
National Council of Urban Indian Health
924 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202.544.0344
NCUIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating on infection prevention and control (IPC) training initiatives for frontline healthcare personnel.
CDC’s Project Firstline is a collaborative of diverse healthcare and public health partners that aims to provide engaging, innovative, and effective infection control training to more than 6 million healthcare personnel in the United States. Project Firstline will provide every person working in a U.S. healthcare facility a foundational understanding of infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats such as COVID-19. The project will provide:
The National Council of Urban Indian Health Project Firstline is funded by the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention through a National initiative recognized as Project Firstline. For more information visit: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/about.html
FY 2021 Urban Indian Organizations who received the infection prevention and control systems “Champions” grants funded to address local COVID-19, influenza, or systems-focused infection prevention and control projects with core training, development, and support by NCUIH and Centers for Disease Control. The grant awardees (Champion sites) shall identify and implement sustainable UIO system changes in infection prevention and control critical to a culture of safety and create organizations that are flexible and responsive to ongoing needs during the pandemic and beyond. This work shall occur using NCUIH’s ECHO hub through a collaborative approach with expert faculty from National partnerships. Future grant opportunities for other UIOs will be announced here in the near future.
Outreach & Referral Center
Johnny Delgado, Grants & Project Director
Full Ambulatory
Aron Wahkinney, Project Director-Contracts and Grants Program
Outreach and Referral
Nancy Pierce, Director of Health Service
Residential/Outpatient Treatment Center
Jennifer Thompson, Project Director
Limited Ambulatory; Outreach and Referral
Rochelle Moore, QI & Compliance Officer and Project Director
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to provide Native American students with the opportunity to increase the work being done in urban Native public health. Project Firstline is a national partnership of nonprofit organizations and academic institutions that aims to provide infection prevention and control training to more than 6 million healthcare personnel in the United States, including Urban Indian Organization (UIO) health care workers. Training content will include foundational information on infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19.
As part of Project Firstline, the Fellows will assist in the development of training resources for health care workers; communications and outreach materials to support training; resource guides for workers, residents, families and patients; hosting communities of learning; supporting subject matter experts in infectious disease; and gathering research and data on the effectiveness of training and practices.
The 2021 recipients of the NCUIH Project Firstline Fellowship have a focus on urban Native public health.
NCUIH continues to offer UIO Staff, professional development scholarships for certification, training, or conferences on infection prevention and control.
Scholarship Amount: $1,100 per UIO Staff member.
Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applications will be reviewed within two-weeks of receipt. Please contact our staff for more information.
Overview
Eligibility
Application Package and Process
The a-IPC (Associate – Infection Prevention and Control) Entry-level Certification Examination
IHI Virtual Training Courses with Coaching or Virtual Learning Hours
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Online Learning Catalogue
CIC Certification Preparation and Review Course Bundle
Dental Infection Control Certification and Training
Purdue Sterile Processing course. Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)