National Council of Urban Indian Health
924 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202.544.0344
About NCUIH’s Project Firstline Activities
Infection prevention and control, or IPC, is the practice of using practical, evidence-based strategies to stop or slow the spread of communicable infections, thus protecting the health of community members including patients and healthcare workers. Continue reading to learn more about the different ways NCUIH promotes IPC.
IPC Champions
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is seeking applications from Urban Indian Organization (UIO) members to participate as Infection Prevention and Control Champions with Project Firstline.
Current and Previous Infection Prevention and Control Champion Sites
The following Urban Indian Organizations have participated as past or present infection prevention and control systems “Champions”, supported by NCUIH and the Centers for Disease and Control to address emerging and reemerging infectious disease outbreaks such as Covid-19 and influenza.
Join NCUIH as an IPC Fellow & Earn up to $10,000!
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is recruiting Indigenous undergraduate & graduate students to serve as Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Fellows with NCUIH’s Project Firstline team. As a partner with Project Firstline, the national training collaborative for healthcare infection control through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NCUIH supports Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) with IPC through training, technical assistance, and more. IPC Fellows will assist the NCUIH Project Firstline team with developing culturally-appropriate training materials, supporting UIOs with IPC activities, and more.
To be eligible for this opportunity, applicants must:
- Be a college/university student at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Be a member or descendant of a federally recognized tribe or Alaska Native village
- Meet the following minimum GPA requirements:
- 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for undergraduate students
- 3..25 GPA on a 4.0 scale for graduate students
- Intend to serve American Indian and Alaska Native people through an intended career path
- Submit a complete application package
To learn more about the IPC Fellowship, you can visit our webpage or contact IPC@ncuih.org.
Meet Our Previous Fellow!
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) healthcare workers. Training content will include foundational information on infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats.
Zoë Harris is a Community Health Sciences PhD student at the UIC School of Public Health. Zoë is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and has worked with her own tribal community as well as urban Native populations in Boston and Chicago on topics of education, health promotion, and language preservation, specifically among youth populations. Zoë is also a Jamaican citizen and has family roots in Selma, Alabama. Therefore, she strives to educate people on the unique experiences of afro-indigenous people to shed light on the lateral oppression that exists in these communities. In addition to her work on indigenous wellness systems, she has also worked on projects related to suicide prevention, social determinants of health, and racism as a public health issue.
Webinars & ECHOs
Click the links below to watch our recorded Webinar and ECHO series and learn more about Infection Prevention and Control!
NCUIH Native Healthcast
This is the National Council of Urban Indian Health’s (NCUIH) podcast platform which is promoting infection prevention and control education topics for our frontline warriors and healthcare team members through collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Project Firstline.
Professional Development Scholarships
NCUIH offers Professional Development Scholarships to UIO staff for certification, training, and/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
- IPC specific training or certification (ex. APIC’s prep course and CBIC exam) and or training options to improve internal processes (ex. LEAN, team-based performance improvement) will be prioritized.
- Applicants are to provide description of an identified opportunity that will enhance the current services in their scope of work and/or improve IPC practices within their organizations.
- Selected participants will be expected to complete an evaluation of their opportunity and identify how this opportunity has enhanced infection prevention and control measures as well as their professional development.
Eligibility
- Staff member must be from one of the 41 active member UIOs listed as active members on the NCUIH website and currently funded by IHS under Title V.
- Must complete an application package.
Application Package and Process
- Pre-application information session was held on Tuesday April 23, 2021
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Complete the online application package:
- Pre-application instruction:
- Apply Online:
- Participant Acknowledgement of Requirements
- Executive Director or Department Head Approval (attachment)
- Pre-application instruction:
IPC Training Opportunities