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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Indigenous Doctors Aim to Develop Medical School
Indigenous physicians aim to develop the first Indigenous-focused School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Kalle Benallie writes, "Allison Kelliher, Koyukon Athabascan, and Donald Warne, Oglala Lakota, found through their work at different academic institutions for years that there were many leaders in medical schools and schools of health sciences that did not have “the lived experience of Indigenous peoples.”" Read the full article at Indian Country Today.
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Do You Know An Oral Health Champion?
NIHB wants to spotlight your nominees in our Tribal Oral Health newsletter! Learn more about nominating HERE, and email Dawn Landon with your nominations!
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Family Spirit Training and Implementation Support Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health is inviting current Family Spirit affiliate sites and prospective new affiliate sites to apply for the Family Spirit Fellowship Program. The goal is to train and support a cohort of at least 25 new Health Educator positions across 6-10 current and new Family Spirit affiliate sites. Applications are due on July 28, 2023.
All applicants are required to attend an Informational and Q&A Webinar. Please note that the application link will be provided during these sessions. The following are the upcoming webinar dates:
Tuesday July 18th at 9 AM PDT / 10 AM MDT / 11AM CDT / 12 PM EDT
Wednesday July 19th at 1 PM PDT / 2 PM MDT / 3 PM CDT / 4 PM EDT
Join the webinars at this Zoom link.
Meeting ID: 960 6589 1655
Passcode: 932873
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Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Plan
The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding for state, Tribal, and territorial governments to purchase foods produced within the state or within 400 miles of the delivery destination to help support local, regional and underserved producers. This program aims to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency. The cooperative agreements allow the states, Tribes, and territories to procure and distribute local and regional foods and beverages that are healthy, nutritious, unique to their geographic areas, and meet the population's needs. The food will serve feeding programs, including food banks, schools, and organizations that reach underserved communities. In addition to increasing local food consumption, the funds will help build and expand economic opportunities for local and underserved producers.
The performance period will be up to two years from the time of award to accommodate two harvest seasons.
Learn more about the Large Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Plan Here.
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Get Yours Today: $125 Incentive to Complete the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs
The National Indian Health Board is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs (NSSSP).
As you may know, Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) provide various social and health services for people who use drugs, often serving as the primary avenue to meet their health needs. Within Indian Country, these programs have helped to reduce overdoses, HIV infection, viral hepatitis, and other blood-borne infections.
The purpose of the NSSSP is to understand SSP experiences, the types of support needed, and highlight the community-based programs and services offered, such as syringes, naloxone kits, or other harm-reduction supplies.
If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Wenger at [email protected]. The survey closes on July 31, 2023. Please complete one form per facility.
Access to the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs Here.
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Registration Now Open: 2023 Tribal Infection Control Bootcamp
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB), in collaboration with the Organization for Safety, Asepsis & Prevention (OSAP), is hosting a hybrid Tribal Infection Control Bootcamp for Tribal healthcare facilities from September 19 – 12, 2023, in Vancouver, Washington. Tribal healthcare workers working in or with infection prevention and control programs are encouraged to apply. Seats and travel scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Questions? Please contact Audrianna Marzette, [email protected].
Learn more and register here
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AI/AN Oral Health Care and Dental Therapy Implementation
National Indian Health Board has announced it is accepting applications for three funding opportunities related to dental therapy in Indian Country. These announcements are part of NIHB's Tribal Oral Health Initiative.
Applications are due on Monday, August 14, 2023, at 11:59 PM ET.
Funding Opportunities:
- Tribal Colleges and universities to implement projects to develop more robust and more reliant oral health care in Indian Country
- AI/AN Tribes and Tribal organizations to support the implementation of state dental therapy laws in Tribal settings.
- AI/AN Tribes and Tribal organizations to strengthen and launch new targeted efforts to enhance federal, state, and Tribal policies supportive of dental therapy within the Indian health system.
Learn More and Apply Here
Completed applications should be submitted to Brett Weber at [email protected] and should reference the grant code in the subject line.
