253353 Native Health Initiative: Partnership to Address Heatlh Inequity

Monday, October 31, 2011: 3:30 PM

Shannon Fleg, MS , Native Health Initiative, Diné Nation, Albuquerque, NM
The Native Health Initiative is a partnership to address health inequities through loving service, taking an approach to improving health that is based on Indigenous values and building community capacity for change. Now in its seventh year, NHI has two partnerships (NC, NM/AZ) that work to improve health through youth empowerment, sustainable health projects, and community-driven education of health professions students. Key findings from our work include the importance of the process in building community health programs, the effectiveness of love as a funding source for addressing health inequities, and the need for more asset-oriented approaches to working with youth and Indigenous communities to improve health.

Learning Objectives:
1) Describe a novel approach to addressing health inequities, grounded in Indigenous value 2) Identify important principles for working with Indigenous populations 3) Explore love as a method and mechanism for creating social change

Keywords: Health Disparities, Native and Indigenous Populations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a member of the Dine’ Tribe (often referred to as Navajo), and have worked with urban/rural tribal communities over the past 12 years. I serve as coordinator of the Native Health Initiative, an American Indian partnership guided by the Tribes and working with health professionals. I received my masters in health education from the University of New Mexico.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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