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The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program: Modifying an Existing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Intervention for Use in an American Indian Community

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  • Jessica D. Hanson

    (Sanford Research, 2301 E. 60th St North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA)

  • Susan Pourier

    (OST CHOICES Program, PO Box 824, Pine Ridge, SD 57770, USA)

Abstract

Alcohol-exposed pregnancies are a health issue for many American Indian communities. The goal of this manuscript is to outline how an existing alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program with non-pregnant women (Project CHOICES) was modified to fit the needs and norms of an American Indian community. The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program was developed and implemented using community feedback through initial meetings, reviewing materials, gathering input into recruitment and intervention logistics, and conducting interviews to evaluate the program. The intervention was implemented and has been enrolling non-pregnant American Indian women for the past several years. While data collection is ongoing, it has shown preliminary success in changing behaviors and in impacting how the community views the prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Overall, this study highlights the potential to expand this prevention program to other sites and with other populations, such as adolescents. By the end of this article, readers will comprehend the steps necessary to replicate such a program at other tribal and rural sites.

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  • Jessica D. Hanson & Susan Pourier, 2015. "The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program: Modifying an Existing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Intervention for Use in an American Indian Community," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2015:i:1:p:1-:d:61022
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    1. Jessica D. Hanson & Amy Harris & Rebecca J. Gilbertson & Megan Charboneau & Marcia O’Leary, 2023. "Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Evaluate Alcohol Use with American Indian Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(12), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Vivian Lyall & Sonya Egert & Natasha Reid & Karen Moritz & Deborah Askew, 2023. "“Our Mothers Have Handed That to Us. Her Mother Has Handed That to Her”: Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Yarning about Community Wellbeing, Healthy Pregnancies, and the Prevention of Fetal," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(9), pages 1-13, April.

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