National Council of Urban Indian Health
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Welcome to the Knowledge Resource Center (or KRC), the first searchable resource center devoted to the dissemination of knowledge on Urban Indian health across the United States. This knowledge bank alleviates the lack of information that urban American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people and their communities face and contains informational tools to educate UIOs, policymakers, federal officials and the general public. If you work at a UIO and wish to gain access to the restricted area please contact Research@ncuih.org.
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American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Disparities in Causes of Death, Life Expectancy, and Social Determinants of Health | 2024 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) has drafted an infographic summarizing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) disparities in leading causes of death, life expectancy, and social determinants of health. | Cancer; Covid-19; Data Collection; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Heart Disease; Infant Mortality; Infection Disease; Injury and Trauma; Liver Disease; Mental and Behavioral Health; Minority Groups; Population Information; Race; Social Determinants of Health; Socio-Economic Disparities; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Violence | krc krc-research | |
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Encounters Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents With Medicaid Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2023 | The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a surge in mental health needs among adolescents and young adults,1 including an increase in suspected suicide attempts. 2 Before the pandemic, suicide was a major public health concern among youth. 3 The pandemic has also called attention to, and in some cases exacerbated, existing inequities in health care delivery, 4 but little is known about racial and ethnic differences in health care encounters related to suicidal behavior among children and adolescents during the pandemic. | Covid-19; Mental and Behavioral Health; Suicide and Suicide Prevention | krc-health krc | covid-19 mental-and-behavioral-health |
Understanding and Healing Historical Trauma: The Perspectives of Native American Elders | 2015 | In this phenomenological study 11 Native American elders addressed three research questions: (a) the effect of historical trauma on self, family, and community; (h) how historical trauma currently affects Native people and their communities; and (c) what they would recommend that counselors and therapists do in addressing issues of historical trauma for Native and tribal people. | Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; healing; wellness; elders | krc-health krc-history krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Crystallizing the Role of Traditional Healing in an Urban Native American Health Center | 2015 | A needs assessment surveying American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) at an AI/AN health center in the Midwestern United States was conducted, with an emphasis on traditional Native healing. Data from this study included qualitative material from interviews of community members (N = 27; age 12–82) and service providers (N = 11; age 26–70). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
Benefits of Native Traditional Healing | 2023 | This infographic details five common traditional healing interventions offered at Urban Indian Organizations. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; Nutrition; Social Determinants of Health; Substance Use; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Traditional Healing | krc-health krc krc-materials krc-research | culturally-informed-care diabetes medicare-medicaid mental-and-behavioral-health substance-use traditional-healing |
‘Women are supposed to be the leaders’: intersections of gender, race, and colonisation in HIV prevention with Indigenous young people | 2015 | Focusing on gender, race and colonialism, this paper foregrounds the voices of Indigenous young people, their histories of oppression, their legacies of resistance and the continuing strengths rooted in Indigenous peoples, their cultures and their communities. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Gender Identity; Health Disparities; HIV/AIDS; Race; Sexuality; Women's Health; Youth; Erasure; Colonialism | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care hiv-aids sti-std |
Effectiveness of traditional healers in treating mental disorders: a systematic review | 2016 | Traditional healers form a major part of the mental health workforce worldwide. Despite this, little systematic examination has been done of their effectiveness in treating mental illness or alleviating psychological distress. | Mental and Behavioral Health | krc-health krc | mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
The Relationship between Sextortion during COVID-19 and Pre-pandemic Intimate Partner Violence: A Large Study of Victimization among Diverse U.S Men and Women | 2023 | In a large and diverse sample of U. S. adults, we assessed participants’ experience with pre-COVID in-person intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and with sextortion victimization during COVID to better understand the relationship between these phenomena. | Covid-19; Sexual Abuse; Violence | krc krc-research | covid-19 mmip |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN II) — June-August, 2023 | 2023 | This is the second of a four-part summary about vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaska Native people, highlighting manuscripts and data published between June and August 2023. | Vaccination; Immunization | krc krc-news krc-research | vaccination-immunization |
A Veterans’ Talking Circle: Urban Indian Peoplehood and Re-Indigenizing Places | 2022 | While the boundaries of Indigeneity as a category are generally contested in Indian country, urban spaces provide opportunities for affinity and multiple expressions of Indigenous identity to coexist and even thrive. | Indigenous Sovereignty; Religious Traditions; Inter-Tribal Identity; Urban, Transnational Identity; Decolonization | krc religion sovereignty | traditional-healing |
Indigenizing Academics Through Leadership, Awareness, and Healing: The Impact of Native American Health Seminar Series for Health Professionals, Students, and Community | 2019 | Health disparities have long affected American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Transformations are needed in academia to help understand Indigenous 'ways of knowing.' | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Career Choice; Healing, Indigenous Health Education; Tribal Health Workforce | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities Toolkit Guide | 2023 | This resource is divided into dedicated sections for healthy living, education, independent living, vocational rehabilitation and employment resources, assistive technology, housing and facilities, and transportation. | Aging; Awareness; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Diabetes; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Medicare; Medicaid; Mental and Behavioral Health; Population Information; Substance Use; Visual Impairment; Disability; Historical Trauma | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-materials | culturally-informed-care diabetes medicare-medicaid mental-and-behavioral-health substance-use traditional-healing |
COVID Vulnerability and Impact Summary for Urban Natives (VISUN) — April 2023 | 2023 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination levels for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living in urban areas. If you would like to have access to this report, please send an email to research@ncuih.org. ***Please be aware, in section two, four counties were erroneously deleted from the analysis (07/12/2023). | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | covid-19 vaccination-immunization |
COVID Vulnerability and Impact Summary for Urban Natives (VISUN) — May 2023 | 2023 | This is a summary report compiled by NCUIH on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the urban Native American community during the month of May 2023. This report highlights the level and severity of COVID-19 infections in UIO service areas, tracking recent trends in vaccinations, and reviewing recent news and research relevant to the urban AI/AN community. If you would like to have access to this report, please send an email to research@ncuih.org. | Covid-19; Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
“Sharing Hope and Healing”: A Culturally Tailored Social Media Campaign to Promote Living Kidney Donation and Transplantation Among Native Americans | 2021 | In this article, the authors discuss a community-based participatory research (CBPR)-driven and culturally tailored social media campaign to promote living kidney donation and transplantation (LKDT) serving Native American communities, who are disproportionately burdened by kidney failure. The effort represents a collaboration among researchers, tribal leaders and community members, medical centers, and other stakeholders to facilitate health promotion related to LKDT among the broader Native American community. Campaign objectives were collaboratively established by the researchers and stakeholders, and the campaign approach and materials were likewise developed in consultation with the community. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Living Kidney Donation and Transplantation; Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR); Social Media Campaign | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
A Cultural-Based approach to address substance use among urban Native American young adults | 2023 | Native American young adults residing in urban communities are particularly vulnerable to substance use. After leaving high school, the pressures and stress of continuing education, finding employment, and the responsibilities related to family and tribal community obligations predispose these young adults to substance use. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Substance Use; Cultural-Based Interventions; Young Adults; Talking Circles | krc-health krc | substance-use traditional-healing |
HIV/AIDS Resource Guide | 2023 | The HIV epidemic continues to affect millions of Americans every year. Of those affected, AI/ANs have the highest rate of undiagnosed cases compared to other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. AI/AN health data is consistently underestimated due to racial misclassification. | HIV/AIDS; Sexuality; Toolkit | krc-health krc krc-technical-assistance | hiv-aids sti-std |
American Indian and Alaska Native children experience high rates of RSV-related hospitalizations | 2023 | Results from this active, facility-based surveillance study revealed hospitalization rates for children younger than 5 years were 1.7 to 7.1 times higher among American Indian and Alaska Native children compared to estimates from the methodologically similar US New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN). ---- No abstract it is an article. | Ethnicity; Health Disparities; Infant Mortality; Minority Groups; Population Information; Race; Social Determinants of Health; Vaccination/Immunization; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated acute respiratory infection (ARI) hospitalizations; RSV; ARI; Hospitalizations | krc-best-practices krc-health krc | |
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020 | 2023 | What is already known about this topic? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous negative outcomes. Previous data from 25 states indicated that ACEs are common among U.S. adults. | Awareness; Health Disparities; Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; Population Information; Psychology; Social Determinants of Health; Socio-Economic Disparities; Sexual Abuse; Substance Use; Youth; Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) | krc-health krc krc-news krc-research | mental-and-behavioral-health mmip substance-use |
Increase in Diabetes among Urban Alaska Native People in the Alaska EARTH Follow-up Study: A Call for Prediabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Referral for Intervention | 2020 | Aims: This study estimates incidence of diabetes (DM) and pre-DM relative to DM risk factors among relatively healthy Alaska Native and American Indian (henceforth AN) adults living in urban south central Alaska. | Diabetes; Alaska Native; Cohort Study; Prediabetes; Cardiometabolic Risk Factors | krc-health krc | diabetes |
Primary Psychiatric Diagnoses, Commercialized Tobacco Use, and Homelessness: Comparisons Between Urban American Indian/Alaska Native and Non-American Indian/Alaska Native Adult Clinical Samples | 2023 | Although over 70% of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) reside in urban areas, our knowledge of urban AI/AN adults receiving mental health treatment is limited. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Tobacco Use (non-traditional); Homelessness | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health |
Perspectives of Indigenous University Students in Canada on Mindfulness-Based Interventions and their Adaptation to Reduce Depression and Anxiety Symptoms | 2023 | Objectives Indigenous university students experience high rates of anxiety and depression due primarily to the pernicious and persistent effects of colonialism, racism, and discrimination. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) hold promise, but likely require adaptation to make them culturally relevant for Indigenous peoples. We sought to gather Indigenous students’ perspectives on the consistency and adaptability of MBIs for Indigenous students experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Psychology Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Youth; Anxiety; Depression; Mindfulness | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Determinants of Lung Cancer Screening in a Minnesota Urban Indigenous Community: A Community-Based, Participatory, Action-Oriented Study | 2023 | Although lung cancer screening (LCS) with annual low-dose chest CT has been shown to reduce lung cancer deaths, it remains underutilized. Northern Plains American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities experience extreme lung cancer disparities, and little is known about the acceptance and adoption of LCS in these groups. | Cancer; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities | krc-best-practices krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN II) — March-May, 2023 | 2023 | Throughout COVID-19 pandemic, the general population has paid higher attention to issues of health equity and vaccine equity. In addition to a concern that public health authorities and healthcare providers respond adequately to the seriousness of the pandemic, there was increased attention to existing perennial gaps in healthcare disparities and equity. The Native American community has been one such population; having long suffered from increased disease burden, stretched resources, and low trust in institutions that have historically failed them. | Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | |
Patterns of Health Care Access and Use in an Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Population | 2023 | Studies of health care access and use among historically resilient populations, while common, often field a limited sample size and rarely ask the groups most impacted by health inequities to weigh in. This is especially so for research and programs that focus on the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population. The present study addresses this gap by examining data from a cross-sectional survey of AIANs in Los Angeles County. | Federal Health Care; Health Care Access; IHS | krc-health krc krc-research | |
The Culture is Prevention Project: Measuring Cultural Connectedness and Providing Evidence that Culture is a Social Determinant of Health for Native Americans | 2023 | Background It is important for non-Native persons to understand that the meaning of culture to Native American/Indigenous Peoples is not about esteem, taste or music but rather is described as a cognitive map on how to be. Native American/Indigenous culture can be thought of as all the things and ways in which Native/Indigenous people understand who they are, where they come from and how they are to interact with others. | Social Determinants of Health | krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls | 2019 | Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Gender Identity; Women's Health; Cultural Memory; Advocacy | krc-health krc | |
COVID-VISUN: COVID Vulnerability and Impact Summary for Urban Natives March 2023 | 2023 | This is a summary report compiled by NCUIH on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the urban Native American community during the month of March 2023. This report highlights the level and severity of COVID-19 infections in UIO service areas, tracking recent trends in vaccinations, and reviewing recent news and research relevant to the urban AI/AN community. If you would like to have access to this report, please send an email to research@ncuih.org. ***Please be aware, in Section Two, four counties were mistakenly deleted from the analysis. Estimates for the Portland, Omaha, Reno, and Helena service areas may be inaccurate for tables and statistics in Section Two. (07/11/2023) | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Promoting Ethical Research With American Indian and Alaska Native People Living in Urban Areas | 2014 | Most health research with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people has focused on tribal communities on reservation lands. Few studies have been conducted with AI/AN people living in urban settings despite their documented health disparities compared with other urban populations. | Data Collection; Health Disparities; Ethical Research | krc-best-practices krc krc-research | |
Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Treatment Utilization among Urban Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2023 | We examined prevalence of mental health treatment utilization among 447 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and Two-Spirit (LGBTT-S) American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults and the association of mental health treatment utilization with socio-demographic factors, social support, and mental health diagnoses. | Gender Identity; Mental and Behavioral Health; Sexuality; Treatment Utilization | krc-health krc krc-research | mental-and-behavioral-health |
Use of expedited partner therapy among chlamydia cases diagnosed at an urban Indian health centre, Arizona | 2013 | Chlamydia cases diagnosed in the women’s clinic were more likely to receive expedited partner therapy (EPT) and to be re-tested as compared with urgent and emergent care settings. | Women's Health; STDs; Chlamydia; Screening; Treatment; Expedited Partner Therapy | krc-health krc | hiv-aids sti-std |
Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System | 2023 | CDC conducts national pregnancy-related mortality surveillance to better understand the risk factors for and causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States. | Awareness; Ethnicity; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Minority Groups; Misclassification of AI/AN; Population Information; Women's Health; Maternal Health; Pregnancy; Reproductive Health | krc-health krc krc-research | maternal-mortality mental-and-behavioral-health |
Narratives from African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latinx community members in Arizona to enhance COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination uptake | 2023 | The state of Arizona has experienced one of the highest novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positivity test rates in the United States with disproportionally higher case rates and deaths among African-American/Black (AA/B), American Indian/Alaska Native (Native), and Hispanic/Latinx (HLX) individuals. | Awareness; Covid-19; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Infection Disease; Minority Groups; Vaccination/Immunization | krc-health krc krc-research | covid-19 culturally-informed-care vaccination-immunization |
Alcoholics Anonymous-Related Benefit for Urban Native Americans: Does Urban Native American Gender Moderate AA Engagement and Outcomes? | 2017 | Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is one of the most commonly accessed resources for individuals seeking to reduce their drinking. | Gender Identity; Substance Use; Alcoholics Anonymous; Addiction; Moderation | krc-health krc krc-research | substance-use |
Disparities in prostate, lung, breast and colorectal cancer survival and comorbidity status among urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives | 2017 | Cancer is the second leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN); although cancer survival information in this population is limited, particularly among urban AIAN. | Cancer; Health Disparities; Survival | krc-health krc | |
Psychotherapy With American Indians: An Exploration of Therapist-Rated Techniques in Three Urban Clinics | 2018 | The aim of the project was to conduct psychotherapy research in American Indian mental health clinics. | Mental and Behavioral Health; Psychotherapy; | krc-health krc krc-research | mental-and-behavioral-health |
Oral Health Knowledge and the Utilization of Dental Services: A Survey of Urban Native Americans | 2017 | The purpose of this study is to understand the oral health knowledge among the Native American patients of American Indian Health and Family Services and how it affects the utilization of dental care by these patients. | Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Dental Utilization; Oral Health Knowledge; | krc-health krc krc-research | |
Responsible Research With Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2018 | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities harbor understandable mistrust of research. Outside researchers have historically controlled processes, promulgating conclusions and recommended policies with virtually no input from the communities studied. | Data Collection; Mistrust | krc-best-practices krc krc-research | |
Disparity in Access to Virtual Care for Urinary Tract Infections During the COVID-19 Era | 2023 | Objective: To characterize the difference in uptake of virtual care for urinary tract infections (UTIs) by demographic variables in the COVID-19 era. | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Urinary; Telehealth | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on liver disease-related mortality rates in the United States | 2023 | Background & Aims The pandemic has resulted in an increase of deaths not directly related to COVID-19 infection. We aimed to use a national death dataset to determine the impact of the pandemic on people with liver disease in the USA, focusing on alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). | Covid-19; Liver Disease | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Tribal Epidemiology Centers: HHS Actions Needed to Enhance Data Access | 2022 | Among the 12 tribal epidemiology centers (TEC), which are public health entities serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities across the U.S., access to epidemiological data varied. | Covid-19; Data Collection; IHS | krc krc-research | |
Cultural Dynamics, Substance Use, and Resilience Among American Indian/Alaska Native Emerging Adults in Urban Areas | 2022 | Identity development during emerging adulthood helps lay down the structure of values, social bonds, and decision-making patterns that help determine adult outcomes, including patterns of substance use. Managing cultural identity may pose unique challenges for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) emerging adults in “urban” areas (away from tribal lands or reservations), who are relatively isolated from social and cultural connections. | Substance Use; Emerging Adulthood; Cultural Identity; Intervention Development; Qualitative | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
“Do You Live in a Teepee? Do You Have Running Water?” The Harrowing Experiences of American Indians in North Carolina’s Urban K‑12 Schools | 2020 | American governmental policy toward Native American people and nations has long taken an exterminatory approach. The relocation era sought to remove American Indian people from reservations and tribal communities into cities to assimilate them into dominant society. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Race; Students; Urban Education; Racism; Tokenism | education krc-history krc | cultural-sensitivity-and-appropriateness race |
An Interview Project with Native American People: A Community-Based Study to Identify Actionable Steps to Reduce Health Disparities | 2019 | Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to work with tribal communities to define and develop their own healthcare services and strategies for positive change regarding injection drug use, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The secondary objective of this study was to incorporate community capacity building strategies to develop and sustain programming and resources to optimize tribal communities’ responsiveness to reduce health disparities. | Data Collection; Health Disparities; HIV/AIDS; Mental and Behavioral Health; Programmatic Initiatives; Injection Drug Use; Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) | krc-health krc krc-research | hiv-aids sti-std substance-abuse |
Suffering like a Broken Toy: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Impacts for Urban American Indians with Chronic Pain | 2019 | This paper will explore the difficult conversations and places of tension in the lived experience of chronic pain for urban American Indians from a larger study discerning relationships between chronic pain and colonization. | Chronic Pain; Illness Experience; Invisibility; Psychological Peace; Warrior Strength | krc-health krc | mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Integrating Professional and Indigenous Therapies: An Urban American Indian Narrative Clinical Case Study | 2016 | We present a narrative case study of an urban American Indian male college student who integrated Indigenous and professional therapies during an acute period of stress, loss, and depression. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Ethnicity; Mental and Behavioral Health; Race; Psychotherapy; Spirituality; Religion; Qualitative; Multiculturalism | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Urban American Indian Community Perspectives on Resources and Challenges for Youth Suicide Prevention | 2016 | American Indian (AI) youth have some of the highest rates of suicide of any group in the United States, and the majority of AI youth live in urban areas away from tribal communities. As such, understanding the resources available for suicide prevention among urban AI youth is critical, as is understanding the challenges involved in accessing such resources. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Youth; Prevention; Informal Supports | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health |
Urban-Indigenous Therapeutic Landscapes: A Case Study of an Urban American Indian Health Organization | 2012 | We engage and extend the concept of therapeutic landscapes through a case study at an urban American Indian health organization in the Midwestern United States. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Therapeutic Landscapes | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
Adaptation of a Smoking Cessation and Prevention Website for Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth | 2010 | Tobacco use among American Indian youth is a disproportionately significant problem. We adapted and modified an existing web-based and youth-focused tobacco control program to make it appropriate for young urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Tobacco Use (non-traditional); Youth; eHealth Intervention | krc-health krc | cultural-sensitivity-and-appropriateness ehealth-intervention telehealth tobacco-use-non-traditional youth |
An Urban American Indian Health Clinic’s Response to a Community Needs Assessment | 2016 | Utilizing community-based methods, we assessed the behavioral and physical health needs of a Detroit metropolitan Indian health clinic. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness | krc krc-research | cultural-sensitivity-and-appropriateness |
COVID Vulnerability and Impact Summary for Urban Natives (VISUN) — February 2023 | 2023 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. ***Please be aware, in Section Two, four counties were mistakenly deleted from the analysis. Estimates for the Portland, Omaha, Reno, and Helena service areas may be inaccurate for tables and statistics in Section Two. (07/11/2023) | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | covid-19 vaccination-immunization |
Racial Misidentification of American Indians/Alaska Natives in the HIV/AIDS Reporting Systems of Five States and One Urban Health Jurisdiction, U.S., 1984–2002 | 2007 | Objectives. We examined racial misidentification of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) reported to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Reporting Systems (HARS) of five U.S. states and one county. | HIV/AIDS; IHS; Misclassification of AI/AN; Race | krc-health krc | hiv-aids sti-std |
