Grantees

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Director's Prevention Initiative is meeting the challenge to develop, implement, and support a structured program that will result in effective health promotion and disease prevention services for AI/AN at the community level, resulting in measurable improvements in the health status of AI/AN in the future. Details on specific elements of the IHS Prevention Initiative are available through the links on this page.

In FY 2009, IHS awarded 11 three-year cooperative agreements to American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities; 13 three-year competitive grants were awarded in 2006 and 20 one-year grants were awarded in 2005. The purpose of the grant is to enhance and expand health promotion and chronic disease prevention to reduce health disparities among AI/AN populations. The plan is fully integrated with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Initiative such as Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a HealthierUS.

The HP/DP program provided funding support to eleven Tribal and Urban Indian programs to develop and implement innovative prevention activities to promote health, address chronic conditions and diseases in their communities. Below are a few of the grantees' success stories highlighting their strategies, accomplishments, and outcomes at the end of the 3-year grant cycle.

Information on the grantees are available below

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Name	Address	Year(s) Funded	Description
Forest County Potawatomi Community	Crandon, WI	2009-2011	The Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCP) plans to develop and implement a Summer Youth Project. The FCP Health and Wellness Center, led by its Community Health Department (CHD), proposes a comprehensive community-based intervention designed to reduce risk factors and preventable disease among tribal members.
Fort Belknap Indian Community	Harlem, MT	2009-2011	The Fort Belknap Tribe proposes to develop a multifaceted approach to eliminate obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease among tribal members, focusing on youth. Building on proven best practices the program will utilize culture, technology, diet, and fitness to reduce diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	2009-2011	The Indian Health board will develop a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program (Y-DPP) targeting American Indian youth grades 1 through 5. Thought Y-DPP, IHB will focus intensively on youth in the community and address increased fruit and vegetable consumption, increased physical activity, and decreased alcohol and tobacco use, and healthy school policy that will increase the accessibility of healthier food choices and physical activity for students.
Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc.	Tulsa, OK	2009-2011	The Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa will identify, engage, assess and assist American Indian children, youth and adults who are at risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes in a voluntary effort to lead a healthier lifestyle. An interdisciplinary clinical team will develop individualized intervention plans for each participant; participants will be directed attend regular community health education and physical activities.
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin	Oneida, WI	2009-2011	Focusing on weight management and diabetes prevention, Oneida Health Promotion strives to empower Oneida community to honor personal roles and responsibilities in making positive lifestyle choices which will improve health, quality of life, and prevent chronic disease.
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma	Pawnee, OK	2009-2011	The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma will provide various types of activities and education availability for the Pawnee Nation and the community, such as physical activities, nutrition education, substance abuse, tobacco prevention and cessation programs, and health information outreach.
Penobscot Nation Health Department	Indian Island, Maine	2009-2011	The Penobscot Nation Health Department plans to develop nutrition and physical activity interventions to decrease obesity and obesity related diseases by improving nutrition and physical activity behaviors in children.
Pueblo of Santa Ana	Bernallilo, NM	2009-2011	The Pueblo of Santa Ana will continue and expand community interventions to address youth obesity through a variety of strategies to promote group physical activity, exercise opportunities for individuals, interventions to promote healthy eating, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles among families.
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium	Juneau, AK	2009-2011	The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will enhance and expand health promotion and reduce cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity by focusing efforts that enhance and maintain personal and behavioral factors that support healthy lifestyles for Alaska Native and rural community members using a modified Mobilizing Action through Policy and Planning (MAPP) community planning model.
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California	Gardnerville, NV	2009-2011	The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California (WTNC) will launch a youth lifestyles improvement program Living Yesterday for Tomorrow. This program will engage the tribal youth and apply culture to focus on healthy lifestyle changes in diet and exercise, building self-esteem, self-confidence, and developing interpersonal sand leadership skills.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation	Bethel, AK	2009-2011	The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation will address tobacco use during pregnancy, which is highly prevalent in the population served, by strengthening our tobacco education and cessation intervention efforts for young and pregnant Alaska Native women of the YK Delta region using a culturally relevant education intervention.
Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council, Inc	Oklahoma City, OK	2006-2008	The Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council, Inc. proposes to expand the TURTLE Camp, a successful diabetes prevention focusing on nutrition and physical activity. The camp will target youth who are 7 to 12 years of age and their families.
Chippewa Cree Tribe	Box Elder, MT	2006-2008	Chippewa Cree Tribes proposes to address youth and families who are at risk for diabetes, cancer, heart disease, alcoholism, and accidents.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs	Warm Springs, OR	2006-2008	The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs plans to develop and implement a culturally appropriate methamphetamine prevention project to empower and regain the health, strength, and culture of the community.
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.	Fulton, MI	2006-2008	The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Tribe plans to implement a Health Promotion Disease Prevention Project focusing on nutrition and physical activity to address cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Indian Health Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc.	Tulsa, OK	2006-2008	The proposed project will identify, engage, assess, and assist the American Indian children, youth, and their parents and elders who are at risk of diabetes and/or obesity in a voluntary effort to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Inter-Tribal Council Of Michigan, Inc.	Sault Saint Marie , MI	2006-2008	Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc., proposes to improve and expand opportunities which support and enable local tribal members to make healthy lifestyle changes, by implementing science based best practices interventions, such as creating safe walking routes and trails, promoting 5 a Day for better health, and providing a systems approach to treating tobacco dependence, while utilizing current national, state and local partnerships.
Kodiak Area Native Association	Kodiak, AK	2006-2008	The Kodiak Area Native Association proposes to provide, improve and expand the cancer screening and education services to address the needs of the target population.
Menominee Indian Tribe Of Wisconsin	Keshena, WI	2006-2008	The Menominee Indian Tribe proposes to implement Path to Health, a worksite health promotion program to increase physical activity, reduce tobacco use, and encourage healthier food choices among their employees.
Norton Sound Health Corporation	Nome, AK	2006-2008	Norton Sound Health Corporation plans to implement a smoking prevention and cessation through a school-based education and community outreach; conducting regional surveillance on youth smoking habits and measuring effectiveness of educational interventions.
Pueblo of San Felipe	San Felipe Pueblo, NM	2006-2008	The goal of the Pueblo of San Felipes Health Promotion Program is to enhance and expand health promotion activities to reduce chronic disease through the development of a comprehensive Health Promotion Program (HPP) to increase physical activity, prevent alcohol/substances abuse, and improve nutrition among Pueblo of San Felipe residents. The HPP will use evidence based practices to involve the community, schools, and worksites in health promotion programs.
Round Valley Indian Health Center Inc.	Covelo, CA	2006-2008	Round Valley Indian Health proposes to implement Fit Teen, program focuses on healthy food choices, preparation of healthful meals and snacks, how to manage emotional ups and downs, and a series of effective physical exercises. The program will focus on youth who are ages 12 to 18.
South Central Foundation	Anchorage, AK	2006-2008	South Central Foundation plans to implement a tobacco-free campus at all of the facilities located on the Alaska Native Medical Center campus.
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium	Sitka, AK	2006-2008	South East Alaska Regional Health Consortiums (SEARHC) proposes to implement WISEFAMILIES through Traditional Knowledge project in Klukwan, Alaska. WISEFAMILIES program is a community-driven programs and alliances that enable people to adopt healthy lifestyles that contribute to the prevention, delay and/or mitigation of the consequences of CVD, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, based on supporting traditional Tlingit knowledge and activities.
Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmens Health Board	Rapid City, SD	2005	Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmens Health Board through the Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project (NPTPP) will be collaborating with tribal health departments, the Northern Plains Health Start Program, Indian Health Service health educators, tribal schools, and grassroots tobacco prevention coalitions to promote the reduction of American Indian children and pregnant women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.
Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc.	Magdalena, NM	2005	The Alamo Navajo School Board plans to expand and increase access to physical activity and fitness by designing and installing an outdoor fitness path.
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma Health Department	Durant, OK	2005	The Choctaw Nation Get Movin Project will enhance and expand the existing programs for fifth grade students. The program will provide culturally relevant diabetes prevention education and promote increased physical activity with the use of a pedometer. A mass media campaign will raise the awareness of diabetes and obesity among Native Americans.
Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc.	Anchorage, AK	2005	The Eastern Aleutian Tribes (EAT) plan to develop and implement an Alaska Native Physical Activity Leader Certificate Program curriculum based on the essential tenets of accepted screening and physical activity program implementation as set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise. The components of the curriculum will focus on effective intervention strategies to address risk factors contributing to metabolic syndrome and Type II diabetes, as well as other chronic conditions and diseases.
