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Resources by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Evaluating Home-Based Health Coaching from Community Health Representatives for Navajo Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Reports on the Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) program that utilizes community health representatives (CHRs) in the home setting to assist Navajo adults with diabetes management. Discusses CHRs' community-wide health promotion strategies and individualized in-home patient care. Includes results of the program on participant health.
Author(s): Sonya S. Shin, A. Katrina Nelson, Letizia Trevisi, et al.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Tribal Opioid Response: Healing Our Nations Together - National Strategic Agenda
Addresses the tribal opioid epidemic, with recommendations based on input from tribal policymakers, service providers, and community members. Offers insights from experts, feedback from people with opioid use disorder, and tips for creating a plan to collect and analyze opioid data from local communities.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Indian Health Board, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Impact of Community Health Representative-Led Patient Activation and Engagement on Home-Based Kidney Care
Describes a study examining the effectiveness of a home-based education program for Zuni adults with kidney disease in rural New Mexico. Compares patients' knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their kidney disease; quality of life; and clinical risk factors to patients who received care at local Zuni Indian Health Services clinics. Explores the role of community health representatives as part of the clinical care team.
Additional links: Results Summary
Author(s): Vallabh Shah, Robert Nelson, Thomas Faber, Val Panteah
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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A Holistic Definition of Healthy Traditional Harvest Practices for Rural Indigenous Communities in Interior Alaska
Explores the ways in which sharing of wild resources is important for food security, wellness, and cultural identity in Indigenous Alaska communities. Discusses how environmental changes are affecting Alaskans' way of life and challenging access to foods needed for nutrition and cultural preservation.
Author(s): Krista M. Heeringa, Orville Huntington, Brooke Woods, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(2, Suppl. 2), 115–129.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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2019 National Tribal and Rural Training Needs Assessment
Reports findings from a survey of rural and tribal first response organizations to understanding their training needs. Includes information on demographics, core capabilities, training needs, and training information and delivery preferences.
Author(s): Kay Lang, Christopher Murtagh, Richards P. Davis
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-based Psycho-educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Sources of Stress among Midwest American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Highlights a study on the stressors in the lives of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Presents conclusions drawn from focus groups among 5 tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Details the stressors and discusses the role they play in the participants' lives.
Author(s): Jessica H. L. Elm, Melissa L. Walls, Benjamin D. Aronson
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 33-62
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Diné (Navajo) Healer Perspectives on Commercial Tobacco Use in Ceremonial Settings: An Oral Story Project to Promote Smoke-free Life
Presents a study discussing the role of American Indian (AI) healers in defining the ceremonial uses of tobacco in opposition to the regular use of commercial tobacco products in AI communities. Aims to shape culturally competent tobacco-free policies.
Author(s): Jamie Wilson, Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 63-78
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Wac'inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth
Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Investing in Native Communities: Philanthropic Funding for Native American Communities and Causes
Provides access to information about funding in Native communities, and helps practitioners connect with organizations and peers who are grounded in philanthropic work across a range of issue areas. Features statistics including amounts and percentages of annual foundation funding explicitly benefiting Native Americans from 2002-2016, and lists of top foundations and top recipients of grant dollars explicitly benefiting Native Americans in 2015 and 2016, with breakdowns by organization and U.S. region.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Candid, Native Americans in Philanthropy
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