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CDC Mental Health Grant: Coping Behaviors during Public Health Emergencies

CDC Mental Health Grant: Coping Behaviors during Public Health Emergencies. CA DHCS Indian Health Program (IHP) Presented by: Patricia Lavalas-Howe. Mental Health Grant. Competitive Grant from CDC Focus: coping behaviors during public health emergencies (e.g. pandemic)

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CDC Mental Health Grant: Coping Behaviors during Public Health Emergencies

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  1. CDC Mental Health Grant: Coping Behaviors during Public Health Emergencies CA DHCS Indian Health Program (IHP) Presented by: Patricia Lavalas-Howe

  2. Mental Health Grant • Competitive Grant from CDC • Focus: coping behaviors during public health emergencies (e.g. pandemic) • Submitted by Dr. Harvey Kayman • From State Immunization Branch

  3. Three Main Components • Community Outreach • Mental Health • Cross Sector Willingness Assessment

  4. Community Outreach • Organized & conducted by UCLA School of Public Health Center for Public Health & Disasters • CA IHP asked to organize representative sample from American Indian communities • Provide input on community concerns regarding public health emergency preparedness • Feedback from community focus groups shared with State & local health departments • To prepare & address cultural concerns during public health emergencies

  5. Mental Health • Mental Health project also organized & conducted by UCLA School of Public Health Center for Public Health and Disasters  • Goal: to include culturally appropriate preparedness strategies • CA IHP asked to organize members from various American Indian communities: • To provide recommendations on culturally appropriate simple preparedness strategies • To determine the best media to disseminate these strategies to improve the coping skills among the community members • Feedback used to assess families in need of supportive psychological care versus more intense supportive care

  6. Cross Sector Willingness Assessment • Focus: • To assess home care workers’ willingness to work during a public health emergency • Willingness to work if afflicted with a disease • Another goal: • To bring together 8 cross sectors to focus on collaboration

  7. Cross Sectors Involved • These cross sectors include the following communities: • Business • Education • Community-Base Organizations • Tribal governments • Healthcare • Essential Services • Public Health • State and Local Government

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