Public health is Indigenous: design and launch of the NW NARCH research academy for American Indian high school students 
This article describes the collaborative process of designing the Northwest Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH) Research Academy for Native High School students. The Research Academy curriculum utilized socioecological models and theoretical frameworks informed by indigenous pedagogies to ...
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Formative Research to Design and Evaluate Caring Text Messages for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth, College Students, and Veterans
Caughlan C, Kakuska A, Manthei J, Martinez A, DiBianco L, Craig Rushing S. Formative Research to Design and Evaluate Caring Text Messages for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth, College Students, and Veterans. Health Promotion Practice. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/15248399241275610 Caring Text ...
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Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Suicide Prevention Outcomes Among Participating and Non-Participating Youth
Perkins, T., Lee, B., Mackin, J. et al. Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Suicide Prevention Outcomes Among Participating and Non-Participating Youth. Prev Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01806-x Healing of the Canoe (HOC) is a community-derived, culturally grounded, and flexible curriculum for Native youth that builds a ...
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Using the Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox to Provide Web-Based Adolescent Health Promotion Decision Support to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Implementation Study
Sidhu A, Shegog R, Craig-Rushing S, Trevino N, Singer M, Jessen C, Gorman G, Simpson S, Peskin M, Hernandez B, Markham CUsing the Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox to Provide Web-Based Adolescent Health Promotion Decision Support to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Implementation StudyJMIR Form Res 2025;9:e67885doi: 10.2196/67885 PMID: 40239201 PMCID: 12017605
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2/12/25 – Spawn Safely
Join us as we talk and share about the new landscape that is ahead of us. Learn how to help your relatives Spawn Safely with Native Test, at-home HIV and Syphilis self-sample test kits.
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1/8/25 – Happy New Year with We R Native!
Come join us as we focus on all that goodness that is We R Native; a multi-media health resources for Native youth!
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12/11/24 – Prepare & Implement HNY Implementation Toolbox Phases
Join us as we walk through these phases together and share tools, resources, and stories from the field to help you in your programs journey.
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11/13/24 – Gather & Choose – HNY Implementation Toolbox Phases
Come join us as we share tools and resources for the Gather & Choose phases and hear from facilitators who will share their experiences and lessons learned.
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Ask Your Relative: A mixed method analysis of the Sexual Health and Healthy Relationship Q&As submitted by American Indian Alaska Native young adults.
Rushing, S.C., Kakuska, A.G., Manthei, J. et al. Ask Your Relative: A mixed method analysis of the Sexual Health and Healthy Relationship Q&As submitted by American Indian Alaska Native young adults. BMC Public Health 24, 3067 (2024).
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Tribal Public Health Pathways Resource Guide
A new Tribal Public Health Pathways Resource Guide aims to inspire and connect students on their pathway into diverse public health careers. We hope to provide AI/AN students with a starting point on their journey. The guide features diverse learning ...
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10/9/24 – Building Community with Youth
Join us as we share and learn from each other about best practices for building safe and inclusive learning environments in partnership with youth with neurodiversity or disability and community members.
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Text Message Campaigns for Youth, Career Pathway for Students, and Adults 
A useful resource handout to provide a brief overview of the variety of adolescent health text message (SMS) campaigns by name, opt-in SMS info, topic focus, and for what age demographic.
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