HIV/AIDS Protective Factors among Urban American Indian Youths | 2006 | This research examined how family and individual factors influence three HIV/AIDS risk behaviors: having more than one sexual partner in the last three months, substance use at last sexual intercourse, and condom non-use at last sexual intercourse. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; HIV/AIDS; Youth; Family; Substance Use; Sexual Risk | krc-health krc krc-research | hiv-aids sti-std substance-abuse |
Integrating traditional practices and social network visualization to prevent substance use: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial among urban Native American emerging adults | 2021 | Nonmedical use of prescription opioids (defined as taking opioid medications for hedonic effects or in a manner other than prescribed) and the use of heroin have emerged in recent years as major public health concerns in the United States. Of particular concern is the prevalence of opioid use among emerging adults (ages 18–25), as this is a developmental period of heightened vulnerability and critical social, neurological, and psychological development. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Substance Use; Emerging Adults; Resiliency; TACUNA; Opioids | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care substance-use |
Motivational interviewing and culture for urban Native American youth (MICUNAY): A randomized controlled trial | 2020 | To date, few programs that integrate traditional practices with evidence-based practices have been developed, implemented, and evaluated with urban American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) using a strong research design. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Substance Use; Adolescents; Motivational Interviewing; Intervention; Traditional Practices | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care substance-use traditional-healing |
Food Insecurity, Sleep, and Cardiometabolic Risks in Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth | 2023 | Objectives: Food insecurity contributes to racial/ethnic disparities in health. This is the first study to examine associations among food insecurity, sleep, and cardiometabolic outcomes in urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. | Health Disparities; Nutrition; Weight Management and Obesity; Adolescents; Food Insecurity; Sleep | krc-health krc | food-insecurity health-disparities nutrition sleep weight-management-and-obesity youth |
Future Directions in Disseminating Research Findings to Urban Alaska Native People | 2018 | Southcentral Foundation (SCF), a tribal health organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, operates and plans health care services in response to the priorities and tribal values of Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) people, including traditional concepts of wellness, reciprocity, and working in relationship. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Research Dissemination; Communication Strategies | krc krc-research | communication-strategies cultural-sensitivity-and-appropriateness research-dissemination |
Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2023 | The objective of this study was to characterize population-level trajectories in the probability of food insecurity in the US during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine sociodemographic correlates associated with identified trajectories. | Covid-19; Nutrition | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Reaching Unvaccinated Urban Native Americans: A COVID-19 Study for the Department of Indian Work | 2022 | Through interviews with experts in the field, unvaccinated individuals, and a scan of what other organizations around the U.S. that serve urban Native American populations are doing, we found that COVID-19 vaccine-related messaging and strategies should use a culturally based approach centering the Native American community. | Covid-19; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Vaccination/Immunization; Messaging; Mistrust | krc-health krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Causes and Disparities in Death Rates Among Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 1999–2009 | 2016 | Objectives. To characterize the leading causes of death for the urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population and compare with urban White and rural AI/AN populations. | Cancer; Data Collection; Diabetes; Health Disparities; Heart Disease; IHS; Injury and Trauma; Liver Disease; Misclassification of AI/AN; Population Information; Death Rates | krc-health krc krc-research | diabetes |
Association of death or illness from COVID-19 among family and friends on vaccine uptake within four months of the Emergency Use Authorization. Findings from a national survey in the United States | 2023 | Objective To examine the relationship between knowing that a friend or family member became ill with, or died from, COVID-19 and receiving a vaccine dose within four months of the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization. | Covid-19; Vaccination/Immunization | krc krc-research | covid-19 vaccination-immunization |
Household Food Insecurity and Dietary Patterns in Rural and Urban American Indian Families With Young Children | 2017 | Background High food insecurity has been demonstrated in rural American Indian households, but little is known about American Indian families in urban settings or the association of food insecurity with diet for these families. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of food insecurity in American Indian households by urban-rural status, correlates of food insecurity in these households, and the relationship between food insecurity and diet in these households. | Childcare; Nutrition; Diet; Food Insecurity; Early Childhood | krc-health krc | |
Effects of culturally tailored smoking prevention and cessation messages on urban American Indian youth | 2021 | American Indians (AI) face significant disparities in smoking-related diseases. In addition, smoking prevalence increases exponentially between ages 11 and 18. Smoking prevention and cessation efforts aimed at AI youth therefore are important. In order to strengthen understanding of evidence-based message strategies for smoking prevention and cessation among AI youth. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Tobacco Use (non-traditional); Smoking Cessation; Youth; Cultural Tailoring | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
Mental health, family functioning, and sleep in cultural context among American Indian/Alaska Native urban youth: A mixed methods analysis | 2022 | Mental health problems contribute significantly to the global burden of disease. Driven in part by family stressors and insufficient sleep, mental health disproportionately affects low SES urban adolescents. In the United States, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth exhibit excessively high rates of mental health problems. Family functioning is strongly associated with adolescent mental health, and sleep problems may serve as a pathway between family functioning and mental health. Using mixed methods we examine the associations among family functioning, subjective- and actigraphy-measured sleep, mental health (depressive and anxiety symptoms), and cultural identity in a sample of urban AI/AN youth. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Socio-Economic Disparities; Family; Youth; Sleep; Actigraphy; Mixed Methods | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health |
Montana’s Urban Indians Face Health Care Barriers | 2007 | Montana’s health care providers and elected officials are closing their eyes to a health care crisis in our state. Montana’s Indian people suffer elevated rates of disease, mortality, and infant mortality compared to people of other races. | Data Collection; Health Disparities; Minority Groups; Population Information; Structural Racism | krc-health krc krc-research | |
Content Analysis Informing the Development of Adapted Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) with Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives Experiencing Alcohol Use Disorder | 2022 | Prior studies with Native populations have highlighted concerns about the cultural acceptability of highly directive, Eurocentric approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and 12-step programs in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Harm Reduction; Talking Circles; Alcohol Use; Qualitative Analysis | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care substance-abuse traditional-healing |
Utilizing Drumming for American Indians/Alaska Natives with Substance Use Disorders: A Focus Group Study | 2012 | Background—Drumming has been utilized among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes for centuries to promote healing and self-expression. Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA), currently under development, is a substance abuse treatment utilizing drumming as a core component. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Substance Use; Drumming; Gender Roles; Tradition | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care substance-abuse traditional-healing |
Cultural Competence: What Is Needed in Working With Native American With HIV/AIDS? | 2005 | American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) people have a unique culture that is misunderstood by many health care professionals. There are nearly 2.5 million AI/ANs living in the United States in 300 different tribal or language groups and governed by 569 different tribal governments (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002). | Awareness; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; HIV/AIDS; Misclassification of AI/AN | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care hiv-aids sti-std traditional-healing |
A Gathering of Native American Healers: Exploring the Interface of Indigenous Tradition and Professional Practice | 2015 | This article reports insights from a 4-day Gathering of Native American Healers at the University of Michigan in October of 2010. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Psychology; Traditional Healing; Multicultural Counseling; Alternative Medicine | krc-health krc tradition | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Geographical Access and the Substitution of Traditional Healing for Biomedical Services in 2 American Indian Tribes | 2012 | Objectives: American Indians who live in rural reservation communities face substantial geographic barriers to care that may limit their use of health services and contribute to their well-documented health disparities. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Social Determinants of Health; Geographic Accessibility; Traditional Healing | krc-health krc | mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Cultural Sources of Strength and Resilience: A Case Study of Holistic Wellness Boxes for COVID-19 Response in Indigenous Communities | 2021 | The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionately severe impacts on Indigenous peoples in the United States compared to non-Indigenous populations. In addition to the threat of viral infection, COVID-19 poses an increased risk for psychosocial stress that may widen already existing physical, mental, and behavioral health inequities experienced by Indigenous communities. | Covid-19; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Nutrition; Holistic Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Pandemics | krc-health krc | covid-19 mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
A Qualitative Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making Among Urban Native Americans | 2022 | Background: Significant disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality exist for Native American (NA) people, the majority of whom live in urban areas. COVID-19 vaccination is a key strategy for mitigating these disparities; however, vaccination disparities affect NA communities. The current study investigated COVID-19 vaccine decision-making before widespread vaccine rollout occurred, among urban NA communities. We aimed to understand vaccine decision-making factors to develop recommendations about COVID-19 vaccine outreach. | Covid-19; Health Disparities; Vaccination/Immunization; Community-engaged Research | krc-health krc | covid-19 vaccination-immunization |
Holistic system of care: a ten-year perspective. | 2011 | The Holistic System of Care for Native Americans in an Urban Environment is a community-focused intervention that provides behavioral health care, promotes health, and prevents disease. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; HIV/AIDS; Mental and Behavioral Health; Violence; Prevention; Intervention; Recovery | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care hiv-aids mental-and-behavioral-health sti-std substance-abuse |
A Collaborative and Trauma-Informed Practice Model for Urban Indian Child Welfare | 2012 | Preventing the breakup of the American Indian family is the fundamental goal of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). However, few models exist to provide CPS workers and other practitioners with effective and practical strategies to help achieve this goal. | Childcare; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Family; Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); Trauma; Case Management | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health substance-abuse |
Development and evaluation of an enhanced diabetes prevention program with psychosocial support for urban American Indians and Alaska natives: A randomized controlled trial | 2016 | Diabetes is highly prevalent, affecting over 25 million adults in the US, yet it can be effectively prevented through lifestyle interventions, including the well-tested Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Diabetes; Nutrition; Population Information; Weight Management and Obesity; Prevention; Prediabetes; Community-based Participatory Research | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care diabetes |
Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit: An Actionable Guide for Organizations Serving American Indian / Alaska Native Communities through Opioid Prevention Programming | 2023 | Indigenous communities have always engaged in review and reflection. Western research and evaluation frameworks may not align with ancestral and cultural wisdom, and we hope to address this through our Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit. | Awareness; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Ethnicity; Mental and Behavioral Health; Race; Substance Use; Data Collection; Research Methodology; Toolkit | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care substance-abuse |
Social Determinants of Cancer Risk Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: An Evidence Review and Map | 2022 | Objectives: To explore current literature on social determinants of health (SDOH) and cancer among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. | Cancer; Health Disparities; Social Determinants of Health | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care |
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2023 Abridged for Primary Care Providers | 2023 | This abridged version of the current Standards of Care contains the evidence-based recommendations most pertinent to primary care. The recommendations, tables, and figures included here retain the same numbering used in the complete Standards of Care. | Awareness; Diabetes; General Materials; Health Disparities; Health Care Reform; NCUIH Newsletters; Social Determinants of Health | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-materials | diabetes |
Beading Native Twitter: Indigenous arts-based approaches to healing and resurgence | 2022 | Beading is a cultural art form that holds great significance for Indigenous communities. Across history, the practice of beading has been widely recognized by Indigenous peoples as a means of recording and translating cultural knowledge, and of promoting wellness across various contexts. While beading existed long before Settler-European contact, its survival amidst Canada’s colonial history is profound. | Communication Technologies; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Beading; Arts; Healing; Psychotherapy; Digital Space; First Nations | krc krc-research krc-technology | traditional-healing |
The Three Sisters Garden: A Cultural Approach to Cultivating American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Psychological Service Providers. | 2021 | With the current emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education and psychological services, it is important to understand the culturally important issues for American Indian/Alaska Native students training of psychological services providers. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Psychology; Social Determinants of Health | krc-best-practices krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care |
A Diabetes Self-Management Program Designed for Urban American Indians | 2009 | Background: Although the American Indian population has a disproportionately high rate of type 2 diabetes, little has been written about culturally sensitive self-management programs in this population. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Diabetes; Self-Management; Holistic | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care diabetes |
Interviews with American Indian and Alaska Native People Who Inject Drugs | 2020 | Abstract: This project gathered opinions, attitudes, and beliefs from American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who inject drugs (PWID). | Awareness; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Social Determinants of Health; Injection Drug Use | krc-health krc | substance-abuse |
Discriminatory Distress, HIV Risk Behavior, and Community Participation among American Indian / Alaska Native Men Who Have Sex with Men | 2021 | Research regarding men who have sex with men (MSM) indicates that exposure to discrimination based on race and sexuality are positively associated with increased incidence of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI). | Health Disparities; HIV/AIDS; LGBTQ/2S; Mental and Behavioral Health; Minority Groups; Race; Sexuality; Men Having Sex With Men (MSM); Discriminatory Distress; Risk Behavior | krc-health krc krc-research | hiv-aids mental-and-behavioral-health sti-std |
Cultural influences on willingness to donate organs among urban native Americans | 2020 | Background: The need for organ donation is substantial among Native Americans, driven by the disproportionate burden of ESRD. Due to the dearth of knowledge about willingness to donate (WTD) among urban Native Americans, a group that represents over half of the US Native population, we aimed to examine factors affecting donation. | Health Disparities; Organ Donation; Renal Transplant; Distrust of Medical Community; Spirituality | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care |
Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands | 2020 | This is a summarization of the importance and current progress of implementing traditional healing practices in care for Indigenous patients around the world. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Minority Groups; Social Determinants of Health; Community Health Worker; Social Media; Traditional Medicine | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
Incorporating Traditional Healing Into an Urban American Indian Health Organization: A Case Study of Community Member Perspectives | 2012 | Facing severe mental health disparities rooted in a complex history of cultural oppression, members of many urban American Indian (AI) communities are reaching out for indigenous traditional healing to augment their use of standard Western mental health services. Because detailed descriptions of approaches for making traditional healing available for urban AI communities do not exist in the literature, this community-based project convened 4 focus groups consisting of 26 members of a midwestern urban AI community to better understand traditional healing practices of interest and how they might be integrated into the mental health and substance abuse treatment services in an Urban Indian Health Organization (UIHO). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Qualitative Content Analysis; Community-Based Research | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use | 2018 | Many traditional healers and Elders agree that strengthening cultural identity, incorporating traditional healing practices, and encouraging community integration can enhance and improve mental health and reduce substance use disorders (SUD) in Indigenous populations. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health | krc | mental-and-behavioral-health substance-abuse traditional-healing |
Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Implementation of a Sexual Reproductive Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Native Youth | 2022 | American Indian/Alaska Native (Native) youth face high rates of substance use, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Respecting the Circle of Life (RCL), a sexual reproductive health and teen pregnancy prevention program for Native youth and their trusted adult, was adapted and delivered in a virtual format with Native youth in a rural, reservation-based Native community. | Communication Technologies; Covid-19; HIV/AIDS; Pregnancy; Women's Health; Substance Use; Youth; Virtual; Telehealth | krc-health krc | covid-19 hiv-aids sti-std substance-abuse |
Acceptability of an Adapted HIV Prevention Intervention for Native American Adolescents | 2018 | Relatively few HIV evidence-based interventions (EBIs) among Native Americans have been developed, adapted, evaluated, and/or published in the scientific literature. An adolescent HIV EBI was adapted in three phases: (1) securing input from a Native American Advisory Board; (2) modifying the EBI to be more consistent with Native American culture; and (3) conducing a pilot with 14 Native American adolescents to examine acceptability and cultural congruence between the adapted intervention and the youth’s culture based on Likert-scale ratings and a focus group. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; HIV/AIDS; Minority Groups | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care hiv-aids sti-std |
Traditional Healing, Biomedicine and the Treatment of HIV/AIDS: Contrasting South African and Native American Experiences | 2015 | Traditional healing remains an important aspect of many people’s engagement with healthcare and, in this, responses to the treatment of HIV/AIDS are no different. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Ethnicity; HIV/AIDS; Minority Groups | krc-health krc | hiv-aids sti-std traditional-healing |
Stopping Gestational Diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native Girls: Nutrition as a Key Component to Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction | 2020 | Background: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women have a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and subsequent diagnosis of diabetes than do non-Hispanic White women. Healthy eating is key to weight management both prior to pregnancy and between pregnancies and can reduce the risk of developing GDM. Our research team developed an innovative preconception counseling and diabetes risk-reduction program, which includes nutrition and weight-management principles and is culturally tailored for adolescent AI/AN women. The program is entitled Stopping Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (SGDM). | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Diabetes; Health Disparities; Nutrition Weight Management and Obesity; Women's Health | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care diabetes |
Participation in a Culturally Grounded Program Strengthens Cultural Identity, Self-Esteem, and Resilience in Urban Indigenous Adolescents | 2022 | Culturally grounded after-school programs (ASPs) aim to promote health and well-being among Indigenous youth. Native Spirit is a 10-session ASP that focuses on local cultural values and activities facilitated by local cultural practitioners. | Childcare; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Youth; After School Program; Self-esteem; resilience | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
The Culture Is Prevention Project: Measuring Culture as a Social Determinant of Mental Health for Native/Indigenous Peoples | 2020 | This paper reports Phase 4 of the Culture is Prevention Project where we validated the Cultural Connectedness Scale – California (CCSCA) with a sample of 344 Indigenous adults in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. In Phase 3 of this project, the CCS-CA was modified from the original Canadian Cultural Connectedness Scale (CCS) developed by Dr. Angela Snowshoe and colleagues to be a better fit for the more multi-tribal communities in urban California. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Identity; Spirituality; Traditions | culture krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Cultural adaptation of the Be Under Your Own Influence media campaign for middle-school American Indian youth | 2018 | American Indian (AI) adolescents living on reservations report much higher substance use rates compared to other youth yet there are few effective prevention interventions developed for them. This paper presents findings from formative research undertaken to guide adaptation for AI youth of a prevention intervention, Be Under Your Own Influence (BUYOI), previously found to be effective in reducing substance use among middle-school youth. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Social Determinants of Health; Substance Use; Youth | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care substance-abuse traditional-healing |
COVID-19 Among Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native People Residing in Urban Areas Before and After Vaccine Rollout – Selected States and Counties, United States, January 2020-October 2021 | 2022 | Evaluation of COVID-19 disparities among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White persons in urban areas. | Covid-19 | krc krc-research | covid-19 |
A Federal Indian Health Insurance Plan: Fulfilling a solemn obligation to American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States | 2022 | The Indian Health Service (IHS) is but the latest effort to honor the constitutional and treaty commitment made to deliver health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. The agency currently serves over 2.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives through IHS-operated health facilities, as well provides funding support for contractual delivery of health services by Tribes to their constituents. Not unlike its predecessors, however, the IHS is struggling to fulfill its stated mission. | Appropriations; Budget Proposals; Federal Health Care; Health Disparities; Health Care Reform; IHS; Public Health Insurance | krc krc-policy | medicare-medicaid |
American Indian Historical Trauma: Anti-Colonial Prescriptions for Healing, Resilience, and Survivance | 2019 | The American Indian historical trauma (HT) concept is an important precursor to racial trauma (RT) theory that reflects the distinct interests of sovereign Indigenous nations but shares much of the same promise and challenge. Here, that promise and challenge is explored by tracing HT’s theoretical development in terms of its anti-colonial ambitions and organizing ideas. | Ethnicity; Minority Groups; Psychology; Historical Trauma; Colonization; Wellness; Indigeneity | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review | 2022 | Background: Indigenous populations across the world are more likely to suffer from poor health outcomes when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Although these disparities have many sources, one protective factor that has become increasingly apparent is the continued use and/or revitalization of traditional Indigenous lifeways: Indigenous language in particular. This realist review is aimed at bringing together the literature that addresses effects of language use and revitalization on mental and physical health. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Health Disparities; Language Use; Language Revitalization; Realist Review | krc-health krc | traditional-healing |
Growing From Our Roots: Strategies for Developing Culturally Grounded Health Promotion Interventions in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities | 2020 | Given the paucity of empirically based health promotion interventions designed by and for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (i.e., Native) communities, researchers and partnering communities have had to rely on the adaptation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed for non-Native populations, a decidedly sub-optimal approach. Native communities have called for development of Indigenous health promotion programs in which their cultural worldviews and protocols are prioritized in the design, development, testing, and implementation. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Development Programmatic Initiatives | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program: The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration | 2020 | Programs serving American Indian (AI) youth are an important component of maintaining cultural identity and healthy lifestyles. The current research took a community-engaged approach to evaluate an urban AI youth after-school program that has transitioned into a culturally grounded prevention program. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Suicide and Suicide Prevention | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health |
