Report was completed in the following four phases: understanding the current context, barriers to postsecondary access, honoring the voices of the people, and dear children.
Looks at population, tribal economies, tribal lands, public safety and security, energy on tribal lands, housing and infrastructure, forestry, health disparities, and education.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 20-53
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Compares American Indian and Alaska Native youth with non-AI/AN youth in terms of several psycho-social factors of disparity and resiliency. The authors make recommendations for interventions and further studies.
Ethnicity and Disease, vol. 20, no. 4, 2010, pp. 444-450
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Study found that simple interventions that target availability of sweetened beverages in American Indian communities proved feasible and may reduce tooth decay.
Discusses the activities of the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center (RMQIC) project which was designed to prevent removal and out-of-home placement of children who have become involved with the child welfare system due to parental substance abuse and child neglect.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 760S-763S
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Overview of school based intervention program for prevention of obesity in American Indian children using food service, physical activity, classroom curriculum, and family participation.
Journal of School Health, vol. 66, no. 9, November 1996, pp. 322-327
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Discusses culturally sensitive approach to curricula development based on three critical processes: selection of integrative theory, use of ethnographic methodology and use of process and outcome evaluations.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 1, 2016, pp. 105-124
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Community driven approach on a small (13) sample group indicate interventions do result in a reduction in negative thinking, depression and suicidal thoughts.
Journal of the Dietetic Association, vol. 101, no. 7, July 2001, pp. 802-806
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Study conducted with a sample of 50 high school volunteers investigated adolescent dietary behaviours, nutrition adequacy and disease-prevention planning in a group susceptible to type 2 diabetes.
Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 627-641
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Retrospective cohort study of geographic variation rates in infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care, and the availability of maternal-child health care found considerable variation.
Public Health Reports, vol. 126, no. 4, July-August 2011, pp. 508-521
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Explores epidemiology and trends from 1998-2006. Recommends increasing prevention and education efforts by focusing on high risk regions and age groups.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 86-108
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Discusses several components of cross-cultural teachers: identification and criteria of effective teachers and the important knowledge to have.
Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute
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Reports the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-1) online survey of youth under the age of 25. The 700 respondents were asked questions about health and well-being, child welfare, juvenile justice, education and employment, sacred sites, lands, and waterways, and culture's role in each of those areas.