Our Commitments
We all have the responsibility to make sure that we honor the past and look at the future for continuing improvement for all of our people, all of our relatives, and our families. We all have lessons to learn for wherever you’ll be going.
– Dr. Michael Trujillo, Keynote Speaker, Our Nations Our Journeys Forum, August 2016
Seven Directions is committed to transforming Indigenous public health practice to achieve a vision of wellness. That means thinking in the old ways to solve contemporary challenges.
Unite Voices
We unite voices with a shared vision for healthy and vibrant Native communities. We uncover opportunities to build organizational capacities by bridging diverse expertise with cultural wisdom. Join our community of practice to listen, grow, and share with other public health professionals dedicated to expanding wellness in Native communities.
Reclaim Our Health
Indigenous communities maintain a holistic view of health and healing. Health services are more impactful when they are grounded in the culture. We design sustainable systems that balance traditional knowledge with innovation to improve health.
Prioritize Indigenous Knowledge
Solutions to our health challenges are found at the community level. We uncover opportunities to revitalize and reaffirm Indigenous knowledge to better understand and address contemporary challenges.
Grow Our Own
Investing resources in growing our workforce and capacity among Tribal and Urban Indian communities and organizations is essential to improving health. By strengthening our internal capacity – the competencies, relationships, and resources – we increase our ability to make a difference.