Wind River Reservation
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation is collaborating with the Northern Arapaho Tribe, the Wind River Indian Health Service, the state of Wyoming Department of Health and Sundance Research Institute to create and support a comprehensive, community health system partnership to improve outcomes for American Indian people with diabetes and to reduce the substantial health disparities experienced by American Indians. The program approach encompasses individuals, providers and the overall health system to assist individuals in making lifestyle changes to manage their diabetes, increase the effectiveness of communications between health care providers and patients, and extend and increase resources through improved coordination and collaboration among diabetes services at the Tribal, federal and state levels. Through this program, we hope to increase the proportion of American Indians with diabetes or pre-diabetes who are successful in managing their condition; increase the skills of health care providers to enable them to work effectively to assist patients in managing their diabetes; and strengthen the health system and community support system to serve people with diabetes.
Wind River Alliance Team
Seated:Kathy Langwell, Naomi Bell, Harmony Spoonhunter
Back Row:Viola Hare-Picotte, Charles Aragon, Bernadette Spoonhunter, Julia Antelope, Kristine Thompson
Eastern Shoshone Health Services
Affiliated Sites:
Eastern Shoshone Tribe website
http://www.easternshoshone.net/
Northern Arapaho Tribe website
http://www.northernarapaho.com/
Sundance Research Institute
http://www.sundanceresearchinstitute.org
For more information on the Wind River Indian Reservation's role on the Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes, please contact Harmony Spoonhunter at dancingrain7@hotmail.com