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This Veteran’s Day, we celebrate and honor the Native American Veterans who have served or are serving in the United States military. Our 2022 Diversity Toolkit has an entire section dedicated to opioid prevention considerations that are culturally specific to AI/AN Veterans.
We are asking you to take part in a survey and/or focus group. We would like to learn more about how to make sure tribal members have access to the birth control methods they need. We will also ask about whether over-the-counter birth control pills would be acceptable in your community.
On Indigenous Peoples Day we are happy to have Seven Directions‘ work highlighted via TONL’s Narratives section on their site.
Seven Directions is seeking applications from tribal and urban Indian organizations to receive technical assistance (TA) in implementing opioid overdose prevention projects or public health capacity projects. The TA will be tailored to specific program needs. Up to 20 tribes or urban Indian organizations will be selected.
Seven Directions would like to announce the launch of our Strengthening Public Health & Regenerating Knowledge Exchange technical assistance program (SPHRKE TA), this Spring 2021.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seven Directions, the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, and the Univ. of Washington School of Social Work are collecting PPE to support our Indigenous relatives in Washington State in the fight against COVID-19.
During the Our Stories, Our Journeys Information Session we share the community meeting details, an overview of the project, time commitment, and activities. This is part of the Seven Directions Indigenous Social Determinants of Health Initiative, reframing public health. It is funded by the National Network for Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) through a CDC Cooperative Agreement. Read on to access the recorded information session.
Our Nations, Our Journeys April 29-30 will be postponed.
Seven Directions is excited to announce our Opioid Overdose Prevention Project Technical Assistance opportunity. This TA is tailored to support tribal and urban Indian organizations with their current or upcoming opioid overdose prevention projects in three key areas (1) Programs and Services; (2) Data Infrastructure and Systems; and (3) Strategic Planning.
NCAI is actively updating resources and information for Indian Country on the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
This year's winter celebrations will look different. Seven Directions has developed a few resources for [...]
We are passing along this handbook on COVID-19 prevention and treatment best practices from a hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University, with good information based on their experience treating patients. Please take a look and pass on to any family or friends who are health care workers who are now helping with COVID-19.