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Date: Mar 15, 2013 - Mar 21, 2013
Where: San Diego, CA
About the Event:
Presentations will provide culturally-relevant solutions and planning ideas for participants to use in their communities. Conference tracks focus on improving the overall health in Native communities, and include the following topics:
- Behavioral Health
- Mental health support
- Suicide prevention
- Alcohol and substance abuse prevention
- Domestic violence prevention
- Child and elder abuse prevention
- Copying with trauma, grief and stress
- PTSD and support for Native American veterans and active duty personnel
- Depression, grief and stress management
- Understanding historical trauma
- Documentaries on mental health issues in Indian Country
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
- Women and men's health
- Community/tribal-based health programs
- School-based health promotion
- Nutrition/traditional foods projects
- Programs for elders
- Documentaries on health issues in Indian Country
- HIV/AIDS prevention and resources
- Social Marketing
- Cancer prevention, education, and support networks
- New: Wellness
- Traditional dance workshops
- Zumba
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Line dancing
- Water aerobics
- Traditional drumming and singing workshops
- Support groups (cancer, mental health, AA/NA, etc)
- Natural healing and aromatherapy workshops
- Traditional arts and crafts
Location: Town & Country in San Diego, CA
Be sure to register before February 1 to secure regular registration rates. A group discount is available for groups with 10 or more participants.
For more information visit the conference website or the American Indian Institute - University of Oklahoma.