A multimedia health resource for Native youth, by Native youth.
Built to serve youth in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, We R Native is a multimedia health resource for Native teens and young adults. The service includes an interactive website, a text messaging service (Text NATIVE to 94449), YouTube, and social media channels. We R Native launched in 2012, and is a project of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
The website includes content on social, emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual health, as well as on AI/AN culture, the environment, and food sovereignty. The site contains over 600 health and wellness pages, all reviewed by AI/AN youth and experts in public health. By holistically covering a wide variety of topics, the service delivers youth-friendly health messages alongside trending topics.
