Tag: Education
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Tribal Health Ambassadors (THAs)
Lessons Learned Based on THA and participant feedback, the process of bringing together community members to engage in dialogue, particularly via Talking Circles, may be a healing modality for communities. The NPTH model, informed by CBPR and YPAR, may provide a useful framework for conducting research with Native communities as it strives to honor the…
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Talking Circle
The Talking Circle is a simple yet powerful American Indian tradition that has been used in various settings. The talking circle is a traditional way for AI people to solve problems. by effectively removing barriers which allows them to express themselves with complete freedom in a sacred space. Normally the circle is blessed by an…
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The Native Pathways to Health (NPTH)
The Native Pathways to Health (NPTH) project builds upon existing community-academic partnerships with NC’s AI communities and the University of NC American Indian Center, and seeks to leverage community’s unique strengths to better understand and address tribal health priorities. The tribal communities that partnered (9) in the Native Pathways to Health Project included: Coharie Tribe, Haliwa-Saponi…
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American Indian BioMedical Science Academy (AIMS)
The AIMS Academy is an academic-community partnership between the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and North Carolina American Indian Educators that creates a structured summer enrichment experience to engage AI high school students with inquiry-based learning resources that impact interest, skills and, ultimately, the pursuit of health…
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Medical Careers and Technology Pipeline (MedCaT)
The MedCaT Pipeline is an academic-community partnership between the Office of Cancer Health Equity, Center for Native Health, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Mountain Area Health Education Center that creates a structured pipeline to engage Appalachian Rural and American Indian (AI) high school students with multiple resources that support the pursuit of health and…