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Providing technical assistance is at the heart of GLITEC’s work to support Tribal communities in their efforts to improve health.
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Weather, Environment, Food, & Safety
Information for You and Your Community
Food can be medicine for your body. Indigenous ancestors knew that eating good food can give you, your family, your community, and the seventh generation a good life. However, communities' food security and food sovereignty are threatened by many challenges, including by global climate change and natural disasters. Addressing these threats to food and safety can help Natives not only survive, but thrive.
Discover popular recipes provided by Tribes across the Bemidji Area (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago).
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Recipes From and For Community Members
Publications For Community Members: Environmental Health
Learn More About Drinking Water
Visit our Drinking Water webpage to view an animation video, factsheets, and e-learning:
Drinking Water Webpage |
Check Your Local Air Quality
Go to the AirNow website to learn about the air quality in your area:
AirNow Website |
Enhance your food security and food sovereignty in the face of global climate change and natural disasters. Watch more than a dozen videos that mainly focus on food and gardening. Grow your knowledge by listening to people's experiences and learning from past grants.
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Information for Professionals
This document lists federal and regional funding opportunities that are available and may support Tribal environmental health initiatives. It also lists technical assistance programs for various Tribal projects and initiatives. This document is updated regularly.
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Maternal and Child Health Dashboard for Professionals
Publications for Professionals: Weather, Environment, and Safety
Publications for Professionals: Food and First Food Medicine
There is a strong connection between our environment, the food we eat, and how we nourish ourselves and our children. Read the publications below to learn more about food, first food medicine, and health.
Gifts Across Generations
Policies and Laws in Support of Breastfeeding
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Utilization by American Indian/Alaska Native Households
First Food Is Medicine
A Toolkit to Support Tribal Policies
Cultural Breastfeeding Practices in Minnesota
Maternal and Child Health
Breastfeeding Rates
Maternal and Child Health
Bemidji Area Maternal and Child Health and COVID-19
Needs Assessment Qualitative Findings Report
