Hosted by Tulalip Tribes
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
OBJECTIVES
1. Increase capacity, access and leadership awareness of home visiting as a best practice model in Tribal/Urban Indian community settings.
a. Use of Community Health Representatives/ Community Health Workers (CHRs/CHWs)
b. Need for increased capacity for culturally appropriate home visiting services in the state system
c. Understanding funding and reimbursement opportunities for home visiting services
d. Need for better Maternal and Infant health outcome data
2. Understand the role of prenatal and early life risk factors among American Indian/Alaska Native populations in the development of chronic disease (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, etc.) and integrating services to address stress, trauma, and depression.
a. Understand the importance of increasing nutritious foods and healthy eating, including building better access to 1st foods, breastfeeding, traditional and healthy foods for Native American children and families.
b. Identify obstacles and barriers to effectively serve Native American families enrolled in home visiting and WIC programs to support healthy nutrition (e.g., issues related to breastfeeding, Native foods, traditional foods, etc.).
3. Understand the effects of substance use (opioids, alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, etc.) by Native American pregnant, breastfeeding, and parenting women.
a. Raise awareness about health effects experienced by Native Americans due to tobacco and vaping, including issues for pregnant and nursing women; exposure to 2nd, 3rd and 4th hand smoke; smoking vs. vaping; and the distinction between commercial tobacco, traditional tobacco and ceremonial uses.
4. Explore effective strategies to deal with compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and self-care to put in practice.
5. Provide resources that supports Maternal, Infant, and Childhood health and home visiting.
6. Honor our Tribal/Community Natural Helpers.
7. Leave Motivated & Inspired.
AGENDA
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Digital Stories
8:30 Welcome and Invocation
Sheryl Fryberg, Director of Early Learning Academy, Tulalip Tribes
8:45 Introductions and Call for Witnesses (Elder and Youth)
American Indian Health Commission (AIHC)
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON STATE
5TH ANNUAL MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND HOME VISITING
SUMMIT
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9:00 Opening Remarks: Honorary Chairs: Marilyn Scott, Vice Chair, Upper Skagit Tribe and Cheryl Sander, Councilwoman, Lummi Nation
9:15 Keynote: Getting to the Roots: The Benefits of Early Life Intervention, Ann Bullock (Chickasaw), Director, Division of Diabetes, Treatment and Prevention, Indian Health Service. 10:45 Resource Room Visit and Physical Activity 11:15 Raising Awareness and Support for Home Visiting as a Best Practice Model – (interactive) • Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Health and Home Visiting — Jan Olmstead and Cindy Gamble, AIHC • Healthy Pregnancy Advisory Committee, Maternal, Child, Health Block Grant, and support for Home Visiting — Lacy Fehrenbach, DOH Assistant Secretary, Prevention and Community Health Division • Medicaid Funding of Home Visiting — Shannon Blood, Health Care Authority • Priorities for Department of Children, Youth and Families, Services for Families, and Home Visiting Funding—Jody Becker, Deputy Secretary of Programs for Children and Families (invited) 12:15 LUNCH: Ceremonies: Honorary Chairs Marilyn Scott, Vice Chair, Upper Skagit Tribe and Cheryl Sanders, Councilwoman, Lummi Nation • Tulalip Youth Performance • Special Honoring Ceremony to the Tulalip Tribes • Honorary Chairs Presentation of Awards honoring Natural Helpers 1:15 Breastfeeding and 1st Foods, Access to Traditional Foods, Stories from Grandmothers and Aunties about the interrelationship of Mom’s nutrition and baby’s health—Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC, (Sissenton -Wahpeton)
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON STATE
5TH ANNUAL MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND HOME VISITING
SUMMIT
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2:00 Facilitated Discussion/Breakout Groups—Pam James • Dream Catcher: Identifying obstacles and barriers to effectively serving Native American families enrolled in home visiting and WIC programs to support healthy nutrition (e.g., issues related to breastfeeding, Native foods, traditional foods, etc.). What is your dream vision? SIMPLE THINGS; VISION BECOMES REALITY • Dream today to create tomorrow programs Examples of what they do in their current roles WHAT WE NEED TO DO. . 2:30 Resource Room Visit and Physical Activity – All 3:00 Using substances while Pregnant and/or Parenting Moms— panel includes: Suzanne Carson and Jenna Bowman, Tulalip Tribes 4:00 Report out and Next Steps 4:15 DRAWING 4:30 Adjourn