Creating a Culturally Appropriate Web-based Behavioral Intervention for American Indian/Alaska Native Women in Southern California: The Healthy Women Healthy Native Nation Study

Abstract

Health disparities in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are of high importance to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. We conducted focus groups and interviews with 21 AI/AN women and key informants in Southern California to modify a brief, Web-based program for screening and prevention of prenatal alcohol use. This process resulted in several important program modifications and was essential for fostering partnerships between researchers and the community, engaging community members in research, and identifying community priorities.

Use and uptake of web-based therapeutic interventions amongst Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada: a scoping review

“…As shown in Table 3, 11 (34%) sources were from the USA [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and nine (28%) sources were from New Zealand [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34], with the remainder from Australia (12, 38%) [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. As there were no studies from Canada, the findings reported from here on pertain to New Zealand, the USA and Australia.…”

Online scan of FASD prevention and health promotion resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

“…Furthermore, health professionals’ ability to effectively prevent FASD in an all‐of‐community way may be hindered by gaps in resources designed specifically for men, grandmothers and aunties. Previous studies have highlighted the important role that men, grandmothers and aunties have in influencing Indigenous Australian women's decisions to consume alcohol during pregnancy . These social networks have the potential to become vital community advocates if they are effectively educated and supported in their role to prevent FASD .…”

“…Previous studies have highlighted the important role that men, grandmothers and aunties have in influencing Indigenous Australian women's decisions to consume alcohol during pregnancy . These social networks have the potential to become vital community advocates if they are effectively educated and supported in their role to prevent FASD . While this scan identified a range of resources that had relevance to these social groups, it is recommended that future resource development focuses on providing detailed information to these networks on how they can best support women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy.…”

Preventing Alcohol‐Exposed Pregnancy Among an American Indian/Alaska Native Population: Effect of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Intervention

“…Van Sickle and Moyer at San Diego State University, was tailored to the population participating in this study (Gorman et al, 2013;Venner et al, 2007). Van Sickle and Moyer at San Diego State University, was tailored to the population participating in this study (Gorman et al, 2013;Venner et al, 2007).…”

“…Intervention eCHECKUP TO GO, a web-based brief assessment and intervention tool based on the e-CHUG web tool developed for college students by Drs. Van Sickle and Moyer at San Diego State University, was tailored to the population participating in this study (Gorman et al, 2013;Venner et al, 2007). Participants answered questions in a confidential manner at their own pace and received individualized web-based feedback at the end of the session regarding their risk for an AEP, the impact of alcohol exposure to the fetus, the physical and financial cost of their alcohol consumption, and how their drinking compared with that of other Native women.…”