October 2024
Healthy Relationships & Kindness | |
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“Life has its struggles, but when we come together as community, life is good.”
The month of October spotlights Bullying Prevention and Domestic Violence Awareness. Two very important adolescent health topics that the Healthy Native Youth collective consistently hears about from educators, youth, and caring adults.
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The monthly newsletter will feature the BRAVE intervention, a community needs assessment tool, and youth support resources for the school, community, and family environments. | |
Healthy Native Youth Website Spotlights | |
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BRAVE Curriculum for High School & Young Adults
Topics Covered: Substance Misuse, Violence and Bullying Prevention
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The multi-media BRAVE intervention was designed for American Indian and Alaska Native teens and young adults to amplify and reinforce healthy social norms and cultural values, teach suicide warning signs, prepare youth to initiate difficult conversations with peers and trusted adults, encourage youth to access mental health resources (i.e. tribal clinics, chat lines), de-stigmatize mental health services, and connect youth to trusted adults.
The video and text message series discuss important adolescent health topics, including: Healthy Relationships, Native Pride, Help Seeking Skills, Domestic Violence, Substance Misuse and Suicidality.
The curriculum is free to download, no formal training required, and three flexible options to implement to fit your setting.
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Implementation Toolbox: Gather Phase Template
Community Needs and Resource Assessment
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The Implementation Toolbox – Gather Phase has a ready-to-use template to identify stakeholders and health priorities, and to emerge with community partner supports to help your local programming.
The goal of a community needs assessment is to understand:
- What youth, their families, and the broader community want to see in youth programming.
- What resources you have available to your program.
- What constraints or challenges may need to be addressed.
Bring together key partners to build community for and with youth!
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Text Message Campaign of the Month: BRAVE
For Youth & Young Adults: Build resilience and help-seeking skills
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The BRAVE intervention builds on traditional teaching strategies and community values, and connects AI/AN teens and young adults to people, stories, resources, and teachings that demonstrate what it means to be strong and resilient.
BRAVE SMS users have reported improvements in mental health, reductions in alcohol & drug misuse, improvements in resilience and coping skills, and better self-esteem.
Educator Challenge: Encourage youth to sign up for support!
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Bullying Prevention Month | |
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Bullying Prevention Resources
Stand Alone Lesson, Activity, and Handout for All Ages
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October is Bullying Prevention Month. It is important for youth to understand their connection to others and to value that connection by not bullying. It is also important to understand what bullying is, what is looks like, the harm it can cause, and to have youth support resources on-hand to know where to get help.
Tip: Share these resources with the appropriate audience in your school, community, and families.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month | |
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Domestic Violence Prevention Resources
Stand Alone Lesson, Activity, and Handout for All Ages
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October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Adolescent Health team at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has developed culturally-relevant domestic violence prevention tools and resources for youth, caring adults, and communities.
Tip: Implement the Healthy Relationships stand alone lesson with your students – it only takes 50 minutes to make a difference in young lives.
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Register for Building Community with Youth
October 9th at 10 AM PST
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Join us this this Fall and Winter as we share adolescent health resources to build community with youth!
If you miss any of our Community of Practice sessions, we will provide a recording with presentations slides and handouts for your viewing.
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In Case You Missed It: Recorded CoP Sessions
Back to School with Healthy Native Youth Community of Practice
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Learn the basics and the many, many offerings of the Healthy Native Youth, Native Health Resources, and iKnowMine.org websites. Click below and watch the 90-minute recording in our Resource Library. | |
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Healthy Native Youth in the Field!
Project Red Talon Regional Partner Network in Action!
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The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's Adolescent Health Team and Project Red Talon Regional Partner Network are in the field sharing culturally-relevant, age-appropriate resources for Native youth, families, and communities this fall quarter.
Join us to see what we've been up to!
And, if you are near us, come see us!
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American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES): Oct 3-5 in San Antonio, TX
NPAIHB, We Are Healers, OHSU Northwest Native American Center of Excellence
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Oral Presentation: We R Native: Tips and Tools for Choosing your Own Path
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Oral Presentation: Indigenous Health, Relationality, and Social Media: Indigenous Health Information Sharing on TikTok
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Trade Show Exhibitors Booth: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
NPAIHB Booth # 117 | We Are Healers Booth #422
OHSU NW Native American Center of Excellence Booth #1326
National Indian Educational Association (NIEA): Oct 9-12 in Palm Springs, CA
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Oral Presentation: Healthy Native Youth: Culturally Relevant Adolescent Health Curricula, Tools & Resources
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Trade Show Exhibitors Booth: Palm Springs Convention Center
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Student Day (Grades 11-Post Secondary) Presentation: We R Native: Tips and Tools for Choosing Your Own Path
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Student Day (Grades 6-10) Moderator: We R Native
American Public Health Association (APHA) – Oct 27-30 in Minneapolis, MN
University of Texas Houston (UTH) – School of Public Health
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Poster Presentation: NIYG 3.0: Toward trauma-informed and inclusive digital sexual health programming for American Indian and Alaska Native youth.
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Oral Presentation: Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox: Using online decision support to enable AI/AN communities to adopt and implement culturally-relevant, holistic, evidence-based adolescent health promotion programs.
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U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2024 – Sept 12-15 in New Orleans, LA
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, University of Texas Houston (UTH) – School of Public Health, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, Johns Hopkins University Center for Indigenous Health
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Oral Presentation: Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board – Supporting Special Initiatives of Regional and National Significance to Indian Country & Alaska
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Moderator: Meet the Feds with National Institutes of Health - Office of AIDS Research
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Oral Presentation: Implementation science for HIV prevention and treatment in Indigenous communities: systematic review and principles for future research
STI Prevention Conference – Sept 16-19 in Atlanta, GA
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium iKnowMIne
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Panel: Principled Community Engagement: Tools, Activities and Partnerships to Promote Sexual Health and Wellness Within Communities
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Session: Community Engagement Lessons Learned: Prioritizing STI Interventions for Rural and Tribal Communities
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Native American Heritage Month
Native Pride & Resilience
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