NDSU program specializes in American Indian health- Bismarck Tribune

A North Dakota State University program is offering an advanced degree for students looking to improve the health of American Indians, and school officials are touting it as the only specialization of its kind in the country.

The program could be a “game-changer,” North Dakota Indian Affairs Commissioner Scott Davis said.

Read the full story at:
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/ndsu-program-specializes-in-american-indian-health/article_fc055c2e-b317-11e3-8951-001a4bcf887a.html

“Dialogue for Action” conference sponsored by the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Dr. Warne is presenting at the “Dialogue for Action” conference sponsored by the Prevent Cancer Foundation on "The imapact of ACA implementation on Cancer Control in Indian Country"


http://blog.preventcancer.org/dialogue-for-action/2014-dialogue/

http://blog.preventcancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01R-FINAL-2014-Dialogue-Agenda.pdf

 

Traditional Foods and diabetes control, educational opportunities, and economic development.

MPH Program met with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Sitting Bull College to discuss the role of Traditional Foods and diabetes control, educational opportunities, and economic development. 

 From NDSU:

Dr. Warne, MPH Director
Dr. Kalidas Shetty, Professor of Plant Science & Associate Vice President of International Partnerships & Collaborations
Dr. Linda Frizzell, Assistant Professor, American Indian Public Health
Jordyn Wallenborn, MPH—Community Transformation Grant Project Coordinator

From SRST:

John Buckley, Diabetes Program Director
Charles “Red” Gates, Food Distribution Program Director
Ron His Horse Is Thunder, Standing Rock Farms Director
Louella Harrison, Elder Nutrition Director
Aubrey Sky, Community Gardening Director
Randal White, Tribal Council
Phyllis Young, Tribal Council
Margaret Gates, Health Director
Linda Jones, Professor of Ethnobotany, Sitting Bull College
Luke Black Elk, Environmental Science Program, Sitting Bull College
Wanda Agnew, United Tribes Technical College, Food Sovereignty Program
And many others!

Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg College: Science and Health day

Day three, Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg College: Science and Health day

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/dick-bernard/day-three-nobel-peace-prize-forum-augsburg-college-science-and-health-day

Crossing Boundaries to Create American Indian Health Equality

Watch Dr. Warne's break out session at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on "Crossing Boundaries to Create American Indian Health Equality"
https://plus.google.com/events/c4l4nhc195ljni5foqljina5sro