1. Center for Healthy communities
Research projects & training Update

2. Center for healthy communities www.oregonprc.org
This activity is funded by the CDC Prevention Research Center and the NIH’s Northwest Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH) as part of the efforts to eliminate health disparities for tribal youth.

3. Thomas “Tom” Becker, MD, PhD William “Bill” Lambert, PhD Caitlin Donald, MSW (Osage/Ponca) Michelle Singer, BS (Navajo) Brittany Morgan, BS
Director Associate Director Program Manager Native STAND Project Manager Native STAND Data Manager

4. Partners in research northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

5. Research Projects & Training PRoGrams

8. Core research project
Native STANd

9. Native STAND Project Core TEAM
OHSU Center for healthy communities
Npaihb
Bill Lambert Michelle Singer Brittany Morgan Caitlin Donald *Tom Becker *Kavita Rajani
Stephanie Craig Rushing Jessica Leston *We R Native *Native VOICES *Healthy Native Youth *THRIVE *NW NARCH SRI *PAIRB Coordinator

10. Dissemination, implementation & evaluation Study 5 year CDC-FUNDED project
An effective healthy decision-making curriculum for enhancing and promoting positive Native youth development and well-being.
Disseminate regionally & nationally (n = 50 tribal communities)
Randomize to two arms:
Passive
Active technical assistance
Evaluate according to RE-AIM framework

11. Project evaluation framework
Reach: Proportion and representation of participating educators, teens, and organizations
Effectiveness: Youth outcomes
Adoption: Individuals and organizations that implement the curriculum
Implementation: Fidelity of delivery
and cost absorbed by community sites
Maintenance: Curriculum becomes part of routine operations, including budget, staff, and space

12. Project Update – Into action!
48 AI/AN health educators trained over 3 cohorts:
Year 1 (12), Year 2 (18), Year 3 (18)
Summer Educator Training Series Completed.
Y3 cohort getting ready for 1st time implementation.
Collection of info on adoption/adaption of curriculum with Y1 & Y2 cohorts ongoing.
Some Y1/Y2 sites conducting 2nd or 3rd time implementation.
In 2017, weekly phone interviews with 30 sites.
Potentially ~ 600 AIAN youth (30 sites x 20 youth each).
After October 1st, Y3 cohort (18 sites) will be added in as they begin.
Project 2019 Goal ~ 1250 AIAN youth
Year 4 began September 30, Year 5 begins September 2018.

13. Native STAND - Center for Healthy Communities Facebook Page – Like us!
Stories from the field! “Native Stand UP!!” on YouTube! Warm Springs Native STAND program creates music video to reach other Native youth. Words of Wisdom (WOW) and more!

14. Native STAND, the Center, and OHSU are grateful for the helpfulness and coordination of supportive resources.
NPAIHB leadership, staff & use of training rooms
NW NARCH Summer Research Training Institute
THRIVE Tribal Youth Conference students
NPAIHB Delegate & Tribal ongoing support!

16. Questions & Discussion