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Tribal Healthy Homes Network

Sponsoring Program:

As a tribally-led coalition, our goal is to find and share solutions for healthy, sustainable, and safe housing.We search for and help develop effective programs, and share our results with tribes. We call for support from our partners, including EPA, HUD, USDA, Indian Health Service, and the American Lung Association, to provide expertise, equipment or funding.

How Can We Be of Service?

Bringing training directly to your staff and tribal community with our on-site Circuit-Rider Program.
Providing support for your specific tribal needs with Technical Assistance.
Linking your department with others who can help your program achieve its goals.
Providing Culturally-Relevant Educational Materials for your community.
Connecting your tribe with access to Indoor Air Monitoring Equipment.
Connecting your tribe to Funding Opportunities.
Conducting pilot and demonstration projects in your community with our Research-to-Practice Program.
Connecting you with tribes that are implementing a Mold and Moisture Program.

Resource Category:

Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

Education/Outreach Materials

Resource Type:

Website

Literacy Level:

Don't Know

Target Audience:

Adolescent With Asthma

Adult With Asthma

Asthma Educator

Community Health Worker

Community Organization

General Asthma Population

General Community

National Tribal Healthy Homes Assessment, Training & Technical Assistance Support Center: Materials

Sponsoring Program:

EPA Asthma Team

In an effort to increase family and community wellness among our nation's tribes, MSU Extension Housing & Environmental Health Program and the Native American Housing Technical Assistance Institute proposed the creation of a National Tribal Healthy Homes Training & Technical Assistance Support Center which will integrate all elements of the existing National Center for Healthy Housing and the USDA/HUD Healthy Homes Partnership program.

Materials and literature include:

Healthy Home Heritage Coloring, Activity & Sticker Book

Join the beaver kits, Aspen and Birch, as they visit their grandbeaver's lodge and help them assess it for health hazards. While looking over the home, they learn the importance of a home's environment on the health of its occupants as well as learn about the unique American Indian heritage of honoring one's home and environment. This 25-page coloring and activity book is made for kids of all ages with lots of activities, puzzles and games. (Click here for ordering information)

Help Yourself to a Healthy Home

This 58-page booklet describes many of the hidden dangers to the health of home occupants, both children and adults. The booklet includes sections on: indoor air quality, drinking water, home safety, asthma & allergies, mold & moisture, carbon monoxide, lead, hazardous household products, and pesticides. In addition, the Native American edition of the booklet features descriptions, drawings and photos of the nine traditional Native home types found in the United States.
(Click here for ordering information.)

Montana State University Extension, Housing & Environmental Health Program This MSU program features many publications, resources and materials on varied topics that can be used for personal or professional purposes including: home indoor air quality, home energy, home improvement, healthy homes, and Tribal programs resources. (Click here for ordering information.)

Easy, Low-Cost, Non-Toxic Household Cleaners A recipe sheet of non-toxic cleaners that are easy to make with just a few ingredients commonly found in the home and that can be used every day. (Click here for sheet.)

Resource Category:

Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

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CDC Releases Community Health Status Indicators 2015

Sponsoring Program:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Community Health Status Indicators 2015 (CHSI 2015) is an interactive Web application that produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes, which describe the population health status of a county and factors that have the potential to influence health outcomes, such as social factors and the physical environment. CHSI 2015 includes new and enhanced features compared to earlier versions of the tool, including a feature that allows users to compare the value of each indicator with those of demographically similar counties, as well as to the U.S. as a whole, and a new summary comparison report which provides an "at a glance" view of how one county compares with its peers. Check out CHSI 2015 to see your county's health profile!

The social factors and the physical environment are especially important because they represent the conditions in which people are born, work, and play. Neighborhoods with affordable healthy food, safe and accessible housing, and quality employment opportunities can positively influence behaviors and help to create healthy lifestyles. The World Health Organization and others call the living conditions that can affect health and quality of life the “social determinants of health”.

Healthy People (HP) 2020 highlights the importance of addressing the social determinants of health by including as one of its four overarching goals, “Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all”. CHSI 2015 supports this goal by including a broad range of indicators, including multiple indicators related to the social and physical environment.

Check out CHSI 2015 today!

Contact Name:

CDC

Contact Phone:

(888) 232-6348

Resource Category:

Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool

Community Setting

Education/Outreach Materials

Health Care Setting

Home/Housing