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Oakland Honors Marty and Helen Waukazoo by Renaming Street Waukazoo Way

OAKLAND, Cailf. — Hundreds of Native Americans and non-Native Oaklanders attended a special ceremony to officially change the name of 31st Ave. in the Fruitvale neighborhood of East Oakland, Calif. to Waukazoo Way. The ceremony was in honor of the commitment of Executive Director of the Native American Health Center (NAHC) Martin (Marty) Waukazoo and his […]

Urban American Indian and Alaska Natives Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues

The authors (Haozous, Lee, Soto) examine the ethical issues underlying research with urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) through the lens of tribal sovereignty, and provide several recommendations to guide institutional policies regarding research with urban AI/ANs that honors Indigenous data sovereignty, including consultation, partnership with community advisory boards, employment of data use agreements, […]

Cultural Connectedness Scale is a strengths-based way to assess Indigenous wellbeing.

The authors (King, Masotti, Dennem, et al., 2019) adapted the 29-item Cultural Connectedness Scale (CCS), developed in Canada, to be appropriate for California’s multi-tribal communities. The resulting new Cultural Connectivity Scale – California (CCS-CA) was developed by urban AI/AN people for urban AI/AN people

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research – 5/18/2021

The Culture is Prevention Project: Measuring Culture as a Social Determinant of Mental Health for Native/Indigenous Peoples.

The authors (Masotti, Dennem, Hadani, et al., 2020) assess the validity of the CCS-CA, a 29-item instrument that measures connection to Indigenous/Native culture and includes three sub-scales: i) Identity ii) Traditions iii) Spirituality. Using the Herth Hope Index and with a diverse sample of AIANs in California, the authors demonstrated a positive link between cultural connectedness and mental health/well-being.

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research – 5/18/2021

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CALIFORNIA REDUCING DISPARITIES PROJECT PHASE 2

Overview

The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity has rolled out the  California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), Phase II. The Mental Health Services Act of 2004 funded CRDP to reduce or eliminate mental health disparities and improve mental health for five populations in California: African American; Asian Pacific Islander (API); Latino/a; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) and Native Americans (Native Californians and other American Indians and Alaska Natives).

As Native American Technical Assistance Provider (NATAP), The PIRE team primarily works with the seven pilot projects with community-defined effective practices (CDEPs) that support California American Indian and Alaska Native communities. We work intensively with the pilot projects to promote strategic planning, effective implementation, rigorous evaluation, successful scaling-up, and ongoing sustainability.

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