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Thursday, March 19, 2015: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Congressional Hall B (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)
Speakers:Elena Giacci, BA, Wiya Luta
Jane Root, BA, Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
Leanne Guy, BS, Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition
Donald Clark, MD, MPH, Formerly Indian Health Service
Deleta Gasco Smith, AA, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Beverly Cotton, MSN, CPNP, SANE-A, SANE-P, Indian Health Service
David Blackeye, n/a, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the dynamics of historical trauma and its impact on health in American American Indian/Alaskan Native/Indigenous communities.
- Navigate and advance the development of cultural humility amongst health providers to eliminate racial/ethnic health disparities, develop culturally appropriate practices, and provide effective care.
- Examine and evaluate innovative strategies for trauma-informed domestic and sexual violence (DSV) assessment, intervention, and warm referral
- Develop and sustain community partnerships between American Indian/Alaskan Native/Indigenous public health, DSV advocacy, and law enforcement agencies and programs
Description:
Understanding historical trauma and its impact is integral to addressing domestic and sexual violence issues in American Indian/Alaskan Native/Indigenous communities. Cultural humility is necessary in any effort that seeks to eliminate racial/ethnic health disparities. This Pre-Conference Institute will engage participants around ways to effectively build partnerships between public health programs and American Indian/Alaskan Native/Indigenous domestic and sexual violence advocacy organizations. It will also examine innovative strategies for domestic and sexual violence assessment, intervention, and warm referral.
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