Healthy Diné Nation Initiative: Empowering Our Communities

Denisa Livingston and Danny Simpson provide information on the background, process, and future of the Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014, the elimination of 5% tax on healthy foods, the Community Development Projects Fund Management Plan, and the Healthy Diné Community Wellness Development Project Guideline and Distribution Policy.

Learning Objectives:

This presentation was created to portray a case study in public health policy, particularly for tribes considering implementing a junk food tax as a method of addressing obesity and diabetes disparities.

  • Understand the development of the Healthy Diné Nation Act
  • Identify outreach strategies used by the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance 
  • Distinguish approved uses of the revenue raised by the Healthy Diné Nation Act 

Target Audience:

Community Health Workers, Food System Workers, Policy Advocates and Policy Makers

Duration: 33 minutes

Format: web based/self study

Created/updated: 11/22/2017

Author and Presenter: Denisa Livingston and Danny Simpson


Skill Level: Beginner
Level 1: No
Level 2: No
Level 3: No