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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 
Duration: 33
minutes 
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Food System Workers, Policy Advocates and Policy Makers
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
Primary Tier: Tier One
Secondary Tier: Tier Two
Primary Domain: Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
Secondary Domain: Communication Skills
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