The Relevance of Cultural Activities in Ethnic Identity Among California Native American Youth | 2011 | This study analyzed data from a large statewide sample of Native American adolescents throughout California to determine whether participation in cultural practices was associated with stronger ethnic identity. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) scale was used to measure the ethnic identity of 945 Native American adolescents (416 male, 529 female) aged 13 – 19 across California. | Academic Achievement; Cultural Activities; Enculturation; Ethnic Identity; Traditional Practices; Youth | identity krc krc-research | traditional-healing |
Traditions and Connections for Urban Native Americans (TACUNA): Utilizing community-based input to develop an opioid prevention intervention for urban American Indian/Alaska Native emerging adults | 2022 | Introduction: Although approximately 70% of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people reside in urban areas, very few opioid prevention interventions exist for urban AI/AN emerging adults. The study team conducted this study to develop Traditions and Connections for Urban Native Americans (TACUNA), a new opioid prevention intervention for urban AI/AN emerging adults ages 18–25. TACUNA comprises three 2-hour virtual workshops. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection | krc-health krc | culturally-informed-care substance-abuse traditional-healing |
U.S. National Institutes of Health 2019 Traditional Medicine Summit Report: Maintaining and Protecting Culture Through Healing | 2019 | In November 2019, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tribal Health Research Office (THRO)—with the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances (OTASA)—brought the biomedical research and traditional medicine communities together in a first-of-its-kind meeting: The 2019 Traditional Medicine Summit: Maintaining and Protecting Culture Through Healing. | Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Federal Health Care | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care traditional-healing |
Photo-Based Evaluation: A Method for Participatory Evaluation With Adolescents | 2021 | Actively engaging adolescents in meaningful program evaluation is a topic of growing interest. One possibility for such engagement is the use of photographs as part of visual evaluation, so that youth can directly engage with the research process. In this Method Note, we describe the development and implementation of a participatory, photo-based evaluation method for youth health promotion/prevention programs. | Awareness; Development; Gender Identity; Information Technologies; Social Determinants of Health; Health Promotion; Youth; Evaluation; Engagement; Gender; Healthy Relationships; WiseGuyz | krc-best-practices krc krc-research | |
Making Amends: Recommended Strategies and Actions to Improve the Health and Safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers and Infants | 2022 | Report submitted in to US HHS Secretary with recommendations for the federal government to reconcile past actions and step up to the obligations to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Recommendations are based on the findings of previous reports on the health of AI/AN people, populations, and communities, ACIMM’s analysis of maternal health and birth outcome-related data, presentations by representatives of federal health programs, and the testimony and input of over 88 individuals with relevant lived and professional experience. | Awareness; Ethnicity; Federal Health Care; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; IHS; Infant Mortality; Medicare; Medicaid; Minority Groups; Misclassification of AI/AN; Pregnancy; Women's Health; Social Determinants of Health | krc-best-practices krc-health krc-history krc krc-policy | culturally-informed-care maternal-mortality medicare-medicaid traditional-healing |
Maternal Mortality Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women in Arizona | 2021 | This document is an overview of AI/AN maternal mortality and morbidity in Arizona with statistics from 2016-2018 Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) reviewed deaths in Arizona of women 15-49 years old with a pregnancy in the previous 365 days. | Infant Mortality; Pregnancy; Women's Health; Maternal Health | krc-health krc krc-research | maternal-mortality |
Report on Maternal Mortality (2016-2017) and Severe Maternal Morbidity (2016-2019) in Arizona | 2020 | The findings in this report related to maternal mortality were derived from the CDC's Review to Action methods, which the Arizona Department of Health Services adopted in 2018. These methods differ from the methods used to review and report on maternal mortality in Arizona between 2012-2015. For this reason, maternal mortality findings between 2016-2017 should not be compared to findings reported in Arizona’s report on 2012-2015 maternal mortality, and instead, should be considered baseline data for future reporting. | Infant Mortality; Pregnancy; Women's Health; Maternal Health | krc-health krc krc-research | maternal-mortality |
Prevention in Our Native Communities Vol 3 Issue 1 Fall 2022 | 2022 | This issue focuses on the negative impact stigma has on Natives in the early phases of the development of a substance use disorder. People in this situation could profit from early intervention but may feel embarrassed because of the stigma associated with substance use/abuse. The main article describes ways to ensure that culturally appropriate prevention efforts are both trauma-informed and non-stigmatizing. | Minority Groups; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Social Determinants of Health | krc-best-practices krc | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health substance-abuse |
American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and Contemporary Issues | 2014 | The United States has a trust responsibility to provide services to American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons. However, a long-standing history of underfunding of the Indian Health Service (IHS) has led to significant challenges in providing services. Twentieth-century laws, including the Snyder Act, Transfer Act, Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act, and Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) have had an effect on the way health services are provided. IHCIA was reauthorized as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several provisions in ACA allow for potential improvements in access to services for AI/AN populations and are described herein. Although policy developments have been promising, IHS underfunding must be resolved to ensure improved AI/AN health. | Federal Health Care; Health Care Access; Health Care Reform; IHS; Medicare; Medicaid; Affordable Care Act | krc-history krc krc-policy | |
Social Determinants of Mortality of COVID-19 and Opioid Overdose in American Rural and Urban Counties | 2022 | After adjusting for other covariates, the overall mortality rate of COVID-19 is higher in counties with larger population size and a higher proportion of racial/ethnic minorities, although counties with high rates of opioid overdose mortality have lower proportions of racial/ethnic minorities, a higher proportion of females, and are more economically disadvantaged. Significant predictors of rural counties with high mortality rates for both COVID-19 and opioid overdose include higher ratios of Black people, American Indians and Alaska Native people, and people with two or more races. Additional predictors for high-risk urban counties include population density and higher unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Covid-19; Health Disparities; Infection Disease; Social Determinants of Health; Substance Abuse | krc-health krc krc-research | covid-19 mental-and-behavioral-health substance-abuse |
Cancer disparities among non-Hispanic urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the United States, 1999-2017 | 2022 | Background: Disparities in cancer incidence have not been described for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The purpose of the present study was to examine incidence rates (2008-2017) and trends (1999-2017) for leading cancers in urban non-Hispanic AI/AN (NH AI/AN) compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) populations living in the same urban areas. | Cancer; Health Disparities; Misclassification of AI/AN | krc-health krc krc-research | |
National Indian Heath Board 51 State Health Insurance Status Report | 2022 | This report from the National Indian Health Board details the enrollment of the AI/AN population in Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the AI/AN population that was uninsured between 2012-2020. This also offers a breakdown of this by each state and DC and the percent changes in enrollment over the 2012-2020 period. This report provides a view into the percent change in insurance enrollment of the AI/AN population before implementing the Affordable Care Act in 2013 and after. | General Materials; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Health Care Reform; Medicare; Medicaid; Insurance; Affordable Care Act; Social Determinants of Health | krc-health krc krc-materials krc-policy krc-research | medicare-medicaid |
US Trans Survey 2015, Report on the Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Respondents. | 2016 | The 2015 US Trans Survey is a survey of trans and non-binary people across the country. This includes a separate report specifically on the American Indian and Alaskan Native respondents. | Awareness; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; Minority Groups; Population Information; Presentations; Socio-Economic Disparities; Sexual Abuse; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Violence; Social Determinants of Health; Gender Identity; LGBTQ/2S | krc-health krc krc-news krc-research | mental-and-behavioral-health |
NCUIH MMIP Fact Sheet | 2022 | This is a fact sheet with recent statistics on the issue of MMIP. It also addresses the different populations within the AI/AN community that the MMIP crisis can affect. | Injury and Trauma; MMIP; General Materials; Mental and Behavioral Health; Domestic Violence; Social Determinants of Health; Violence | krc-health krc krc-materials krc-research | mmip |
Resources Related to MMIP | 2022 | This is a document for resources related to the MMIP crisis, originally distributed during NCUIH's MMIP Virtual Dialogue on November 30, 2022. There are links to government databases, legislation trackers, 2 spirit talking circles, websites to report missing people, suicide hotlines specific for AI/AN, webinars on human trafficking, etc. | Awareness; General Materials; Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; Presentations; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Violence; Social Determinants of Health; MMIP | krc-health krc krc-materials | culturally-informed-care mmip |
Keeping Us Whole: Preventing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People – Podcast Series | 2022 | For generations, American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian peoples have faced an ongoing crisis of violence, human trafficking, and an epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (also known as MMIP). To bolster prevention efforts to mitigate the MMIP epidemic, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), a program office within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), collaborated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Interdepartmental Council on Native American Affairs (ICNAA) to develop a podcast series to raise awareness, provide prevention resources and educate listeners on MMIP. | Awareness; Childcare; Injury and Trauma; NCUIH Newsletters; Population Information; Violence | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-materials | mmip |
Suicides Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2015–2020 | 2022 | A comparison of 2015–2020 suicides among all AI/AN and non-AI/AN decedents in 49 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia found that AI/AN suicide decedents had higher adjusted odds of a range of relationship and alcohol or other substance use problems, and reduced odds of known mental health conditions and treatment than did non-AI/AN suicide decedents. Culturally relevant comprehensive public health approaches to suicide prevention are needed to address systemic and long-standing inequities among AI/AN persons. | Injury and Trauma; Mental and Behavioral Health; Population Information; Suicide and Suicide Prevention; Violence | krc-health krc krc-research | mental-and-behavioral-health |
A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program: The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration | 2020 | Programs serving American Indian (AI) youth are an important component of maintaining cultural identity and healthy lifestyles. The current research took a community-engaged approach to evaluate an urban AI youth after-school program that has transitioned into a culturally grounded prevention program. Ways to create a successful research collaboration between AI communities and academics is discussed as well as implications for understanding the importance of culturally-grounded programs for AI youth who reside in urban areas. Overall, the cultural and health components that are integrated into the after-school program were highlighted as primary strengths because they help foster a healthy lifestyle and deeper connection to the heritage/culture for the youth who participated. | Childcare; Mental and Behavioral Health | krc-best-practices krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care |
Understanding Sleep Facilitators, Barriers, and Cultural Dimensions in Native American Urban Youth | 2020 | Background: AI/AN youth are a high-risk group for sleep problems and associated conditions. AI/AN youth are a high-risk group for sleep problems and associated chronic conditions. Urban AI/AN youth may face certain challenges, including specific psychosocial stressors (e.g., discrimination) and environmental factors (e.g., noise, light) that render them particularly vulnerable to poor sleep health. However, few studies have explored AI/AN adolescent sleep. | Childcare; Health Disparities; Mental and Behavioral Health; Sleep Health | krc-health krc krc-research | childcare cultural-sensitivity-and-appropriateness culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health qualitative-methods sleep youth |
Loved Here, Safe Here, Social Marketing Campaign | 2022 | Due to STI Awareness Week being April 10-16, 2022, the Adolescent Health Team at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) has created a resource guide filled with health promotion materials for tribal clinics. This guide is also meant to be a source for those who work with Native Youth, to support them in creating a safe space for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Hence the name, "Love Here, Safe Here," a collaboration with AI/AN LGBTQ and Two Spirit community members. All resource materials are attached in the folder provided. | Awareness; Childcare; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Development; Minority Groups; Sexuality; LGBTQ/2S | krc-best-practices krc-development krc-health krc krc-materials | |
The Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances: Biweekly Updates | 2022 | Below you will find funding opportunities, resources, conferences, and other tribal news. | Awareness | krc krc-news | restricted |
Traditional Food Intake is Positively Associated with Diet Quality Among low income, urban Alaska Native Women | 2020 | Background: Purpose of Study: The purpose of the study was to understand the relationship between food security, traditional food intake, and diet quality in urban Alaskan Native women. | Nutrition; Population Information; Women's Health | krc-health krc krc-research | traditional-healing |
Traditional Food Practices, Attitudes, and Beliefs in Urban Alaska Native Women Receiving WIC Assistance | 2019 | Background: Traditional foods play an important cultural role in AI/AN populations and have been associated with psychological and psychosocial health and well-being. Low rates of traditional food intake have been reported to negatively impact food security, diet quality, and overall health. It is unknown to what extent urban Alaskan Native individuals consume traditional foods and the knowledge and attitudes they have about traditional foods. | Nutrition; Population Information; Traditional Diet; Traditional Foods; Food Sharing Networks | krc-health krc krc-research | culturally-informed-care mental-and-behavioral-health traditional-healing |
The Never-Ending Maze: Continued Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA | 2022 | More than half of all American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; one in three have experienced rape. Since Amnesty International first reported on this issue in 2007, rates of violence against Indigenous women have not significantly changed, and the US government continues to fail to adequately prevent and respond to such violence. This is the Executive Summary of the report [available at https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr51/5484/2022/en/] which details some of the factors that contribute the high rates of sexual violence against Indigenous women, and the barriers to justice that they continue to face. | Women's Health; VAWA | krc krc-research | vawa |
Racialization as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity for Native Americans | 2020 | The concept of race has long been known to be complex. Especially within the American Indian/Alaskan Native populations. The concept of race itself has very European roots, and has had long lasting negative effects on the AI/AN population. Using this metric in medicine has proved to be rather controversial especially in terms of the AI/AN community, which is why this particular article highlights the concerns around using this method. | Race | krc-health krc-history krc | culturally-informed-care |
NB3 Foundation’s “Keeping Track: A Toolkit for Indigenous Youth Program Evaluation | 2022 | The NB3 Foundation have recently released a "Keeping Track: A Toolkit for Indigenous Youth Program Evaluation." This toolkit has been created for the purpose of creating an evaluation process which is inclusive of the indigenous community, and includes data that benefits the indigenous community in particular. | Development; Health Disparities; Minority Groups; Race | krc-best-practices krc-health krc krc-materials | culturally-informed-care |
Medicaid’s Role in Health Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2021 | This brief provides an overview of the relationship between the federal government and AIAN people in the United States and provides a snapshot of the AIAN people in terms of demographics, economic and health disparities, and access to health coverage and care. It then describes the structure of the IHS, including eligibility criteria, delivery system, and financing sources. It goes on to detail the special Medicaid rules and protections that apply to AIAN beneficiaries and Indian health providers. Finally, it discusses some of the key policy issues affecting Medicaid’s relationship with the IHS and in serving the AIAN population. | Health Care Access; Medicaid | krc krc-policy krc-research | medicare-medicaid |
Use Of Text Messaging And Facebook Groups To Support The Healthy Children, Strong Families 2 Healthy Lifestyle Intervention For American Indian Families | 2021 | Delivery of health promotion interventions for AI children via social media was supported to be found helpful by their AI caregivers. Social media may be an area to target in the future for similar programs, as social media accounts generally remain constant over time, while phone numbers are often changed. This intervention delivery method may be of notable help to the urban AI population. | American Indian; Health Promotion; Obesity Prevention; Facebook; Text Messaging; Social Media; Family-Based Intervention; Access to Care; Technology; Communication | krc-best-practices krc krc-research krc-technology | culturally-informed-care |
In-Hospital Mortality Disparities Among American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and White Patients with COVID-19 | 2022 | Nashville; Covid-19 | krc | research | |
Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications | 2021 | The National Clinical Care Commission, a federal advisory committee established by the National Clinical Care Commission Act of 2017 – PDF, recently released its final report outlining recommendations to improve diabetes awareness, prevention, and treatment. The report called for additional federal efforts to improve access to health care, address social determinants of health, and improve trans-agency collaboration. Specifically, NCCC recommends supporting funding for SDPI, including Funding for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) in five-year increments so that evidenced-based tribal diabetes prevention programs have the resources to (1) sustain the effort to combat diabetes and its complications; (2) develop additional culturally appropriate, high-impact diabetes prevention interventions; and (3) evaluate outcomes. • An increase in SDPI funding to address inflation costs, which have consumed more than 34% of the program’s resources since 2004, the last year Congress increased funding for the Special Diabetes Program. In the future, annual increases in funding should, at a minimum, address the costs of inflation. | Diabetes | krc | health |
Psychological and Social Support Associations with Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged American Indians: the Strong Heart Study | 2022 | Researchers at the University of Washington in conjunction with The Strong Heart Family Study, examine the effect that social support and community have on cardiovascular and mortality disparities in older/middle-aged American Indians. Topics studied include; stress, anger, cynicism, trauma, depression, quality of life, and social support. | Aging; Minority Groups | krc | best-practices development health |
Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Trends Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 2010–2015 | October 2019 | Cancer, Health Disparities | krc | ||
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — February 2022 | 2022 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19 Infection, Disease, Vaccination | krc | covid-19-infection disease vaccination |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — January 2022 | 2022 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19 Infection, Disease, Vaccination | krc | covid-19-infection disease vaccination |
Mortality Profile of the Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Population, 2019 | 2021 | Due to the lack of adequate data and research on the mortality rates of the American Indian/Alaska Native population, researchers for this report took initiative and complied the death rates for the U.S. non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) population for 2019. The data for the (AI/AN) population is compared amongst non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic populations. The data used to create this study is from the final mortality data for 2019, July 1, 2019, the 2010 decennial census; the 2018 and 2019 linked birth/infant death data files; and a data set consisting of 2010 decennial census AIAN records linked to mortality data. | Awareness; Covid-19; Data Collection; Health Disparities | krc | |
Disaggregating Data to Measure Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes and Guide Community Response — Hawaii, March 1, 2020–February 28, 2021 | 2021 | Research shows that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Despite being distinctly different groups and populations, data from these populations is often grouped together in analyses. This unfortunately can limit the understanding of disparities among diverse groups such as Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian subpopulations. That is why, in order to assess disparities in COVID-19 outcomes among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian populations an all inclusive study of all population groups was done using 21,005 COVID-19 cases and 449 COVID-19–associated deaths reported to the Hawaii State Department of Health (HDOH) during March 1, 2020–February 28, 2021. | Awareness; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Health Disparities | krc-health krc krc-research | covid-19 |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — December 2021 | 2022 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19 Infection Disease Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response | 2021 | Research has proven that AI/AN women in the U.S. experience higher rates of violence than most other women. Due to this, tribal and federal officials have stated that this incidence of violence constitutes a crisis. Due to lack of an adequate response/data, GAO was asked to review the federal response to the missing or murdered AI/AN women crisis. This report examines the not only the numbers of missing and murdered AI/AN women, but also the DOD and DOJ's response thus far. | Awareness; Data Collection; Development; Minority Groups; Race; Violence; Women's Health | krc krc-news | mmip vawa |
COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indians and Alaska Natives – Lessons from Effective Community Responses | 2021 | Perspective written in NJEM reflecting on the high rate of vaccination in the AI/AN population reported by CDC (14% higher than NH-White in September 2021) and discusses reasons why the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was effective up to this point. | Infection Disease; Vaccination | krc | vaccination |
COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indians and Alaska Natives – Lessons from Effective Community Responses | 2021 | --NO Abstract Available -- Perspective written in NJEM reflecting on the high rate of vaccination in the AI/AN population reported by CDC (14% higher than NH-White in September 2021) and discusses reasons why the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was effective up to this point. | Infection Disease; Vaccination | krc | |
COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Among American Indian/Alaska Native and White Persons — Montana, March 13–November 30, 2020 | 2021 | There have been long standing differences in infectious disease mortality rates among American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons in the United States in comparison to their white counterparts. Due to this, this report publishes findings that highlight the importance of using state-level surveillance to develop state and tribal COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategies. It also emphasizes the importance of informing local implementation of culturally appropriate public health measures that might help reduce COVID-19 incidence and mortality in AI/AN communities. | Covid-19; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Health Care Reform | krc | |
Provisional Numbers and Rates of Suicide by Month and Demographic Characteristics: United States, 2020 | 2020 | This report includes the number of deaths by suicide by demographics such as sex and race. This report is for the year 2020 and compares their findings with the final numbers for 2019. The age-adjusted suicide rate was 2% lower in 2020 than in 2019 for males (21.9 compared with 22.4) and 8% lower for females (5.5 compared with 6.0). Females in all race and Hispanic-origin groups experienced declines in suicide rates between 2019 and 2020, although only the 10% decline for non-Hispanic white females was significant. Rates declined for non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic Asian males but increased for non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic males. | Awareness; Covid-19; Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Data Collection; Suicide and Suicide Prevention | krc | |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — November 2021 | 2021 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Planting the Seeds for High-Quality Program Evaluation in Public Health | Health Disparities; Health Care Reform | krc | |||
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Current Trends and Key Challenges | 2021 | Health Disparities | krc | ||
Remote Patient Monitoring in the Safety Net: What Payers and Providers Need to Know | July 2021 | This report was commissioned by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) to offer providers, payers, and policymakers basic information about Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and its potential application in the safety net. The report is based on research conducted separately by Public Health Institute and AVIA, including literature searches, stakeholder interviews, and focus groups of safety-net patients and others. The report includes a landscape scan of some of the available tools geared to chronic condition management and case studies on solutions for hypertension management. | Communication Technologies; Data Collection; Hardware; Information Technologies; Hypertension; Medicaid; Software | krc | |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — October 2021 | 2021 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19; Infection Disease; Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Report on Adult Vaccination Equity for Natives (RAVEN) — September 2021 | 2021 | This report is created using data that is publicly available and provided directly to the National Council for Urban Indian Health from the Office of Urban Indian Health. This report should be used for grant writing purposes and informative guidance for policy and advocacy about the status of COVID-19 and other adult vaccination levels and equity for AI/AN people living in urban areas. It created on a monthly basis to direct NCUIH vaccine equity activities, and provided for member UIOs as well. Do not disseminate without permission from the National Council for Urban Indian Health. | Covid-19; Health Disparities; Infection Disease; Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Towards Building American Indians’ Futures: The Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative’s 2020 Report on Education & COVID-19 Related Data | 2020 | krc | |||
