Program
Master in Public Health
College
Population Health
Student Level
Master's
Location
PAÍS Building
Start Date
10-11-2022 11:00 AM
End Date
10-11-2022 1:00 PM
Abstract
Given the health inequities experienced by American Indian (AI) communities, those of which have been exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that research not only attempts to improve health outcomes but also addresses barriers and facilitators so that tribal communities benefit from research. The indigenous Family Listening Program (FLP) is a family prevention program developed through a long-standing community-engaged research partnership between the University of New Mexico and three southwest American Indian Tribal communities using community-based participatory research (CBPR) and culture-centered approaches. FLP strives to reduce at-risk behaviors, depression, and anxiety, and to strengthen family communication by bringing together fourth/fifth graders and their families to participate in a 12-session dinner program with activities that fortify connections to culture, history, and language-all known to be protective factors. Consequently, FLP's program curricula were co-created, piloted, and adopted into tribal communities by tribal research teams (TRT); and centered around each community's language, history, knowledge, and practices. Our research team is currently in year three of a five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2020-2025) dedicated to guiding three new tribal communities in the adaption and implementation of the FLP curricula in their communities. These new partnerships co-learn from TRTs and are given guidance from our research team with coaching and training on re-centering their curriculum, program logistics, family recruitment, and program evaluation. Here, we look to establish best practices for facilitative bi-directional knowledge transfer between our academic research team and tribal partners.
Family Listening Program: Implementing evidence-based family prevention program in New Mexican tribal communities
PAÍS Building
Given the health inequities experienced by American Indian (AI) communities, those of which have been exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that research not only attempts to improve health outcomes but also addresses barriers and facilitators so that tribal communities benefit from research. The indigenous Family Listening Program (FLP) is a family prevention program developed through a long-standing community-engaged research partnership between the University of New Mexico and three southwest American Indian Tribal communities using community-based participatory research (CBPR) and culture-centered approaches. FLP strives to reduce at-risk behaviors, depression, and anxiety, and to strengthen family communication by bringing together fourth/fifth graders and their families to participate in a 12-session dinner program with activities that fortify connections to culture, history, and language-all known to be protective factors. Consequently, FLP's program curricula were co-created, piloted, and adopted into tribal communities by tribal research teams (TRT); and centered around each community's language, history, knowledge, and practices. Our research team is currently in year three of a five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2020-2025) dedicated to guiding three new tribal communities in the adaption and implementation of the FLP curricula in their communities. These new partnerships co-learn from TRTs and are given guidance from our research team with coaching and training on re-centering their curriculum, program logistics, family recruitment, and program evaluation. Here, we look to establish best practices for facilitative bi-directional knowledge transfer between our academic research team and tribal partners.
