RED STAR INTERNATIONAL INC

SERVICE AREA - SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION (FORMERLY ENTITLED PUBLIC HEALTH PERFORMANCE) RED STAR INTERNATIONAL (RED STAR) SERVED AS A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER TO STATE AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN MINNESOTA AND OKLAHOMA, AS WELL AS THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) TO FACILITATE, TRAIN AND PLAN TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. IN THIS ROLE, RED STAR OFFERED 15 TRIBES CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM CONDUCT PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS BASED ON THE 10 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE STRENGTHS AND GAPS. RED STAR FACILITATED 8 CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS; FACILITATED 3 IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND MONTHLY VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. IN OKLAHOMA, RED STAR FACILITATED STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH 4 TRIBES TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DATA MODERNIZATION EFFORTS BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM COVID-19. EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING, AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING. IN THE CNMI, RED STAR FACILITATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AND SUPPORTED A COMMUNTIY HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THE ASSSESSEMNT SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR A COMMUNITY-DRIVE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT ALIGNS WITH THE NATION'S HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 OBJECTIVES. RED STAR CONCLUDED ITS WORK WITH CHEROKEE NATION TO FACILITATE A MULTI-SECTOR ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADVANCE A CULTURALLY-BASED WELLNESS MODEL THAT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR ONGOING HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING. SERVICE AREA - INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND BEST PRACTICES THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, RED STAR HOSTED A GLOBAL GATHERING IN MARCH 2024 FOCUSED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO GOVERNANCE, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, SHARED SERVICES AND BEST PRACTICES. RED STAR CONTINUED ITS WORK SUPPORTING THE RESTORING BALANCE COLLABORATIVE, A MULTISECTOR PRACTICE COMMUNITY ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHALLENGES AND THEIR HEALTH IMPACTS.