[Tool Kit] Tribal and Territorial Health Department Guide to Assessing Public Health Capacity: A Collaborative Approach

(July 2023) Community wellness is a deep cultural value and is central to Tribal and Territorial Health Departments’ (THD) mission.  Recent threats from a global pandemic and the climate crisis highlight the importance of THD leadership and capacity to respond to protect the community’s health.    The THD Guide to Assessing Public Health Capacity: A Collaborative […]

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[Tool Kit] A Tribal and Territorial Health Department Public Health Capacity Assessment Workbook

(June 2023) A public health capacity self-assessment is an important first step in understanding a department’s public health systems, operations, processes, and policies. The process itself is a valuable learning experience, and assessment results can be used to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.  This workbook is intended to be used as a tool for […]

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[Webinar] Restoring Balance Collaborative

(June 15, 2023) Indigenous Peoples are leading system change within their own communities and there is great value in coming together as a global practice community. The Restoring Balance Collaborative is a global multisector community that connects, expands, and strengthens local, regional, and national networks by creating a space for idea exchange. Red Star serves […]

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[Webinar] 4-Directions Teachings for a Balance World

(May 18, 2023) Indigenous wellbeing is based on interconnected social and ecological systems that are being disrupted by the changing climate. Ken Paul will explore traditional Wolastoqey teachings for balancing spiritual, emotional, physical and mental health in the individual, and then expand on these teachings to a societal level. During this interactive webinar, we will […]

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[Practice Brief] A Global Indigenous Collaborative To Restore Balance for the Wellbeing of Humanity and the Environment

(May 17, 2023) The impact of climate change and ecosystem collapse can no longer be ignored. We have reached a critical moment, a tipping point that calls for informed and effective climate action. “Engaging Indigenous communities” as suggested by the United Nations, national governments, researchers, and others is not enough. Indigenous-led systems transformation is needed […]

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[Practice Brief] Tribal Success Stories

(September 27, 2021) Tribal Success Stories are practice briefs developed by tribes for tribes.  In their own words, each success story describes the tribe’s journey towards achieving its goals, including its strategies, lessons learned and resources that supported their effort.  Success stories serve as a resource for other tribes who might be on a similar […]

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[Tool Kit] A Commercial Tobacco Cessation Intervention in Tribal Communities

(September 27, 2021) Guided by activities and reflections, More Than the 5A’s workbook is a practical guide for implementing an evidence-based commercial tobacco cessation intervention. This workbook is designed for staff delivery community-based programs in non-clinical settings. Program staff, community health nurses and representatives, among others, have a unique opportunity to help community members quit […]

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[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 […]

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[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.

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[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.

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