National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
RE-INDIGENIZE HEALTH: Decolonizing Our Hearts & Minds The NCUIH Youth Council Cohort 3 presents the RE-INDIGENIZE HEALTH: Decolonizing Our Hearts & Minds campaign summer series. This engaging experience is comprised of two events that include workshops and talking circles focused on healthy relationships and mental wellness. Our Youth Council's #IndigiMedicine social media campaign is designed to amplify […]
Mental Health Talking Circle Friday, July 16 | 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET Objectives: • Learn how COVID-19 affected AI/AN youth's mental wellbeing and understanding its long-lasting effects • Learn about the Medicine Wheel Teachings of spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health and balance. • Reclaim Cultural Resilient Leadership skills and transcend through trauma (historical and intergenerational) • […]
Mental Health for Everyone: Grief, Loss, and Seeing Clearly August 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST Presenter: Bonnie Duran, MPH, DrPH Objectives: Understand intergenerational and current loss Address resiliency and strength-based culture centered approaches Address cultural practices around grief and loss Mindfulness as everyday ceremony Audience: UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff WATCH […]
Dr. Duran has addressed stress, fatigue, and burnout, among frontline health care workers as facets of a broader "moral injury." attributable to COVID 19. She is a leading expert on mindfulness and processes related to Indigenous Healing and meditation for all ages. In this session, participants can learn about self-assessment strategies and tools for cultivating […]
NCUIH Project Firstline Infection Prevention and Control Virtual Dialogues Join NCUIH for either one of the two upcoming Virtual Dialogues to hear from UIOs about their current needs and thoughts in implementing or augmenting their infection prevention and control trainings, policies and procedures as it relates to current, emerging, and re-emerging diseases. Your important […]
Mental Health: How Discrimination Gets Trapped in the Body September 1, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST Join NCUIH for the second of the three-part series which will provide a special focus on mental health issues ranging from coping with grief and loss to chronic stress and alcohol/substance misuse in our urban Indian […]
NCUIH Project Firstline IPC Virtual Dialogue Series | Session Two Join NCUIH for either one of the two upcoming Virtual Dialogues to hear from UIOs about their current needs and thoughts in implementing or augmenting their infection prevention and control trainings, policies and procedures as it relates to current, emerging, and re-emerging diseases. Your important […]
September 14, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. EST Native Youth will complete a guided illustration activity after which they will learn how to tell a meaningful story that takes ownership of and connects them back to their culture. *Note: Materials for this activity will be shipped in advance. Presenters: Antoinette Ascencio, Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo […]
Mental Health: Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Opioid Misuse Best Practices for UIOs Join NCUIH for the third and last session of the three-part series which will provide a special focus on mental health issues ranging from coping with grief and loss to chronic stress and alcohol/substance misuse in our urban Indian communities. Treatment and prevention experts […]
The "Messengers in Health" Community of Learning three-part series supports provider vaccine awareness and education to encourage urban Indian patients. The series will provide strategies and resources for individual clinicians providing health care, strategies and resources for health care organizations, messaging and communications strategies, and identification of evidence-based practices. Objectives: 1. Identify ways to effectively […]
November 1 - November 30, 2021 The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, invites you to join us for a virtual 5k to raise funding and awareness for NCUIH's critical work that supports the urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community through meaningful change in the social equity of health care. Chose […]
Nov 17 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST Objectives: Identify ways to effectively communicate with Urban AI/Ans regarding vaccinations Share strategies to help improve trust between Urban AI/ANs and health care providers Review the importance of vaccinations and why they are needed Learn about the recommended vaccinations for this fall season Facilitate discussion between health care providers […]
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National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344