Purpose and Goals
The goal was to develop a brief digital story (i.e., a video) that communicates how traditions and heritage promote health in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). NIH invited the public to participate in this challenge to share stories about how:
- Heritage and tradition leads to health and wellness in AI/AN communities; and
- Future research can improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The videos will augment the agency’s ongoing efforts to increase awareness of a robust research portfolio involving AI/AN communities.
This challenge was also designed to raise awareness and bring attention to the research needs of these communities and communicate these needs in a culturally appropriate manner.
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| Prize | Winning Video |
|---|---|
| First Place |  Integrating Culture into Healthcare Southcentral Foundation Anchorage, AK |
| Second Place |  Return to Wellness |
| Third Place |  Ohero:kon: Rites of Passage - creating health and wellness for youth in Akwesasne Salmon River Central Native Film Class - Instructor Katsitsionni Fox Fort Covington, N.Y. |
| Honorable Mention |  University of Colorado Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health Colorado School of Public Health- Pine Ridge Field Office Aurora, Colorado |
| Honorable Mention |  Tatitlek: Change in the Wind Levi A. Taylor Prince William Sound, Alaska |