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

2. 3-year project Partnerships with: OHSU We Are Healers EngenderHealth
I-LEAD
3-year project
Partnerships with:
OHSU
We Are Healers
EngenderHealth
Introduce Tana

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Training program

6. 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.

7. Text mentoring

8. 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.

9. Creating the npaihb youth council

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

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

12. 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?

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