Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country – CDC
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Priority Areas and/or Areas of Focus
The Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country project promotes a holistic approach to chronic disease management and prevention. We provide training to Tribes to increase knowledge, awareness, strategies, and skills to promote culturally effective chronic disease management and prevention among Tribal members.
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Program Goals
- Goal One: Health & Wellness
Contribute to solutions that increase the number of American Indians who are successfully managing their chronic health condition - Goal Two: Capacity Building & Training
Increase the skills of health care providers to promote effective cross-cultural assistance for patients managing chronic disease - Goal Three: Coalition Building
Assist in the strengthening of collaborations and communication between Indian Health Service, Tribal Health Departments, Diabetes Departments, Tribal Leaders, Etc. - Goal Four: Prevention
Reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among Tribal members by drawing on the strengths of the community
Strategies and Approaches
The GHWIC program uses a socioecological model to reach project goals through the following strategies:
- Group Lifestyle Balance
- Tribal Approach to Health & Wellness
- Peer to Peer Support
- Health Education
- Nutrition Support
- Physical Activity Support
- American Indian Life Skills
- Traditional Native Games
- Strategies for Coping with Stress
- Self-Care
- Commercial Tobacco Prevention & Management
- Coalition Building
- Social Marketing and Community Mobilization
- Policy Implementation and Enhancement
Key Partners
The following tribes are active participants in the GHWIC program:
CORE:
- Blackfeet Nation
- Eastern Shoshone Tribe
TOBACCO:
- Assinibone Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Reservation
- Blackfeet Nation
- Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy Reservation
- Crow Tribe
- Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation
- Gros Ventre and Assinibone Tribes of Fort Belknap Reservation
- Little Shell Chippewa Tribe
- The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe
- Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation
Past Events and Trainings
