The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board/Rosebud Sioux Tribe (GPTLHB/RST) Project LAUNCH will serve children ages 0-8 years old and their families living on and near the Rosebud Indian Reservation.

The project will help to develop safe supportive environments where children can thrive and grow up healthy and ready to learn. Using the public health approach, the project will focus on a two-prong strategy that strengthens the capacity and infrastructure of MCH systems in the pilot community and increases support to families through enhanced direct services.

In year one, the project will utilize the culturally responsive “Community Connections,” GONA style assessment and planning process to bring the community together to discover, dream, design, and deliver a strategic plan.

The plan will seek to break down silos; create a coordinated care environment; improve continuity of care, strengthen communications and collaborations between agencies, service provides, families; and build on current strengths to provide direct services that are evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and client-centered. The community lead program design will be implemented in Years 2-5.

Staff 

• Brian Thompson – Program Manager

The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Department is committed to serving the needs of mothers, children, and fathers in the Great Plains region. The Department’s mission is to promote the health and well-being of American Indian families in Great Plains tribal communities through direct service, research, epidemiology, and technical assistance.

Maternal and Child Health Programs

Great Plains Healthy Start Program

GPHS utilizes Community Health Workers to deliver paraprofessional health services to women of childbearing age, their partners, and children from birth to 18 months. Services provided are free for residents in one of the eight (8) Healthy Start communities in North and South Dakota. The program improves health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and addresses health and social service needs to strengthen family resilience.

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Indigenous Linking Actions in Unmet Needs Children's Health (ILAUNCH) Program

ILAUNCH develops safe, supportive environments for children ages 0-8 and their families living on and near Rosebud Sioux tribal communities. The project strengthens capacity and infrastructure and increases support to families through direct services that help children grow up healthy and ready to learn.

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Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (GP-TMIECHV)

MIECHV provides home visiting services for SWO families with young children, from birth to kindergarten entry. The program assesses community needs and service integration while developing community capacity and enhancing systems of care. This home visiting service will support healthy development by addressing maternal and child health, early learning, family support, and promote positive child and family outcomes.

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The Rural Communities Opioid Response Project for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (RCORP-NAS)

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Project for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (RCORP – NAS) is a project that serves Indigenous women, mothers, and women of childbearing age who are at risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), and other Substance Use Disorders (SUD) on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation community.

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Tribal Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program (TIPCAP) & Great Plains Injury Prevention Program (GPIPP)

TIPCAP focuses on community awareness of and education on appropriate child car seat usage and child safety restraint in vehicles for 17 tribal communities and one service unit in the Great Plains Area. The program assesses and identifies current child passenger safety capacity, resources and needs; increases community Child Passenger Safety Technician capacity; and distributes seats to families who lack resources to purchase them.

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Other past funded programs, such as the South Dakota Tribal Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (SDT PRAMS) and the Safe Healthy Children Project, has resulted in key MCH data and resources for tribes in the Great Plains region. In addition to the department’s grant-funded programs, MCH leadership and staff provide advocacy services, collaborates with local, state, and national groups and programs to represent Native families, and promote culturally responsive programs and services for families in the Great Plains.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Resources

Resources - Maternal & Child Health

The Great Plains Maternal & Child Health department gathered resources for indigenous families in the great plains region. 

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Sacred Willow Book

The Great Plains Tobacco Prevention Project developed the Sacred Willow Book to share stories about traditional tobacco. Traditional tobacco is tobacco and/or other plant mixtures grown or harvested and used by American Indians and Alaska Natives for ceremonial or medicinal purposes. There is a variety of "traditional tobacco" that the different tribes of the Great Plains use; in this book, traditional tobacco is referred to as the plants that the Lakota/Dakota use as offering, smoking during prayer and ceremony.  The book also describes the burdens of commercial tobacco and information about the Great Plains Region.

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Quitline Resources 

Iowa Quitline
It can be difficult to quit tobacco use, but the Quitline Iowa is here to help. The Quitline Iowa is a free program that provides helpful tools, information, and support throughout your quit process.

Nebraska Quitline
Quitting smoking or chewing tobacco is hard – you know that. In fact, it's common for tobacco users to try to quit several times before they finally do. Each time you try to quit, you learn more about what works for you, and eventually, you can succeed.  The Nebraska Tobacco Quitline can help you quit tobacco for good.

North Dakota Quitline
NDQuits provides free, confidential cessation assistance to any North Dakota resident interested in quitting tobacco. NDQuits program information is available to anyone, including smokers, smokeless tobacco users, family members of tobacco users, and healthcare professionals.

