1. Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
Wellness for Every American Indian to Achieve and View Health Equity- Northwest
WEAVE-NW

2. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
WEAVE-NW
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

3. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
About WEAVE-NW…
Long-term Objective
To decrease cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes
Upstream Projects
Policy, systems, and environment (PSE) focus
Culturally adapted prevention activities
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

4. What is a policy, system & environment (PSE) change?
Policy passing of or change to a law, ordinance, resolution, regulation or rule designed to guide or influence behavior
System involves change made to organizational procedures
Environment change made to the physical surroundings
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

5. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Year 1 Highlights
5 Sub-awards
Logic Model and evaluation
Data Sharing Agreements
Site visits
Video conference calls
Dissemination of resources
Trainings and Workshops
Risky Business Training
Native Fitness Training
Health Data Literacy Workshop
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

6. Year 2-4 (2015-2019) 5 new sub-awards each year Extend YR1 contracts
Technical Support
Online PSE Library
WEAVE-NW Website
Tribal Community Factsheets
Tobacco Project Specialist
Continue Current Trainings
Monthly Training Modules
Extend YR1 contracts
5 new sub-awards each year

7. Technical Support for All Tribes
Monthly training modules
Resources & Technical Assistance
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

8. Year 2 Sub-award Announcement Applications due 11/09/15
Maximum of $25,000 a year for up to 2 years = $50,000
Funding for activities related to:
Health policies
Health systems
Built environment
Quarterly updates and interim reports
Funding Restrictions:
Research
Clinical care
Furniture
Equipment
Clinic and patient supplies
Building (breaking ground)

9. Examples of Projects Increase access to healthy traditional foods
Community gardens
Food policy in schools, elder centers, head start
Farm to school, farmer’s markets
Increase physical activity
Walking path use
Prescriptions/referrals to
fitness opportunities
Breastfeeding initiatives
Reduce commercial tobacco use & secondhand smoke
Team-based care strategies for chronic disease

10. WEAVE-NW Team
Victoria Warren-Mears Director Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Nanette Star Yandell Project Director Nora Alexander Project Specialist Jenine Dankovchik Project Evaluator Ryan Swafford Tobacco Project Specialist