Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country-Component 2 - Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (Component Two) CDC-RFA-DP-24-0025 Project Abstract Summary The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), a program of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC), will be applying again for component 2 in the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) grant. GLITEC plans to expand and build upon the progress made under two cycles of the GHWIC grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Through its collaboration with Bemidji Area tribal partners, GLITEC will provide technical assistance, training, and resources to a network of 34 tribes in the three-state Indian Health Service Bemidji Area which includes Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin with Urban Indian organizations in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. With additional support for Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country Component 2, GLITEC will focus on community clinical linkages with a holistic approach in each of the following chronic disease areas: tobacco cessation, prediabetes and diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and oral care. Cultural connectedness will strengthen and advance support through tradition, language, community partnerships and family wellness events. GLITEC will continue to improve Bemidji Area policies, systems and affect environmental change. Collaborating with the established Community of Practice and state and regional tribal health boards, GLITEC will continue to share evidence-based practices, and provide a forum for tribal, state, and federal stakeholders to exchange subject matter expertise, including effective evidence based culturally relevant adaptations, and public health services and functions. Through ongoing programs and services provided under GHWIC, the outcome of this project will reduce the incidence and prevalence of chronic disease in the Bemidji Area. Additional outcomes we expect with further support and development of cultural connectedness with our tribal partners will advance and sustain better health while reducing chronic disease.
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