Madonna with Child
by Ron Garvais

 

Welcome to the Women's Online Resource!

In the spring of 2005, Louetta Armell of Douglas County Health visited Beth Ritter's Native American Health class to discuss some health concerns of Native Americans living in the Omaha, Nebraska metro area.

Two of these concerns were the rates of Infant Mortality and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  In Nebraska, the rate of infant mortality among Native Americans is more than double the rate among Caucasions.  The rate of sexually transmitted diseases in Omaha is the nineteenth highest among 19,000 cities in the United States.

Click here to view rates of infant mortality.
Click here to view rates of STDs in Nebraska.

Literature discussing these concerns that is culturally tailored for Native Americans is hard to come by.  A group of students from the Native American Health class decided to create this website and two informational pamphlets targeting the Native American community in Omaha.

4 Steps to a Healthy Child

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Visit this page to learn about healthy pregnancies and infant care.

Please click here for a 4 Steps to a Healthy Child pamphlet in PDF form.

 Learn how to protect yourself against STDs and where to seek testing and treatment.

References

Resource Pamphlet
For more information, please visit the sites listed on this page. The pamphlet, available in pdf form, provides information about free and reduced-cost services in the Omaha metro area.

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This site was last updated 05/02/05