Ho-Chunk Nation	Black River Falls, WI	2005	The Ho-Chunk Nation (HCN) Division of Health project will develop a Health Promotion Disease Prevention Strategic Plan to focus on nutrition and physical activity to decrease the risk for chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Indian Health Care Resource Center, Inc	Tulsa, OK	2005	The Tulsa Indian Youth Program for Healthy Living program plans to expand the Wellness Adventures experiential learning program developed by the Indian Health Care Resource Center (IHCRC) to promote physical activity, health education and youth development for American Indian children, youth and families.
Inter-Tribal Council Of Michigan, Inc	Sault Sainte Marie, MI	2005	The Keweenaw Bay Womens Health Circle Project plans to improve womens health by expanding health promotion opportunities and support for women at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The intervention will be focusing on weight loss, increased physical activity, increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, improved blood sugar, cholesterol and hypertension control, stress reduction, and smoking cessation.
Kalispel Tribe Of Indians	Usk, WA	2005	The Kalispel Tribe Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Project will address obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases by increasing physical activity and improving dietary behaviors.
Kenaitze Indian Tribe	Kenai, AK	2005	The Kenaitze proposes to implement a community, school, and clinic based interventions aimed at reducing health risks through clinic, school, and community based interventions targeting diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity in the Kenaitze Indian Tribe and Salamat Tribal service communities. The intervention will focus on smoking prevention and improving the health of school age Native children attending in Kenai, Soldotna, and Kikiski schools.
Migizi Communication, Inc	Minneapolis, MN	2005	The Partnership to Strengthen American Indian Families (PSAIF) is a health and wellness initiative designed to prevent obesity, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases through a return to the cultural values, traditional foods, and healthy behaviors that enabled the survival and resiliency of Native peoples through hundreds of years of hardship and oppression. The PSAIF targets 500 American Indian families living in Hennepin County (inclusive of the central city of Minneapolis and 45 surrounding communities).
Native Images Inc	Tucson, AZ	2005	The Native Images Diabetes Prevention Program addresses the risk factors (sedentary lifestyles, stress, and consumption of foods high in fat and processed sugars) associated with adult onset diabetes by implementing an exercise, stress reduction, and nutrition education program in an underserved urban Indian community.
Peta Wakan Tipi	St. Paul, MN	2005	With endorsement from the Minnesota Department of Health, Peta Wakan Tipi and four areas partners seek to prevent obesity and diabetes among American Indian youth and their families through an IHS Health Promotion and Disease Prevention grant. The goal of the St. Paul Diabetes and Obesity Prevention Project for Native Youth is to prevent diabetes and obesity by changing attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors around healthy eating and increased physical activity among American Indian youth, ages 8-12, and their families, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Ramah Navajo	Pine Hill, NM	2005	The Ramah Navajo Youth Summer Camp Project is a community-based project that will enhance health promotion by using local services and organizations. The purpose of the project is to develop local capacity to improve service delivery, and to create and implement a health education and promotion component that results from this increased capacity.
Rocky Boy Health Board	Box Elder, MT	2005	The intervention will target children and youth under 18 years of age and their families who are residing on the Rock Boys Indian Reservation. The proposed project will educate the youth about improving their health through physical activity and good nutrition choices.
Salish Kootenai College	Pablo, MT	2005	The Salish Kootenai College of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana proposes to expand community groups and individual opportunities for physical activity and nutrition education utilizing the Tribal Fitness Centers and worksites, Two Eagle River School and Salish Kootenai College. The major outcome of our proposal is to increase healthy lifestyle choices and increase opportunities for daily physical activity.
San Diego American Indian Health Center	San Diego, CA	2005	The San Diego American Indian Health Center proposes to combine four key elements of health promotion and disease prevention focusing on physical activity, dietary behaviors, smoking, and increasing cancer and immunization screenings.
South Central Foundation	Anchorage, AK	2005	The South Central Foundation plans to promote a tobacco-free environment by hiring a project coordinator to develop and coordinate an effective intervention plan.
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium	Sitka, AK	2005	The purpose of South East Alaska Regional Health Consortiums (SEARHC) WISE plans to support community-driven programs and alliances based on traditional Tlingit knowledge and activities that enable people to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent and/or delay cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. This pilot program will build on and expand the WISEWOMAN program to include men, adolescents, and elders in the community of Klukwan Alaska, using evidence-based and culturally relevant interventions. Eventually the program will be replicated in other communities.
National Indian Justice Ctr	Santa Rosa, CA	2005	The National Indian Justice Center proposes to decrease alcohol consumption among Native Indian youth using a community-based approach. The goal of the proposed intervention is to change individual, peer and family norms favorably to alcohol consumption in the target population.
Tulalip Tribes	Tulalip, WA	2005	The Tulalip Tribes is proposing to develop a health promotion/disease prevention project focusing on childhood obesity. The project will hire a wellness coordinator to develop and implement activities designed to reduce childhood obesity and increase community awareness.