The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is committed to advocating on behalf of all Tribal Governments and American Indian/Alaska Natives while: promoting healthy practices; preventing diseases and injuries; providing basic resources and infrastructure to Tribes; and researching and developing Tribal, local, state, and national health policy. To view all our public health resources, please visit www.nihb.org/public_health/public_health.php | |
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FDA Authorizes Updated (Bivalent) COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to Six Months of Age
On December 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in childen as young as six months old. With this authorization, more children now have the opportunity to update their protection against COVID-19, especially as we head into the holidays and winter months when more time will be spent indoors. The bivalent COVID-19 vaccines include an mRNA component corresponding to the original strain and an mRNA component corresponding to omicron variant lineages to broadly protect against COVID-19. To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines, visit the National Indian Health Board (NIHB’s) COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center!
With this authorization:
Children ages six months through five years who received the original (monovalent) Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are now eligible to receive an updated (bivalent) Moderna booster two months after completing their primary COVID-19 vaccination series.
Children ages six months through four years who have not yet started their three-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or have not yet received the third dose of their primary series will now receive the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as the third dose in their primary series following two doses of the monovalent vaccine.
NIHB encourages caregivers of those eligible to consider showing their #ActOfLove by vaccinating your child - and yourself - to protect you and your community from COVID-19. Remember, you can show your #ActOfLove in other ways, too, by washing your hands often, wearing masks in crowded places, and checking your distance from others!
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CDC Changes Monkeypox Terminology to MPOX to Help Fight Stigma
In support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health and Human Services (HHS), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will adopt “mpox” as the term used to refer to monkeypox disease. The name change addresses the rise in the racist and stigmatizing language associated with the disease. Stigma has been an ongoing concern as the outbreak has largely affected men who have sex with men. Anyone can become infected with mpox. “We must do all we can to break down barriers to public health, and reducing stigma associated with the disease is one critical step in our work to end mpox,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. The CDC encourages all partners to use the term mpox in all documents, public-facing communications, and correspondence.
More information and resources are available here.
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Take the PHICCS Survey Today!
Deadline Extended: Friday, January 6, 2022
In an effort to receive a more robust response and to give Tribal public health professionals the time to engage with this survey meaningfully, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) has extended the Public Health in Indian Country Capacity Scan (PHICCS) until Friday, January 6, 2023.
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducts the PHICCS as a national scan every three years. The purpose of PHICCS is to determine the capacity of Tribal public health and health organizations. NIHB conducted the first iteration of this assessment in 2019, leading to the publication of the PHICCS Report in 2020.
The 2022 PHICCS survey has been shared with Tribal Health/Public Health Directors and Tribal Administrators working at federally recognized Tribes across the nation. We encourage these leaders in Tribal public health to complete the PHICCS survey, which is dependent on Tribal entity engagement. Those who complete PHICCS will be entered into a raffle to win one of 20- $200 visa gift cards!
For more information and to view a copy of the scan instrument, visit NIHB’s PHICCS webpage or contact Rochelle Ruffer at [email protected], or Sarah Price at [email protected]
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Regional Tribal Environmental Health Summits
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to host a series of regional summits on the topic of environmental health in Indian Country. Each summit will feature Tribal leaders, environmental health practitioners, subject matter experts, and federal partners engaging on topics relevant to each region. A total of eight summits will be held between 2022 and 2024. The goal of each summit is to connect people from different backgrounds and Tribes, communities, federal agencies, Tribal organizations and state and local entities to address various environmental health and environmental justice issues of mutual concern across all regions as well as issues specific to individual regions.
The first confirmed summit is May 1 - May 2, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska.
More details here
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Emerging Physician Leader Award and Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellowship
The Emerging Physician Leader Award was established by the Health Care Without Harm Physician Network in 2018 to support the next generation of physician climate and sustainability leaders. The award recognizes medical students, residents, or fellows who have demonstrated a passion for sustainable, climate-smart health care or a commitment to working on climate solutions to protect health. This year the award is offered by Health Care Without Harm in collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Thanks to a generous gift from Blair and Georgia Sadler, Health Care Without Harm established “The Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellowship” in 2022 to engage and empower emerging clinical health leaders who want to work on equitable, climate-smart health care in their institutions and communities. In the application, applicants can indicate if they want to be considered for the Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellowship in addition to the Emerging Physician Leader Award. Learn more about the Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellowship application requirements and fellowship expectations.
Deadline for applications: January, 2023 at 9:00 AM ET
Winners are notified by March
Apply here
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Stephanie Davis Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Award and Scholarship.
The Stephanie Davis Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Award and Scholarship is an enduring tribute to Davis, who worked with Health Care Without Harm at its inception in 1996. Davis was a tireless champion of the movement toward sustainable health care who worked to reduce waste and eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and materials in health care products and processes. The awardees will receive scholarships to attend CleanMed 2022.
Application Deadline: April 19, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET
Apply here
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Applications Open for 2023 Strategic Scholars Cohort
Applications Due: Friday, January 20, 2022
The Strategic Scholars Program is now accepting applications for its 2023 cohort! The program will launch its sixth cohort in February 2023. The application is open to teams working in Tribal, state, territorial, and local health departments.
