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NCAI’s Leadership for Healthy Communities Project: Promoting HEAL Policies in the Native Communities of Arizona and Montana. Presentation at Grantee Meeting Washington, DC February 24, 2010. 1. Target Groups and Geography.
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NCAI’s Leadership for Healthy Communities Project:Promoting HEAL Policies in the Native Communities of Arizona and Montana Presentation at Grantee Meeting Washington, DC February 24, 2010
1. Target Groups and Geography • Native people in Arizona and Montana, particularly those living on Indian reservations • Twenty-eight tribal governments – 21 in Arizona and 7 in Montana
2a: HEAL Policies Healthy Eating • Healthy foods at school • Farmers markets Active Living • Safe Routes to School • PE as part of school curriculum
2b: Major Strategies • Needs assessment and evaluation • Utilizing NCAI’s convening power: leadership meeting and summit in 2010; coalition meeting and breakout sessions in 2011 • Educational materials and technical assistance for targeted tribes in each state
3. Theory of Change • Broader context for this theory of change • Components of the theory of change, we must: • Deepen policy partnerships • Understand the complex context • Enact policy • Scale it up
4. Partners • Partnership is crucial to the success of this project • Engaging partners at every level – federal, state and tribal – is not only desirable but necessary to enact policy change