Raising healthy Native youth through culturally relevant education
NPAIHB’s Healthy Native Youth (HNY) is a one-stop shop for educators and advocates who want to expand learning opportunities for AI/AN youth. The HNY website is designed for Tribal health educators, teachers, parents, and counselors – providing the tools needed to access and deliver effective, healthy decision-making curricula. The interactive lesson plans use a strengths-based lens and are designed to amplify and reinforce healthy social norms and cultural values, prepare youth to initiate difficult conversations with peers and trusted adults, encourage youth to access sexual and mental health resources (via Tribal clinics & chat lines), de-stigmatize health services, and connect youth to trusted adults. The website includes nineteen (19) curricula and stand-alone lessons that can be easily integrated into the flow of services provided by clinics, schools, and other community-based programs. The site also includes an Implementation Toolbox, a monthly Community of Practice learning series, as well as resources for parents and caring adults.