Toward a New Era for the Indian Health System | 2021 | The Indian Health Service (IHS), is the federal agency that has the responsibility of providing health care to tribal nations throughout the United States. The IHS is composed of federal, tribal, and urban Indian Health facilities, which together are known as the Indian Health System. This system serves 2.6 million American Indian and Alaska Native people in more than 30 states. Unfortunately, The Indian Health Service is no stranger to having to struggle. From facility system problems and budgeting issues, to abuse and scandals within the care system, this has lead to the AI/AN community to struggle to receive quality care. However, with a new administration and advancements made by IHS leaders, it seems like there may be a hopeful future for IHS. | Covid-19; Data Collection; Health Care Access; Infrastructure; Health Disparities; Health Care Reform | krc | |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 08-02-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 07-19-2021 Updated | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | krc | restricted | |
Trends in STD case reports during the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic, January-December 2020 | 2021 | New CDC data shows that during March to April in 2020, reported STD cases drastically decreased compared to exactly a year prior. However, during this time period there was also a resurgence in gonorrhea and syphilis cases later in the year, meaning that overall STDs may have actually increased during 2020. | krc | unavailable | |
Healthy Indian County Initiative Promising Prevention Practices Resource Guide: Promoting Innovative Tribal Prevention Programs | 2009 | The NIHB has released the Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI) Promising Prevention Practices Resource Guide to highlight promising prevention programs within Indian Country. This guide begins the process of identifying, developing, and looking at Tribal community promising prevention practices with the intent to allow other communities to replicate these practices. | krc | public | |
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Current Trends and Key Challenges | 2021 | Since coverage expansions under the ACA were implemented, rates of health coverage among AI/ANs have improved significantly, although AI/ANs continue to have the highest insurance rate (15 percent in 2019), compared to most other racial and ethnic populations. The ARP and additional state Medicaid expansions offer the possibility of further coverage gains in this population. However, significant health disparities remain. This study highlights the need for increased resources for the Indian health care system and other policies to address social determinants of health can help strengthen access to care and improve health outcomes among American Indians and Alaska Natives. | Health Disparities | krc | |
Methamphetamine Overdose Deaths in the US by Sex and Race and Ethnicity | 2021 | This article details the US age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving methamphetamine. Although addiction outcomes can be improved with sex-specific and culturally tailored prevention and treatment interventions, the extent to which fatalities differ as functions of sex and race and ethnicity has not been analyzed, to our knowledge. | krc | public | |
Urban American Indian Adult Participation and Outcomes in Culturally Adapted and Mainstream Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings | 2019 | This journal discusses American Indian (AI) adults participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). This study sought out to examine the engagement in AA by urban Southwest AI adult problem drinkers. The study compared three and six-month drinking outcomes of urban S-AI adults by type of meeting attended. They examined the association between frequency of AA attendance and differences between types of meetings attended regressed on the outcomes of proportion abstinent days and drinks per drinking day. Results showed that AA attendance is the model approach and assists urban S-AI adults in reducing their drinking. | krc | public | |
Older Patients (Still) Left Out of Cancer Clinical Trials | 2019 | A decade before he became the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, published a 2004 study in JAMA about participants in cancer clinical trials. Among other findings, Murthy and his coauthors concluded that from 2000 to 2002, people aged 65 years or older were “strikingly underrepresented” in a set of National Cancer Institute–funded drug trials. Fifteen years later, a JAMA Oncology study suggests that not much has changed for older people with cancer. In fact, things appear to be getting worse. For the new study, researcher Ethan Ludmir, MD, a radiation oncology resident at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,Texas, and colleagues considered the same cancers as Murthy: breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate—the 4 types that strike and kill the most people every year. But they cast a wider net, looking at all 302 phase 3 randomized, multigroup clinical trials for these cancers that initiated enrollment from 1994 to 2015. | krc | public | |
Blood Mercury Reporting in NHANES: Identifying Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and Multiracial Groups | 2006 | Due to the fact that Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are a potentially high-risk group for dietary exposure to methyl mercury through fish consumption, researchers in this study used NHANES data from 1999–2002 to obtain population estimates of blood mercury levels among women of childbearing age classified as belonging to the “other” racial/ethnic group (Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial. Blood mercury levels in this group were compared with those among all other women participants, classified as Mexican American, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, and “other” Hispanic. | krc | public | |
Risk Analysis: Changes needed from a Native American Perspective | 2014 | The objective of this article is to help risk assessors and managers step back from paying sole attention to very specific details (e.g., measuring nuances of a single chemical's biochemical action at the molecular level). The authors of the article wanted to stress the importance of the higher service that risk assessment provides, which is to improve everyone's long-term well being and survival. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
Lifestyles, Diets, and Native American Exposure Factors Related to Possible Lead Exposures and Toxicity | 2020 | This article highlights that Lead exposure is still a national concern, and it is possible that Native Americans who live on reservations and pursue traditional lifestyles may be at higher risk through both their unique exposure and their potentially greater sensitivity. A major component of the exposure assessment is the diet. For tribal members, traditional lifestyles that include native foods, medicines, and traditional practices have evolved and proven to be the most healthful over many thousands of years of coexistence with the environment. However, a completely traditional diet may not be fully available for a variety of reasons; so, this study considers the adverse health consequences caused by the loss of healthy native foods and medicines, the contamination of remaining native foods, the inability to practice one’s religion, and the possibly lower quality of the substitute diet. | krc | public | |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 04-26-2021 | 2021 | DISCAIMER: This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be copied and shared externally if needed, but please do not share the document as a whole. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; this statement can be copied and used as data statements for the entire content of the report. | krc | restricted | |
Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status — | 2020 | Findings from a CDC study highlight the importance of counseling pregnant women about their risk for severe COVID-19 illness and the potential risk for preterm birth. "Update: Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status—United States, January 22–October 3, 2020," found that pregnant women with COVID-19 are at increased risk for severe illness, compared with non-pregnant women with COVID-19. | krc | public | |
Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy — SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29–October 14, 2020 | 2020 | The CDC study, "Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy—SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29–October 14, 2020," found that pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at increased risk of having a preterm infant (born before 37 weeks), which may lead to serious health problems for the infant. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 05-09-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Concept Paper: Policy Options for Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPS) | 2021 | There has been extensive research on behavioral health disparities in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) communities. Now, the national movement for racial justice also aims to do the same for Californians. This concept paper is an attempt to outline policy opportunities and approaches for greater valuation and acceptance of the behavioral health practices BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities have used for many years to support their behavioral health and wellbeing. The changes recommended in this paper fall under the jurisdiction of various state authorities, agencies, and local communities. | Ethnicity, Minority Groups | krc | public |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 05-23-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) a information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Community Health Centers Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health | 2012 | This report introduces SDH efforts in the context of an increasing focus on the social determinants in federal health policy, academic research, and emerging care models. It then identifies trends and forces shaping health care and CHCs. The report presents the methods used to study the SDH efforts of CHCs and provides an overview of the patterns observed across the many programs. It concludes with recommendations developed at a national workshop of CHC leaders and other experts to expand and enhance these efforts. | krc | public | |
Community Engagement in Children’s Environmental Health Research | 2012 | This review paper discusses why community engagement is of increasing importance in children’s enviromental health research, describes models and the continuum of methods that are used and discusses their challenges and benefits. Two case studies, representing different study designs and using different community engagement models and methods, and lessons learned from these cases are described. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Environmental Health Playbook | 2019 | As a fundamental component of a comprehensive public health system, environmental health works to advance policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures in air, water, soil, and food to protect residents and provide communities with healthier environments. The environmental health playbook lists and details all of this within its guide, along with tips towards working towards creating a more environmental conscious world. | Awareness | krc | public |
Guide to Building an Environmental Public Health Tracking Network | 2007 | This document helps new and experienced health professionals develop and launch a Tracking Program. It contains specific approaches, methods, and resources that you can use to, learn the history of, and CDC’s approach to, building a sustainable nationwide Tracking Network with national, state, and local components, evaluate your state, city, or other entity’s capacity to launch a tracking network, develop tracking program communications and outreach materials and strategies, and establish a tracking workforce and infrastructure. | krc | public | |
Children’s Environmental Health Indicators | 2018 | To create a movement to put children front and center, CEHN developed A Blueprint for Protecting Children’s Environmental Health: An Urgent Call to Action (Children's Environmental Health Network [CEHN], 2017). W.K. Kellogg is instrumental in offering leadership and funding toward “putting children first” and provided key funding to CEHN for the development of the blueprint as well as putting its recommendations into action. | krc | public | |
Lead Testing and Case Follow-up Guidelines for Local Health Departments | 2015 | This revised document was developed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) with assistance from the Illinois Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination Advisory Council for the Illinois Lead Program (Program). The revised guidelines provide the following information, current U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations, state laws on testing and reporting, case management and follow-up of children and pregnant persons with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLS), medical management of children and pregnant persons with EBLLs, health education and outreach. | krc | public | |
Priorities in Tribal Public Health | 2018 | The Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank, has created a focus on increasing education and awareness of the unique public and environmental health challenges faced by tribal communities, and achieving improvements to these issues. The six tribal public and environmental health priorities identified by the Think Tank are: 1. Food Sovereignty and Access | 2. Infrastructure and Systems Development | 3. Climate and Health | 4. Resource Extraction | 5. Clean Air | 6. Clean Water | krc | public | |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 06-10-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 06-23-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared directly with external partners. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Toxicity | 2014 | This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional modules designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment, and to promote the adoption of medical practices that aid in the evaluation and care of potentially exposed patients. | krc | public | |
Community Health Centers: Why Engage in Research and How to Get Started | 2012 | This paper describes the benefits to health centers engaging in research and how to get started. It targets health center senior staff and others who must examine their available capacity and resources in order to commit to engaging in research. It examines reasons for health centers to engage in research that is, health centers participating in or generating their own research projects with or about their targeted population or community. | krc | public | |
Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health Tribal IRB Toolkit | 0 | This tookit was created to serve a resource for American Indian Tribal Nations or other Indigenous Nations developing Institutional Review Boards or other committees responsible for ethical review and monitoring of research on Tribal land. | krc | public | |
Using Likert Scales in Program Evaluation Survey Work | 2012 | This is a resource from the CDC, where Dr. Losby provides evaluation technical assistance to National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention programs and Sodium Reduction in Communities sites. This forms a simple guide for designing and using program evaluation survey questions. | krc | public | |
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Exposure and Diabetes: Results from the Anniston Community Health Survey | 2012 | The Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufactured in Anniston, Alabama, from 1929 to 1971 caused significant environmental contamination. The Anniston population remains one of the most highly exposed in the world. Due to reports of increased diabetes in PCB-exposed populations, this prompted researchers to examine possible associations in Anniston residents. | krc | public | |
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Fish from Lake Michigan Tributaries and a Preliminary Risk Assessment Concerning their Consumption by Sport and Tribal Fishermen | 2017 | Due to the fact that human and environmental health continues to be threatened by persistent organic pollutants in the Great Lakes ecosystem, this study decided to explore three major questions in order to provide clarity and solutions surrounding this crisis. 1) Do PCB concentrations vary between largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), northern pike (Esox Lucius), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), and walleye (Sander vitreus) in west Michigan tributaries of Lake Michigan; 2) Do PCB concentrations vary on a watershed level among Manistee Lake, Muskegon Lake, Pentwater Lake, Tippy Pond, and White Lake; and 3) What are the risk levels associated with fish consumption by members of Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) and sport fishermen for the watersheds and fish species examined? | krc | public | |
A Cluster of Lead Poisoning Among Consumers of Ayurvedic Medicine | 2015 | This study presents results of a study of a heavy metal toxicity cluster of Ayurveda consumers in the United States. This was created in the hopes to be used to inform policy and raise awareness on the expanding use of CAMs in this country. | krc | public | |
Herbal Supplement Use and Blood Lead Levels of United States Adults | 2009 | Given evidence that some herbs may contain high lead content, researchers of this article sought to determine the effect of herbal supplement use on blood lead levels of adult US women and men. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized US population, authors of the study investigated the use of herbal supplements that had previously been found to contain high lead content. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Conceptual Environmental Justice Model for Evaluating Chemical Pathways of Exposure in Low-Income, Minority, Native American, and Other Unique Exposure Populations | 2011 | This study proposes a conceptual framework for identifying important but unique pathways that risk assessors, public health personnel, and the public can use to adequately incorporate the exposures of minority, low-income, and tribal population groups in risk and health assessments, and to examine how these exposures contribute to health disparities. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Ensuring Healthy American Indian Generations for Tomorrow through Safe and Healthy Indoor Environments | 2015 | Due to the fact that American Indians (AI) have the highest rate of severe physical housing problems in the U.S, and that little information exists about the environmental hazards in AI homes, authors of this paper take on the task of describing challenges that were encountered when recruiting AI for a home-and employment-based environmental health assessments, and highlight major successes, along with proposing recommendations for future indoor environmental health studies. | Awareness | krc | public |
Empowering a Lakota Community on Pine Ridge Reservation | 0 | This article details different ways community organizations often see how the environment impacts the health of their families and neighbors, especially the Native community. In understanding that decisions made upstream impact communities downstream, partnerships become key to lessening or improving the negative health impacts of our natural and built environments. Which is why these partnerships are highlighted within the article along with the decision-making processes to achieve healthier environments for all. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
National Listing of Fish Advisories | 2013 | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available to the public an annual compendium of information on locally issued fish advisories and safe eating guidelines. This information is provided to EPA by the states, U.S. territories, Native American tribes, and local governments that issue fish consumption advisories and safe eating guidelines to inform people about the recommended level of consumption for fish caught in local waters. Fish consumption advisories provide advice to limit or avoid eating certain fish due to contamination with chemical pollutants. | Data Collection | krc | public |
National environmental health measures for minority and low-income populations: Tracking social disparities in environmental health | 2006 | In this paper, researchers discuss one potential tool, a set of candidate measures that may be used to track disparities in outcomes, as well as measures that may be used analytically to assess potential causal pathways. Several other reports on health and environmental measures have been produced, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) America’s Children and the Environment. However, this paper has a rare focus on measures speciï¬�c to historically disadvantaged populations. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Cultural and health implications of fish advisories in a Native American community | 2013 | Fish advisories are issued in an effort to protect human health from exposure to contaminants, but Native American communities may suffer unintended health, social, and cultural consequences as a result of warnings against eating local fish. This paper focuses on the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, which lies downstream from a Superfund site, and explores how fish advisories have impacted fish consumption and health. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 07-06-2021 | 2021 | This report should be used as 1) an information reference for COVID related statistics in UIO service areas, 2) a compilation of figures and summary statements that can be used for testimony, publications, or other activities. The seven sections of this report can be shared externally if needed. Figures and summary statements from sections eight through ten can be used but the sections should not be shared. Section 12 should be used as a reference for data sources; the statement can be copied and used as data statements for the content of the report. | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Three Organochlorine Pesticides in Fish from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska | 2010 | Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, have been shown to have many adverse human health effects. These contaminants therefore may pose a risk to Alaska Natives that follow a traditional diet high in marine mammals and fish, in which POPs bioaccumulate, which is why this study examined the levels of PCBs and three pesticides [p, p9-DDE, mirex, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB)] in muscle tissue from nine fish species from several locations around the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Testimony Concerning Fiscal Year 2020 for the IHS, BIE, BIA, NPS and EPA Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Kevin R. Dupuis, Sr., Chairman Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies | 2019 | This document is the testimony made on behalf of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who testified on FY 2020 appropriations for Indian programs funded through the Interior Department, Indian Health Service, and Environmental Protection Agency. The testimony was submitted to urge Congress to increase, or, at the very least preserve, the federal funding levels for Indians programs that are provided through these federal agencies. | Testimony, Policy, Health Disparities | krc | public |
Issues in Evaluating Fish Consumption Rates for Native American Tribes | 2008 | This article explores problems in conventional �sh consumption survey methods used in widely cited tribal �sh consumption reports. The problems arise because of the following: (1) widely cited reports do not clearly state what they intend to do with the data supporting these reports, (2) data collection methods are incongruent with community norms and protocols, (3) data analysis methods omit or obscure the highest consumer subset of the population, (4) lack of understanding or recognition of tribal health co-risk factors, and (5) restrictive policies that do not allow inclusion of tribal values within state or federal actions. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Community Health Profile: National Aggregate of Urban Indian Health Organization Service Areas | 2011 | This health profile, produced by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), provides an overview of the health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives (Al/AN) living in select urban counties. These counties are served by the network of Title V urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) across the country. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Diabetes in Relation to Serum Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Chlorinated Pesticides in Adult Native Americans | 2007 | Recent research suggests that diabetes, a condition whose incidence is increasing, is associated with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, which is why researchers investigated the potential association between diabetes and serum levels of PCBs, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and mirex in a cross-sectional study of an adult Native-American (Mohawk) population. | Health Care Access | krc | public |
Conceptual Environmental Justice Model for Evaluating Chemical Pathways of Exposure in Low-Income, Minority, Native American, and Other Unique Exposure Populations | 2011 | Joanna Burger, PhD, and Michael Gochfeld, MD This article proposes a framework for identifying important but unique pathways that risk assessors, public health personnel, and the public can use to adequately incorporate the exposures of minority, low-income, and tribal population groups in risk and health assessments, and to exam-ne how these exposures contribute to health disparities. | krc | public | |
2020 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics | 2020 | The FBI has released Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics, on Indigenous Persons. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
Retrospective Study Demonstrating High Rates of Sustained Virologic Response After Treatment With Direct-Acting Antivirals Among American Indian/Alaskan Natives | 2019 | The article explores the treatment for chronic hepatitis C. The virus (HCV) has rapidly evolved to simple, well-tolerated, all-oral regimens of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). There is few data on the epidemiology of HCV in American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), a population disproportionately affected by HCV. The article concluded that there are more steps must be taken to increase access to treatment for this underserved, vulnerable population. | Health Disparities | krc | public |
Strengthening Vaccine Efforts in Indian Country | 2021 | This article discusses the issues with the fact that American Indian and Alaska Native people continue to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. And with the emergence of several COVID-19 vaccines, there has been an urgent need for information on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding the vaccines. Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) conducted a survey with 1,435 American Indians and Alaska Natives across the United States, with participants representing 318 different tribes across 46 states. The survey asked 49 questions ranging from an individual’s willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to the people they trusted most when making informed decisions. | Minority Groups | krc | public |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 | 2021 | This study for the CDC reports findings that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Disparities were especially substantial during January–April and generally decreased during May–December however, this was largely because of a greater increase in incidence among White persons, rather than a decline among racial and ethnic minority groups. The largest and most persistent disparities involved Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic persons. | Health Disparities, Minority Groups | krc | public |
Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999–2019 | 2021 | This study dives into rates for drug overdose deaths in urban counties. The study found that those involving heroin or cocaine were consistently higher in urban than in rural counties over the entire period. Rates of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (drugs such as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol) were similar or slightly higher in rural than in urban counties through 2014. However, this pattern changed in 2015 through 2019, with higher rates seen in urban counties than in rural counties. | Data Collection | krc | public |