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Apply for Jobs at the National Indian Health Board
Are you interested in a career supporting public health in Indian Country? The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is seeking qualified candidates for issue specific open positions in our Public Health Policy and Programs department! We are looking for people with expertise, experience, and passion in maternal health, behavioral health, environmental health, and other specialties who want to work in a dynamic, impactful setting to make a difference for Indian Country’s public health.
View Open Positions and Apply Here!
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Tribal Accreditation Learning Community (TALC)
Join the National Indian Health Board Monday, July 24, 2023, from 3–4 PM ET for our monthly Tribal Accreditation Learning Community.
TALC is a free, monthly webinar series designed for sharing and learning about public health performance improvement, system improvement, and accreditation in Tribal communities.
If your Tribe or organization is currently working on a relevant topic or has recently completed a public health project or milestone, we invite you to join as a guest presenter.
Guest presenter submissions and topic requests can be submitted via email to Jessica Dean ([email protected]). Read more here.
Monday, July 24, 2023
3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
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Hepatitis B Infection Control in Healthcare Settings Webinar
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is offering a series of webinars and trainings to support Tribal healthcare workers in understanding and implementing infection control measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Join us on Wednesday, July 26, as Dr. Janet Glowicz shares the "how" and the "why" behind infection control in healthcare settings to prevent the spread of Hepatitis B.
If you have any questions, please contact Audrianna Marzette, Public Health Policy and Programs Manager, at [email protected].
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Register Here
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Upcoming Tribal Health Equity Data Symposium on September 26 and 27 in Washington, DC
National Indian Health Board will host the Tribal Health Equity Data Symposium on September 26 – 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The symposium will explore what needs to change in data law, policy, systems, and practices in order to better support health equity for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Themes covered will include data access, measuring health equity, race/ethnicity standards, and culturally centered data reporting and communication.
The Call for Proposals is open until July 16; proposals may be submitted by email to Rochelle Ruffer at [email protected].
For more information on the symposium and NIHB’s health equity work, please see nihb.org/health-equity.
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2nd Annual American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal Health Promotion Institute
Register for the 2nd Annual American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal Health Promotion Institute! Join us as we share culturally-centered practices, strength-based approaches, and equitable solutions that positively impact the health and well-being of Native families, children, and communities. This gathering is free and virtual.
Register here.
August 8-9, 2023
1:00 - 5:00 PM ET
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Advancing Native American Diversity in Aging Research
Advancing Native Students in Aging Research is designed for undergraduate students, especially those from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. This culturally grounded course combines short-term, intensive laboratory and didactic courses and mentored pilot research in fundamental, translational, clinical, and behavioral aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and the mechanisms of aging with ongoing mentoring to ensure both the launching and the retention of these promising candidates in research careers.
Additionally, this NIH/NIA-sponsored course will educate undergraduate students on the federal government’s policies and community best practices concerning aging programs and their implementation. Additionally, the course will cover the implications of mechanistic discoveries on biological aging and improved strategies for understanding and treating ADRD. Through ongoing interactions, the course helps to expand and sustain their independent research careers on the clinical, translational, behavioral, and fundamental aspects of Alzheimer’s and aging.
Advancing Native American Diversity in Aging Research offers dynamic training courses and career advancement strategies that provide a fresh series of daily lectures by Native professionals on emerging concepts, followed by extended discussions, laboratory research, technologically intense workshops, and informal seminars over week-long periods.
Please download the application here. Or email [email protected] with any questions. Any accepted student will receive a full scholarship covering room and board and travel.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
August 6 - 11, 2023
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Save the Date for the National Tribal Opioid Summit
Join NIHB as we partner with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s National Tribal Opioid Summit, to be held August 22-24, 2023, at the Tulalip Resort in Tulalip, Washington.
The summit will provide an unprecedented opportunity of national scope for Tribal nations and communities to share stories, build strength, and collaborate to address the opioid crisis. This inaugural summit will provide dedicated space to addressing the fentanyl crisis with a Tribally-driven agenda.
August 22 - 24, 2023
More information to come!
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