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2018 Native Women and Men's Wellness and Diabetes Prevention Conference
March 25-28, 2018 | New Orleans, LA
American Indian Institute (Aii) at The University of Oklahoma welcomes you to participate in their 2018 Native Women and Men's Wellness and Diabetes Prevention Conference. Aii was established in 1951 and for 66 years has presented Native Americans and others with hundreds of professional conference opportunities on Native American Wellness and Diabetes Prevention. This national New Orleans Conference, March 25-28, features national speakers, CEUs, networking opportunities and offers materials that can be brought back to enhance your current prevention services.
Resource
Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit
National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative
The Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit is designed to help identify and implement a tribal elder protection team. The toolkit is made up of five sections. Each section contains information that concentrates on different aspects of developing a tribal elder protection team
Report
SAMHSA
The purpose of this report is to examine what is known about suicide clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and to use that information to develop recommendations for stakeholders working to prevent and contain suicide clusters within AI/AN communities. This paper provides the results of the review based on: (1) the research on suicide clusters and contagion in general and within AI/AN communities; (2) discussions with several subject matter experts; and (3) interviews with representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS). The authors also reviewed the CDC Recommendations for a Community Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Suicide Clusters ("CDC Guidelines") and made recommendations on how the CDC Guidelines could be updated to address the specific needs of AI/AN communities
Report
Exploring Strategies to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis conducted formative research to enhance understanding of strengths and assets in rural places, identify key partners and change agents, and identify opportunities to leverage assets to improve rural health and equity. Following a literature synthesis, they engaged over 400 national and regional cross-sector stakeholders through a national discussion forum, key informant interviews, regional community forums, regional vetting sessions, formal partnerships, and feedback sessions at national conferences. Their goal was to identify assets that are commonly present in rural communities and to understand how these assets can accelerate changes to improve health and equity. Based on the findings, they offer recommendations for funders-including philanthropies and government agencies-and other community partners to engage with and support rural communities to improve health and equity in ways that build upon their inherent strengths and assets.