Culture Forward- A Strengths and Culture Based Tool to Protect Our Native Youth From Suicide | 2020 | Culture Forward has a new initiative that has come up with a Strengths and Culture Based Tool to Protect Native Youth from Suicide, this is a new 54-page report with tribally driven, evidence and practice based solutions to prevent Native youth suicide. This report was developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health in partnership with Casey Family Programs, an operating foundation committed to supporting tribes in strengthening tribal nations’ capacity to keep children healthy, safe, and connected with their families, communities and cultures. | Awareness | krc | public |
Mental Health in our Native American Communities | 2020 | This source details the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe effects resulting stay-in-place orders have had on numerous aspects of the lives of Native American and Alaska Native people. It appears that some tribes have the highest infection rate in the US, although more precise details of Native infection rates are unclear because national COVID-19 reports do not identify Native American or Alaska Native people as a distinct demographic group, rather placing them in the “Other” category, making things very difficult to assess. | Minority Groups | krc | public |
TRANS AND GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE in IHS/Tribal/Urban Facilities: 2020 Strategic Vision and Action Plan | 2021 | This resource highlights gender affirming care. Gender affirming care refers to healthcare that affirms a person’s gender identity and allows gender-diverse people to live more authentically. In order to be gender-affirming, providers must create positive and optimistic medical care systems, inclusive clinic environments, and patient support through effective and compassionate social gender transition. Luckily, with the appropriate planning and support, gender-affirming healthcare can be highly successful at all levels of the medical system which this resource provides in detail. | Health Care Access, Health Disparities, Health Care Reform, Minority Groups | krc | public |
Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR): A Dynamic Process of Health care, Provider Perceptions and American Indian Patients’ Resilience | 2019 | The study explores how many Native people demonstrate resilience when faced with health risks, despite being disproportionately affected by factors that lead to health disparities. Study objectives were to use a resilience framework to identify wellness strategies among American Indian people and to assess health care provider perceptions of American Indian wellness. Participants included 39 American Indian adults who self-reported resilient change and 22 health care providers who served American Indian patients. Results indicated the salience of relationships in demonstrating resilience. Identified challenges and supporters of resilience are discussed. | Psychology | krc | public |
NCUIH COVID Tracking Report in UIO service areas 04-11-2021 | 2021 | N/A | Covid-19, Infection Disease, Vaccination | krc | restricted |
Unveiling an ‘invisible population’: health, substance use, sexual behavior, culture, and discrimination among urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents in California | 2020 | Due to the fact that there is limited public health data on urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, particularly adolescents. This current study attempted to address gaps by providing descriptive information on experiences of urban AI/AN adolescents across northern, central, and southern California. | Awareness, Development, Health Disparities | krc | public |
A Nationwide Population-Based Study Identifying Health Disparities Between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the General Populations Living in Select Urban Counties | 2006 | Despite their increasing numbers, little is known about the health of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in urban areas. This study examined the health status of American Indian/Alaska Native populations served by 34 federally funded urban Indian health organizations. The studies found health disparities between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the general populations living in selected urban areas and nationwide. The solutions provided were to create improvements in health care access, high-quality data collection, and policy initiatives designed to provide sufficient resources and a more unified vision of the health of urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. | Data Collection, Health Care Access, Health Disparities | krc | public |
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy, & Healthcare | 2021 | The U.S. Attorney General announced the Department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Initiative. They stated that, “American Indian and Alaska Native people suffer from unacceptable and disproportionately high levels of violence, which can have lasting impacts on families and communities.” Therefore, there has been an initiative to not only raise awareness, but also take heed to tribal issues and concerns. As the journal states, "The best solutions to tribal issues come from tribes, and it is our responsibility to listen." It is their hope that the articles serve as a basis for continuing the conversation and advancing this work forward. | Awareness, Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness, Data Collection, Development, Ethnicity, Minority Groups, Race, Socio-Economic Disparities | krc | public |
COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons | 2020 | This study from the CDC shows that COVID-19 incidence is higher among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) than among non-Hispanic Whites. In 2009, AI/ANs experienced disproportionately high pandemic influenza A(H1N1)–associated mortality. AI/ANs have experienced disproportionate rates of infection and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. The excess risk, especially for AI/AN males and persons aged 20–49 years, should be considered when planning and implementing medical countermeasures and other prevention activities. | Minority Groups | krc | public |
Perspectives from Older Americans Act Title VI Directors and Staff on Health Promotion Programs in Indigenous Communities | 2021 | This source is from The National Resource Center on Native American Aging based at the University of North Dakota. They conducted a survey of Title VI program staff. The 29-question on-line survey addressed various factors related to implementing EBPs. Survey questions focused on greatest needs, familiar programs, funding sources, partnerships, and barriers, among others. 63 respondents completed the survey. | Infrastructure | krc | public |
The Voices of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders | 2021 | Sixty American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders participated in listening sessions to share their perspectives on aging, health, and what community-based programs can do to support them. These are their responses. | Aging, Minority Groups | krc | public |
Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs Among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities | 2021 | This report highlights the: *Unique disparities in health care access that AI/AN/NH communities face. *Diversity of services supported by the Older American Act in AI/AN/NH communities, such as nutrition, transportation, caregiver programs, information and referral, and health promotion. *Current evidence-base for, availability, and acceptability of health promotion programs in AI/AN/NH communities *Experience of program administrators in AI/AN/NH communities, and perspectives from elders about what aging well means to them and the extent to which they are aware of and/or have been involved with health promotion and disease prevention programs; *Results from a survey of Older Americans Act Title VI Directors and Staff, providing information about their experience with health promotion and disease prevention programs, the unique challenges they face in serving their communities, and what resources they think might help; and *Potential next steps to advance the health and well-being of AI/AN/NH elders. | Health Disparities, Minority Groups | krc | public |
Successful Strategies & Lessons Learned from Implementing Evidence- Based Programs | 2021 | This source discusses how American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) communities face significant health disparities compared to the general United States population. Specifically, Elders manage a high burden of chronic conditions and report the greatest percentage of falls (34.2%) of all races and ethnicities. In an effort to address these disparities, some organizations serving AI/AN/NH Elders have implemented evidence-based health promotion programs in the community to empower individuals to manage chronic conditions and prevent falls. | Minority Groups | krc | public |
The Intersection of Rural Residence and Minority Race/Ethnicity in Cancer Disparities in the United States | 2021 | The objective of this study was to summarize how racism and, the social determinants of health disproportionately affect rural racial/ethnic minority populations, and provide a review of the cancer disparities experienced by rural racial/ethnic minority groups, along with recommend policy, research, and intervention approaches to reduce these disparities. The results found that rural Black and American Indian/Alaska Native populations experience greater poverty and lack of access to care, which expose them to greater risk of developing cancer and experiencing poorer cancer outcomes in treatment and ultimately survival. | Health Disparities, Minority Groups | krc | restricted |
Our Collective Needs and Strengths: Urban AI/ANs and the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2021 | This journal article highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has raised national consciousness about health inequities that disproportionately impact American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, yet urban AI/AN communities continue to remain an issue for health leaders and policymakers. AI/ANs are consistently excluded in local and national health assessments, including recent reports pertaining to COVID-19. Today the majority of AI/ANs live in urban areas, and many cities have strong Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) that provide space for medical care, community gatherings, cultural activities, and traditional healing. However, many of these UIHPs are currently scrambling to meet the needs of their AI/AN service communities during the pandemic. | Health Disparities, Minority Groups | krc | public |
Urban Diabetes Care and Outcomes | 2021 | This report, Urban Diabetes Care & Outcomes Summary Report, Audit Years 2015–2019 (2019 Urban Diabetes Audit), is primarily funded by SDPI and uses data from Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) to highlight strengths and disparities in the health of urban AI/AN patients with diabetes. The data for the 2019 Urban Diabetes Audit was obtained from the annual IHS Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit (Diabetes Audit). It includes AI/AN patients with diabetes at 30 participating UIHPs from 2015 to 2019. | Urban American Indian/ American Native, Diabetes care, Data, Research | krc | public |
Special Edition: Strengthening Vaccine Efforts in Indian Country | 2021 | Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) conducted a survey with 1,435 American Indians and Alaska Natives across the United States, with participants representing 318 different tribes across 46 states. The survey asked 49 questions ranging from an individual’s willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to the people they trusted most when making informed decisions. | American Indian, Indigenous, Survey, COVID-19 | krc | unavailable |
Update: Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status — United States, January 22–October 3, 2020 | 2020 | On November 2, 2020, this report was posted as an MMWR | COVID-19, coronavirus, pregnancy, MMWR, pre-natal health | krc | public |
OUIHP_ UDS Summary Report Final – Calendar Year 2018 | 2020 | The National Uniform Data System (UDS) reports provide a “snapshot” of program performance for the reporting calendar year. Data in the National UDS reports are a result of validated data at the individual Urban Indian Organization (UIO) sites. | National Data Warehouse, Uniform Data Systems, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs, OUIHP, 2018 | krc | public |
2000 Testimony of Kay Culbertson Reauthorization of IHCIA | 2000 | Oral Statement of Kay Culbertson for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act https://www.ncuih.org/download?publication_id=1641 | testimony, uiho, urban indian health, IHCIA, Indian health care improvement act | krc | public |
Caring for Our Relations: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Indian Country | 2020 | This publication is from the May issue of an online journal published by the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. This issue of the newsletter is on PTSD as the COVID-19 pandemic has actvated PTSD issues in many Natve community members. The article is based on a session in PTSD and it also discusses Historical trauma. The authors note there are recordings of five program sessions from a webinar series based on the curriculum, "Native American Veterans: Healing the Returning Warrior." Ssssion recordings can be found at this link. The session in the article was titled, Caring for Our Relations:Post-Traumatic Stre s Disorder inIndian Country. The article notes, "PTSD has been described as one of the most serious mental health problems faced by NA/AN populations, and there is general agreement that Native peoples experience high rates of trauma and PTSD." It disucsses PTSD and co-occurrence with other illnesses, substance use disorder, and rates among AI/AN veterans. It briefly discusses treatment for PTSD. The section on histrical trauma links the incidence of PTSD in AI/AN people and the COVID epidemic. It offers insights into elders and the impacts of COVID 19 on urban and rural AI/AN families. | PTSD, Co-occurrence, Stressors among AI/ANs, veterans | krc | public |
Native Youth Count: The State of Native Youth 2019 | 2019 | Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at The Aspen Institute, released "Native Youth Count: The State of Native Youth 2019,” on November 20. The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at Aspen Institute releases this report annually. The report highlights young leaders who are working hard to create a brighter future for tribal nations, the programs that help them do so, and the policy issues that impact their lives. The report also shares what we’ve learned from community meetings with youth and service providers about the priorities and solutions that matter most. The State of Native Youth report is presented as a resource and roadmap to help decrease barriers and increase opportunity for Native youth. As noted, the theme of this year’s report is Native Youth Count. CNAY discusses why being counted in the 2020 Census is critical, and they describe the impact of representation on the lives of youth. They share details about some of the people, initiatives, and organizations that help develop today’s youth as well as future generations of young people. This year’s prompt was: What does citizenship and sense of belonging mean to you? Throughout this year’s report, CNAY highlights the importance of Native youth civic engagement and belonging. They also feature artwork throughout the report that was submitted as part of the annual Gen-I Creative Native Call for Art. | Native youth, census, citizenship, community and mental health, food sovereignty | krc | public |
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native adults, 2006–2017 | 2020 | The objective of this study was to examine recent trends in diagnosed diabetes prevalence for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults aged 18 years and older in the Indian Health Service (IHS) active clinical population. The study found that diabetes prevalence in AI/AN adults in the IHS active clinical population has decreased significantly since 2013. After increasing significantly from 2006 to 2013, diabetes prevalence for AI/AN adults in the IHS active clinical population decreased significantly from 2013 to 2017. Prevalence was 14.4% (95% CI 13.9% to 15.0%) in 2006; 15.4% (95% CI 14.8% to 16.0%) in 2013; and 14.6% (95% CI 14.1% to 15.2%) in 2017. Trends for men and women were similar to the overall population, as were those for all age groups. For all geographic regions, prevalence either decreased significantly or leveled off in recent years. | diabetes prevalence, IHS active clinical population, | krc | public |
Billing for Telehealth Encounters: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE ON FEE-FOR-SERVICE | 2020 | This guide provides a starting point on how to bill a telehealth encounter for eligible practitioners in your practice or your facility. The focus of this guide is primarily on fee-for-service Medicare and an example of one Medicaid program, California, whicg is highlighted in the text using blue MediCal boxes. Most of the descriptions and definitions are from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Managed care plans, private payers and employer-based plans generally follow these rules though not every time, so coders and others should always check with the plan. This billing resource is only provided as a guide and should not be considered legal advice. (For more detailed information on California billing, please visit the California Telehealth Resource Center’s website at www.caltrc.org. | Medicaid, managed care, CMS, Telehealth, fee-for-service, billing and coding | krc | public |
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General | 2020 | Since 1990, the scientific literature has expanded greatly on the determinants and processes of smoking cessation, informing the development of interventions that promote cessation and help smokers quit. Of all groups measured, the prevalence of past-year quit attempts and interest in quitting smoking was lowest among AI/ANs 18 or older. The prevalence of key indicators of cessation—quit attempts, advice to quit from a health professional, and access to cessation therapies—varies across populations, with lower prevalence among vulnerable subgroups like AI/ANs. Further, of all groups measured, the prevalence of past-year quit attempts and interest in quitting smoking was lowest among AI/ANs 18 or older. Health care providers who serve AI/AN populations may be a vital linchpin for efforts to improve tobacco cessation among AI/ANs. | tobacco cessation, nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), AI/AN tobacco use, quit attempts, tobacco counseling support | krc | public |
Billing for Telehealth Encounters: An Introductory Guide on Fee-For-Service | 2020 | The Center for Connected Health Policy has released a new guide for successfully setting up and maintaining billing for telehealth services. The guide covers fee-for-service Medicare and Medicaid billing for live-video, store-and-forward, econsult, remote monitoring and mobile forms of telehealth. | telehealth, billing, coding, policy, medicare, medicaid, federally qualified health centers, HRSA | krc | public |
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Incidence and Health Care Costs in the United States, 2016 | 2019 | This study provides new national incidence and cost estimates for NAS in 2016.... "The overall incidence rate of NAS was 6.7 per 1000 in-hospital births in 2016 (Table 1); rates were highest among American Indian/Alaska Native individuals (15.9 per 1000)" | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Opiods, Pediatrics, Infant Mortality | krc | public |
An Environmental Scan of Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention Responses: Community-Based Strategies and Public Health Data Infrastructure (Seven Directions University of Washington) | 2019 |
This scan looks at promising practices being developed and implemented by tribes around the country, the resource and infrastructure challenges they face, as well as the opportunities afforded by cultural resilience and sovereignty. While the current scan was compiled from publicly available information on the internet, annual updates will incorporate other sources of information, and become a more comprehensive living document that will help guide tribal community members, tribal and organizational leaders, and healthcare professionals who are at the forefront of opioid epidemic. | opioid epidemic | krc | public |
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Leveraging the Best Available Evidence. | 2019 | ACEs are a serious public health problem with far-reaching consequences across the lifespan. They are also preventable. The strategies outlined here, drawn from the CDC Technical Packages to Prevent Violence, are intended to change norms, environments, and behaviors in ways that can prevent ACEs from happening in the first place as well as to lessen the immediate and long-term harms of ACEs. To maximize impact, these strategies and approaches are intended to be used in combination as part of a comprehensive effort to help ensure that all children have safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments in which to thrive and achieve lifelong health and success. The hope is that multiple sectors, such as public health, health care, education, public safety, justice, social services, and business will use this information as a guide and join CDC in efforts to prevent ACEs. Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) such as experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect; witnessing violence in the home; and having a family member attempt or die by suicide Also included are aspects of the child’s environment that can undermine their sense of safety, stability, and bonding such as growing up in a household with substance misuse, mental health problems, or instability due to parental separation or incarceration of a parent, sibling or other member of the household. An estimated 62% of adults surveyed across 23 states reported that they had experienced one ACE during childhood and nearly one-quarter reported that they had experienced three or more ACEs. ACEs can have negative, lasting effects on health, wellbeing, and opportunity. These exposures can disrupt healthy brain development, affect social development, compromise immune systems, and can lead to substance misuse and other unhealthy coping behaviors. ACEs and their associated harms are preventable. Creating and sustaining safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children and families can prevent ACEs and help all children reach their full health and life potential. The evidence tells us that ACEs can be prevented by: • Strengthening economic supports for families • Promoting social norms that protect against violence and adversity • Ensuring a strong start for children and paving the way for them to reach their full potential • Teaching skills to help parents and youth handle stress, manage emotions, and tackle everyday challenges • Connecting youth to caring adults and activities • Intervening to lessen immediate and long-term harms | traumatic events, social norms, social-emotional learning, victim-centered services, “technical packageâ€�, home visitation | krc | public |
Identifying Protective Factors to Promote Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents: A Literature Review | 2016 | This publication conducted a review of the literature to identify the protective factors associated with positive health outcomes among AIAN adolescents. A total of 3421 articles were encountered. Nine categories of protective factors positively associated with health and social outcomes, including current and/or future aspirations, personal wellness, positive self-image, self-efficacy, non-familial connectedness, family connectedness, positive opportunities, positive social norms, and cultural connectedness. Such factors positively influenced adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and substance use; delinquent and violent behavior; emotional health including depression, suicide attempt; resilience; and academic success. Protective factors spanned multiple domains of the socio-ecological model. | krc | restricted | |
Resilience in American Indian and Alaska Native Public Health: An Unexplored Framework | 2016 | This publication conducted a systematic literature review to assess the conceptualization, application, and measurement of resilience in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) health promotion. | krc | restricted | |
Identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native in Urban Areas: Implications for Adolescent Behavioral Health and Well-Being | 2019 | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth exhibit multiple health disparities, including high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, violence and delinquency, and mental health problems. Approximately 70% of AI/AN youth reside in urban areas, where negative outcomes on behavioral health and well-being are often high. Identity development may be particularly complex in urban settings, where youth may face more fragmented and lower density AI/AN communities, as well as mixed racial-ethnic ancestry and decreased familiarity with AI/AN lifeways. This study examines racialethnic and cultural identity among AI/AN adolescents and associations with behavioral health and well-being by analyzing quantitative data collected from a baseline assessment of 185 AI/AN urban adolescents from California who were part of a substance use intervention study. Adolescents who identified as AI/AN on their survey reported better mental health, less alcohol and marijuana use, lower rates of delinquency, and increased happiness and spiritual health. | AI/AN Youth, racial/ethnic identity, alcohol and drug use/abuse/addiction, delinquency,spirituality, health, health interventions, cultural connection,traditional practice, behavioral health,well-being outcomes | krc | restricted |
Resilience in American Indian and Alaska Native Public Health: An Unexplored Framework | 2018 | This publication conducted a systematic literature review to assess the conceptualization, application, and measurement of resilience in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) health promotion. | American Indian, Alaska Native, resiliance, literature review | krc | unavailable |
Social Support and Its Effects on Attempted Suicide Among AI-AN Native Youth in New Mexico | 2019 | OBJECTIVE: This study wanted to see how social support (SS) affects the odds of suicide attempts among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth in New Mexico and is modified by school location and metropolitan status. METHODS: The study used a multiple logistic regression for complex design was used to produce the adjusted odds of suicide attempt by SS using the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (NM-YRRS) for 2011 (n = 2,730), 2013 (n = 3,171), and 2015 (n = 2,604) while adjusting for age, grade, gender, and maternal education level. | social support, suicide attempt, youth, American Indian/Alaska Native, urban/rural | krc | restricted |
Priorities in Tribal Environmental Health | 2018 | In 2010, 5.2 million people, about 1.7% of the United States population, identified as Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank Since the group’s inception in 2011, the Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank Understanding the social and cultural contexts for why American Indian and Alaska Native peoples suffer from some of the highest disparity rates for public and environmental health is key in grappling with resulting tribal public and environmental health issues. The Think Tank therefore identified the following six public and environmental health priorities to continue to bring visibility to: 1. Food Sovereignty and Access 2. Infrastructure and Systems Development 3. Climate and Health 4. Resource Extraction 5. Clean Air 6. Clean Water The Think Tank, with support from CDC and APHA, has identified strategies and products to produce over the next three years. The intention of these next steps is to promote the voice of Tribes across the country and raise awareness of the issues that disproportionately impact the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Think Tank’s goals include: ï‚· Advance principles of sovereignty through education ï‚· Provide outreach and technical support to Tribes ï‚· Promote the need for data equity among Native populations ï‚· Engage with partners to broaden its impact | environmental injustice, health equity | krc | public |
Unmasking the Hidden Crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW): Exploring Solutions to End the Cycle of Violence | 2019 | Testimony of Professor Sarah Deer: ...a citizen of the Muscogee(Creek) Nation and currently hold the position of Professor at the University of Kansas and serve as theChief Justice of the Prairie Island Indian Community Court of Appeals. Today I am testifying in my personal capacity. STATISTICS: WHAT WE KNOW First, it is critical to understand that this crisis has deep roots in the historical mistreatment of Nativepeople throughout the history of the United States. Native women and girls have been disappearingsince 1492, when Europeans kidnapped Native people for shipment back to Europe. Targeted killing ofNative women is also not a recent phenomenon. This history of oppression makes it difficult to achieve buy-in from marginalized communities who have been victims of oppression at the hands of the federal government for centuries.
| Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI), National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), jurisdictional barriers, sex traffickers, criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians, federal NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System), Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind | krc | public |
Relocation revisited: Sex trafficking of Native women in the United States. | 2010 | The Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) signaled a comprehensive campaign by the United States (US) government to address the scourge of human trafficking in the US and abroad. The US rhetoric about sex trafficking suggests that the problem originates in foreign countries and/or is recent problem. Neither claim is correct. This article details the historical and legal context of sex trafficking from its origin among the colonial predecessors of the US and documents the commercial trafficking of Native women over several centuries. Native women have experienced generations of enslavement, exploitation, exportation, and relocation. Human trafficking is not just a problem of poor, underdeveloped nations but an ongoing issue in the US and Canada that ties into the growth of the sex industry in these nations, where Native women are significantly overrepresented. | Human trafficking, Native American women, History, Prostitution, Slavery, Relocation | krc | public |
Structural vulnerability: operationalizing the concept to address health disparities in clinical care | 2017 | The authors propose reinvigorating and extending the traditional social A structural vulnerability assessment tool designed to highlight the pathways Operationalizing structural vulnerability in clinical practice and introducing it in medical educationcan help health care practitioners think more clearly, critically, and practically | structural vulnerability framework, structural vulnerability assessment, social history, Socialdeterminants of health, structural competency | krc | public |
States Develop New Approaches to Improve Population Health Through Accountable Health Models | 2018 | In October 2017, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convened state health officials representing 10 state accountable health models to discuss strategies for using accountable health structures to promote population health. Participants also discussed strategies to assess these structures’ impact on health, determine their return on investment, and develop sustainable funding approaches. To improve population health and health equity, states are working across Medicaid, public health, and other agencies to develop accountable health structures. State accountable health models — both currently operating and those in development — fall along a continuum. All of them promote healthy communities through community partnerships, but some contract with Medicaid agencies to provide health care services directly to individual Medicaid beneficiaries, while others focus only on community-based interventions.
This brief highlights policy levers, performance measurement strategies, and sustainable financing options that states can use to support accountable health structures. | accountable health models, sustainable funding, braiding and blending funding, value-based payment, Medicaid managed care contracting, social determinants of health | krc | public |
Adversity and Resiliency for Chicago’s First: The State of Racial Justice for American Indian Chicagoans | 2019 | The authors aim is twofold. First, they highlight the historical and ongoing contributions of Native Americans to Chicago. In pursuit of this goal, the authors draw upon the work of local scholars and organizations focused on Native American history, community organizing, and development throughout the city. The authors second aim in this report is to document the many ways that racial inequity affects Native Americans in Chicago today. Here, they draw on their strengths as a policy institute located within a public research university to analyze a range of data that helps us capture the current challenges facing Native American Chicagoans. Jasmine Gurneau, Manager of Native American and Indigenous Initiatives at Northwestern University, focuses on the complexity of determining who “counts” as Native American. Gurneau highlights the various entities, (such as the U.S. government and tribal nations) that have sought to define the criteria for tribal membership and the implications of such decisions. She also discusses the methodological quandaries raised when conducting research on Native peoples. The authors recognize that their offices and homes are built in areas originally inhabited by Native Americans from multiple tribes, including the Potawatomi, Odawa, Sauk, Ojibwe, Illinois, Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi), Miami (Myaamia), Mascouten, Wea, Delaware, Winnebago, Menominee, and Mesquakie. Throughout this report, the authors seek to honor this history by making visible the contemporary challenges facing Chicago’s Native American population. | Indian Relocation Act of 1956, Indian Removal Act of 1830, ancestral lands, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Odawa, Menominee, Miami, andHo-Chunk. | krc | public |
Use of the evidence base in substance abuse treatment programs for American Indians and Alaska natives: pursuing quality in the crucible of practice and policy | 2011 | Background: A variety of forces are now shaping a passionate debate regarding the optimal approaches to improving the quality of substance abuse services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. While there have been some highly successful efforts to meld the traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes with that of 12-step approaches, some American Indian and Alaska Natives remain profoundly uncomfortable with the dominance of this Euro-American approach to substance abuse treatment in their communities. This longstanding tension has now been complicated by the emergence of a number of evidence-based treatments that, while holding promise for improving treatment for American Indian and Alaska Natives with substance use problems, may conflict with both American Indian and Alaska Native and 12-step healing traditions. Discussion: We convened a panel of experts from American Indian and Alaska Native communities, substance abuse treatment programs serving these communities, and researchers to discuss and analyze these controversies in preparation for a national study of American Indian and Alaska Native substance abuse services. While the panel identified programs that are using evidence-based treatments, members still voiced concerns about the cultural appropriateness of many evidence-based treatments as well as the lack of guidance on how to adapt them for use with American Indians and Alaska Natives. The panel concluded that the efforts of federal and state policymakers to promote the use of evidence-based treatments are further complicating an already-contentious debate within American Indian and Alaska Native communities on how to provide effective substance abuse services. This external pressure to utilize evidence-based treatments is particularly problematic given American Indian and Alaska Native communities’ concerns about protecting their sovereign status. Summary: Broadening this conversation beyond its primary focus on the use of evidence-based treatments to other salient issues such as building the necessary research evidence (including incorporating American Indian and Alaska Native cultural values into clinical practice) and developing the human and infrastructural resources to support the use of this evidence may be far more effective for advancing efforts to improve substance abuse services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. | cultural appropriateness, evidence-based treatments, 12-step healing traditions, substance abuse treatment | krc | public |
Transforming Communities: Key Elements for the Implementation of Comprehensive Community-Based Suicide Prevention | 2017 | The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is the public-private partnership working to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and make suicide prevention a national priority. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides funding to EDC to operate and manage the Secretariat for the Action Alliance which was launched in 2010. Transforming communities to prevent suicide is one of three priority areas currently championed by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), the public-private partnership that supports implementation of the National Strategy.** This priority area focuses on providing guidance to states and communities to support the implementation of community-based suicide prevention efforts. The need for this guidance was identified in a recent review of progress towards achievement of the National Strategy, conducted by an Action Alliance advisory group. Findings from the implementation review indicated that states and communities would benefit from a “full range of comprehensive, coordinated, and effective suicide prevention efforts across all relevant settings and populations.” In May 2016, the Action Alliance created the Transforming Communities Priority Work Group to identify ways to help communities implement effective suicide prevention programs (see participant list in Appendix 7). This paper presents the results of their work. It describes the information sources reviewed (see appendices for detailed descriptions) and presents a set of seven key elements for comprehensive community-based suicide prevention derived from the review process. Based on this review, the work group identified seven key elements for the implementation of comprehensive community-based suicide prevention efforts: 1. Unity—Attainment and maintenance of broad-based momentum around a
| community-based suicide prevention, multiple levels of influence, Communities That Care model, and the Getting to Outcomes model, strategic planning process, community improvement models, social support, coping skills, | krc | public |
Trends in Health Equity in the United States by Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Income, 1993-2017 | 2019 | Importance Health equity is an often-cited goal of public health, included among the 4 overarching goals of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020. Yet it is difficult to find summary assessments of national progress toward this goal. Question Has health equity improved or worsened during the past 25 years in the United States among working-aged adults? Findings Using data from more than 5.4 million respondents to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this study found that from 1993 to 2017, the black-white gap showed significant improvement. However, measures of health equity and health justice declined over time, and income disparities worsened. Meaning Meaningful progress on health equity in the United States will require greater effort, new approaches, or both. | Health equity, social determinants of health, health inequality, health justice, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) | krc | public |
Conceptual Environmental Justice Model for Evaluating Chemical Pathways of Exposure in Low-Income, Minority, Native American, and Other Unique Exposure Populations | 2011 | Risk assessment determines pathways, and exposures that lead to poor A conceptual model is presented for evaluating nonstandard, unique, or excessive | environmental justice, exposure matrix, risk assessors, exposure pathways | krc | public |
Suicide surveillance strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. | 2018 | This report’s in-depth inquiry looks at an array of challenges, successes, and innovative ways that AI/AN communities are engaging the sensitive topic of suicide data collection with an understanding of the uniqueness of each American Indian and Alaska Native community. It is our hope that we have captured a unique and foundational base of information that can be useful in the conceptualization, design, and implementation of current and future suicide data collection, prevention, and evaluation efforts. This report briefly summarizes findings and recommendations from SPRC’s exploration of suicide surveillance among AI/AN communities across the country. Each section describes challenges, provides strategies, lists resources, and highlights community examples as available. One of the roles of SPRC is to provide technical assistance to Garrett Lee Smith grantees, including support for suicide data surveillance and monitoring systems, by identifying resources, strategies, and success stories that can help grantees overcome common barriers and implement effective prevention programs. State and tribal Garrett Lee Smith grantees are required to demonstrate their impact in reducing suicide deaths and attempts in the populations they 8 SUICIDE SURVEILLANCE STRATEGIES FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES are working with. Tribal Garrett Lee Smith grantees include federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations (as defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), Alaska Native entities, and urban Indian organizations (as defined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) that are actively involved in the development and continuation of a tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy | Surveillance systems, Garrett Lee Smith grantees,stigma and cultural taboos, Indigenous Self-harm, Risk and protective factors | krc | public |
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A Snapshot of Data from 71 Urban Cities in the United States. | 2019 | The majority of American Indian and Alaska Native people now live in urban communities due to a variety of reasons for migration, from forced relocation due to 1950s federal relocation and termination policies, to current barriers to obtaining quality educational, employment, and housing opportunities on tribal lands. Because of this, urban American Indian and Alaska Native people experience MMIWG-related violence in two ways—through losses experienced by extended family and community ties on reservations, in villages, and in urban communities themselves. Though there are critical issues regarding jurisdiction of MMIWG cases on reservation and village lands, lack of prosecution, lack of proper data collection, prejudice, and institutional racism are factors that also occur in urban areas. In this study, UIHI sought to demonstrate the ways in which these issues also impact urban MMIWG cases, highlighting the results of a deeply fawed institutional system rooted in colonial relationships that marginalize and disenfranchise people of color and remains complicit in violence targeting American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. UIHI identifed 506 unique cases of missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls across the 71 selected cities—128 (25%) were missing persons cases, 280 (56%) were murder cases, and 98 (19%) had an unknown status.