South Dakota Quitline
If you are ready to quit, thinking about quitting, or know someone who wants to quit… we're ready to help. The South Dakota QuitLine offers services designed to help you kick the habit for good. This website has been designed as a resource to help you quit and stay quit. All you have to do is call the QuitLine, or you can "click," and we'll contact you! It's that easy, and it's free!

Tobacco Fact Sheets 

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GPTLHB Smoke Flyer

Teen Use of E-Cigs

Thirdhand Smoke

Resources 

• Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco: Minnesota American Indian communities' traditional practices promote a healthier lifestyle.

Established in 2014, GPTLHB’s Great Plains Good Health and Wellness (GPGHW) program, has used evidence-informed, culturally rooted health promotion and disease prevention initiatives to help Great Plains area tribes combat high rates of obesity, commercial tobacco use, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Funding for the Great Plains Good Health & Wellness Program is specifically provided through a cooperative agreement from the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).

Feed Your DNA Health Tips

#FeedYourDNA is an ongoing social media campaign created by GPGHW to engage tribal communities through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Snapchat.  The purpose of this social media campaign is for people to showcase their healthy behaviors to encourage others to make healthier choices.

Download the #FeedYourDNA tips below and repost them to your social media accounts. Don't forget to tag us @GreatPlainsTribalLeadersHealthBoard! 

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Staff 

• Nichole Cottier, Senior Director of Grant Administration
• Shannon Udy, BS Program Manager
• Delnita Traversie, Program Coordinator 

Contact Us

• Shannon Udy, BS 
  Program Manager 
  2611 Elderberry Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57703 
  (605) 721.1922

*This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number, NU58DP006729, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

What We Do?

Honor Every Woman program increases breast and cervical cancer screening services for uninsured and underinsured women and implements strategies to reduce structural barriers within health systems. The program implements a comprehensive and coordinated approach to policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to prevent and control cancer.

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Learn More About Cervical Cancer 

Videos and Webinars

Videos

Webinars

Staff 

• Kelley Le Beaux, Director of Prevention Programs
• Heather Brings Plenty, Program Manager
• Madeline Sitting Holy, Program Coordinator
• Sara Buckman, Patient Navigator

Resources

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The Promotion Prevention programs at GPTLHB use evidence-informed, culturally rooted, health promotion and disease prevention initiatives. Our programs help Great Plains area tribes combat high rates of obesity, commercial tobacco use, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other chronic illnesses. 

Health Promotion Programs

Good Health & Wellness Program

Honor Every Woman Program - Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening

Great Plains Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Program (GPCCSI)

Great Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

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Health Promotion and Prevention Department

Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) was awarded the SAMHSA Tribal Opioid Response Grant. The program supplements current activities focused on reducing the impact of opioids and will contribute to a comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic. The program aims to address the opioid crisis in tribal communities by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), using one of the three FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). In addition to focusing on OUD, recipients may also address stimulant misuse and use conditions, including cocaine and methamphetamine. The intent is to reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths by providing prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for OUD and, if so desired, stimulant misuse and use disorders. The communities that the GPTLHB has partnered with are the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the American Indian community of the He Sapa (Pennington County, South Dakota).

Learn more about the impacts of opioid addiction. 

Opioid Resources

There are also several available resources for communities and organizations to fight back against America’s opioid problem.

SAMHSA

• National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or 1-800-487-4889 (TDD, for hearing impaired)
• Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (search by address, city, or ZIP Code): https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
• Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator (search by address, city, or ZIP Code): https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/physician-program-data/treatment-physician-locator
• Single-State Agencies for Substance Abuse Services: https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/ssa-directory.pdf
• State Opioid Treatment Authorities: https://dpt2.samhsa.gov/regulations/smalist.aspx
• SAMHSA Publications Ordering (all SAMHSA Store products are available at no charge): https://store.samhsa.gov; 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Understanding the Epidemic: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic
• Poisoning: https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/poisoning

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

• Preventing Opioid Misuse in the States and Territories: http://my.astho.org/opioids/home

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

• Opioids Fact Sheet (February 5, 2016): http://nasadad.org/2016/02/opioids-fact-sheet-2016/

Prevent & Protect

• Tools for conducting overdose prevention and naloxone advocacy, outreach, and communication campaigns: http://prevent-protect.org/community-resources-1/

