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The Institute
If you're interested in your health, the health of your family, tribe and community, and interested in writing about health issues concerning Native Americans, consider applying to the Native American HealthWriters Institute.
You and other Native Americans are invited to apply to the first national Native American HealthWriters Institute. The 10-day Institute, May 15-24, offers Native Americans the opportunity to learn or improve their health writing skills as well as to, pulling on designing and on producing health materials.
Chronic illnesses affect a large percentage of Native American populations. Because of this, educational materials written by Native Americans for their local communities are desperately needed.
If you're selected to attend the Institute, you'll produce health materials that pertain directly to you and your community. Also, you'll learn to research health issues and improve your editorial skills.
Fifteen Native Americans will be selected to attend and receive intensive one-on-one instruction. Whether you're a journalism student, a professional journalist, a health care provider, health writer or work in health promotion, you'll benefit from the intensive training at the Institute. No prior training is required. |
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Objectives
- Offer the opportunity for participants to learn, from beginning to end, all elements involved to produce health promotional materials and high quality products.
- Write health materials sensitive to local culture and norms.
- Raise editorial standards for health promotion materials.
- Provide an opportunity for Native American writers and health educators to make professional and collaborative connections that can produce a national network.
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Benefits
- Establish connections between Native American journalists and health writers.
- Create a base for the dissemination of Native American health information.
- Hone skills on research, writing, editing, proofing, layout and design.
- Hear nationally known teachers and speakers from journalism and the health care field.
- Learn to utilize up-to-date technology in the area of desktop publishing.
- Produce a final brochure that relates to your community to take home with you.
- Write health materials that offer a powerful blend of Native and Western medicine.
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Invited Participants
People invited to apply to the 2004 Native American HealthWriters Institute:
- College Health Education and Promotion Students.
- Health Education and Promotion Professionals.
- College Journalism Students.
- Professionals in all Areas of Health Care.
- All others who would like to learn or improve their abilities to write health materials for their communities.
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Included
Accpected Participants Will Receive:
- Food and Housing.
- Educational Materials.
- Stipend at the Successful Completion of the Institute.
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The Institute will be held at The University of New Mexico Gallup campus, in the heart of the beautiful Southwest. The University is home to approximately 4,000 students. Located near the Navajo, Zuni and Hopi reservations, UNM Gallup has the largest Native American student body in the world at a public university.
UNM Gallup was established in 1968 and recognizes and embraces the cultural diversity of its student body and of the region. Its mission is to develop lifelong learners in a context that is responsive to the region’s cultures.
Located in Gallup, New Mexico, the adobe-style facilities sit amongst some of the most beautiful red rock country in the Southwest. Gallup’s population is close to 20,000, but because of its easy access from the reservation, the trade population on any Saturday can number close to 100,000, and more on holidays.
The region’s diverse cultures include many ethnic groups and various cultural events are celebrated throughout the year. |
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