The states with the highest number of cases are as follows: New Mexico (78), Washington (71), Arizona (54), Alaska (52), Montana (41), California (40), Nebraska (33), Utah (24), Minnesota (20), and Oklahoma (18). | racial misclassifcation,missing persons databases,NamUs, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | krc | public |
Quality of Death Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: A Summary of Current Research, 1999 | 1999 | This report provides a summary of For the white population and the black | death rates c race andethnicity c evaluation c data quality | krc | public |
Suicide Attempt Resiliency in American Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo Youth in New Mexico: The Influence of Positive Adult Relationships. | 2019 | The purpose of this study was to identify whether positive relationships with adults at home, school, and in the community are protective for suicide among American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Anglo adolescents. Using data from the New Mexico version of the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey, we found that positive relationships with adults affected past-year suicide attempts differently in youth from the 3 groups. The final multivariable model for American Indian/Alaska Native youth included only positive relationships with adults in the home. Among Hispanic and Anglo youth, adults in the home and also in the community were protective. | Youth Risk Behavior Survey, past-year suicide attempts | krc | public |
Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in the United States: Considerations and Complexities: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief. | 2019 | A 2-day public workshop on estimating the prevalence of human trafficking in the United The workshop, sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), brought together statisticians, survey methodologists, researchers, public health practitioners, and other experts who work closely with human trafficking data or with the survivors of trafficking. Dorothy Fink Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and the Director of the Office on Women’s Health at HHS) called the issue a bipartisan congressional priority, and she highlighted the passing of the Trafficking Victims’ Protection Act (2017) and the Put Trafficking Victims First Act (2019) as necessary steps toward developing methodologies to assess the prevalence of human trafficking. | respondent-driven sampling, referral-based sampling, multiple systems estimation, ILO, definition of forced labor, Trafficking Victims’ Protection Act (2017) | krc | public |
Improving Care to Prevent Suicide Among People with Serious Mental Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop | 2019 | The workshop was designed to illustrate and discuss what is known, The workshop presentations and moderated discussions will examine opportunities
The workshop will also consider ways to: The workshop consisted of six plenary panel presentations, a breakout | Critical windows, serious mental illness (SMI), early interventions, serious emotional disturbance, ZeroSuicide approach, Garrett Lee Smith grants | krc | public |
Substance use and mental health issues among U.S.-born American Indians or Alaska Natives residing on and off tribal lands. | 2018 | About 22 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) reside on reservations or other trust lands, which contain unique governments, histories, traditions, communities, languages, and behavioral health challenges. In general, there is a lack of nationally representative data on the substance use and mental health of AI/ANs residing on and off tribal lands. This report provides methodological information on how to obtain estimates of behavioral health outcomes for populations living on and off tribal lands and provides some initial estimates form data collected bewtween 2005 and 2014 Combined 2005 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data included about 31,900 self-identified U.S.-born AI/AN adolescents and adults aged 12 or older residing on (n = 5,400) or off (n = 26,500) tribal lands. This study found significant differences in the mental health and substance use of the U.S.-born AI/AN population by tribal land residential status, which forms the foundation for future efforts to understand differences in the behavioral health landscape of U.S.-born AI/ANs residing on and off tribal lands. This study examined the differences in behavioral health outcomes by tribal land residential status for the nation based on a large nationally representative sample. However, although these data are nationally representative, the estimates in this report may not be representative of any specific U.S.-born AI/AN tribe or village. For many of the behavioral health topics analyzed, U.S.-born AI/AN adults and adolescents residing on tribal lands were equally or less likely than U.S.-born AI/AN adults and adolescents residing off tribal lands to experience the behavioral health challenges. Among U.S.-born AI/AN adolescents, past year major depressive episode was less likely among those residing on tribal lands compared with those living off tribal lands | mental health, depression, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine/crack, and heroin among Ai/AN; on /off reservation differences in mental health, substance use, and treatment receipt | krc | public |
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health | 2016 | Alcohol misuse contributes to 88,000 deaths in the United States each year; 1 in 10 deaths among working adults are due to alcohol misuse. In addition, in 2014 there were 47,055 drug overdose deaths including 28,647 people who died from a drug overdose involving some type of opioid, including prescription pain relievers and heroin—more than in any previous year on record. In 2015, 66.7 million people in the United States reported binge drinking in the past month and 27.1 million people were current users of illicit drugs or misused prescription drugs. Even though the United States spends more than any other country on health care, it ranks 27th in life expectancy, which has plateaued or decreased for some segments of the population at a time when life expectancy continues to increase in other developed countries—and the difference is largely due to substance misuse and associated physical and mental health problems Individual chapters in the Report review the science associated with the major substance use, misuse, and disorder issues for specific topics. Tobacco, also an addictive substance, is mentioned only briefly, because problems associated with tobacco use and nicotine addiction have been covered extensively in other Surgeon General's Reports. Because of the broad audience and the practical emphasis, the Report is intentionally selective rather than exhaustive, emphasizing findings that have the potential for the greatest public health impact and the greatest potential for action. | krc | public | |
Blood Politics, Ethnic Identity, and Racial Misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2014 | Misclassification of race in medical andmortality records has long been documented as an issue in American Indian/Alaska Native data. Yet, little has been shared in a cohesive narrative which outlines why misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native identity occurs. The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the current state of the science in racial misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives.We also provide a historical context on the importance of this problem and describe the ongoing political processes that both affect racial misclassification and contribute to the context of American Indian and Alaska Native identity. Researchers and policy makers must be careful not to link socially constructed categoriesdirectly to genetics, given our global history of a racialized science. Despite efforts undertaken to transcend discrimination brought about by socially constructed categories of race, we all are shaped by our society wherein race and ethnicity organize our perceptions, relations, and behaviors. We must be aware of our biases to guard against reproducing the same mistakes. This starts with understanding the difference between race and ethnicity, and using the terminology appropriately. Authors strongly recommend the science community advocate for appropriate use of terminology, to better inform policy makers, accurately identify health disparities, and improve efforts to advocate for resources from funding sources. No other racial or ethnic group in the US must undergo documented scrutiny to “prove” their identity. | blood quantum, identity, Racialized Identity, tribal registry | krc | public |
The Underreporting of Deaths of American Indian Children in California, 1979 through 1993. | 1997 | Racial misclassification The objectives of this study were to We identified four times as many Misclassification at time of death | racial misclassification, birth records, infant mortality | krc | public |
Racial Misclassification of American Indians: Its Effect on Injury Rates in Oregon, 1989 through 1990 | 1993 | To our knowledge, the extent to which American Indian injury rates are underestimated owing to racial misclassification is unknown. To examine this question, we conducted a study that linked the Oregon Injury Registry with a patient registration file of American Indian Oregon residents registered with the Indian Health Service (IHS). In addition, we examined selected risk factors that might be associated with the likelihood of discordant racial classification between the two data sets. The Oregon Injury Registry is a population-based surveillance system for injuries resulting either in death or in hospital admission for at least 1 calendar day. The Portland Area IHS maintains a computer file of Oregon residents who have registered for services with it. To examine how inconsistent racial classification between the two data sets affected estimated injury rates among American Indians, we calculated age-adjusted rates of injury using three methods. | racial misclassification, injury rates, AI/AN disease surveillance, vital records, IHS linkage | krc | public |
The validity of race and Hispanic-origin reporting on death certificates in the United States: An update. | 2016 | This report presents the findings of an updated study of the validity of race and Hispanic-origin reporting on death certificates in the United States, and its impact on race- and Hispanic origin-specific death rates. | death rates • mortality • misclassification • National Vital Statistics System | krc | public |
Ensuring healthy American Indian generations for tomorrow through safe and healthy indoor environments. | 2015 | American Indians (AI) have the highest rate of severe physical housing problems | American Indians; healthy home; home assessment; environmental | krc | public |
A Pilot Evaluation of Culture Camps to Increase Alaska Native Youth Wellness | 2019 | Suicide is a significant health disparity among | culture camps; rural; Alaska Native youth;Indigenous youth; suicide prevention; | krc | restricted |
Blood Politics, Ethnic Identity, and Racial Misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2014 | Misclassification of race in medical and mortality records has long been documented as an issue in American Indian/Alaska Native data. Yet, little has been shared in a cohesive narrative which outlines why misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native identity occurs. The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the current state of the science in racial misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives. We also provide a historical context on the importance of this problem and describe the ongoing political processes that both affect racial misclassification and contribute to the context of American Indian and Alaska Native identity. | Racial Misclassification, Vital Records, Statistics, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Ethnic Identity | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Service: Needs Assessment of the Urban Indian Health Program and the Communities It Serves | 2016 |
Needs Assessment of the Urban Indian Health Program and the Communities It Serves by Sherriann Moore, Acting Director, Office of Urban Indian Health Program, Indian Health Service
| needs assessment, congress, urban, indian health service, | krc | public |
HELENA INDIAN ALLIANCE MAT (MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT) PROGRAM | 2019 | A power point from Helena Indian Alliance on their Medication Assisted Treatment program. Given by Tara Wells, APRN (MAT PROVIDER) Amy Nelson, RN, BSN (MAT COORDINATOR) and Jason McNees, CBHPSS | MAT, Opiod Use Disorder, Medication Assisted Treatment | krc | restricted |
SDPI Reauthorization Letter Jan 2018 | 2018 | Dear Speaker Ryan: | SDPI, UIHP, re-authorization | krc | public |
2018 IHS Request for Comments Strategic Plan 2018-22 | 2018 | Request from Acting IHS Director for NCUIH and its Members to participate in the development of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan by providing comments. It includes the Federal Register announcement as an enclosure. | Strategic, Plan, 2018, Urban Indian, request, comments | krc | public |
Resources: AI/AN Human Trafficking | 2019 | There are some resources available to AI/AN communities for human trafficking and more are in development. | human trafficking, mmiw | krc | public |
Racial Misclassification of American Indians: Its Effect on Injury Rates in Oregon, 1989 through 1990 | 1993 | American Indians experience morbidity and mortality from injury at a rate exceeding that for any other race in the United States' and specifically in the state of Oregon. It is possible that even the reported rates are underestimates of the true burden of injuries among American | Indian, Native American, Urban Indian, Injury, Racial Classifications, Morbidity Registries, Vital Records | krc | public |
Urban Confer on methods of allocation of the increases to the Urban Indian Health budget line | 2018 | I am writing to initiate an Urban Confer on establishing a standard methodology to allocate program increases to the Urban Indian Health budget line. | Urban, confer, budget, IHS, allocate, standard methodology, NCUIH, policy, UIHPs, Urban Leader Letter | krc | public |
Suicide Clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations | 2017 | This paper examines what is known about suicide clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and uses that information to provide recommendations for stakeholders working to prevent and contain suicide clusters within AI/AN communities. | American Indian, Alaska Native, AI/AN, Behavioral Health, Suicide, Clusters, Prevention, Mental Health, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Substance Misuse, Drugs, Alcohol, Injury, Self Harm | krc | public |
Original Instructions: A Challenge to Philanthropy to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities for Native Youth | 2018 | Within philanthropy there is a surge of interest in racial equity, accompanied by new support for Native-led organizing and social change organizations. This encouraging uptick runs counter to a long pattern of philanthropic neglect and under-investment in the infrastructure of Native American organizations and institutions. Nonetheless, questions abound. Is this new philanthropic interest in racial equity episodic? And will it translate into long-term and significant support for Native-led social change organizations to make Native American communities matter and thrive? | American Indian, Alaska Native, AI/AN, Native American, Native youth, philanthropy, youth leadership, next generation, health education, social change, racial equity | krc | public |
The Integration Edge | 2018 | The Integration Edge provides the latest tips and stories of how organizations are implementing primary and behavioral health care integration. A regularly updated resource from the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions for you and your team to get tips and examples of how organizations like yours implement integrated primary and behavioral health care. | American Indian, Alaska Native, AI/AN, Native American, Health Solutions, Integrative Health, Health Care, Health Care Organizations, Behavioral Health, Primary Care, Integrated Care | krc | public |
SDPI Talking points late January 2018 | 2018 | REQUEST: We request that Congressman X weigh in with leadership and insist that long-term renewal of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) is contained in the next Continuing resolution or Budget Caps Agreement. | SDPI, Re-authorization, March 31, 2018 | krc | public |
NCUIH Budget Formulation Presentation | 2017 | Treaty Health Services for Urban “Tribal” Members | NCUIH, I/T/U, budget formulation | krc | public |
Budget Formulation Data Presentation | 2016 | The NCUIH mission is to support its membership in the development of quality, accessible, and culturally competent healthcare programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban communities by serving as a resource center providing advocacy, education, technical assistance, training, and leadership. | NCUIH, budget formulation, UIHP,IHS | krc | public |
Criminal Victimization, 2016 | 2017 | In 2016, about half (51%) of serious violent crimes, including rape or sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault, were reported to police (figure 1).1 In comparison, 42% of all violent crimes and 36% of property crimes were reported to police. | DOJ, crimes, Bureau of Justice Statistics, rape, National Crime Victimization Survey | krc | public |
Letter In re: concerns of urban Indian patients and providers about the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act | 2017 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents over forty urban Indian health programs (UIHPs) across the nation, I urge you not to support the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) until the measure is reformed to ensure it is consistent with the federal government’s Trust Responsibility to provide American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with health care. This obligation has been reaffirmed, repeatedly, by all three branches of the federal government, one which cannot be passed on to the states, and one which follows AI/AN people off of reservations and into urban areas. | NCUIH, ACA, Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson, I/T/U | krc | public |
Resolution In IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO EXTEND 100% FMAP TO URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAMS | 2017 | WHEREAS, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), established in 1972, serving all Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal governments by advocating for the improvement of health care delivery to AI/ANs, as well as upholding the Federal government’s trust responsibility to AI/AN Tribal governments, does hereby establish and submit the following resolution | NIHB, NCUIH, resolution, 100%FMAP | krc | public |
U NIFORM D ATA S YSTEM Reporting Instructions for 2017 Health Center Data | 2017 | This manual describes the annual Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting requirements for all health centers that receive federal award funds (“grantees”) under the Health Center Program authorized by section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) (“section 330”), as amended (including sections 330(e), (g), (h), and (i)), as well as Health Center Program look-alikes (“look-alikes”). Look-alikes do not receive federal funding under section 330 of the PHS Act. However, they must meet the Health Center Program requirements for designation under the program (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)(A)(ii) and 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)(ii)). Certain health centers funded under the Health Resources and Service Administration’s (HRSAs) Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) also are required to complete annual UDS reporting. | Uniform Data System, HRSA, | krc | public |
NCUIH Letter ot Senate Committee on Health, Education Education, Labor and Pensions In Re: SDPI | 2017 | Dear Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray: On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents over forty urban Indian health care programs (UIHPs) across the nation which provide high-quality, culturally-competent care to urban Indians, who constitute more than 70% of the nation’s American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, I urge the Health, Education, Workforce, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to expeditiously mark up and promote passage of legislation to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI)--particularly S. 747, a bill introduced by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), which would extend the program for 7 years through 2024, at no increase in cost other than taking into account health care inflation. | NCUIH, SDPI, Senate, committee, Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray | krc | public |
Obesity and Overweight in American Indian and Alaska Native Children, 2006–2015 | 2017 | Objectives. To estimate obesity and overweight prevalence in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children across genders, ages, and geographic regions in the Indian Health Service active clinical population. Methods. We obtained data from the Indian Health Service National Data Warehouse. At least 184 000 AI/AN children aged 2 to 19 years had body mass index data for each year studied, 2006 to 2015. We calculated body mass index percentiles with the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. | AI/AN, IHS, children, obesity,gender, age, geographic regions | krc | public |
A ROADMAP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | 2016 | Use this guide to Using Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services, with the Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You to understand how to use your | Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, road map, health care, health care insurance | krc | public |
Urban Indian Health Care 101 | 2017 | What is the federal government’s trust responsibility for Indian health care? | Urban indian Health Care, NCUIH, AI/AN, UIHP, | krc | public |
Community Health Profile National Aggregate of Urban Indian Health Program Service Areas | 2016 | This community health profile provides an overview of the health status of AI/ANs living in select urban counties served by the network of Subchapter IV UIHPs across the country. This document presents data specific to demographics, social determinants of health, mortality, sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and child health, substance use, and mental health. | community health profile, UIHP, AI/AN, urban, Subchapter IV UIHPs | krc | public |
A Tale of Two Epidemics — HCV Treatment among Native Americans and Veterans | 2017 | In recent years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system has mounted a response to HCV that should be the envy of any health system, public or private. On the other hand, the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency that serves American Indians and Alaska Natives, is struggling to meet the needs of its patients with HCV. | Hepatitis C, HCV, epidemic, IHS, Indian Health Service, American Indian, Alaska Native, AI/AN, viral infection, liver damage | krc | public |
Promising Practices to Build Healthy Active Native Communities: AAIP Report | 2017 | The Association of American Indian Physicians’ (AAIP) Healthy Active Native Communities project is working toward increasing access to and impact of obesity prevention projects in | obesity, prevention, AAIP, American Indian/Alaska Native, health disparities, community, native communities, healthy, The Association of American Indian Physicians | krc | public |
IHS Listening Session on RPMS | 2017 | On June 26, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated listening sessions related to the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR). Several Tribes have requested additional sessions, so we have added two listening sessions to seek further input and recommendations from American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations, on how best to modernize and improve our EHR. | RPMS, IHS, UIHP, listening session, EHR | krc | public |
IHS Confer Request on the Distribution of the FY 2017 Urban Indian Health Budget Increase | 2017 | I am writing to invite you to join the Indian Health Service (IHS) for a meeting to confer on the distribution of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Urban Indian Health budget increase, in accordance with IHS policy on Conferring with Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). The balance of funds available for distribution for FY 2017 is $1,137,000. | IHS, UIHP, FY17, budget, increase, distribution | krc | public |
Adult Caregiving Among American Indians: The Role of Cultural Factors | 2010 | Purpose: With a sample of American Indian adults, we estimated the prevalence of adult caregiving, assessed the demographic and cultural profile of caregivers, and examined the association between cultural factors and being a caregiver. This is the first such study conducted with American Indians. | Cultural identity, Traditional healing,Sociocultural stress, Coping model | krc | public |
The four qualities of life ordering concepts and measures of the good life | 2013 | The terms 'quality-of-life', 'wellbeing' and 'happiness' denote different meanings; sometimes they are used as an umbrella term for all of value, and the other times to denote special merits. | quality-of-life, wellbeing, happiness, life | krc | public |
Native Americans with disabilities: a comparison of male and female eastern tribal members | 2014 | This study identified prevalence of disabilities, employment, and rehabilitation needs of four eastern tribal members. Chi-square tests were conducted to compare females to their male counterparts. Females were more likely to experience arthritis and orthopedic challenges; males to experience substance abuse. No gender difference in employment rate was found. | Native Americans, disabilities, employment | krc | public |
Factors related to Mental health of Native Americans in eastern tribes | 2008 | Native Americans are reported to have many health problems and a significant need for more health education and mental health services. This paper is part of a five-year research project funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) that addresses the health, disability and service needs of Native Americans in eastern tribes. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) is the lead grantee representing three Native American tribes in the state of Connecticut and one Native American tribe in Rhode Island that are building capacity to improve the quality and utility of research related to Native Americans with disabilities. The Participatory Action Research model with a community-based approach was used to facilitate collaboration among the participating tribes. Native American research technicians conducted individual interviews with members of their tribes. Demographics, prevalence of disabilities, and various factors associated with health and mental health are presented. | American Indians/ Alaska Natives, health problems, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), disabilities, tribal members | krc | public |
Appropriations Testimony of Ashley Tuomi 2017 | 2017 | My name is Ashley Tuomi. I am an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde of Oregon, the CEO of American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeast Michigan, and the President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. On behalf of 43 clinics and programs located in 21 states, I am grateful for this opportunity to once again testify before the Appropriations Subcommittee. | NCUIH, Ashley Tuomi, Appropriations Testimony, 2017 | krc | public |
Urban Indian Registration in RPMS – Fact Sheet | 2017 | This document is intended as a brief overview of documentation of tribal codes for consistent registration of eligible Urban Indians in RPMS and Non-RPMS systems by urban Indian organizations. | IHS, urban Indian, RPMS, codes | krc | public |
Appropriations Testimony Ashley Tuomi of 2016 | 2016 | Good morning my name is Ashley Tuomi, I am an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde of Oregon and I am the Chief Executive Officer of the American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan, Inc., and the President Elect of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. On behalf of the 34 Urban Indian Health clinics and programs, which are located in 21 states, I am grateful for this opportunity to testify before the Appropriations Subcommittee. | NCUIH, Appropriations Testimony, Ashley Tuomi, 2016 | krc | public |
Indian Health Service Updates on Behavioral Health Initiatives | 2017 | I am writing to provide updates on several important Indian Health Service (IHS) behavioral health initiatives. | IHS, NCUIH, Urban Indian Leaders, behavioral health, ICP, FASD | krc | public |
Appropriations Testimony of Donna Keeler 2015 | 2015 | Good afternoon my name is Donna Keeler, I am enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe from the Wind River reservation in Wyoming, and I am the Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinics, and the President of the National Council of Urban Indian health. On behalf of the 37 Urban Indian Health clinics and programs, which are located in 21 states and have 43 individual sites, I am grateful to the Chairman for this opportunity to testify before the Appropriations Subcommittee. | NCUIH, Appropriations Testimony, Donna Keeler, 2015 | krc | public |
Urgent action needed on health inequities among American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2017 | The population of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in the USA, which comprise about 5 million individuals, have worse health outcomes than other Americans. | AI/AN, population, Life expectancy, health, disparity | krc | public |
Sustainability Systems Assessment | 2017 | This letter is being sent to your organization to inform you that the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs would like to provide an administrative supplement to your program. | IHS, NCUIH, OUIHP, administrative supplement to your program | krc | public |
IHS Combats the Opioid Epidemic Facing American Indian and Alaska Native Communities | 2017 | I am writing to provide an update on efforts by the Indian Health Service (IHS) to combat the opioid epidemic facing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. | IHS, NCUIH, AI/AN, opioid epidemic | krc | public |
IHS Update on Systems Enhancements Related to the Use of Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) | 2017 | I am writing to update you on systems enhancements related to the use of electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS). The Indian Health Service (IHS) has developed a plan and project schedule to bring the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) into compliance with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) EPCS requirements. We anticipate software development and testing to occur over the summer of 2017, with the release of the software for implementation by the end of this calendar year. | IHS, NCUIH, EPCS, update | krc | public |
“IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY”: INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF HISTORICAL TRAUMA AMONG URBAN AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES IN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SOBRIETY MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS | 2017 | The aim of this exploratory study, which was informed by ethnographic principles, was to better understand the intergenerational transmission of historical trauma among urban American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in culturally specific sobriety maintenance programs. The results of the study were organized into 3 overarching categories, which included 10 themes that emerged contextually in relation to participants’ lived experience of historical and associated traumas, substance abuse, and current involvement in a culturally specific sobriety maintenance program. | urban AI/AN, inter-generational transmission , historical trauma, substance abuse, sobriety maintenance | krc | public |