Staff 

• Staci Eagle Elk, Program Manager 
• Larry Archambeau, Program Coordinator - Ft. Thompson 
• Heidi Hanzlik, Program Coordinator - Rapid City  

*Funding for this project was made possible by award number 6H79TI083207-01 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

Over five years, the Great Plains Native Connections Program will provide prevention services to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and Crow Creek School District in South Dakota. The Native Connections Program aims to provide culturally-relevant prevention services to youth ages 10 -18 enrolled in the Crow Creek School District. To provide prevention services, the Native Connections Program will collaborate with two identified prevention programs, Lifeways and the Network of Support, to implement a community support system, which will help educate the targeted community to ensure the success of American Indian's (AI). By creating stronger community linkages, the Native Connections Program will provide much-needed prevention services utilized by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek School District. The Native Connections Program seeks to implement prevention services by increasing access to resources and ensuring high-quality education and training to promote a healthy and positive lifestyle for at-risk youth.

What We Do

Working with the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and community organizations together, we promote healthy and positive lifestyles for at-risk tribal youth ages 10 - 24 by: 

• Culturally relevant activities 
• Prevention services
• Increased access to resources 
• Education and training 
• Talking circles 
• Transporation 

Suicide is Preventable 

Would you recognize the warning signs? 

• Social isolation 
• Previous suicide attempts 
• Hopelessness
• Giving away possessions 
• Depression 
• Agitation, anxiety 
• Recent significant loss
• Alcohol or substance abuse 
• Family history of suicide 

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, reach out. Help is available!

Factors for Prevention

• Effective and clinical care
• Taking away highly lethal means of suicide (especially guns) 
• Strong connections to family and community support 
• Skills to help solve problems, resolve conflicts, and avoid violence 
• Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self-preservation 

YOU ARE NEEDED. YOU ARE IMPORTANT. YOU ARE LOVED. 

Resources 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Text Line 
Text "Start" to 741-741

Ft. Thompsom Behavioral Health 
605-245-1546

Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc. 
(Project Safe) 
605-245-2471

HUNKPATIOYATE.org

For more resources, follow Hunkpati Kocoka Agdi on Facebook. 

Yoga for Wellness 

Every day, 100 people die in the United States from opioid abuse. To fight this surging epidemic, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team is working to provide tribal citizens with the tools they need to prevent and overcome opioid addiction. Starting on February 14, 2022, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team will unveil a series of online Yoga Classes free to the public that will supplement other prevention programs working to educate the community about the dangers of opioids. To prevent opioid use disorder and support those in recovery in our community, Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response offers three tracks of Yoga. All these classes are free, between 30 – 45 minutes, and online!  Everyone is welcome!

Chair Yoga – Mondays at 12 MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZMpfu-urTIvGdzEgScOrUWaiUThENVnpTCh/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvqjIsHNectRqPRpwEBor4M-7ztlhYjadHuRjWAA9BVzT3P9d2OpdRJtbA
Link to join directly: https://gptchb.zoom.us/j/87496639538

Yoga for Health Movement – Tuesdays at 12 PM MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZ0udO-oqjgsHdBDBiJcMHdYJQx60gkuiGx8/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGhrTgsGtCWth6DRpx5A4jCM_TwiHZdgqd_uD3sKSN-SgfPHNNaZOJ4G83Z
Link to join directly: https://gptchb.zoom.us/j/89336043674

Beginners Yoga – Thursdays at 4 pm MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZwrcuyqrTkqH9BmVIAYJaBnSBK5uKJPQpjW/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGgqD4vGNeXsByDRpw-BI_4Z-rztnpfgvp_kSnMIhl5YyH4BcBpZ6dUOujh
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Staff 

• Raeshel Damon  – Program Manager

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Connecting With Our Youth (CWOY) 

The goal of Connecting With our Youth (CWOY) is to cultivate a community-initiated prevention and intervention strategy in Pennington County, South Dakota, that draws on the strengths of Lakota cultural values of generosity, courage, respect, and wisdom. CWOY’s culturally adapted program components include the support navigator program, partner & community training, postvention, and mobile app initiatives. CWOY serves Natives of any age.

What We Do

CWOY is a values-based initiative to reduce the rate of suicide for Native Americans in the He Sapa catchment area. CWOY is informed by Lakota culture values of caring and compassion for all (Waúŋšila), and youth are sacred (Wakȟáŋyeža) to strengthen connections between American Indian youth and their culture. CWOY uses Lakota values to develop culturally-adapted and evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to increase social connectedness, reduce death by suicide and suicide attempt rates, and expand knowledge of how to support American Indian youth. CWOY currently deploys support navigators called CWOY support navigators who are entrusted to work with key stakeholders to provide early intervention and long-term support. Support Navigators serve as advocates, mentors, resource connectors, and good relatives to our youth and families.

