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Claims Denials, Reimbursement Rates, and Lost Revenue: Data Sharing Agreements to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges
2020-12-08 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
December 8th, 2020 | 1 – 2PM EST
NCUIH plans to release a report on third-party billing in 2021 with an emphasis on claims denial. To provide the most accurate estimates of claims denial rates, trends, and racial disparities, NCUIH plans to collect and analyze data from multiple sources to get the clearest possible view of the challenges faced by the UIOs. Some of the most informative and valuable data on claims is housed at the UIOs. We are proposing that UIOs join NCUIH in a Data Sharing Agreement.
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Presenters:
Andrew Kalweit, Research Manager, NCUIH
Isaiah O’Rear, Statistician, NCUIH
Julia Dreyer, Vice-President Public Policy, NCUIH

Objectives:
1.) Participating UIOs increase their awareness of proposed Data Sharing Agreements to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges.
2.) NCUIH increases knowledge of UIO data sources, data availability, and data management infrastructure.

Audience:
UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff (Research Analysts, Data Managers, etc.)

IHS Division of Behavioral Health Listening Session with Urban Indian Organizations
2020-12-03 08:00 - 17:00
IHS DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LISTENING SESSION WITH URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS
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December 3, 2020 | 3:00-4:30PM EST
Audience:
UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff
Description:
NCUIH will host a dialogue with the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) to share updates and information with Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). UIO leaders can share their concerns and provide feedback to DBH.

Presenters:

CAPT Andrew Hunt, MSW, LICSW (Lumbee), Acting Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral Health, Indian Health Service

Panelists:

Dustin Richardson, LCPC, Clinical Director, Native American Lifelines (Baltimore, MD)
Toni Lodge, Executive Director, NATIVE Project (Spokane, WA)

Event Sponsor or Co-Host:
Division of Behavioral Health Indian Health Service

Virtual [Urban Indian] Pow Wow
2020-11-30 08:00 - 17:00
Join us as we celebrate the final day of Native American Heritage Month with our first Virtual Urban Indian Pow Wow! This event will be streamed on Facebook Live and ZOOM.
November 30, 2020 | 3-4PM EST
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Emcee:
E. Keith Colston
Mr. Colston, of the Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes, serves as a cultural consultant for Native Americans/American Indians. Mr. Colston initiates and supports a wide range of activities that promote the welfare of Indian people and furthers the understanding of American Indian history and culture. Mr. Colston provides a forum for concerns of American Indian communities and serves as a vital liaison to state and federal agencies concerning cultural competency.
Opening/Closing Prayer song:
Xander
Xander is a descent of the Oglala Lakota, Peruvian and Bolivian Nations. Even at the young age of six, he is learning his native languages and traditional songs to inspire his peers. He is currently learning 3 languages in addition to English.
Exhibition Artists:
Angela Gladue
Angela Miracle Gladue, aka Lunacee, is a cree/Greek mother, dancer and beadwork artist from the Frog Lake First Nation. She started cultural dancing at the age of six and continued her dance career as a hip hop artist since 2003. Ms. Gladue has been invited to perform, teach, and speak to countless countries around the world and, pre-pandemic, toured as one of the lead dancers for A Tribe Called Red. Her work was recently featured at a space gallery in Toronto in an exhibition called “Thunderstruck: Physical Landscapes.”
Heather Dismuke
Mary “Heather” Dismuke is an enrolled member of the Quapaw Nation and has been dancing in the powwow arena for a little over 10 years. Her favorite style of dancing is Old Style Jingle. Currently, Heather works for her tribe in Quapaw, Oklahoma as the Business Committee Executive Secretary. She holds a and a Bachelor’s in Arts in American Indian Studies from Haskell Indian Nations University and her Master’s in Public Administration in Tribal Governance from Evergreen State College.
Lance Fisher
Lance Fisher is a proud member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana (TsétsÄ—héstÈ§hese). His Cheyenne name is Ma’heónenáhkohe, which translates to Medicine Bear. He is proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He sings to honor traditions, inspire youth, and to celebrate life.
Michael Nephew
Michael Nephew is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and of Seneca-Cayuga descent. He is a traditional dancer. He is a past President of the American Indian Society of Washington DC (AIS) as well as the American Indian Inter-Tribal Cultural Organization. He was also Secretary of the board for the Capital Hill Arts Workshop. Mr Nephew is involved in performing/video arts and has worked with Fairfax Cable Access Channel, Native American TV, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Contemporary Arts Theatre Co., QBD Inc, Asian Stories in America, and other theatre companies.
Giovanna Gross
Giovanna is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation and of Northern Peruvian descent. Giovanna’s Oglála side of the family is originally from the medicine root district of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Her Peruvian side of the family is from the Department of Lambayeque. Giovanna is an advocate for youth, promoting keeping the culture, language, dancing, and history of our people for centuries to come.

