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Aligning Systems for Health
We work with communities to take a high-level, holistic view of how partners can work together to improve coordination, cooperation, and effectiveness. Red Star, Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health at the University of Washington and 5 Tribal Nations in the U.S. are partners in a practice-based study of how health care delivery, […]
[Press Release] Aligning Systems for Health in Tribal Communities
(July 22, 2021) Red Star and its partners from Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health based at the University of Washington, are honored to work with five tribal nations to increase capacity and to deepen their understanding of systems – people, processes, and context. The launch of our new study, Indigenous Health Systems: […]
[Press Release] Red Star leads exploration of pathways to build climate and ecosystem resilience.
(January 31, 2021) Indigenous communities are among those most adversely affected by climate change, despite contributing very little to its causes. According to a recent United Nations, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, biodiversity is declining less rapidly in lands that are traditionally owned, managed, used or occupied by Indigenous people. Colonial […]
Transforming Performance to Improve Health
Performance management, in its simplest terms, is a deliberate process of measuring, monitoring and reporting progress toward strategic goals and objectives. We have woven the Becoming Butterfly with an adapted performance management model from the Montana State Public Health and Safety Integrated Performance Management System to provide a practical approach to identify culturally aligned performance targets, monitor […]
First Indigenous Public Health Institute
Red Star created the first public health institute in the United States to focus solely on Indigenous health and wellness. We had a vision to create greater connectivity across the national tribal health system, which includes the many tribes, communities and organizations dedicated to the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native people. […]
[Newsletter] March 2021
(March 1, 2021) Webinar Announcement Advancing Indigenous self-determination for healthy and vibrant communities is our mission. REDEFINING HEALTH GOVERNANCE Join us for a webinar introducing the Tribal Health Governance Transformation: A Resource to Strengthen Sovereignty through Public Health Authority. This resource is a practical guide to enhance tribal governance and public health law, build strategic partnerships, and improve […]
A Meeting of Sacred Waters
A global gathering of Indigenous voices, A Meeting of Sacred Waters provides a space for sharing Indigenous worldviews, values and perspectives to reclaim the health of the world’s water sources.
[Tool Kit] Tribal Health Governance Transformation
(February 1, 2021) Red Star and its partners from Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health based at the University of Washington, are excited to share Tribal Health Governance Transformation: A Resource to Strengthen Sovereignty Through Public Health Authority. This practical guide was created to enhance tribal governance and public health law, build strategic […]
[Practice Brief] Becoming Butterfly through Performance Management
(January 24, 2021) Becoming Butterfly is a framework that draws from an Indigenous model of healing, and proposes a community-centered, public health approach to transform Indigenous health systems using an adapted performance management model to improve health.
[Report] Tribal Public Health Institute Feasibility Project
(January 12, 2021) Findings discussed in this report affirm the feasibility and desirability of a TPHI to serve as a partner in addressing the health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The report describes a strong Tribal outreach and engagement approach through the project.