IHS is hosting quarterly Tribal consultations on Health IT (or HIT) Modernization effort. The next session will be held on May 9 from 1:30 – 3:00pm ET on the topic of "Deployment and Cohort Planning." Registration information and details on the calendar year consultation dates is included in this Dear Tribal Leader Letter.
May 20-23, 2024 Rapid City, South Dakota Conference website The NIHB National Tribal Health Conference is a week-long event that serves American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the space of health - behavioral and public health. The conference will showcase the interconnectedness of policy, advocacy, and Indian health best practices. Programming includes tribal listening […]
Register The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will host a Tribal Consultation during the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) 2024 National Tribal Health Conference (NTHC) from 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM CT on Monday, May 20, 024, at The Monument in Rapid City, SD. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper May 22 at 1:00 pm Central Register The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, invites you to a virtual Tribal Consultation on an initiative for improving American Indian and Alaska […]
Healthcare professionals and other staff serving AI/AN populations are invited to participate in this 2.5-hour virtual training program. The session will feature multidisciplinary presentations on best practices for responding to the rise of syphilis and congenital syphilis in Tribal communities. The webinar will take place on May 28 at 12:00 – 2:30pm ET. Please access […]
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. presents the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people. This no-cost telehealth series will be held on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm […]
Please join ADM Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dr. Loretta Christensen, Chief Medical Officer at the Indian Health Service (IHS), and Dr. Laura Bachman, Acting Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a briefing on […]
Virtual participation options are still available for CMS's upcoming Health Equity Conference on May 29-30 in Bethesda, Maryland. The theme is "Sustaining Health Equity Through Action." Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from CMS leadership on recent program developments; explore the latest health equity research; discuss promising practices and creative solutions; and collaborate on […]
The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience with the primary goal of strengthening the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through public health strategies focused on the mitigation, prevention, and preparation phases of the disaster management cycle. […]
UPDATE: June's Infectious Disease ECHO has been canceled. We look forward to speaking with you in July. We invite you and your staff to participate in the Infectious Disease ECHO. This ECHO merged the previous COVID-19 and Hepatitis C ECHOs and will focus on a different topic every month. Additionally, clinical cases are encouraged to […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper June 13 at 3:00 pm Eastern June 27 at 3:00 pm Eastern If you are interested in attending one or both virtual consultations, please respond to OTJ@usdoj.gov by June 11, 2024, and include the name(s) and email addresses of your representatives. If you do not have reliable access to […]
June 19-20, 2024 in Portland Oregon Register The Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) is excited to announce they will be hosting an in-person training on the Affordable Care Act/Indian Health Care Improvement Act (ACA/IHCIA) in Portland, OR. The training will be held on June 19-20, 2024, from 9 am to 4 pm both days. The meeting […]
