health Projects

• Traditional Foods Project
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Cooperative Agreement
• Tribal Public Health Accreditation Project
• Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI)
• Evaluation of Tribal Health Professions Opportunities Grants (HPOG)
• HIV/AIDS Cooperative Agreement
• Other Recent Public Health Projects

NIHB Advisory Boards, Committees, and Workgroups

• Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
• National Diabetes Education Program Stakeholders Group
• Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC) Workgroup

Obesity Prevention/Strategies
in Native Youth

Behavioral Health

Health Alerts

Healthy People 2020

Public Health
Resource Center

Restoring the Balance

Tribal Public Health Law

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Upcoming Events

15th Native Diabetes Prevention Conference

January 27-30, 2013
Phoenix, AZ
chelsea-southerland@ou.edu
405-325-4127

American Indian Institute Native Fitness Training

Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2013
Phoenix, AZ
chelsea-southerland@ou.edu
405-325-4127

American Indian Institute Native Fitness Training

March 15-17, 2013
San Diego, CA
chelsea-southerland@ou.edu
405-325-4127

12th Native Women & Men's Wellness Conference

March 17-21, 2013
Town & Country - San Diego, CA
chelsea-southerland@ou.edu
405-325-4127

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In the News

Lifetime Network’s The Balancing Act Featuring Red Lake Nation Fisheries and Foods (11/6/2012)

Cherokee One Feather: Oconaluftee Track Trail opens (10/7/12)

Skagit Valley Herald: Swinomish get back to their roots (9/22/12)

Indian Country Today: Healing Gardens: New Challenges Mean Innovative Solutions for the Ramah Navajo (9/20/2012)

California Watch: Tribal clinic uses native foods to fight diabetes (04/2012)

Indian Country Today: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Gardens and Buffalo to Fight Diabetes and Restore Health (11/29/12)

Indian Country Today: Through the Eyes of the Eagle Exhibit Promotes Traditional Healthy Foods. (11/10/11)

The Huffington Post: Buffalo gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Harvest Bison, Gardens to Restore Health (12/7/11)

MSNBC: Indian tribe turns to tradition to fight diabetes (12/9/11)

Publication MMWR. Native Diabetes Wellness Program Commemorates Native American Heritage Month (11/25/11)

Native News Network: Native Diabetes Wellness Program Commemorates Native American Heritage Month (12/11)

Indian Country Today: Potawatomi traditional gardener promotes growing healthy foods (10/20/2011)

USA Today: Native Americans embrace tradition to defeat diabetes (6/24/2010)

Native News Media: Native American Traditions Return to Heal Diabetes (6/27/ 2010).

Indian Country Today: CDC Promotes Traditional Foods as a Diabetes Safeguard: New Five-Year Grant Program Supports Gardening, Gathering, and More. (8/7/2010)

Indian Country Today: Diabetes Prevention grants have unexpected side effects (8/7/2010)(hard copy available; no longer live)

Indian Country Today: Attendees share challenges and successes (8/7/2010) (hard copy available; no longer live)

Indian Country Today: Gardeners Fight Diabetes with Homegrown Foods: CDC Grant Helps Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Native Gardens Project Plan for a Healthier Future. (11/3/2009) (hard copy available; no longer live)

Indian Country Today: Communities take a holistic stance on diabetes prevention. (11/3/2009) (hard copy available; no longer live)

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Traditional Foods Movement

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: For American Indian chef, traditional cuisine is a spiritual pursuit (10/30/2012)

Indian Country Today: AAIP: Fight Non-Traditional Challenges With Family Preservation and Healthy Living (10/2/2012)

WBAY-TV Video: School Lunches Straight from the Oneida Farm (8/27/120)

Indian Country Today: Restoring Heritage Cuisines and Indigenous Agroecosystems to Address Obesity, Malnutrition and Trauma (8/10/2012)

Voices of America Video: Eat Traditional Foods, Fight Diabetes (05/10)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Native American ceremony marks growing season's start (5/17/12)

Bastyr University News: Feeding the Spirit: Nutritionist Helps Tribes Rediscover Traditional Foods (2/09/12)

Navajo Times: Traditional foods key to fighting diabetes (12/10/10)

Unnatural Causes Video: Tohono O’odham Community Action-Cultural Renewal to Improve Health (7/03/08)

New York Times: Native Food Flourish Again (11/23/2005)

Washington Post: The New Focus on Native American Cooking (9/24/12)

Minnesota Public Radio: Traditional food may ease diabetes epidemic among American Indians (12/21/01)

 

 

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