Growing the Native Public Health Workforce ILEAD JANUARY

Growing the Native Public Health Workforce I-LEAD JANUARY 2018 NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

I-LEAD § 3 -year project § Partnerships with: § OHSU § We Are Healers § Engender. Health

I-LEAD AIMS § Improve resilience and life skills among AI/AN youth (14 to 24 yearsold) § Increase AI/AN youth participation and success in leadership positions § Prepare AI/AN youth to join the public health workforce

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. 1. 2. Create a year-long training program for We R Native’s Youth Ambassadors and a newlyformed NPAIHB Youth Council Build an interactive text mentorship platform for AI/AN youth interested in the

TRAINING PROGRAM

Youth Ambassador & Youth Council Training Program § § NPAIHB will partner with Engender. Health 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.

TEXT MENTORING

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.

CREATING THE NPAIHB YOUTH COUNCIL

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

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

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? §

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Indian Leadership for Indian Health 2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 97201 Phone: (503) 228 -4185 Fax: (503) 228 -8182 Stephanie Craig Rushing, Ph. D, MPH Director – Project Red Talon & THRIVE scraig@npaihb. org Tana Atchley I-LEAD Project Coordinator tatchley@npaihb. org