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 and CDC Authorize Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
On July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted, for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals ages 18 and older. This vaccine is given as a two-dose primary series, three weeks apart. It contains the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and Matrix-M adjuvant. Adjuvants are sometimes added to vaccines to enhance the body’s immune response to an antigen.
The Lummi Nation, located in Washington, participated in the Novavax vaccine clinical trials. To learn more about their experience, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) hosted a webinar on 28 featuring members of the Lummi Nation that focused on their experience working with Novavax. To watch that webinar, click here.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is the first COVID-19 protein subunit vaccine recommended for use in the United States. Having multiple types of vaccines offers more options and flexibility for people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, as well as jurisdictions and vaccine providers. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine’s safety and effectiveness have been confirmed by clinical research and by the thousands of people who have already received it. As occurs for all vaccines—including all COVID-19 vaccines—safety monitoring will continue for the Novavax vaccine.
The CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. Everyone five years and older should also get a COVID-19 booster, if eligible. To learn if and when you can get boosters to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, use CDC’s COVID-19 booster tool. |
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Early Bird Registration for the National Tribal Health Conference is Now Open!
Join NIHB and take a look back at the history and build plans for the next 50 years. Together we will explore the topics of health equity, health policy, Tribal advances in health, and many more. NTHC 2022 serves as a forum to discuss policy and political work in the arenas of Tribal health care, public, behavioral, and environmental health. Tribal leaders, Tribal health directors, administrators, policy analysts, advocates and Native youth and early career professionals are invited.
The event will be held in Washington, DC at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill from September 25-29, 2022. Conference events will include Tribal Listening and Consultation Sessions with federal agencies, no-cost institutes, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall and marketplace, fitness activities, and cultural events. Special events will be held for Native youth and early career professionals as well as new Tribal leaders. The Annual Heroes in Health Awards Gala and 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
$550
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Share Your COVID-19 Vaccination Success Story!
Throughout the course of this pandemic, COVID-19 has taken a toll, both physically and mentally, on American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and Tribes across the country. The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is honored to be working alongside Tribes to encourage Tribal citizens to roll up their sleeves and get their COVID-19 vaccines or boosters.
To inspire those who are unvaccinated to get their COVID-19 vaccine or those who are hesitant to get their booster shots, NIHB is collecting COVID-19 vaccine success stories from Tribes, Tribal leaders, Tribal citizens, and Tribal organizations. With ever-changing regulations and constant COVID-19 news, NIHB hopes these success stories from trusted leaders and community members will help combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation that can affect vaccine uptake.
NIHB plans to share these stories on social media, through email newsletters, websites, and other promotional materials. To submit a vaccination success story, you can record a short video or send us a photo and a short blurb about your success story (why you got vaccinated or how you helped someone else get vaccinated). If you have a COVID-19 success story you want to share, reach out to Darby Galligher, Project Coordinator, Public Health Policy and Programs at [email protected], or fill out this form.
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Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships from SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships. The purpose is to create or enhance existing mobile crisis response teams to divert those experiencing mental health crises from law enforcement in high need communities.
SAMHSA anticipates 12 awards of up to $750,000 per year for up to four years. Tribes, Tribal organizations, and programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service (IHS) are all eligible and encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: July 25, 2022
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SAMHSA Cooperative Agreements for School Based Trauma-Informed Support Services for Mental Health Care for Children and Youth
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Cooperative Agreements for School Based Trauma-Informed Support Services for Mental Health Care for Children and Youth. The funding was created to increase student access to evidence-based and culturally relevant trauma support services and mental health care that links local school systems with local trauma-informed support and mental health systems, including those under the Indian Health Service (IHS).
SAMHSA anticipates up to seven awards of up to $970,000 per year for four years. Tribes or their Tribal Educational Agencies and schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are all eligible and encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: July 25, 2022
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CMS Funding Opportunity for
Health Equity Research
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is offering a Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) funding opportunity for minority-serving institutions (MSIs). This funding opportunity provides up to $330,000 for researchers at three eligible MSIs who are investigating or addressing health care disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are encouraged to apply. Other eligible MSIs include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
CMS OMH recently hosted a webinar for partner organizations to share information about the MRGP. Watch the recording to learn more about the funding opportunity and application process.