Focus Groups for UIOs: Setting Policy Priorities for 2021 (November 16-19, 2020)
2020-11-16 08:00 - 17:00
Date(s) of Event: November 16, 17, 18, 19
Start Time in EST: 1:00pm
End Time in EST: 2:30pm
Audience: UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff
Description:

Monday, November 16: Full Ambulatory
Tuesday, November 17: Limited Ambulatory
Wednesday, November 18: Outreach and Referral
Thursday, November 19: Outpatient and Residential

Presenters:

Julia Dreyer, Vice President, Public Policy | NCUIH
Sunny Stevenson, Director, Federal Relations | NCUIH
Meredith Raimondi, Director, Congressional Relations | NCUIH

Objectives:

Setting legislative priorities for 2021

WEBINAR: Best Practices on Increasing Native Youth Civic Engagement and Empowering the Native Vote
2020-10-28 08:00 - 17:00
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Date of Event:
Oct. 28, 2020

Start Time in EST:
1:00 pm ET

End Time in EST:
2:00pm ET

Audience:

UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff, Stakeholders, Tribal Partners and Tribes
Presenters:

TBA

Objectives:

Understand what civic engagement means to Native youth
Learn how youth can get civically engaged in their Native community
Learn about resources available for encouraging the Native youth vote

Webinar: Best Practices for Urban Indian Organizations on Leveraging Social Media to Get Out the Vote (October 16, 2020)
2020-10-16 08:00 - 17:00
Date of Event:
Oct. 16, 2020

Start Time in EST:
1:00 pm ET

End Time in EST:
2:00pm ET

Audience:
UIO Staff, UIO EDs

Description:
TBA

Presenters:
Rio Fernandes
Communications & Projects Director
National Urban Indian Family Coalition
Javier Quiroga
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
NATIVE HEALTH
Susan Levy
Communications and Community Relations Director
NATIVE HEALTH

Objectives:

Identifying online resources
Selecting social media platforms (metrics, audience, etc.)
Using your UIO’s social media to increase voter registration
Choosing appropriate logos, images, etc.

Facebook Live: Best Practices on Increasing Native Youth Civic Engagement and Empowering the Native Vote (October 28, 2020)
2020-10-15 08:00 - 17:00
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Date of Event:
Oct. 28, 2020

Start Time in EST:
1:00 pm ET

End Time in EST:
2:00pm ET

Description:

A FB Live to help understand what civic engagement means to Native youth, learning how youth can get civically engaged in Native communities and learn about resources available for encouraging the Native youth vote.

Audience:

Native Youth, UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff, Stakeholders, Tribal Partners, and Tribes
Presenters:

Debbie Nez-Manuel, MSW (Navajo)
AZ Community Leader, Nonprofit Board Member
Megan LaRose,(Navajo)
Co-Founder, Morning Star Leaders, Inc
McKenzie Dockerty
Campaign Field Captain
Tia Yazzie, (Navajo)
Title Vii Indian Ed Program Coordinator &
NCUIH Youth Council Member

Objectives:

Understanding what civic engagement means to Native youth

Engagement between the nonprofit, statewide campaign and activating a voter base

Building Confidence and Leading the Way

Learning how youth can get civically engaged in their Native community

Learning about resources available for encouraging the Native youth vote

NCUIH Project Firstline: Information Session on Professional Development Scholarships for UIO Staff (October 13, 2020)
2020-10-13 08:00 - 17:00
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Date of Event: Oct 13, 2020
Audience: UIO Staff
Description
NCUIH will hold a pre-application meeting to answer any questions about the application process.
Presenters
Melissa Watson, NCUIH
Dionne Apedjihoun, NCUIH
Objectives

Listening session for UIO staff in reference to applying to Project Firstline
Explain application process, steps needed to complete, as well as any necessary documentation needed
Explain the ability to work with the concierge services throughout process

About UIO Staff Professional Development Scholarships

UIO Staff Professional Development Scholarships for certification, training, or conferences on infection prevention and control or related process or quality improvement areas
Reimbursement up to $1,100 per individual UIO staff member
Scholarships based on eligibility, limited to available funds, and processed in the order in which applications are received (no more than 2 per UIO)
Awards do not cover fees for associate, bachelor, graduate or other college coursework or degrees.

Deadline: Rolling
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For questions contact ipc@ncuih.org

Urban Listening Session: Vaccine Planning and Distribution (October 8, 2020)
2020-10-08 08:00 - 17:00
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Date of Event:
Oct 8, 2020
Start Time in EST:
3:00 PM EST
End Time in EST:
4:00 PM EST
Description:

Please join NCUIH for an Urban Listening Session with the Indian Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control. The purpose will be to discuss vaccine planning and distribution.

