The Circle: Recent Episodes
Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
Weekly updates and discussions from the Great Plains Tribal leaders Health Board. Covering topics such as Community Health, Behavioral Health, PRC, Epidemiology, and various issues in and around Indian Country.
Medical There are many different ways that pregnant women who use substances or alcohol may be treated during their prenatal care, and different approaches to intervening during pregnancy. What are common approaches to providing medical care for pregnant women who use substances or alcohol? Are these approaches influenced by stigma against alcohol or substance use during pregnancy?
Dr. Kim McKay in which she will be sharing her OB expertise and Troy Thompson, a physician assistant will be sharing his expertise form the work he does at Project Recovery.
DSS/Child Welfare Our child welfare system plays a large role in South Dakota policies that have been developed to reduce alcohol and substance use during pregnancy. How much does stigma shape South Dakota child welfare system policies? How do these policies impact health for South Dakota mothers and children?
Nora Boesem and Deb Evensen jointly discussing the child welfare role and the impact of health and wellbeing of mothers’ and children.
Health and Research Understanding The way that stigma, race, and class intersect to influence policies and practices related to alcohol or substance use during pregnancy are complex. What does stigma broadly look like, and how does it impact the wellbeing of South Dakota women and children, and communities at large?
Maridee Shogren is our final speaker in our virtual forum series. She will wrap up the speaker panel by discussing holistically the health, wellbeing and research of pregnant women and substance and alcohol use. She is a leader in North Dakota with her work to increase access to treatment and care and building community awareness and support for women.
Introducing Circles of Care with Program Manager Eltina Three Stars.
The Community Support Groups, offered by OHC at the Lacrosse location, serve as training for friends and family members concerned about loved ones who live with a substance use disorder. The program is based on the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) model, a highly effective, evidence-based, motivational program that impacts communities and families in multiple areas of their lives.
Updates from GPTLHB and Oyate Health Center. We sit and talk with Travis Johnson and discuss the Navigator program.
Covid-19 Omicron Variant Update with Head Epidemiologist Nick Hill from the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center.
Reducing Stigma to Improve Maternal Health:
This is the 5th segment of the 8-session series discussing substance use and treatment. Ruth Cedar, owner of Mahpiya Sinakiya Win, will be discussing treatment for substance and alcohol use during pregnancy.
Treatment Women who use substances or alcohol during pregnancy may need substance use treatment, and sometimes women are obligated to go to treatment to stop using alcohol or substance use. What are the different types of ways pregnant women may or may not be able to access and engage in substance use treatment? How are these ways impacted by stigma, race, or clas
This is the 5th segment of the 8-session series discussing substance use and treatment. Tara Silvernail, the director of Full Circle Program at Behavior Management Systems in Rapid City and Ruth Cedar, owner of Mahpiya Sinakiya Win, are the 2 speakers for this session discussing treatment for substance and alcohol use during pregnancy.
Treatment Women who use substances or alcohol during pregnancy may need substance use treatment, and sometimes women are obligated to go to treatment to stop using alcohol or substance use. What are the different types of ways pregnant women may or may not be able to access and engage in substance use treatment? How are these ways impacted by stigma, race, or class?
Medical There are many different ways that pregnant women who use substances or alcohol may be treated during their prenatal care, and different approaches to intervening during pregnancy. What are common approaches to providing medical care for pregnant women who use substances or alcohol? Are these approaches influenced by stigma against alcohol or substance use during pregnancy?
The 3rd of the 8-session series is related to the medical segment. There are 2 talks, 1 from Dr. Kim McKay in which she will be sharing her OB expertise and Troy Thompson, a physician assistant will be sharing his expertise form the work he does at Project Recovery.
Legal Illicit substance use and alcohol and substance use during pregnancy are both criminal offenses in South Dakota. How does justice involvement impact experienced stigma and maternal child welfare, and how might this contribute to more stigma? Do race or class play a role?
The 2nd session is two justice talk with two speakers. The first speaker is Jean Cline, an attorney in Rapid City and the 2nd speaker is Natalie Means, an advocate in civic engagement and civil rights.
Dr. Arielle Deutsch will be the opening speaker for an 8 session lecture series addressing practices and policies for alcohol/substance use in pregnancy to reduce stigma in order to improve maternal health
Epidemiology -Although we know that using alcohol or substances during pregnancy can have negative health consequences, there is still a lot of confusion around “how much” – how much do pregnant women in South Dakota use alcohol or substances, and “how much” does this have an effect on mother and child health? What does this mean for the way that communities may stigmatize women who use substances or alcohol during pregnancy?
In Observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month Honor Every Woman / Great Plains Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program host a webinar series featuring various providers from across the Great plains where they discuss everything from early detection to treatment. This weeks Guest is Dr. Mary Milroy, Clinical Professor for the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, and former Surgeon for Yankton Medical Clinic. Providing Information on breast cancer and early detection.
New and Updates from Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and the Oyate Health Center. Discuss the debut of "Skyhawk" presented by the Great Plains Opioid Response Team. Also Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Member Professional Volleyball player and Nike N7 Ambassador Lauran Schad discusses her experience with Covid-19 and vaccinations.
Vaccination News and Information as well as and introduction the Our Opioid Response teams Comic Book/Animated Short "SkyHawk" , Also Discussing the Pfizer Covid-19 Booster with Head Epidemiologist Nick Hill from the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center.
8/24/21
Interview with Amanda Hill CNM at Oyate Health Center, discussing the expansion of the women's health services at OHC. Overview of the Mni Luzahan Wicozani Advisory Committee. Also featuring Indigenous comedian Reg Charging from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and his "Top 10 reasons Native don't get vaccinated".
Covid 19 Vaccine panel-Hosted by We Are Warriors EOC and Great Plain Tribal Epidemiology Center
Talking with Nick Hill head Epidemiologist for Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology. Discussing Covid 19 Delta Variant and Vaccinations
Talking all Things Purchased Referred care (PRC) We sit down with Niko Sheppard PRC Manager for Oyate Health Center.
Discussions with leadership team at OHC Behavioral Health and with Tosa Two heart From Community Behavioral Health GPTLHB. We talk about the facility at 725 Lacrosse St and all the programs services currently being offered by OHC, and as well as Native Connection and Connecting with our Youth (CWOY)
Talking about our new Text and phone call reminder service through OHC as well as the various education, training, and employment opportunities we have available at Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and the Oyate Health Center.
Discussion on 638 contracting, Oyate Health Center updates, and the Future of The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board