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Applying Innovative Approaches To Address Health Disparities In Native Populations: An Assessment Of The Crow Men’S Health Project, Paul Lachapelle, Tim Dunnagan, James Real Bird

Tim Dunnagan

Using a Community-Based Participatory Research approach, the Crow Men's Health Project is a partnership between university researchers and men of the Crow Indian Reservation to address health disparities, particularly cancer risk, screenings and treatments. The objective in using this approach is to establish trust, share power, foster co-learning, and ultimately address community-identified needs and health problems. However, application within the context of Native American communities has only recently been studied with only a paucity of evaluative research on the quality and outcome of partnerships. This research details the accomplishments to date of this partnership. The findings and implications of the …

Innovation Powered By Partnerships To Transform Health Professions Education In American Indian And Alaska Native Communities - Community/Public Health Education In Native Communities, Round Table Discussion, Tim Dunnagan

Tim Dunnagan

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Optimizing Business Performance In Tough Times (Keynote), Tim Dunnagan

Tim Dunnagan

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Determining Client Need In A Multi-State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consortium: From Training To Practice, Suzanne Christopher, Tim Dunnagan, George Haynes, Lili Stiff

Tim Dunnagan

Background: A multi-state consortium was developed in the US to conduct baseline data collection and intervention research on fetal alcohol syndrome. Each state employed support specialists whose job it was to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption in women who were at high risk for drinking alcohol during their pregnancy. The purpose of this paper is to report how support specialists in three primarily rural/frontier states were trained to assess client need and how client need was actually assessed in the field.

Methods: A qualitative process evaluation was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted with state staff involved in support …

University Wellness: A Strategy On Trial, Tim Dunnagan

Tim Dunnagan

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