Aihec Final Presentation1

EDUCATION TO ACTION

A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD

OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

Bay Mills Public Health Research Cohort

The team that went to UNLV

Sarah Teeple

Larry Jacques

Angela Rintamaki

Jason Klien

Dr. Mary Anne Shannon

Our Mission

Study public health at UNLV

Survey our local community

Develop and implement an action plan

Phase 1

Learn about public health

at UNLV

Going to the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Arrived in Vegas

We were picked up at the Airport• This is when

we first met Carolee Dodge Francis

• She brought us to campus.

We checked into our dorms and settled into our

new surroundings

Meeting members from

other tribal schools

Fort Peck, Stone Child, Bay Mills, and Fond du Lac

Becoming a Student at UNLV

The entire group registered and

were issued student ID’s

We were given a tour of the campus and surrounding

areas

We met Dr. Chino our instructor for

the next two weeks

We settled into the classroom and

became acquainted with the faculty,

staff, and our new classmates.

We started working to understand public health

We learned; history, definitions, career options, and the

techniques associated with public health

Course Objectives of Intro to Public Health

Understand the history and purpose of public health

Describe public health as a system and identify its functions

Identify the basic tools of public health that can be used to assess community health status

Recognize determinants and contributing factors of community health problems

Gain familiarity with public health concepts, terminology, and web sites

Definition of Public Health

the absence of sickness and the active pursuit of

wellness.

the health of the people

and the environment in which they

live.

the health of the

individual and the

community.

Public Health is:

The Five Core Sciences of Public Health

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Environmental Sciences

Health Policy and Administration

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Lead Lab

Testing for lead plays an important role in Public Health.

As part of the course we had a chance to use gamma ray guns that could read every element inside of the material it tested.

Extra Curricular

Phase 2

Survey ourLocal Community

Understanding Public Health issues in the Community

The health of our community depends on the health of our individual members. To put the issues in to context we utilized the following information sources:

A survey of our community• Identify the status of 12–19 year old BMIC members in relation to

risk factors that impact their health and well-being.• Compare the 2008 survey to the 2000 survey

The County Health Department•Compared trends in our community versus trends in the region. •Used as a reference material

State/Federal Databases•Compared local trends against trends in the state.•Additional reference material

Choosing a Survey

We decided to continue the work of Steve Yanni who in 2000 administered three surveys to determine the health of our local youth ages 12 – 19.

Leisure Boredom Scale

Results of the survey

We were able to survey 53 percent of the targeted participants.

We used SPSS a statistical data program for stratifying out results from the raw data of the survey.

The five top areas of concern that the survey indicated were: Drug and Alcohol use/abuse Risky Sexual Behaviors Suicidal Ideations Lack of interest in furthering post-secondary education Under utilization of available community resources

Illegal Activities Comparative Data

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Phase 3

Make anAction Plan

2 Goals of Phase 3

Promote the Boys & Girls Club of Bay Mills

Promote higher education to 7th – 9th grades

As full-time students we understood that there would be barriers to accomplish our chosen action plans.Some of the barriers were; time, finances, and man-power.

In the end after weighing out all of the possible areas where we could have an impact we choose two goals:

Goal 1

Promote theBoys & Girls

Club of Bay Mills

Promoting the Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club is an excellent resource already in the community. The results from our survey showed that it was being underutilized.

In August we found out that the Bay Mills tribe’s H.R. department was putting on a Worksite Wellness Health Fair.

This was an opportunity to contact large numbers of adults who may not be aware of the benefits of enrolling their child in the Boys and Girls Club.

At the Worksite Wellness Health Fair and the BMCC Health Fair

Informing the Public

Presentation board

Protecting your child brochures

Drawing in a Crowd

Racing exercise bike gameFree prize drawings

Getting Results200 people in attendance of the worksite

wellness event80+ signed up for our raffle

Goal 2

Promote higher education to 7th – 9th

grades

At the Ojibwe Charter School

Grabbing their Attention

Chemistry experiment: Instant

Ice

Non-toxic, Fun, Affordable

Getting out the Message

The importance of thinking about higher

ed.We distributed college

information.Aaron Tadgerson

BMCC’s local recruiter assisted in providing

college info.

Promoting environmental

awareness

Biodiesel Processor Exhibit

Q&A about bio-fuels

Summary of Accomplishments

Trained at the University of Nevada Las VegasSurveyed 53% of the tribal youth of Bay MillsStratified out the results of the dataDeveloped two attainable action plans

Promoting Bay Mills Boys and Girls Club Promoting Higher Education and Environmental Health

Implemented the action plansOrganized our results and accomplishments

for presentation

Thank You

U.N.L.V.

Dr. Carolee Dodge-Francis

Dr. Michelle Chino

A.I.H.E.C.

All of our hosts who helped make this event possible

B.M.I.C.

Bay Mills Boys& Girls Club

Bay Mills Indian Community

Tribal Council

Bay Mills Tribal Members

(especially our Tribal Youth)

Bay Mills Community

College

Ojibwe Charter School

We feel honored to have been part of the first of it’s kind Native American Public Health Institute.

We would like to thank all of those who have helped us along the way in our journey into the world of public health.

The End