EDUCATION TO ACTION

A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF

PUBLIC HEALTH.

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The team that went to UNLV

Our Mission

Phase 1

Going to the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Arrived in Vegas

Becoming a Student at UNLV

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

Public Health is:

The Five Core Sciences of Public Health

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

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:

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.

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

Unhealthy Behaviors

Phase 3

2 Goals of Phase 3

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

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

Goal 2

At the Ojibwe Charter School

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 ClubBay Mills Indian CommunityTribal CouncilBay Mills Tribal Members(especially our Tribal Youth)Bay Mills Community CollegeOjibwe 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.

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