Growing the Native Public Health Workforce I-LEAD January 2018 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

3-year project Partnerships with: OHSU We Are Healers EngenderHealth I-LEAD 3-year project Partnerships with: OHSU We Are Healers EngenderHealth Introduce Tana

I-LEAD AIMS Improve resilience and life skills among AI/AN youth (14 to 24 years-old) Increase AI/AN youth participation and success in leadership positions Prepare AI/AN youth to join the public health workforce Introduce Tana

I-LEAD Goals Improve resilience and life skills among AI/AN youth by increasing their participation and success in leadership positions and by preparing them to join the public health workforce. Create a year-long training program for We R Native’s Youth Ambassadors and a newly-formed NPAIHB Youth Council Build an interactive text mentorship platform for AI/AN youth interested in the health professions. Improve resilience and life skills among AI/AN youth (14 to 24 years-old) by increasing their participation and success in leadership positions and by preparing them to join the public health workforce. Long-Term Outcomes: Empower AI/AN youth to realize their full potential for health and development Improve physical and mental health outcomes for AI/AN adolescents Improve AI/AN adolescent life-skills Prepare AI/AN youth to be future leaders Prepare AI/AN youth for employment in social services and the medical professions Collectively, these activities will help over 400 AI/AN youth across the U.S. develop leadership skills, and prepare them to work in public service or other health professions.

Training program

Youth Ambassador & Youth Council Training Program NPAIHB will partner with EngenderHealth to create and launch a year-long training program for We R Native’s Youth Ambassadors and a newly-formed NPAIHB Youth Council. The trainings will be delivered using Facebook, text messaging, and Zoom video-conferencing. Throughout the year, participants will use We R Native’s communication channels to amplify their voice, promoting healthy social norms in their local communities and beyond. The project will enhance leadership opportunities among 300 AI/AN youth (14 to 24 years-old), using culturally-relevant skill-building strategies. NPAIHB will partner with EngenderHealth to create and launch a year-long training program for We R Native’s Youth Ambassadors and a newly-formed NPAIHB Youth Council. The trainings will be delivered using Facebook, text messaging, and Zoom video-conferencing. Throughout the year, participants will use We R Native’s communication channels to amplify their voice, promoting healthy social norms in their local communities and beyond.

Text mentoring

Text Mentoring Enhance workforce readiness among 100 AI/AN youth by partnering with Oregon Health and Sciences University and We Are Healers to build an interactive text message-based mentorship platform for AI/AN youth interested in the health professions. Participants will be matched to paid internships and professional mentorship opportunities, and will receive training in research and evaluation methods, community- based participatory research strategies, and data literacy. Additionally, the project will enhance workforce readiness among 100 AI/AN youth. To achieve this goal, the project will partner with Oregon Health and Sciences University and We Are Healers to build an interactive text message-based mentorship platform for AI/AN youth interested in the health professions. Participants will be matched to paid internships and professional mentorship opportunities, and will receive training in research and evaluation methods, community-based participatory research strategies, and data literacy. Collectively, these activities will help over 400 AI/AN youth across the U.S. develop leadership skills, and prepare them to work in public service or other health professions.

Creating the npaihb youth council

NPAIHB Youth Council Creation Recruitment Ages Recommendations (referrals) from Delegates? From current Tribal Youth Councils Other ideas?

NPAIHB Youth Council Creation Meetings Virtual At Summer QBM? At THRIVE Conference? Based on host location?

NPAIHB Youth Council Creation Involvement with the Board Interact with Delegates? Just at QBMs? Skills/experience you would like them to have? Write and pass a resolution Others?

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Stephanie Craig Rushing, PhD, MPH Director – Project Red Talon & THRIVE scraig@npaihb.org Tana Atchley I-LEAD Project Coordinator tatchley@npaihb.org Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Indian Leadership for Indian Health