Delilah Robb (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) talks about her work as a community health educator. She explains why community-driven health promotion is at the center of healing, and how traditional stories teach us to honor our bodies and sexuality.

Delilah Robb is pursuing her Masters of Public Health in the Maternal and Child Health program at the University of Minnesota. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. In addition to her studies, she works as a community health educator at the Indian Health Board (IHB) of Minneapolis. She is interested in many American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) areas of health, including: maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, social determinants of health, and cancer prevention. She is also researching Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Knowledge, Attitudes, and Cultural Beliefs of American Indian Men as part of the Tribal Researchers’ Cancer Control Fellowship Program, sponsored by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Native American Research Center for Health, and National Cancer Institute.

Resources:

Honor your Body and Culture Campaign:
“The Intersection” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGfhUmQhdyc
“Starting the Conversation” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEJaQFtkPCc
Press:
http://thecirclenews.org/health/ihb-launches-programs-on-sexual-health-and-education/
https://mndaily.com/263251/news/university-grad-student-fosters-conversation-education-about-sexual-health-in-american-indian-communities/
Webinar:
Minnesota Public Health Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhXd6HquwCg
Organizations:
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis: https://www.indianhealthboard.com/
Connecting to pleasure through art:
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