Fresno American Indian Health Project

2012 UIHP URBAN 4-IN-1 PROGRAM (REPLACEMENT GRANT FROM THE UAII DBA FRESNO)

THE NATIVE EMPOWERMENT AND WELLNESS (NEW) WILL ADDRESS THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE TO INCREASE SOBRIETY.

FRESNO

FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT'S (FAIHP) SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION (SPIP) PROGRAM. - THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT (FAIHP) IS AN AMERICAN INDIAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE (IHS) AS AN URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM UNDER TITLE V OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT, PL 94-437. SINCE 2007, FAIHP HAS MAINTAINED A LONG-STANDING PRESENCE AS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND SERVICE PROVIDER TO NATIVE AMERICAN RESIDENTS OF FRESNO AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SINCE 2010, WHEN INITIALLY AWARDED METHAMPHETAMINE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (MSPI FUNDING), THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES AIMED AT CREATING AWARENESS, PARTICULARLY STIGMA REDUCTION; IMPLEMENTED PEER LEARNING PROGRAMS; AND BUILT INTERNAL CAPACITY WITH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION SERVICES. FAIHP SERVES A CLIENT POPULATION REPRESENTATIVE OF OVER 120 TRIBES ACROSS THE NATION, WHOM CURRENTLY RESIDE IN FRESNO COUNTY. THE PROPOSED SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION (SPIP) PROGRAM WILL EXPAND THE WORK PREVIOUSLY STARTED FROM THE PAST MSPI, BY CONTINUING TO OFFER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRALS, RESOURCES, AND STRUCTURED PREVENTION SERVICES FROM NOT ONLY YOUTH, BUT TO ADULT AI/AN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAIHP’S SPIP PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION OF SUICIDE IDEATIONS, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, AND SUICIDES AMONG OUR AI/AN POPULATION. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF SUICIDE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) PEOPLES IN FRESNO COUNTY BY: FOSTERING COALITIONS AND NETWORKS TO IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION BY EDUCATING STAFF, PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT SUICIDE IDEATION AND IMPACTS OF SUICIDE. INCREASING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS NEEDS USING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE-BASED AND PRACTICE-BASED MODELS INCREASING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH THAT FOCUS ON PROTECTIVE FACTORS AGAINST SUICIDE IDEATION. CREATING A COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS THE LONG-TERM SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION NEEDS. THESE SERVICES WILL HELP TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR THE AI/AN POPULATION LIVING IN AND NEAR FRESNO. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO FOSTER EXPOSURE TO TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

THE RED WARRIOR PROJECT WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE PREVENTION SERVICES, IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH AGES 13-24 AT RISK FOR HIV.

THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT (FAIHP)

FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT'S SDPI PROGRAM - THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT AS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE URBAN INDIAN COMMUNITY IN FRESNO CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY OFFERING MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CULTURAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS (SDPI) PROGRAM IS A FACET THAT HAS PROVIDED THE AGENCY THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THE TARGET POPULATION FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH-RELATED PREVENTION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. THE OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE ALSO PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE TARGET AREA. CURRENT ACTIVITIES OPERATING UNDER THE SDPI GRANT INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (DSME), GROUP DIABETES CLASSES, PHYSICAL FITNESS CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. DUE TO THE DRASTICALLY INCREASING RATES OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE, IT IS THE VISION OF THE CENTER TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE CURRENT SDPI PROGRAM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ACROSS THREE LEVELS OF INTERVENTION: INDIVIDUAL, GROUP & COMMUNITY. IN THE PAST, THE PROGRAM HAS LACKED THE NECESSARY COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PREVENTION EFFORT FOR THOSE AT RISK FOR DIABETES BUT NOT YET DIAGNOSED. NOW WITH AN ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROVIDING INTEGRATED MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN RESTRUCTURED TO INCLUDE AN ENHANCED LAYER OF PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND OUTREACH THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE AGENCY’S ABILITY TO INFLUENCE AN OVERALL DECREASE IN OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE OVER THE LIFE CYCLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION. ALL ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DIABETES-RELATED EDUCATION AND OFFER NUTRITION EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF DIABETES IN THE TARGET POPULATION (N=150). INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS WILL INCLUDE ONE ON ONE COUNSELING WITH THE REGISTERED DIETICIAN FOR CLIENTS WITH DIABETES OR PRE-DIABETES DIAGNOSIS AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE CLIENTS WITH A CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS. GROUP/COMMUNITY LEVEL INTERVENTIONS WILL INCLUDE CLASSES OFFERED NOT ONLY TO THOSE ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES (TYPE I AND TYPE II) OR PREDIABETES, BUT THOSE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING IT IN THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, A SMALL GROUP INTERVENTION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF WALKING AND EXERCISE CLASSES (N=25) AND LARGER GROUP INTERVENTION IN THE FORM OF A 5K SPIRIT WALK/RUN (N=100). ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND A COMMUNITY INDIGENOUS FOOD CHALLENGE FOR AI/AN CLIENTS. BY PROVIDING THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, THE CENTER WILL HELP FIGHT OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE AMONG THE TARGET COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS COMBAT THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL BURDEN DIABETES AND OBESITY PLACE ON THE NATIVE FAMILIES, THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT (FAIHP) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM

THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO REDUCE AND RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, SUICIDE, AND SUBSTANCE USE FOR URBAN INDIAN YOUTH

FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR 2015-2016 IHS METHAMPHETAMINE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROJECT.

THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO REDUCE AND RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, SUICIDE, AND SUBSTANCE USE FOR URBAN INDIAN YOUTH.

2012 METHU FRESNO

FAIHP'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (DVPI)

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