This roundtable will discuss the development and implementation of a storytelling-based educational intervention on dental health for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. Storytelling has been a treasured part of Native culture that brings to life values such as wellness, the next generation and wisdom of elders. The Native Oral Health Project (NOHP) is a developmental project, supported by the NIDCR, that takes advantage of new and existing partnerships developed by the California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC) and Dental Support Center (DSC) of the California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB), with organizations and members of the AIAN community in California, as well as academic experts in oral health. We use these networks to develop, implement and assess the feasibility and acceptability of an educational intervention to prevent early childhood caries among AIAN children. The intervention is a traditional story that incorporates 10 oral health messages aimed at caregivers of young children. Discussion of NOHP Development will focus on measures taken to establish partnerships and communication with key stakeholders including traditional storytellers and a community advisory board, and the development of a traditional story (intervention) to incorporate contemporary messaging while ensuring the retention of its traditional foundation. Discussion of NOHP Implementation will focus on the execution of storytelling sessions, strategies to recruit and retain participants, gathering feedback, and challenges faced. Finally, we will briefly discuss plans for future implementation on a wider geographic scale, while building upon community collaborations and partnerships formed in this developmental project.
Meza ya mviringo itajadili maendeleo na utekelezaji wa uingiliaji wa elimu unaotegemea hadithi juu ya afya ya meno kwa idadi ya Wenyeji wa Amerika wa India na Alaska. Kueleza hadithi imekuwa sehemu muhimu ya utamaduni wa asili ambayo huleta maadili ya maisha kama vile ustawi, kizazi kijacho na hekima ya wazee. Native Oral Health Project (NOHP) ni mradi wa maendeleo, unaoungwa mkono na NIDCR, ambao unanufaisha ushirikiano mpya na uliopo ulioundwa na Kituo cha Epidemiolojia cha Kabila cha California (CTEC) na Kituo cha Msaada wa Matibabu ya meno (DSC) cha Bodi ya Afya ya Vijijini ya California (CRIHB) na mashirika na wanachama wa jamii ya AIAN huko California. Kwa mfano, kwa mfano, tunaweza kuanzisha, kuanzisha, na kuimarisha mpango wa elimu ya kuzuia ugonjwa wa kuvu wa watoto. Msaada huu ni hadithi ya jadi ambayo inajumuisha ujumbe kumi wa afya ya mdomo unaolenga watunzaji wa watoto wadogo. Mjadala wa NOHCP Development utazingatia hatua zilizochukuliwa kuanzisha ushirikiano na mawasiliano na wadau muhimu, pamoja na wasimuliaji wa hadithi za jadi na bodi ya ushauri wa jamii, na maendeleo ya hadithi ya jadi (kuingilia kati) kuingiza ujumbe wa kisasa wakati wa kuhakikisha kuhifadhi msingi wake wa jadi. Mkutano wa Utekelezaji wa NOHP utazingatia utekelezaji wa vikao vya kusimulia hadithi, mikakati ya kuajiri na kuhifadhi washiriki, kukusanya maoni, na changamoto zinazokabiliwa. Mwishowe, tutazungumzia kwa ufupi mipango ya utekelezaji wa siku zijazo kwa kiwango kikubwa cha kijiografia, wakati wa kujenga juu ya ushirikiano wa jamii na ushirikiano ulioundwa katika mradi huu wa maendeleo.