NPA to End Health Disparities Quarterly Newsletters
July 13, 2018The National Partnership for Action (NPA) Quarterly Newsletter highlights the actions and achievements of the Regional Health Equity Councils, Federal Interagency Health Equity Team, NPA Partners, and stakeholders. Articles include NPA updates, announcements, events, spotlight pieces and recent blog posts. If you would like to see the current edition, please click the NPA Newsletter link to view […]
Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being
July 10, 2018This new publication from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs examines important issues impacting Native Hawaiian females from keiki to kupuna, including mental and emotional well-being, suicidality, physical health, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, intimate partner violence, incarceration, economic wellness, poverty rates, underrepresented occupations, gender wage gaps, and much more. The report also underscores the […]
Viva PrEP: New Spanish-language HIV Prevention Tool
July 6, 2018El objetivo de Viva PrEP es incrementar la conciencia sobre PrEP como una herramienta efectiva para la prevención del VIH en la extensa comunidad latina, así como aumentar el uso de PrEP dentro de los hombres latinos que tienen sexo con hombres. Co-developed by Instituto Familiar de la Raza (IFR) with input from the Latino […]
Strengthening Systems of Care and Learning with Native Communities From Birth to Career
July 5, 2018Supporting the development of responsive educational systems that provide a place-based, culturally appropriate education for young Native American children can help ensure their academic and social success at a foundational age, a report from the American Indian College Fund finds. The report, Tribal College and University Childhood Education Initiatives: Strengthening Systems of Care and Learning with Native Communities […]
Indian Sign-Language Dictionary with Academic, Legal, Medical Terms
There about more then 7 million deaf individuals in India. ISL is important. Yet, until now, it had no published dictionary. Now the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), a government-funded organization, offers the first published ISL dictionary. The project took two years. It includes 3,000 Hindi and English words in five categories: […]
Rural Opioid Educational Resources
July 3, 2018The number of Americans being impacted by the misuse and abuse of opioids has reached epidemic levels. As opioid overdoses become more common, a serious threat continues to be in rural communities that lack the capacity to deal with the issue on their own. The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) has developed […]
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