Our program's foundation is in the 7 sacred universal laws of the Lakota. 

Waunsila (Compassion)
Wawahwala (Humility)
Woksape (Wisdom)
Wacantognaka (Generosity)
Wowacin Tanka (Fortitude)
Wo'ohitika (Bravery)
Wa'ohola (Respect and Honor) 

Services Offered 

• One-on-one mentorship
• Advocacy 
• Individualized care planning 
• Outings, activities, and workshops
• Transportation to appointments 
• Collaboration with behavioral health resources 
• Coordinator for success in academic programs 
• Communication with family members 
• Connecting participants to peer and community programs in support of healing goals 
• Skill-building

Criteria For Program 

American Indians of any age living in the He Sapa area (Pennington County) who have at least one of the following are invited to participate:

• At risk for suicide
• Experience with ongoing suicidal thoughts
• Self-harming behavior
• Severe substance misuse
• Isolationist behavior
• Recent experience with high-level trauma 

Connecting With Our Youth-Native Community Response Team

We’re in the early phase of developing a team of members called the Native Community Response Team (NCRT), volunteers who respond and support families who are grieving after a death by suicide in the He Sapa Community. Members provide immediate on-scene crisis intervention and linkage to appropriate referrals. We currently have a volunteer application on our website for those interested in serving as a volunteer in our community.

To volunteer for the Native Community Response Team, please fill out an application here.

Yoga for Wellness 

Every day, 100 people die in the United States from opioid abuse. To fight this surging epidemic, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team is working to provide tribal citizens with the tools they need to prevent and overcome opioid addiction. Starting on February 14, 2022, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team will unveil a series of online Yoga Classes free to the public that will supplement other prevention programs working to educate the community about the dangers of opioids. To prevent opioid use disorder and support those in recovery in our community, Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response offers three tracks of Yoga. All these classes are free, between 30 – 45 minutes, and online!  Everyone is welcome!

Chair Yoga – Mondays at 12 MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZMpfu-urTIvGdzEgScOrUWaiUThENVnpTCh/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvqjIsHNectRqPRpwEBor4M-7ztlhYjadHuRjWAA9BVzT3P9d2OpdRJtbA
Link to join directly: https://gptchb.zoom.us/j/87496639538

Yoga for Health Movement – Tuesdays at 12 PM MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZ0udO-oqjgsHdBDBiJcMHdYJQx60gkuiGx8/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGhrTgsGtCWth6DRpx5A4jCM_TwiHZdgqd_uD3sKSN-SgfPHNNaZOJ4G83Z
Link to join directly: https://gptchb.zoom.us/j/89336043674

Beginners Yoga – Thursdays at 4 pm MST
Download the Outlook Calendar Invite: https://gptchb.zoom.us/webinar/tZwrcuyqrTkqH9BmVIAYJaBnSBK5uKJPQpjW/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGgqD4vGNeXsByDRpw-BI_4Z-rztnpfgvp_kSnMIhl5YyH4BcBpZ6dUOujh
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Staff

• Trivia Craddock
  Program Manager

• Kahomy Weston
  Lead Support Navigator

*Funding for this project was made possible by award numbers 1H79SM082122-01, 6H79TI083201-01, 5H79SM083039-02, 3H79FG000297-01S1 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

The Behavioral Health Programs focus on reducing behaviors that lead to adverse outcomes through education, outreach, and support. Our vision is to integrate behavioral health within the structure of health services, foster collaborative support between tribes for health and wellness that is holistic, and meet the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of tribal communities, families, and individuals.

Our programs promote the importance of involving tribal communities, youth leadership, spiritual leaders, cultural leaders, parents/guardians, and elders in all levels of research, planning, and service delivery to create and/or support culturally-based community prevention, intervention, and postvention.

As a team, we hope to provide quality services to tribes in the Great Plains region by helping identify and assess tribal health and wellness needs in regard to behavioral health. This in turn will help us enhance working relationships with tribal health, behavioral health, and substance abuse programs and provide training, technical assistance, and resources to increase tribal behavioral health and substance abuse prevention capacity.

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Resources - Behavioral & Community Health

The Great Plains Behavioral & Community Health department gathered resources for indigenous individuals and families in the great plains region. 

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