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What's New
"The Board of Directors at the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) recently selected winners for the annual Heroes in Native Health Awards. The awards honor individuals or organizations for their excellence, achievements and contributions that go above and beyond the call of duty to enrich and improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Natives."
A special congratulations to Melissa Canaday, a member of Virginia's Chickahominy tribe and former member of the Commissioner's Advisory Council on Health Disparity and Health Equity.
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Governor McAuliffe Statement on the 2016 Elections
RICHMOND -
Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today following the conclusion of the 2016 elections:
"I congratulate President-Elect Donald Trump on his victory and I look forward to working with him, both as the Governor of Virginia and the Chairman of the National Governors Association, to create jobs, rebuild our country's infrastructure and to honor the promise made last night to unite and strengthen our nation.
"Hillary Clinton based her campaign on a vision for a country of greater equality and opportunity for every single American. She proved over and over again, as she has through a lifetime of public service, that no one is tougher, more passionate or more devoted to the American people than she is. I am so proud of her, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and their entire team for the history-making campaign they ran.
"I congratulate all of the candidates who won election here in Virginia, including my friend Levar Stoney, who appears to be headed for an impressive victory in Richmond's mayoral race. Levar is an inspirational young leader in our Commonwealth and I am certain that Richmond families will benefit from the energy and the vision that he will bring to the Mayor's office.
"Finally, I want to thank the millions of Americans who voted and proved yet again that ours is the greatest democracy in the world. This was a difficult election, but the much harder work of building the country and economy our families deserve remains. The sooner we unite and move forward together, the more we can achieve for the Americans who entrusted us to lead."
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HEALTH MATTERS: Social factors play
into health equity goals
To understand health equity, it helps to imagine three people, each standing on a box to reach for apples on a tree branch. The people are three different heights. If they each stand on the same size box, only the tallest person can reach the fruit. Health equity attempts to give each person a box that is tall enough to let him reach the fruit.
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NACCHO Announces New Initiative to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes among Minority Populations in the South
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), is pleased to announce the launch of the Southern Initiative, a project which aims to improve HIV outcomes amount minority populations in the Southern United States. This three-year initiative is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, and administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs.
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Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Listening Sessions
These meetings will be hosted by John Tschida, the Director of NIDILRR, with the goal of receiving community input to inform the development of the agency's 2018-2023 Long-Range Plan. This plan will inform research and development activities, with the broad purpose of improving the community inclusion and independent living of individuals with disabilities.
NIDILRR will hold three-hour public meetings in the following locations. The meetings will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. local time. You can attend in person, listen by phone or provide comments by email.
November 18, 2016
(Registration is still open!)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jo
hn F. Kennedy Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Conference Room 900A
December 5, 2016
(Registration is still open!)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
1301 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Rooms 914, 915 and 916
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Rachel Romeo directly at rromeo@neweditions.net or 703.356.8035 ext. 100.
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Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Webinar: Environmental Quality
Join us on Thursday, November 17 at 12:00 p.m. ET to learn how the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Air Quality Program is working to improve air quality in New York City by monitoring the impact of pollutants.
Free continuing education credits (CME, CNE, CHES) are available!
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The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2017 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program funding opportunity announcement.
Centers of Excellence (COE)
NIHB, with support from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Climate and Health Program: Building Tribal Capacity for Climate Change Resilience and Public Health Programs.
Provides up to three Tribes with funding to increase the level of programming, research, and/or coordination and communication between the Tribal programs, community, and key partners involved in addressing the health consequences of climate change. Deadline is November 30, 2016.
Learn more.
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), in partnership with OMHRC: Webinar. Healthy Native Youth: Offering Engaging, Relevant, Effective Health Resources. This webinar will share tips for navigating the Healthy Native Youth website, highlight a few of the health curricula available on the site, and encourage participants to submit their own programs for inclusion. November 22, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Tribal Health Presidential Transition Summit. This summit will discuss how to develop and advance the Tribal health agenda in 2017 and beyond. December 8, 2016, 8:30 am ET in Washington, DC. Register.
- Center for Healthy Communities, in partnership with NPAIHB: Training. Native STAND (Students Together Against Negative Decision Making). Native STAND is a positive youth development program that builds decision making skills on healthy relationships, STD/HIV prevention, and reproductive health. Tribes and AI/AN organizations that serve high school age AI/AN youth are encouraged to apply. Training to be conducted in Portland, OR. Deadline for application is March 1, 2017. Learn more.
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FORHP will host a live technical assistance webinar on Tuesday, December 13, 2017 from 2:00PM -3:00PM EST to assist applicants in application preparation. The webinar can be accessed using the following link and call-in information:
https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/foata-webinar/ and 877-918-1352, passcode 1557034. The audio recording of the webinar will be available after the webinar until January 13, 2017. The recording can be accessed using the following call-in information: 866-443-4138, passcode 1557034.
For more information about the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program, please contact Meriam Mikre - mmikre@hrsa.gov.
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State of the Agency Luncheon;
Date:
November 29
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from noon - 1:30 pm;
Location: 1010 North Thompson Street.
Please RSVP to Sarah Konigsburg at
skonigsburg@healthbrigade.org
or call 804-358-6343 x 117.
Lunch will be provided by Health Brigade.
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