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The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HP/DP) program was initiated in 2005, to address challenges related increasingly to health conditions and chronic diseases which are impacted by lifestyles issues such as obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet, substance abuse, and injuries. Working with Tribal and Urban healthcare programs, it coordinates services that enhance preventive health approaches.

Overarching goals of Health Promotion Disease Prevention are:

Programs and services currently provided include:

  • Annual Just Move It - California Challenge; supporting local physical activity efforts.
  • Physical Activity Toolkit; a resource to assist communities implement physical activity programs.
  • Digital Storytelling and Community-Owned Wellness; workshops to support social advocacy and community directed prevention initiatives.
This site has been developed to provide health programs and communities with information on disease prevention initiatives, educational resources and related materials. For more information on the IHS Agency Initiatives please visit the following websites:


Health Promotion/Disease Prevention,
Healthy Native Communities Partnership Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Behavioral Health
National Nutrition and Dietetics Training Program

 

Frequently Asked Questions has answers to some of the most commonly asked questioned about the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program.

Resources links and documents to support health professionals.

Promising Programs learn innovative health ideas model programs are implementing to support tribal well-being.
 

 
News and Announcements
 

The Healthy Native Communities Fellowship is now accepting Letters of Interest, for the 2013 class.  Are you part of a community coalition or group organizing and taking action for wellness?
Then the Healthy Native Communities Fellowship is a perfect fit, if what you want is to?:

  • Work with your community to realize their own vision of wellness!
  • Create effective teams & coalitions to sustain community efforts!
  • Mobilize your community for positive change!
  • Energize and deepen your leadership skills!

Visit the HNCP website to learn more.   Important dates: Letters of Intent due 8/3/2012 & applications due 10/5/2012. Selected teams to be notified by end of December 2012.Start the application process by getting your team together and submitting the short online Letter of Interest by

 May & June HP/DP Updates and Funding Opportunitites have been posted: HPDP - Resources page 

2013 Helathy Native Communities Partnership (HNCP) Brochure (06-27-12 PDF 1.7MB) - HNCP is a non-profit organization that supports capacity building, leadership development, partnership, and networking so that Native communities realize their own vision of wellness.

The seventh Just Move It California Challenge kickoff was held in March. Seventy Seven participants took part in the annual Fun Run/Walk at the March Tribal Leaders Consultation meeting, helping us launch this annual challenge. California Just Move It partners are sharing what works on www.justmoveit.org; check out recent tribal/urban success stories and share what is working in your community.

Just Move It 2012 California Challenge Background-Map (04/11/2012 - PDF - 156KB)

Please contact Beverly Calderon for marketing materials and incentive items

Restoring Balance, Community-Owned Wellness. This is a wellness planning resource manual.  It places an emphasis on prevention and supports community initiatives to bring about positive change. To request a PDF version of the manual please contact beverly.calderon@ihs.gov.

The Physical Activity Kit is a resource to assist with implementing physical activity programs. To receive this toolkit at no cost, simply complete an overview training online. Please contact Bev Calderon for username information.

For more information on the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program, please call me at (760) 735-6884.

Sincerely, Beverly Calderon


  
  

Area Health Promotion Disease Prevention Coordinator:
 
Beverly A Calderon, MS, RD, CDE
(beverly.calderon@ihs.gov)
Indian Health Service
Escondido District Office
1320 West Valley Parkway
Suite 309
Escondido, California 92029
Phone: (760) 735-6884
FAX: (760) 735-6893

  
 
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