Waaniniigaanzijig Tribal Youth Council - "The Kids Did Everything"
March 15, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Waaniniigaanzijig Youth Council planned and conducted three annual events as part of Celebrating Fitness.
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Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Montana Gives Lessons in Reading Labels, Cooking Healthier
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Targeting Commercial Tobacco in the Navajo Nation
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
With funding from RWJF's Tobacco Policy Change and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project spearheaded an ambitious effort to curb the use of commercial tobacco among the 300,000-member Navajo Nation.
Developing a Model Program for Integrating Tribal Public Health into the Multijursidictional Public Health System for Infectious Diseases
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This document focuses on the importance of policies that include tribes in a comprehensive multijurisdictional public health system that can address infectious disease outbreaks.
Providing Assistance to Public Health Agencies Preparing for Accreditation
May 17, 2012 | Program Result Report
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.
Public Health Nurse Helps Nation's Most Vulnerable
December 18, 2011 | Story
RWJF Scholar treats the kind of people he grew up with: the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized.
Americans' Conflicting Views about the Public Health System, and How to Shore Up Support
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This analysis of national opinion polls shows that a majority of Americans support increased spending on public health in general and that they see public health interventions as saving money in the long term.
Indian Community Health Profile Used to Assess and Monitor Health of Tribal Communities
July 11, 2008 | Program Result Report
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.