Empowering Native Wellness with IHC

Rincon Tribal Council Member and IHC Board of Directors Member, Laurie Gonzalez sits down with IHC Communications Director, David Dawson and IHC 988 Program Coordinator, Joyce Llanos for a friendly and informative "get to know your IHC Board Member" chat.

Cori Biggs, IHC TFS Prevention Case Manager, and Elena Dorsha, Breastfeeding Support Group attendee sit down with Kamaile Elderts, IHC CYBHI Outreach Multimedia Coordinator to discuss the program at IHC and the services mothers and mothers-to-be can partake in at IHC to help them as they welcome their babies into their lives.

Cy England sits down with Ray McMurphy MSHS, RN of the VA to talk about Veterans issues.

Nathan Ball, Social Media Marketing Specialist at Southern Indian Health Council visits to discuss the role of Communications and Marketing in empowering native wellness.

Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) VP of Community Health & Engagement, Yeni Palomino talks with us about the San Diego Suicide Prevention Council during National Suicide Prevention month. Hosted by IHC 988 Tribal Response Program Coordinator, Joyce Llanos. www.sdchip.org

Tahnabah Whipple and Michelle Whipple talk about Tahnabah's participation in IHC's Generation Indigenous program and being featured in the WeThrive campaign.

Theah Mejia (Los Coyotes) and her mother Candace Carlson join Eliee Connolly for a fun discussion about Theah's experiences with the IHC Empowering Model Workshop and how that turned into a modeling opportunity with Generation Indigenous. We get to see mother and daughter's first-look reactions to photos taken for the We Thrive campaign.

Kamaile and Eliee from Generation Indigenous sit down with Raven Garza from the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, to hear about her journey through the Empowering Model Workshop. She shares her experience being a model in the We Thrive campaign photoshoot, and we capture her real-time reactions as she sees her stunning photos for the first time! #WeThrive #EmpoweringNativeWellness #BehindTheScenes

Joaquin Ortiz, Director of Education with Alzheimer's San Diego joins IHC Chief Medical Officer Dan Calac and IHC TEPOC Project Coordinator Chase Kornacki for a discussion about dementias, alzheimer's and how we can better prepare our community to recognize the signs.

Alexander Ball and Faeth Jackson from NAMI San Diego dropped by the Empowering Native Wellness podcast to discuss their work on the tech that NAMI has built to help combat mental illness. They also share some of their own personal journeys and other resources with us!

Kamaile Elderts (Outreach/Multimedia Coordinator) and Eliee Connolly (Program Coordinator) of IHC's Generation Indigenous program talk about working with youth to develop Mental Emotional Behavioral Health (MEB) messaging through their Youth Change Makers focus groups and Generation Indigenous workshops.

Get to know IHC's Physical Activity Specialist Tony Sheron! Tony chats with Health Educator Ethan Carr and talks about his personal fitness journey and how he became a fitness pro, and he provides insight on why you should include the gym in your lifestyle routines.

Off The Rez Racing's Freddie Santistevan and Sage Powers joins the Empowering Native Wellness Podcast to talk about Sage's drive to enter into professional motocross racing while honoring his native roots.

Peace Between Partners Program Coordinator, Jirrah Bautista from Indian Health Council chats with Kamaile Elderts, Generation Indigenous Outreach/Multimedia Coordinator about IHC's DV programs and the upcoming Clothesline Project. Jirrah Bautista jbautista@indianhealth.com Kamaile Elderts kelderts@indianhealth.com

We sit down with 988 Tribal Response Program Director Arthur Moen and Cabrini Loredo to discuss the conference held at Pala Casino Spa Resort on Sept. 16, 2024.

Angelica Labrake visits IHC to discuss the third year of the Sycuan Fashion Show. She shares with us her dreams for the show, how it came to be, and how she uses fashion and art to spread awareness of the community. To learn more visit: www.sycuanfashionshow.com