NE-HEALING Project
The Nebraska Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership across Indigenous and Native Generations Project, also known as NE-HEALING, supports both tribal and urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities by promoting ways of knowing, being and doing that align with indigenous knowledge, practices and approaches to health and wellness.
This initiative is committed to supporting the revitalization of American Indian and Alaska Native public health through culturally relevant and innovative practice, research, teaching and service that:
- Honors indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing to develop deeper understandings of indigenous health.
- Builds respectful intercultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary relationships that support and promote public health, the medical humanities and innovations in health.
- Generates culturally grounded knowledge, curriculum, models, tools and practices that tribal and urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities can employ in health promotion and preventive and societal medicine.
Documentary: Conquering Chronic Disease with Olympian Billy Mills
Olympic legend and Native American hero Billy Mills proved that no matter how many odds are stacked against you, all you need are courage and fortitude to win.
Documentary: Conquering Chronic Disease with Olympian Billy Mills
NE-HEALING News
UNMC project launches novel tribal collaboration
As tribes and tribal communities set health education priorities, the UNMC Nebraska HEALING Project will offer expertise and grants up to $4,000.
Tuesday, August 2
![Headshot of Siobhan Wescott, MD and Kiara Comfort.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WescottComfort080222.jpg)
Siobhan Wescott, MD, named LaFlesche Professor
Dr. Wescott is the inaugural holder of the Dr. Susan and Susette (Inshata Theumba) LaFlesche Professorship in Public Health.
Thursday, July 15
![Image of Siobhan Wescott, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Wescott071521.jpg)
Events
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