The Strategic Scholars Program, a program developed and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), uses a community of practice cohort model and multiple learning modalities to build governmental public health workforce capacity in eight strategic skill areas, as well as across the eight core competencies’ domains. Selected Public Health Scholars will have the opportunity to build their skills in Resource Management, specifically in the areas of fiscal management.
The Strategic Scholars program includes self-paced online learning, facilitated live learning video conferences, virtual coaching sessions, and attending the Virtual and In-person Mini Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT). Travel and registration will be covered for Scholars to attend both PHIT convenings. Join an informational webinar on January to learn more and apply here by January 20 to secure your spot in the program!
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Join the First Cohort of the Pathways Recognition Program: APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is forming the first cohort of the Pathways Recognition program. Pathways is a program for local, Tribal, and territorial health departments to support performance efforts, strengthen infrastructure, promote public health system transformation, and facilitate accreditation readiness. Apply by December 15, 2022, to join the first cohort of health departments and start on the path to performance improvement and PHAB accreditation.
To apply for Pathways Recognition, health departments must first register to begin the Readiness and Training process. This process includes a Readiness and Training fee and provides access to the Readiness Assessment, on-demand trainings, and a live training. The Readiness Assessment is a way for health departments to assess their readiness for Pathways Recognition and gain valuable feedback directly from PHAB.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2022
View the Pathways Standards and Measures
View the Policy for Pathways Recognition
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New AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities
On August 10, 2022, AmeriCorps released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for Public Health AmeriCorps. This NOFO aims to invest in COVID-19 recovery, health equity, and local public health to create a pipeline of public health leaders.
The application deadline is Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET. Additional information about the Public Health AmeriCorps NOFO can be found here.
AmeriCorps also announced the 2023 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants and Planning Competition. Each year, AmeriCorps invests in federally recognized American Indians/Alaska Natives or Native-led organizations to address their communities' greatest needs through national service programs. Through this NOFO, AmeriCorps seeks to prioritize the investment of national service resources into disaster services like COVID-19 response, economic opportunities, education, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous language, civic and social engagement, healthy futures, and veterans and military families.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 5, 2023, by 5:00 PM ET
Additional information about the 2023 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants and Planning Competition can be found here.
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Zenni Scholarship to Advance Children’s Vision
Prevent Blindness and Zenni are offering scholarships for the Children’s Vision Certification Course, which is a nationally recognized certificate program taking 3-5 hours to complete. Participants gain access to vouchers for the full cost of glasses for children they serve and do not have insurance for new or replacement eyeglasses. To be eligible, participants must serve children (ages three to high school) at increased risk of vision disorders or decreased access to vision screening and eye care, including American Indian/Alaskan Native communities.
Learn more about the Children's Vision Certification Course here.
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CDC Foundation Federal Grants Management Training Series
The CDC Foundation Federal Grants Management Training Series is a self-guided training series that provides grantees with the information needed to assist with the successful and compliant management of federal grants and cooperative agreements. The training series consists of three modules:
- Module 1: Federal Grant Basics
- Module 2: Notice of Award, Award Budget, and Subrecipients
- Module 3: Federal Grant Management
The goal of this training series is to help public health organizations understand roles and responsibilities in federal grant management and how to be good stewards of their federal awards. The accompanying Reference Guide is a detailed companion to the training series, providing further information on how to manage a federal award as well as links to additional resources. Both the Reference Guide and audio transcripts are screen reader compatible.
Learn more about the federal grants management training series here.
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Save the Date - 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week
The Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) will host the 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week the week of March 11 - 18, 2023, on the CDP campus in Anniston, AL. CDP training is completely funded for Tribal, state, local, and territorial emergency responders to include roundtrip airfare, meals, lodging, training, and any equipment required during training. All personnel who work in an emergency response capacity and are affiliated with one or more Tribal nations, Indian Health Service (IHS), and those who work directly with Tribal nations are encouraged to attend. NOTE: Some courses do have prerequisites and requirements to attend.
Training Tracks Include:
- Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments
- Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents
- Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities
- Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents/Crisis Leadership and Decision
For more information, contact David Hall, CDP Eastern Region and Tribal Nations Training Coordinator at [email protected] or (866) 213-9546.
March 11-18, 2023
Learn more about Tribal Nations Training Week here.
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Call For Abstracts: 2023 Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting
The Health Resource and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) recently announced a call for abstract submissions for the 2023 Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting (IHVM). The theme of this meeting is “Rooted In Traditions – Growing Through Connections.” This meeting will offer attendees the opportunity to learn from each other, share innovative approaches, build new connections, and celebrate the great work of Indigenous Home Visiting programs. Tribal, local, state, and federal partners are welcome to attend. The meeting will take place June 6 – 8, 2023, at the Double Tree by Hilton in Crystal City, VA (right outside Washington D.C.). The Save the Date information have been attached.
June 6-8, 2023
View the Call for Abstracts here.
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