Audience:

UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff

Objectives:

Identify UIO needs related to COVID-19 vaccine planning distribution.

Webinar: Best Practices for Urban Indian Organizations on Pushing Census Completion Efforts using Virtual Platforms & Local Coalition Building (September 29, 2020)
2020-09-29 08:00 - 17:00
Date of Event:
Sep 29, 2020
Start Time in EST:
1:00 PM EST
End Time in EST:
2:00 PM EST
Description:

NCUIH is pleased to host our GOTC Webinar Session 2 with the Kansas City Indian Center and a former US Census Tribal Partnership Specialist on “Best Practices for Urban Indian Organizations on Pushing Census Completion Efforts using Virtual Platforms & Local Coalition Building”. This event will help Urban Indian Organizations build capacity across Indian Country to increase census completion efforts.

Audience:

UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff

Presenters:

Gaylene Crouser, Executive Director, Kansas City Indian Center
Maria E. Boyd, Former Tribal Partnership Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau

Objectives:

How can UIOs use social media to increase census completion
What virtual games/incentives can UIO use to increase census completion efforts
Best practices on “Get out the Census” local coalition building efforts
Resources for Urban AI/AN Communities
Q & A

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Webinar: Increasing Voter Registration and Census Completion During a Pandemic (September 22, 2020)
2020-09-22 08:00 - 17:00
Date of Event:
Sep 22, 2020

Start Time in EST:
1:00 pm ET

End Time in EST:
2:00pm ET

Audience:
UIO Staff, UIO EDs

Description:
NCUIH is pleased to host an event with Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake on best practices for safely hosting in person drive-thru and walk-thru census and voter registration efforts in regards to COVID-19. This event will coincide with National Voter Registration Day.

Presenter:
Samira Tsabetsaye-Hitlall (Zuni/Dine), Media Specialist/Outreach Coordinator, Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake

Objectives:
1. Learn how to safely coordinate a drive-thru and walk-thru census and voter registration event.
2. Review protocols and procedures needed for ensuring staff and community members are safe.
3. Learn about resources for GOTC and GOTV efforts and materials needed for safe environments.

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Suicide Prevention in the Age of COVID-19 Facebook Live #HopeForLife
2020-09-09 08:00 - 17:00
September 9, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
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Agenda

Opening Native Drumming – Shawn Ironmaker (Member of the Aaniiih and Nakoda Nations in North Central Montana)
Introduction and Overview from Dr. Kimberly Fowler, Vice President of Technical Assistance and Research at the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)
Urban Partners – American Indian Health and Family Services – Adon Vazquez (Cherokee/Mexican/Macedonian), Sacred Bundle Program Assistant and Karyna Sitkowski, Zero Suicide Program Assistant
Tribal Partners – Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah – Roger Clark, Mental Health Counselor & Mus-Pu-Vu Program Coordinator
Youth Initiatives -THRIVE IndigiLove Youth Campaign – Lael Tate (Diné/Navajo), Suicide Prevention Project Coordinator at Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Policy Updates – Sunny Stevenson (Walker River Paiute), Director of Federal Relations, NCUIH
Closing Remarks – Dr. Kimberly Fowler, Vice President of Technical Assistance and Research at NCUIH
Closing Native Drumming – Shawn Ironmaker (Member of the Aaniiih and Nakoda Nations in North Central Montana)

2nd CDC Virtual Listening Session on UIO COVID-19 Needs
2020-08-19 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:30pm EDT
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Join us for a follow-up listening session with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials for UIOs.

About the Event
This listening session will be a virtual platform for Urban Indian Organizations across the United States to express their needs and identify gaps related to the COVID-19 response before CDC officials. The listening session between CDC and urban Indian organization leaders was held on June 25, 2020.

Participants

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support

Steven Reynolds, Deputy Director
CAPT Carmen “Skip” Clelland, Director of the Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances

Audience

Urban Indian Organizations

This website is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award NOFO OT18-1802, titled Strengthen Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Recent Trends in Third Party Billing (August 6, 2020)
2020-08-06 08:00 - 17:00
Recent Trends in Third Party Billing
August 6, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET
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Please join NCUIH for the launch of their new report on 3rd Party Billing Trends at Urban Indian Organizations.
The webinar will highlight overall reimbursement trends compared to IHS funding, with information covering Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers.
Audience

Insurers
Payors
State and Federal Partners
Administrative and Billing staff from Urban Indian Organizations

