May 17, 2012
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Program Result
The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.
April 11, 2012
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Program Result
The Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative in rural Oklahoma brings together tribal decisionmakers, health experts and farmers to help overhaul the local food system, address obesity among native people and reconnect with traditional tribal practices.
March 1, 2005
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Program Result
The Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, Walt Hill, Neb., drafted a white paper documenting the steps taken by the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska to create a new housing and commercial village designed to promote greater physical activity and healthy living among its residents.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
Northwest New Mexico Fighting Back worked to reduce the demand for alcohol and other drugs in San Juan, McKinley and Cibola counties, a 15,000 square mile region with a large Native American population.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Cherokee Nation tribal health department established a project designed to enhance the protective factors that would help keep young people away from substance abuse.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Seattle Indian Health Board developed a series of opportunities for Alaska-Native and American-Indian youth and recovering alcoholics to gain exposure to jobs and education.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result
The White Mountain Apache Tribe organized "cluster" groups of people with similar interests as a way to find solutions to community problems, especially in the area of substance abuse.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Norton Sound Health Corporation (an Alaskan Native health care organization) provided training in substance abuse counseling and prevention to paraprofessional, village-based counselors.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
The South Dakota Department of Health addressed the decline in the number of its rural practice sites by creating four Regional Coordinated Care Networks to promote primary care linkages in underserved areas.
July 11, 2008
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Program Result
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board worked to revise and pilot test a newly created Indian Community Health Profile, which local tribes can use to assess the health status of the tribal community and monitor its progress over time.
