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Native Students Together Against Negative Decisions (Native STAND)

Summary
STAND (Students Together Against Negative Decisions),

Native STAND is a culturally relevant healthy decision-making curriculum designed to enhance and promote positive Native youth development and well-being.

"Native STAND is a culturally relevant healthy decision-making curriculum designed to enhance and promote positive Native youth development and wellbeing. Through a partnership between the OHSU Center for Healthy Communities and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), 48 tribal health educators were trained to implement Native STAND in their home communities. The Center for Healthy Communities is now evaluating the adoption and impact of Native STAND on the participating sites." "Native STAND is a curriculum for teens 14-18 years old. The program is comprised of 27 active learning sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. Sessions are designed to be held once per week, and work best for groups of 15 to 20 teens. The curriculum holistically addresses healthy decision-making. It develops knowledge and skills for healthy relationships and self-esteem, prevention of STDs and early pregnancy, and avoiding substance abuse." Retrieved from https://oregonprc.org/about-native-stand.html
Contact

Prevention Research Center 

oregonprc@ohsu.edu

https://oregonprc.org/about-native-stand.html
Details

The Native STAND factsheet indicates that the program “has been validated in four BIE [Bureau of Indian Education] schools and one reservation community[ and describes the] major positive impacts [as]:

“Teens demonstrated significant and consistent improvements in knowledge of STD/HIV prevention, reproductive health, and healthy relationships.

“Teens reported sharing information they had learned with other teens.

“The tribal adults who facilitated the Native STAND curriculum learned how to better communicate and teach teens on sensitive health topics.

“School staff and administrators felt Native STAND was addressing critical gaps in tribal adolescent sexual health education."

Taken from https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/curricula/native-stand

A study evaluating Native STAND was published as:

Smith, M., et al. (2011). Native STAND (Students Together Against Negative Decisions): Evaluating a School-based Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention in Four Indian Boarding Schools. The Health Education Monograph Series, 28(2), 67-74. https://www.oregonprc.org/images/2015_02_13_12_41_52.pdf
Tribally adapted
Child
  • Low self esteem
  • Mental health problems
  • Substance abuse
  • Access to health and social services
  • Prevention of STDs and early pregnancy
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Relational skills
  • Self-efficacy
  • Skills for healthy relationships and self-esteem
  • Connecting with cultural resources
  • Cultural teachings
  • Education
  • Focus/determination
  • Healthy lifestyles/activities
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