An Introduction to Traditional Healing in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.

Introduction: The United States has a trust responsibility to provide health care to members of the 574 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and Villages through the Indian Health Service, an agency tasked with promoting AI/AN health and cultural connectedness. Despite the presence of a comprehensive health care system in 37 states, physicians and allied health professionals receive minimal health professional education regarding the sociocultural factors affecting AI/AN health. This module addresses the underrepresentation of AI/AN health professional curricula and promotes a greater understanding of AI/AN health determinants and cultural constructions of health for individuals with limited exposure to these topics.

Reducing Commercial Tobacco Sales to Youth On and Around California Tribal Reservations With a Reward and Reminder Retail Intervention.

Introduction: High prevalence of commercial tobacco product (CTP) use among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth is a public health crisis. A multi-level Tribal-community-based participatory research project under Tribal public health authority implemented a retailer-focused intervention to reduce AI/AN youth CTP use.

Aims And Methods: We sought resolutions in support of a retailer-focused CTP intervention from Tribal Nations organized by a Tribally directed research program.