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Inter Tribal Council of Michigan’s REACH MNO* Project

Inter Tribal Council of Michigan’s REACH MNO* Project. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention *Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health, Minority-Serving National Organizations Stephanie Bliss Pinnow, Program Manager. Overall Program Goal.

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Inter Tribal Council of Michigan’s REACH MNO* Project

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  1. Inter Tribal Council of Michigan’s REACH MNO* Project Centers for Disease Control and Prevention *Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health, Minority-Serving National Organizations Stephanie Bliss Pinnow, Program Manager

  2. Overall Program Goal • To identify and disseminate evidence- based information and provide capacity building opportunities related to the integration of commercial tobacco abuse and prevention strategies into chronic disease programs

  3. non-ceremonial commercial tobacco use causes the following*: • Heart Disease • Cancer • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease • Stroke • Asthma • Maternal/Child Health • Diabetes+ *According to CDC’s Community Guide on Tobacco Use http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/index.html +Evidence to suggest commercial tobacco use is associated with an increased risk of diabetes http://www.diabeticcareservices.com/diabetes-education/diabetes-and-smoking

  4. Evidence-based, Promising Practices, Best-Practices and Indian Country • Question: • Why is important to define, understand, and identify these practices? • Answer: • With limited funding and high rates of chronic diseases, it is important to do the best we can to and learn from one another so that we can reclaim the health or our communities. • With knowledge brings power

  5. Definitions* • Evidence Based Practices -Programs formally evaluated to be effective, sometimes called Best Practices, that can be replicated and implemented, even with modifications in other settings • Promising Practices - Programs not formally evaluated (or formal evaluation is not yet complete) but identified by experts as programs with results suggesting efficacy and worthy of further study in broader pilot implementation efforts. • Local Efforts - Programs and/or activities that have not been evaluated but are identified by local programs as producing positive results. *http://www.ihs.gov/oscar/index.cfm?module=FAQ#q2

  6. Practice-Based Evidence* • Practice-Based Evidence (PBE): A range of treatment approaches and supports that are derived from, and supportive of, the positive culture of the local society and traditions. • Importance of PBE’s *Jamie Bartgis & Dolores SubiaBigFoot, 2010. The State of Best Practices in Indian Country . Concept Paper, Healthy Indian Country Initiative Promising Prevention Practices Guide 2010.

  7. Current ITCM REACH MNO Partners include:

  8. Collaborators • Inter Tribal of Arizona • http://itcaonline.com/ • Native American Cancer Research Organization • http://natamcancer.org/ • National Native Network • http://www.keepitsacred.org/network/ • University of Arizona-Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills for Native Communities • http://bandura.sbs.arizona.edu/hcp/IHS/index.htm

  9. Program Objectives For 2012 • Technical Assistance to partners • Trainings-nationally, Tribal-specific • Capacity-Building-nationally, Tribal-specific • Promising Practices Document • Monograph

  10. Activities • Monthly workgroup calls to partners-TA • Identification of Promising Practices that integrate commercial tobacco control/prevention into chronic disease programs • Capacity Building-trainings conducted for the University of Arizona’s Basic Intervention Tobacco Skills for Native American Health in South Dakota with community Health Representatives • HIC Wellness Advisory Council • HIC Focus Groups

  11. A PROMISE Conference • A PROMISE National Conference “Reclaiming the Health of Our Tribal Nations” A PROMISE: American Indians/Alaska Natives Promising Practices to Reclaim Our health to Mobilize communities to Integrate tobacco and chronic disease prevention and advance policy, Systems, and Environmental change. http://apromiseconference.com/

  12. A PROMISE Conference Goals (4) • Supporting healthy communities through tribal governance • Integrating commercial tobacco and chronic disease programs • Using evaluation to develop best practices • Sharing tools, resources, and approaches

  13. A PROMISE Pre-Conference Trainings • The Path to Health and Wellness: Building Our Strength in Program Planning and Evaluation • Provided by Janis Weber, PhD from JCW Research & Evaluation Group, Inc. • Tobacco Dependence Treatment Continuing Education Programs • Provided by The University of Arizona HealthCare Partnership • Building Your Program into a Practice of Promise • Provided by Red Star Innovations For more information including summaries and learning objectives, please visit: http://apromiseconference.com/preconference-training.php

  14. Thank you for your timePlease visit http://apromiseconference.com/ for more information regarding our upcoming conferenceStephanie Bliss Pinnow Contact Info:spinnow@itcmi.org906.281.0333

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