Presenters

Sunny Stevenson, JD (Walker River Paiute) Senior Manager of Federal Relations, NCUIH
Andrew Kalweit, MPH, Senior Research Associate, NCUIH

Background

Fact Sheet: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Third-Party Reimbursements for the Indian Health System

CDC Virtual Listening Session on UIO COVID-19 Needs
2020-06-25 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for a listening session with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials for UIOs.
What: CDC Virtual Listening Session on Urban Indian Organization COVID-19 Needs
Who: National Council of Urban Indian Health, Urban Indian Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. José Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support; Captain Carmen “Skip” Clelland, Director of the Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances
When: Thursday, June 25, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:00pm EDT
Why: This listening session will be a virtual platform for Urban Indian Organizations across the United States to express their needs and identify gaps related to the COVID-19 response before CDC officials.
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Native Youth Healing Gathering: A Virtual Event (May 21, 2020)
2020-05-21 08:00 - 17:00
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May 21, 2020 from 2:45pm – 4:45pm ET
The NCUIH Youth Advisory Council is at the forefront of a movement to promote wellness, resilience, healthy relationships, and healing in AI/AN youth. NCUIH’s Youth Council (in partnership with the United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc.(UNITY) personally invites Native youth across Indian Country to join and participate in a National Virtual Native Youth Healing Gathering. The purpose of this Native virtual youth healing gathering is to support AI/AN youth during these challenging times of social distancing by empowering Native youth to amplify their voices, share stories of healing, learn to build resiliency, build healthy relationships, maintaining wellness and raise awareness of the Youth Council’s upcoming Indigi-Wellness Healer campaign. The National Native Youth Healing Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, May 21st from 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM (ET), 1:45 PM-3:45 PM (CT), 11:45 AM- 1:45 PM (PT), 10:45 AM -12:45 PM (AKT). Register now and learn how to become an Indigi-Wellness Healer.

What: Native Youth Healing Gathering for AI/AN youth led by NCUIH Youth Council. Who: All AI/AN youth and allies across Indian Country.
When: May 21st, 2020 from 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM (ET), 1:45 PM-3:45 PM (CT), 11:45AM- 1:45 PM (PT), 10:45 AM -12:45 PM (AKT).
Where: Online
Why: To support AI/AN youth during these challenging times of social distancing by empowering Native youth to amplify your voices, sharing stories of healing, learning to build resiliency, build healthy relationships, maintaining wellness, and raise awareness of the Youth Council’s upcoming Indigi-Wellness Healer campaign.

NCUIH 2021 Urban Indian Health Policy Preview and Regulatory Training for UIOs
2020-01-12 08:00 - 17:00
NCUIH 2021 Urban Indian Health Policy Preview and Regulatory Training for UIOs

January 12, 2021 | 2 – 3 p.m. EST
This webinar will equip UIO leaders to stay involved in advancing key priorities for Urban Indian Organizations in 2021. You will hear from NCUIH’s Director of Congressional Relations, Meredith Raimondi. Meredith Raimondi will provide an overview of the 2020 election, what to watch for in Congress and the new Administration in 2021, an update on COVID-19 impacts including big wins, and review NCUIH’s policy assessment results. NCUIH’s Manager of Federal Relations, Al Hernandez-Santana, will lead a regulatory training designed to strengthen the capacity of UIOs to work as a community to improve knowledge sharing, discuss strategies in regulatory information acquisition, and engage in discussions to share tips related to the regulatory process.
Presenters:
Part 1: Meredith Raimondi, Director of Congressional Relations, NCUIH
Part 2: Al Hernandez-Santana, Manager of Federal Relations, NCUIH

Objectives:

Review the results of the 2020 Election and changes in Congress
2020 Recap: Overview of COVID-19 Impacts and Big Wins
Review the Policy Assessment and Priorities for 2021
Regulatory training

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WEBINAR: NAVIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DATA
2019-11-14 14:00 - 15:00
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 AT 2PM – 3PM EST
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National Council of Urban Indian Health hosted a webinar in the series “Intersections of Urban Indian Health and Environmental Health: Data, Programming, and Partnerships”.

PRESENTERS

Amy Poel, MPH, Epidemiologist, Urban Indian Health Institute
Lyle Chrzaszcz, MPH, Epidemiologist, Urban Indian Health Institute

TOPICS

Environmental health metrics
National data sets
Local health department data & partnerships
Epidemiology

AUDIENCE

Urban Indian Organization grant writers, program coordinators, epidemiologists & research staff, and administrators
Anyone interested in navigating data & partnerships

LEARN

Understand the scope of environmental health
Learn how to navigate the breadth of national data sources
Examine how to supplement that data with state/local data sources (will use Washington State and King County as examples)
