January 1, 2002
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Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Paul Brodeur, a veteran writer for The New Yorker and a frequent contributor to the Anthology series, examines these two programs. The first, Improving the Health of Native Americans, allowed grantees to develop projects addressing any type of health problem they chose. The second, Healthy Nations, focused on substance abuse. Both programs gave tribes and Indian organizations wide latitude in developing strategies consistent with their own values.
January 1, 2011
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Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, award-winning journalist Sara Solovitch chronicles the history of dental therapists and dental aides in Alaska.
January 1, 2003
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Book
This chapter of the Anthology focuses on one city trying to address what seemed like an intractable problem. In the 1970s and 1980s, Gallup, N.M. had a frighteningly high rate of alcohol abuse, mostly because of heavy drinking among Native Americans coming to town from the surrounding reservations.
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.
September 10, 2007
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Program Result
Native Americans suffer disproportionately compared with other groups in the United States from diseases and death due to alcohol, drugs and substance abuse.
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.
July 14, 2008
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Program Result
Native American Connections convened a meeting to help RWJF identify opportunities to target addiction treatment initiatives to Native American populations, particularly through its program, Advancing Recovery.