Mission
COPE'S VISION IS TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE THE WELL- BEING OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT THE POWER TO OVERTURN LONG-STANDING, HISTORICAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES LIES INHERENTLY IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES. COPE STRIVES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS, AND EMPOWERED NATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THREE COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES: 1. ROBUST, COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH; 2. LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND SYSTEM-LEVEL PARTNERSHIPS; AND 3. INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.