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December
Winter Time Storytelling and Season of Gratitude
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December’s year-end issue offers adaptable winter time storytelling lessons for youth, announcing the Community of Practice Part 2 series, and spotlights accomplishments that would not be possible without your support. We are grateful! | |
Community of Practice: Registration is Open | |
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Save-The-Dates! Register today and join us for the Part 2 series!
Don’t worry if you can’t make it! We record all sessions and store them in the Healthy Native Youth Resource Library with presentation slides & materials.
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Winter Story Telling & Cultural Lessons | |
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Healthy Native Youth Stand Alone Lessons
Learning Through Traditional Stories
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These tools can be used to connect youth to culture as a protective factor, while covering vital information about sexual health, mental health, personal development and rule-setting, identity, dating and relationships, drug and alcohol use, and suicide prevention to name a few.
The lessons provided are considered enhancement activities to broaden existing programming and are recommended to be adapted for local tribal culture & tradition.
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Year 2023 Accomplishments | |
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Healthy Native Youth: Year End Review
All time high engagement and momentum
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Healthy Native Youth continues to gain momentum in its growth and evolution in website content development that includes culturally-relevant adolescent health curricula, tools & resources for American Indian/Alaska Native youth, parents and communities.
The Healthy Native Youth collective is grateful to have been on this journey with you and we are proud to share our Year End accomplishments!
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We R Native: Year End Review
Reached 23 million across all channels
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For over 10 years, We R Native has served as a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them.
We R Native’s 2023 infographic demonstrates how much they promote holistic health and positive growth in local, regional and national Native communities.
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Project Red Talon Regional Partner Network | |
The Project Red Talon Regional Partner Network, coordinated by the Healthy Native Youth Project at the NPAIHB and Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, includes partners who provide outreach, education, and technical assistance in their regions and nationally to disseminate best practices that address long-standing and critically emerging issues for improved STI/HIV/Viral Hepatitis (HCV) prevention and care for American Indian/Alaska Natives. | |
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Click and view a few of our resources and tools that are ready for use!
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Tribal Health: Reaching Out InVolves Everyone (THRIVE) - Year End Review
10+ Years and Growing Strong
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The THRIVE (Tribal Health Reaching Out InVolves Everyone) suicide prevention team had some big staffing changes in 2023! THRIVE Project Coordinator, Maleah Nore, departed to pursue a master’s degree in public health. We wish her well!
The THRIVE project expanded with new hires and is growing strong:
- Aurora Martinez, THRIVE Project Coordinator and former NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegate
- Jane Manthei, NPAIHB Text Messaging Specialist
- Lisa DiBianco, Evaluation Specialist
- Shane Lopez-Johnston, THRIVE 988 Project Director
- Helena Darrow, Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating Center Manager
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THRIVE 2023: Year End Review | |
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It was another busy year for the THRIVE project! Here are a few year-end highlights:
- THRIVE Youth Conference – marked 10+ successful years!
- THRIVE staff mailed 350+ packages of 90k+ print materials to PNW Tribes and across Indian Country
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Updated Mind4Health: Concerning Post Training
- Caring Messages Text Message Campaign
- Text Subscribers: 427 Youth
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Text Subscribers: 109 College
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Text Subscribers: 31 Veterans
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THRIVE: Coming Up in 2024 | |
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THRIVE is getting ready for the new year! Here is a snapshot of what is to come in 2024!
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Boarding School Toolkit for Healing - The toolkit will include information, resources, and suggested activities for talking about and healing the generational traumatic impacts boarding schools have had on AI/AN individuals, families, and communities.
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2024 THRIVE Youth Conference - see flyer below!
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For THRIVE Project Info: email Aurora Martinez, THRIVE Project Coordinator for any questions or to be added to the THRIVE listserv. | Washington Youth Sexual Health (WYSH) | The Washington Youth Sexual Health (WYSH) Project at NPAIHB will be concluding on December 31, 2023. We would like to express our gratitude to our WYSH network centered around tribal community, youth voices, locally-driven programs, and strength-based interventions for their efforts and contributions to the project. | |
Through our 3-year funding by HHS Office of Population Affairs, this project leveraged partnership between multiple tribal health programs, the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, and the State of Washington to advance and promote sexual health for Native youth and young adults.
We hope you enjoy learning more about the work carried out by local WA state tribes, by listening to these stories in the field.
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You can download, print, and share the Loved Here. Safe Here safe spaces campaign materials housed at NPAIHB social marketing web page.
This project was made possible by Grant Number TP2AH000062 from the HHS Office of Population Affairs.
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Season's Greetings from HNY | |
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