NIHB Public Health Alerts
Posted on July 18, 2023
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
Posted on July 18, 2023
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.
Posted on July 18, 2023
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.
August 8-9, 2023
1:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Posted on July 18, 2023
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
Posted on July 18, 2023
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
Posted on July 18, 2023
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!
Posted on June 30, 2023
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 both the federal government’s policies and community best practices with respect to aging programs and their implementation. Additionally, the course will cover the implications of mechanistic discoveries on biological aging and on 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 professional 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 at [email protected] with any questions. Any student who is accepted will receive a full scholarship which covers room and board and travel.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
August 6-11, 2023
Posted on June 30, 2023
Save the Date! 11th Annual National Native Harm Reduction Summit
The National Indian Health Board and White Earth Nation invite you to the 11th Annual National Native Harm Reduction Summit. This year's summit will take place July 12-13 at White Earth Nation’s Shooting Star Casino, Hotel, and Event Center in Mahnomen, Minnesota (hybrid options available).
The Annual National Native Harm Reduction Summit provides an opportunity to work together at the intersection of racial equity, health equity, and social justice as they relate to hepatitis C, HIV, and drug use in Tribal, urban Indian, and rural communities. In prior years our Summit participants have included:
Tribal and allied health care and behavioral health providers, social service providers, public health professionals, people who use drugs, people in recovery, activists, educators, researchers, allies, and community members.
Limited in-person participation is planned; however, a virtual option will be available. To help with our planning, please answer this one question survey to notify your preferred mode of attendance. Please note, this is not a form of registration.
This is a no-cost event; however, registration is required.
Stay tuned soon for registration details, draft agenda, and further information. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nathan Billy, Director of Behavioral Health Programs, [email protected].
July 12-13, 2023
Hybrid options available.
Posted on June 30, 2023
The Lenfest Ocean Program: Including Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Decision-Making for Ocean and Coastal Management, Conservation, and Restoration Webinars
The Lenfest Ocean Program is interested in funding projects that elevate Indigenous Peoples in sharing their traditions, culture, knowledge, and wisdom to improve evidence-based decision-making for the management, conservation, and restoration of coastal marine species, habitats, and ecosystems, and is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support:
identification, analysis, and/or communication of Indigenous Knowledge and wisdom (where it is culturally appropriate); and
engagement approaches that facilitate the inclusion of this knowledge into ocean and coastal management decisions.
Further details on what will be required to apply, as well as instructions, will be available at lenfestocean.org on July 10, 2023. This opportunity is open to individuals or groups located within the United States (including all U.S. territories) and Canada.
Key Dates
July 10, 2023: Issuance of RFP
July 12, 2023: RFP Informational Webinar 1 (9pm ET)
July 13, 2023: RFP Informational Webinar 2 (2pm ET)
October 15, 2023: Deadline for submission of Proposals
January 1, 2024: Anticipated start date of the awarded agreement(s)
March 15, 2025: Required end date of the awarded agreement(s)
Register for July 12th at 9pm ET
(6pm PT, 11am ChST, 12pm PONT, 1pm MHT, 2pm SST, 1pm HST, 7pm MDT)
Register for July 13th at 2pm ET
(11am PT, 12pm MDT, 3pm ADT)
Please share this announcement with others who may be interested. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Posted on June 30, 2023
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!
Posted on June 30, 2023
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.
Posted on June 30, 2023
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 are making a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of Native families, children, and communities. This gathering is free and virtual.
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