COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS
CHPPR personnel have extensive experience designing, implementing, and evaluating community-based
health promotion and disease prevention assessments and interventions.
If you are interested in learning more about the ways in which CHPPR might assist your community
with health-related assessments or health promotion and disease prevention programs please call
701-777-4046 or email
vogeltan@medicine.nodak.edu
Related Programs and Projects
The Plain Truth Media Campaign
In 2003 CHPPR launched a series of state-of-the-art television and radio ads aimed at reducing
initiation of tobacco use in North Dakota youth. These ads were aired as part of The Plain Truth
media campaign throughout most of North Dakota. Following the campaign a telephone survey was
conducted with youth in the targeted area to evaluate their responses to the different ads used
in the campaign (funded by the Health Resources Services Administration).
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
From February 2004 until December 2004 we conducted a Native-American specific survey using
the BRFSS in face-to-face interviews in American Indian communities in North Dakota.
By gathering more information from American Indians living in North Dakota, we were able to
determine more reliable and accurate estimates of the prevalence and predictors of health status
and health behaviors for American Indians in the state (funded by the Health Resources Services
Administration).
Sunka Wakan Ah-ku (Bringing Back the Horses)
This is a youth diversion program began by the Spirit Lake Tribal Court. Sunka Wakan Ah-ku reflects
the Native American plains cultural foundation of interacting with horses. The goals of the program
are to increase positive behaviors and decrease delinquency in a culturally congruent atmosphere.
CHPPR has been assisting the Spirit Lake Nation with evaluating their program and also working
to bring together multiple tribes across the northern plains to form networks and partnerships
for growth and evaluation of similar youth horse programs (funded by the Otto Bremer Foundation).
