Compassion in Action: Delivering Medical Care in Navajo Nation
Odehmenan Health Equity Center Signature Community Event
November 13, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 AM America/Chicago
Location
Odehmenan Health Equity Center or Online via Zoom
Address
Library of Health Sciences, 1750 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612
Calendar
Download iCal FileThis all-day program will feature healthcare practitioners and community health advocates from Gallup, New Mexico who work exclusively with Native populations and will discuss various topics including, but not limited to, COVID-19, gender affirming care and substance use disorders. The goal of this program is to come together, listen and engage in dialogue with one another about what each of us can do to better educate ourselves on Native health and how we can be better healthcare advocates.
Program:
8:30 - 9:45AM | BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:15AM | WELCOME + INTRODUCTIONS
Welcome - Robert Barish
Speaker Introductions - Adriana Black
Opening Ceremony - Mattee Jim
9:15AM - 10:15AM | SESSION 1
Rural Medicine in Gallup, New Mexico and Navajo Nation
Mia Lozada & Jennie Wei
The goal of this session is to give a geographic/historical overview of Gallup, New Mexico, provide demographics information, education rates, status of water/electricity, medical conditions in higher prevalence, food desert consequences and lack of healthcare specialists.
10:15AM - 11AM | SESSION 2
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Native Communities
Sheryl Livingston
The goal of this session is to give context to how approaches to treatment and maintenance that are both similar and different within Native communities, teachings, and cultures.
11:00AM - 11:15AM | BREAK
11:15AM - 12PM | SESSION 3
Covid-19, Structural Racism, and its Effects in the Native American Southwest
Marisha Leonard-Bitahy, Mia Lozada & Jennie Wei
The goal of this session is to explore the challenges of patient care during peak pandemic times, focusing on the burden of disease, etc. We will also discuss the culture of fear and lessons for future disaster and emergency preparedness.
12PM - 1:30PM | LUNCH
Catered by Aloha Wagon
12:30PM - 1:30PM | SESSION 4
Impact of Identities in Providing Care for Native Americans
Marisha Leonard-Bitahy, Mattee Jim, Sheryl Livingston, Mia Lozada & Jennie Wei
The goal of this session is to explore the joys and struggles of being Native and caring for Native communities, as well as the experiences of non-Native individuals in similar roles. We will also discuss the impact of blood quantum and historical trauma on healthcare within Native communities.
1:30PM - 1:45PM | BREAK
1:45PM - 2:45PM | SESSION 5
Gender Affirming Care in a Rural Native American Community
Mattee Jim & Jennie Wei
The goal of this session is to explore the development of subspecialty clinics to address the lack of healthcare access in rural Native communities. We will discuss the importance of integrating Native American views on gender and sexuality into healthcare services and highlighting cultural perspectives that influence patient care and well-being.
2:45PM - 3PM | CLOSING
Reflection - Cassandra Solis
Closing Remarks - Adriana Black
Closing Ritual - Marisha Leonard-Bitahy
Please RSVP to attend online or in person!
Date posted
Jul 11, 2024
Date updated
Oct 10, 2024