American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum by Teresa D. LaFromboise Format Curriculum American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum is a course for high school students and some middle school students that is designed to drastically reduce suicidal thinking and behavior. Created in collaboration with students and community members from the Zuni Pueblo and the… Read More »»
Native Americans
Resources for Native Americans with Disabilities: Substance Abuse
February 20, 2006
Accommodating Alcohol Abuse and Dependency in the Workplace: Helping American Indians and Alaska Natives with Alcohol-Related Disabilities, May 2006 American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center (AIDTAC) Format AIDTAC Practice Guideline While the American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (AIRRTC) identified alcohol abuse or dependency as the specific disability most needing attention among… Read More »»
Resources for Native Americans with Disabilities: Rehabilitation
February 20, 2006
Consortium for Administrators of Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR) Format Consortium CANAR facilitates collaboration and cooperation among administrators of rehabilitation projects serving American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with disabilities by 1) providing a forum to enable administrators to study, deliberate, and act upon matters affecting rehabilitation with the ultimate goal of expanding quality rehabilitation… Read More »»
First Nations Behavioral Health Association (FNBHA)
February 20, 2006
Format Advocacy organization FNBHA provides an organization for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to advocate for the mental well being of AI/AN people by increasing knowledge and awareness of issues impacting AI/AN mental health. Contact URL http://www.fnbha.org/index.php Contact Agency First Nations Behavioral Health Association 103 Four Winds Lane P.O. Box 345… Read More »»
APA Committee Strives to Recruit Native Americans to Psychiatry
February 20, 2006
Psychiatric News November 5, 2004, Volume 39 Number 21, American Psychiatric Association Format Article This article describes the presentation given by Frank Brown,M.D., chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Committee of American Indian, Alaska Native,and Native Hawaiian Psychiatrists at the 2004 IndianHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., in September 2004. The summit… Read More »»
Health Promotion Programs (HPP)
February 20, 2006
University Outreach, College of Continuing Education The University of Oklahoma Format Health Promotion Program HPP was established at the University of Oklahoma to meet the growing needs in health promotion and wellness for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, as well as Native Hawaiian, and First Nations people. Annually, HPP conducts AI/AN wellness conferences… Read More »»
Programs and Resources for Native Americans with Disabilities
February 20, 2006
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs (AIANP) University of Colorado at Denver Format Research and information dissemination program The mission of AIANP is to promote the health and well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people by pursuing research, training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information dissemination. Programs include The Center for Native… Read More »»
People with Disabilities on Tribal Lands: Education, Health Care, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Independent Living
February 20, 2006
National Council on Disability Format Report This report examines research on health, rehabilitation, independent living, and education issues that affect people with disabilities living in Indian Country and discusses perspectives of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with disabilities, tribal leaders, and federal agency representatives identified as productive in meeting the needs of people… Read More »»
“Arthritis – Still the Quiet, but Painful, Potentially Devastating Crippler”
February 20, 2006
by Jeffrey Lisse, MD, Chief of Rheumatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Interim Director, University of Arizona Arthritis Center; and Gail Kershner Riggs, MA, CHES, Research Specialist, Principal, University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, Arizona The IHS Primary Care Provider, November 2005 Volume 30 Number 11 Format Web journal article This… Read More »»
Resources for Native Americans with Disabilities: Advocacy
February 20, 2006
American Indian Choices: Culture and Context Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, Montana Format Model When disability programs and services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people are planned and developed, tribal needs are often forgotten or ignored. Although tribal members are eligible for the same services available… Read More »»
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