Tagged With "Alaska Native Native American"

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Thank you, to our friends at Alaska Public Media for editing and airing the talk that Dr. Blodgett gave in Anchorage in November - at and event sponsor by Thread, ACT, and Alaska Pediatric Partnership. Dr. Blodgett, a faculty member of Washington State University and a licensed clinical psychologist, introduced the brain development science, ACEs epidemiology, and the importance of community involvement, and schools. Audio is 60 minutes long.

From National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, January 12, 2018 Culture plays a substantial role in reducing disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations; experts acknowledge culture’s critical importance to intervention success and sustainability. Yet many questions remain about the mechanisms that produce this protective effect. For more than a decade, researchers at the Center for Alaska Native Health Research have been collaborating with...

This is a great initiative by the Alaska ACES Action group to provide free discussion guides and movie loans to promote awareness and understanding of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). It's important to have these resources available to help individuals and communities address the impacts of ACEs and work towards healing and resilience. It's also commendable that they are making these resources easily accessible and free of charge. For those who may need financial assistance, using the...