Review the notice of funding opportunity CMS-1W1-22-001. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 3:00 PM ET.
Application Deadline: July 28, 2022
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Review the updated CDC resources below for more information!
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COVID-19 Data Tracker. Find maps and charts tracking cases, deaths, and trends of COVID-19 in the U.S., updated daily by 8:00 PM ET
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COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination. Read more.
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Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more.
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COVID-19 Vaccines for People who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised. Read more.
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens. Read more.
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Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Approved or Authorized in the United States. Read more.
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How Do I Find a COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster? Read more.
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Travel. Read more.
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Communication Resources. Read more.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters. Read more.
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NIHB Releases New COVID-19 Resources!
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) recently released new COVID-19 factsheets. These new factsheets include topics such as COVID-19 Vaccines, booster shots, and COVID-19 terminology. Factsheets can be accessed on NIHB’s COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center, or by clicking this link.
For more information, please contact Darby Galligher, Project Coordinator at NIHB, at [email protected]. |
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Understanding the Public Health Workforce’s COVID-19
Mental Health Challenges
Download the graphic essay here.
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HHS Announces Availability of Revised Draft of American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan
To read the Revised Draft Strategic Plan, click here.
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Access to Respectful and High-Quality Maternal Care Webinar
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Global Health is launching a new Global Health Forum webinar series. This webinar series aims to coordinate and showcase global initiatives and promising practices on emerging health issues. Join the HRSA Office of Global Health, in collaboration with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Office of Women’s Health, as well as the World Health Organization and U.S. Agency for International Development, for our inaugural webinar, Access to Respectful and High-Quality Maternal Care on July 21, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET. This webinar will explore respectful maternity care principles, inequities, and equalities, and emphasizes a bi-directional focus on maternal health care strategy to ensure information exchange and improved maternal health programming. Real-life stories and on-the-ground examples from implementers and program recipients will also be featured.
July 21, 2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
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Infectious Disease ECHO on Monkeypox
As part of the infectious disease ECHO Program, Indian Country ECHO will be hosting a webinar on Monkeypox. In this series of presentations, Dr. Alithea Gabrellas, MD, will provide a brief clinical update on emerging COVID-19 topics. Then, Dr. Melanie Taylor, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will present an update on Monkeypox (MP). Dr. Taylor will describe the epidemiology of MP in the United States and globally. In addition, Dr. Taylor will describe the routes of transmission, risk of transmission, and medical countermeasures. Video recording will be made available shortly following the session.
July 21, 2022
12:00 PM Mountain Time/2:00 PM Eastern Time
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the Alzheimer's Association invite you to join our upcoming webinar on the National Brain Health for Tribal Nations Project, highlighting the work of four Tribal Nations working to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in their communities.
It is estimated that one in three American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people over 65 will develop dementia, compared to one in nine of the overall population in the United States. ADRD conditions are marked by persistent difficulties with memory, thinking, and completing everyday activities like preparing food or sharing stories with loved ones. ADRD heightens the need for healthcare, services, and caregiving for elders.
Each program being highlighted is a grantee of the Brain Health for Tribal Nations Project – funded by the Alzheimer’s Association. During the webinar, you will hear their stories and receive practical advice about how they developed ADRD strategies specific to the unique needs and opportunities in their communities.
For more information or questions, contact Karrie Joseph, Brain Health Project Director, at [email protected].
July 26, 2022
2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
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Save the Date! Second National Conference on AI/AN Injury and Violence Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) are hosting the Second National Conference on American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Injury and Violence Prevention. The virtual conference will highlight sessions on important topics for Tribal injury and violence prevention, including but not limited to suicide prevention, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), Indigenous evaluation methods, and health equity. Registration is free and open to the public.
July 26-28, 2022
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Tribal Public Health Accreditation Webinar
Achieving public health accreditation using the PHAB standards and measures can help Tribal health departments achieve performance excellence. The standards and measures include framework for evaluating a health department’s processes and services, their outcomes, and progress toward specific goals and objectives. Since the initial launch of national voluntary accreditation in 2011, several revisions, new programs, and Tribal specific resources have been developed to assist Tribes along the journey to accreditation.
Join us for a conversation with the Public Health Accreditation Board and Tribal public health departments as we explore challenges, best practices, achievements during their journey to public health accreditation.
July 28, 2022
2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern Time
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