Federal Court Allows Breach of Trust Claim A ainst /HS to Proceed | 2017 | In a significant decision, the U.S. District Court for South Dakota in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States, et al., 3-16-CV-03038-RAL, recently held that the Tribe's claim that the IHS violated the Federal trust responsibility to provide Indian health care was sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. | the U.S. District Court for South Dakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States, et al., 3-16-CV-03038-RAL, Tribes, IHS Rosebud Hospital, | krc | public |
National Indian Education Study 2015: American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 | 2017 | Since 2005, the National Indian Education Study (NIES) has provided educators, policymakers, and the public with information about the educational experiences and the academic performance of fourth- and eighth-grade American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. | AI/AN, Grade 4-8, NIES, education, National Indian Education Study , National Assessment of Educational Progress | krc | public |
IHS Addresses Question on Returning Unused Money to the United States Treasury | 2017 | I am committed to ensuring transparency and accountability at the Indian Health Service (IHS). To that end, I want to address a subject I've received many questions about: the perception that the IHS is returning a significant amount of unused money to the United States Treasury each year. | IHS, transparency, United States Treasury , | krc | public |
IHS Request to FDA for Exception to the Requirements of the Controlled Substances Act Due to Utilization of an Electronic Prescription Application | 2015 | This is inresponse to your letter dated April 27, 2015, to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). On behalf ofindian Health Service (IHS), and pursuant to Title 21, C_ode of Federal Regulations, Section 1307.03 (21 C.F.R. § 1307.03) you requested an exception to the conditions of 21 C.F .R. Part 1311, Subpart C. Specifically, you requô€€¨sted an exception to 21 C.F .R. § § 1311.115, 1311.120(b )(9), (b )(13), (b )(23), (b )(25), 1311.150, l 311.215(b ), and 1311.300 because IHS anticipates completion of software development, testing, certification, and release to bring IRS' s Resource and Patient Management System Electronic Health Record (RPMS/EHR) into conformity with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled, Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances by December 2018. This IRF became effective June 1, 2010. | IHS, FDA, Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances | krc | public |
What is Killing Our Children Child and Infant Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2017 | As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transported by helicopter from a remote rural community because she had been assaulted by her intoxicated partner. She was early in her third trimester, and the damage to her face and extremi-ties was dramatic but not life threatening. However, the trauma to her abdomen resulted in a fracture of the femur of her unborn 28-week-old female fetus. Our team recognized that while we could successfully get her safely through her pregnancy, the real challenges she and her daughter faced would come upon her return home. For American Indian people, context matters and is a key determinant of health and mortality. We need to examine what’s really killing our children across a spectrum of health indicators, and public health needs to intervene at all levels. | Child, Infant, Mortality, American Indians and Alaska Natives | krc | public |
The IHS Status of the Exemption of Certain IHS Positions from the Federal Hiring Freeze | 2017 | I am pleased to share an update on the status of the exemption of certain Indian Health Service (IHS) positions from the Federal civilian hiring freeze as provided by the Office of Management and Budget's (0MB) guidance memoranda (M-17-171 and M-17-182) for implementing the Presidential Memoranda Regarding the Hiring Freeze. | IHS, Federal civilian hiring freeze, provisions, Office of Management and Budget, exemption | krc | public |
SDPI Urban Fact Sheet | 2017 | SDPI should be have a long-term reauthorization of at least $200 million September 30, 2017, so that these programs can continue to eradicate diabetes and communities can access culturally appropriate diabetes care. | The Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) , urban, AI/AN,diabetes, UIHPs | krc | public |
NCUIH Welcomes Dr. Michael Toedt at the Acting Chief Medical Officer at IHS | 2017 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents urban Indian health care organizations across the nation, I thank you for your service and congratulate you on becoming the agency’s acting chief medical officer. | Dr. Michael Toedt, Acting Chief Medical Officer, IHS | krc | public |
NCUIH Requests an Exemption from the Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze for the Indian Health Service | 2017 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents urban Indian health care programs (UIHPs) across the nation that serve the 70% of American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) who live in urban environs, we urge your Administration to exempt the Indian Health Service (IHS) from the federal hiring freeze imposed pursuant to your January 23 memorandum. | IHS, NCUIH, Hiring needs, hiring freeze | krc | public |
NCUIH Welcomes Dr. Sarah Line as the IHS’ Office of Clinical Preventative Services Acting Director | 2017 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents urban Indian health care organizations across the nation, I thank you for your service and congratulate you on becoming the agency’s OCPS acting director. | Dr. Sarah Line, OCPS, IHS, Acting Director, NCUIH | krc | public |
NCUIH Welcomes Kelly Taylor as the IHS’ Acting Chief of Staff | 2017 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), which represents urban Indian health care organizations across the nation, I thank you for your service and congratulate you on becoming the agency’s acting chief of staff. | IHS, Acting Chief of Staff, Kelly Taylor, NCUIH | krc | public |
IHS Response Letter Dental CMS | 2017 | IHS Response Letter to NCUIH regarding the request for IHS's Commitment to Expanding Access to Oral Health Care Services in Indian Country. X | CMS,IHS, Dental Care, Dental, Pew, Indian Country, Oral Care, | krc | public |
MOU NCUIH AAIP | 2017 | This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is by and between the National Council of Urban Indian Health, hereinafter referred to as NCUIH” and the Association of American Indian Physicians, hereinafter referred to as “AAIP” both of which are hereinafter referred to as “organization” or collectively as “organizations”. This MOU coveys the commitment of the organization to work together for the purpose of achieving various aims and objectives in relation to mutual collaboration in future opportunities to improve the health of American Indian/Alaska Native communitie | MOU, AAIP, NCUIH, Urban Indians | krc | public |
Native American Youth Drawing Strength from Our Cultures | 2016 | Too often, the lives of Native American youth are understood through a narrow media lens This could not be further from the truth. Native youth are accomplishing incredible things together across the country every day. They are drawing strength from their cultures to help revive their languages, improve their peers’ outcomes in schools, improve their communities’ health by bringing back traditional foods, and reach out and give hope to other youth when hope is hard to find. | Youth, AI/AN, health and wellness | krc | public |
FACING THE FUTURE A LEADER VIEW OF URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS 2016 | 2016 | In July 2016, 30 leaders and workers of Urban Indigenous Organizations (UIO) from across the United States gathered together in Denver, Colorado. This meeting was an innovative collaborative event where attendees discussed the priorities and barriers of advancing the work in their respective arenas. The gathering was hosted and made possible by First Nations Development Institute, with further support from the National Urban Indian Family Coalition, the Kresge Foundation and the Comcast Foundation. After two days the attendees had identified shared themes and trends and where the most powerful leverage points for positive change may be. | Urban Indigenous Organizations (UIO), First Nation Development Institute, facing the future, Urban Indigenous America | krc | public |
IHS/OUIHP Strategic Planning for Urban Indian Health Programs – Confer Request | 2016 | Dear Mr. Bermudez Del Villar : | IHS, NCUIH, OUIHP, confer, request, Strategic Planning for Urban Indian Health Programs; Conferring; Bermudez Del Villar: | krc | public |
MOU between National Council of urban Indian Health and National Center for American Indians with Disabilities | 2016 | This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is by and between the National Council of Urban Indian Health ("NCUIH") and the National Center for American Indians with Disabilities ("NCAID") for the purpose of achieving various aims and objectives in relation to mutual collaboration in future opportunities. | MOU, NCUIH, NCAID, Indians with disabilities | krc | public |
Preventing and Responding to Suicide Clusters in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Report | 2016 | Preventing and Responding to Suicide Clusters in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities | Suicide, Suicide Cluster, American Indian, Alaska Native, AI/AN, suicide prevention, tribal communities. | krc | public |
THE URBAN INDIAN HEALTH CARE STORY:THE NEED FOR SERVICES | 2005 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). I am a member of the Menominee Tribe and serve on the board of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc., which provides health care services to the Milwaukee urban Indian community. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 34 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your Committee on urban Indian health issues. | NCUIH, testimony, 2005, Georgiana Ignace | krc | public |
The Origin and Application of the Confer Requirement in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2010 | Origin of the “Confer” Requirement – An Agreement Reached with NCUIH and | NCUIH, Conferring, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
DEFINITION OF INDIAN IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT FAQs | 2015 | The “Definitions of Indian” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are not consistent with the definitions already used by the Indian Health Service (IHS), Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) for services provided to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). The ACA definitions, which currently require that a person is a member of a federally recognized Tribe or an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) corporation, are narrower than those used by IHS, Medicaid and CHIP, thereby leaving out a sizeable population of AI/ANs that the ACA was intended to benefit and protect. | �Definitions of Indian�, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Indian Health Service (IHS), Medicaid and the Children�s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) | krc | public |
Definition of Indian in the Affordable Care Act | 2015 | REQUEST: Enact legislation that would streamline the Definition of Indian in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to conform with definitions used by IHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For Senators, Co-sponsor S. 2114, introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) which would provide a legislative fix to Definition of Indian in the Affordable Care Act. | Definition of Indian in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , IHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), | krc | public |
Addressing Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth | 2016 | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth experience trauma at higher rates than other youth in the U.S. population. In fact, according to a report by the Indian Country Child Trauma Center (BigFoot et al., 2008), Native youth are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma compared to their non-Native peers. A recent report from the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on AI/AN Children Exposed to Violence noted that AI/AN juveniles experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a rate of 22 percent, the same rate as veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and triple the rate of the general population (Dorgan et al. 2014; Robin et al. 1996). | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, Advisory Committee on AI/AN Children Exposed to Violence, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , | krc | public |
Addressing Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth | 2016 | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth experience trauma at higher rates than other youth in the U.S. population. In fact, according to a report by the Indian Country Child Trauma Center (BigFoot et al., 2008), Native youth are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma compared to their non-Native peers. A recent report from the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on AI/AN Children Exposed to Violence noted that AI/AN juveniles experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a rate of 22 percent, the same rate as veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and triple the rate of the general population (Dorgan et al. 2014; Robin et al. 1996). | American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, trauma, the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on AI/AN Children Exposed to Violence, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), behavioral health | krc | public |
HIV 101 | 2016 | Infograph | HIV 101, prevention, basic information | krc | public |
PrEP 101 | 2016 | Infograph on PrEP 101 | Infograph on PrEP 101, HIV, pre-exposure | krc | public |
IHS Urban Evaluation Data Letter to Urban Organization Leaders | 2014 | I am writing to confer on effective evaluation data for Urban Indian health programs (UIHPs) that are funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS) under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). During several meetings over the past 2 years, I have heard that some programs are concerned that the data and evaluation requirements for Title V UIHPs are difficult to meet for some programs and do not accurately reflect the range of programs and services of UIHPs. For example, while certain clinical measures may be routine for UIHPs with ambulatory clinics, they may be difficult to meet by UIHPs that only provide limited clinical services or outreach and referral services. | UIHP, IHS, IHCIA, Title V, Data evaluation | krc | public |
MSPI Funding Consultation | 2015 | The Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative is critical for American Indian and Alaska Natives due to substantially alarming rates of suicide and methamphetamine abuse in Indian Country. Since, September 2009, the MSPI efforts to serve American Indian and Alaska Native communities successfully contributed to over 9,400 individuals entering treatment for methamphetamine abuse. Additionally, over 12,000 substance abuse and mental health encounters were conducted via tele-health. Furthermore, desperate calls for individuals trained in suicide crisis response were answered with 13,150 professionals and community members undergoing such trainings. Lastly, more than 528,000 encounters with youth were provided as part of evidence-based and practice-based prevention activities. | MSPI, AI/AN, UIHP, Clinical Reporting System, Indian Health Institute | krc | public |
HHS, IHS Final Policy on Conferring With Urban Indian Organizations | 2014 | The Indian Health Service (IHS or ‘‘the Agency’’) is issuing this Notice to implement the final Policy for conferring with Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). In March 2010,the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) was reauthorized and amended as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111–148, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (together, the Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111–152. One of the changes made to the IHCIA was to create a new requirement that the IHS ‘‘confer’’ with UIOs, to the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out the IHCIA. | IHS, conferring UIHP, IHCIA, Policy | krc | public |
Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009–Indian Provision in H.R.3200 | 2009 | This Division provides no Indian- or tribal-specific provisions or protections. However, Indian people would enjoy the same benefits - or suffer the same penalties (e.g., tax penalties) that apply to the general population, with no recognition of the US trust responsibility for Indian health. In addition, there is no language to guarantee that Indian health care providers would be assured admission to provider networks. In fact, the licensing provision included in this Division would actually exclude Indian health care providers from participation in public plan. The omission of specific Indian language in this Division prompted the development of Rahall amendment package. | H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Indian Provision, S.1796, Health Care Reform, HCR, IHCIA, ACA, affordable care act | krc | public |
Amendments to H.R.3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 | 2009 | AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 3200 OFFERED BY MR. WAXMAN OF CALIFORNIA | H.R.3200, S.1796, United States House of Representatives, House, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Health Care Reform, HCR, aca, affordable care act | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) 5-year strategic plan 2006-2011 | 2009 | In the summer of 2006 the Board of Directors and Staff of the National Council on Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) met in a retreat to review the previous strategic planning efforts of the organization and to prepare a revised five year (2006-2011) strategic plan. In order to maintain a strategic focus within its current operating environment NCUIH will be monitoring this strategic plan at each of its meetings. Efforts are also underway to identify opportunities later in the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 fiscal years to enable the organization to engage in an intensive strategic planning process. | NCUIH, Strategic Plan, 5-year strategic plan | krc | restricted |
National Congress of The American Indian Resolution #SAC-06-071 | 2006 | The National Congress of American Indians Resolution #SAC-06-071 Title: Opposing the Presidents Request to Eliminate the urban Indian Health Programs | budget, amendments, FY 07, eliminaton, appropriations, uihp, uiho, urban indian, health care, trust responsibility, dhhs budget, ncai | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Urban Indian Count: US Census 2010 Background and Introduction | 2009 | The 2010 Census will shape the next decade for Indian country. Not only does the Census count define the tribal voice in Congress but it seriously affects funding and other opportunities for tribal people. The future of Indian Country is dependent upon an accurate count to allow for economic growth and improvement in services for native people. Unless US Census strategically targets the urban American Indian/Alaska Native population, the count will be incomplete. The devastating effects of this will permeate beyond the urban setting and affect tribal people living in all areas of the country. It is the position of the National Council of Urban Indian Health that failure to strategically target the urban Indian population will ultimately result in even more significant disparities in health and is committed to a complete and accurate count of all American Indians and Alaska Natives. | 2010 Census, Urban Indian, American Indian, Indian Country, Alaska Natives, NCUIH, US Census, relocation, recommendations | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Urban Amendment the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Issue: Service to Indians Living in Non-Reservation Settings | 2009 | Although the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) constitutes only 1% of the Indian Health Service budget, it provides an important link in the circle of health services that connects the reservation Indian population and the Urban Indian population (between which there is an ongoing mixing and movement). Removing Urban Indians from the IHCIA would also be a complete financial debacle for Tribal Programs nation-wide. This proved to be the case with the closing of the IHS operated urban facility in Albuquerque in 2005. Urban Indians were forced to return to reservations to obtain medical care, consuming the scarce resources available in the already overburdened Tribal facilities. The end result of the closing of this urban facility was indeed financial chaos for a series of Tribes; especially if we consider that- according to the 2000 Census- 67 % of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. | UIHP, urban indian health programs, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, definition, uniqueness, mobility, transiant | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Thanking Kathy Hughes of the Oneida Tribe Norbert Hill Center for testimony to the Committee on Natural Resources for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 03-14-07 | 2007 | On behalf of all the Urban Indian Health Programs, I would like to extend my warmest thanks for your essential testimony today at the Committee on Natural Resources hearing on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | thank you letter, kathy hughes, Oneida Tribe, testimony, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, ihcia | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) update on Reauthorizing of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | 2009 | The American health care system has undergone revolutionary changes in the last two decades. Unfortunately these changes are not reflected on the American Indian/Alaska Native health care system, above all because the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) has escaped reauthorization for thirteen years. Thus, the improvements in technology and methods of health care that have swept through the American medical landscape have rendered Native American health services outdated. In a coordinated effort NCUIH, NIHB, NCAI and several tribal consultants met with more than fourteen Republican members of the Energy and Commerce Committee last week to discuss the possible reauthorization of IHCIA. The meetings served as a platform for discussing the means necessary to bring Native American health care into the 21st Century. | legislative update, NCUIH, NIHB, NCAI, ACA, affordable care act, national council of urban indian health, national congress of american indians, national indian health board, ecc, energy and commerce committee, hcr, health care reform, ihcia, indian health care improvement act | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Response to Senate Committee of Indian Affairs concept paper 07-20-09 | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health thanks the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for seeking the views and suggestion from all of Indian Country on the redrafting of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Some have referred to the Indian health delivery system has broken, but it would be better to refer to the system as starved. Many of the vital elements of health delivery in Indian Country are unable to function properly due to either significant lack of resources or the inability to utilize those resources in ways that modern health care require. Health care reform can only go so far in moving Indian health care forward without the necessary increases in funding to support the programs and opportunities contained in H.R. 2708 and the Committees concept paper. That said this concept paper presents the desperately needed modernizations to the Indian health system. | IHCIA, ACA, NCUIH, NIHB, SCIA, NCAI, H.R.2708, senate committee on indian affairs, affordable care act, indian health care improvement act, national congress of american indians, national indian health board | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Research Proposal to Ms. Sarah Hicks, Director of Policy Research Center National Congress of American Indians March 2008 | 2008 | As an ever evolving entity, Indian Country was formed with many sovereign nations and communities within the United States; its geographically and culturally varied nature created multiple governmental dynamics through the years. Thus a series of different development initiatives evolved into a complex political, legal and cultural system. A system that was heavily influenced by the US Governments decisions and funding. The strength of its cultural values, as well as the deeply entrenched life principles, however, made Indian Country evolve different than what the US Government had planned. American Indians did not blend into the melting pot-- not even in the most pressing economic and social situations. Moreover, Indians did not remain constrained to reservation lands. Forced and voluntary mass migration on Indian people to urban and semi-urban settings took place in the last forty years. This has resulted in an expansion of Indian presence beyond tribal lands and, in fact, Urban Indian communities are the perfect synthesis of both the proof of how strong Indian Identity is (regardless of location and circumstances); and also a proof that the Indian paradigm needs to evolve at the same pace as its population. | research proposal, urban indian history, uihp, urban indian health programs, recognition, common definition, american indian, american indian, indian | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Press Release on Ryan White Care Act 12-11-06 | 2006 | Following months of political stalemate, the Ryan White Care Act (RWCA) was reauthorized by the Senate last week. While the passing of the bill bodes well for all individuals infected with HIV/AIDS, the news of the reauthorization was also widely lauded by Indian Country. For the first time in the history of RWCA, provisions guaranteeing treatment for Native Americans are included. | RWCA, ryan white care act, legislative update, HIV, AIDS, NNAAPC, national native american AIDS prevention center | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 12-03-09 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has Approved S.1790 Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) and S.1635 7th Generation Promise (Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009) | 2009 | Today the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approved S.1790, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2009 and S.1635, 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009 by unanimous voice vote. The committee will report the two bills as amended out from the committee. Chairman Byron Dorgan accepted en bloc: Dorgan managers amendment; Udall/Cantwell Facilities list/ADF amendment; and Murkowski amendments pertaining to sanitation facilities and definition clarifications. The committee also voted and approved two additional amendments: the first from Senator Tester on three additional Title V provisions, and the second from Senator Franken will create a permanent position to coordinate HIV/AIDs prevention and treatment as well as to provide additional technical assistance to Indian health care providers. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, S.1790, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization, S.1635, 7th Generation, Title V, Technical Assistance, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, aca, affordable care act | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 10-29-09 House Passes Interior Appropriations Conference Committee | 2009 | The conference report provided $4.1 billion for the service, $451 million (13%)more than regular FY 2009excluding funds received in the stimuluswhich is equal to the House bill. When the stimulus funds are taken into account, the measure provides $29 million less than the current level. Within that total, $3.7 billion is for health services, $395 million for health facilities, and $43,139,000 for the Urban Indian Health Program. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, 10-29-09, Appropriations Committee, FY2009, Fiscal Year 2009, funding, appropriations, hill heatbeat, newsletters, uihp, uiho | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Initial Stimulus Analysis 02-19-09 | 2009 | President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 this past Tuesday after several weeks of intense debate and work in Congress. NCUIH, working with NIHB and NCAI worked to ensure that key provisions from Title II of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and critical appropriations for Indian health care were included in the bill. Although NCUIH was unsuccessful in obtaining the 20 million for Urban Indian health facilities renovation and construction in the ARRA, we were successful in securing several key changes to the Social Security Act with regard to Medicaid, Medicare and SCHIP. NCUIH is still in the process of fully analyzing the bill and the new health provisions that it has introduced. Many of the new provisions regarding health care deliveryparticularly the provisions regarding health information technology and comparative effectiveness researchhave the potential to drastically change health policy and health care delivery. NCUIH will be preparing an in depth analysis of these provisions and the potential impact that they could have upon Urban Indian Health Program clinics and programs in the upcoming weeks. NCUIH will also be working with other health organizations to ensure that as the Department of Health and Human Services implements these changes, Urban Indian health concerns are heard. | ARRA, american recovery and re-investment act of 2009, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, stimulus, SCHIP, children's health insurance, aca, affordable care act | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Knowledge Map Submission Form | 2009 | submission form for publications to be added to the knowledge resource center | submission form, krc, knowledge resource center, | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) letter to Chairman Richard Brannan of the Northern Arapaho Tribe 12-19-07 for Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2007 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), I am writing to ask for your assistance in overcoming some last minute concerns raised by Senator Enzi that have the potential to block passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1200). We believe that the Senators concerns are largely based on misinformation and ask that you write the Senator in support of the bill as it is written without further damaging amendments. By standing together, Indian Country has greatly advanced this critical legislation. We urge you to stand with the urban Indian health programs, which provide services to your tribal members when they are in the cities we serve, so that those who would divide us and seek to kill this vital legislation are finally defeated themselves. | IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, s.1200, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, aca, affordable care act | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Letter to Honorable Jon Tester U.S. Senator Requesting to speak at the NCUIH Annual Conference 07-20-07 | 2007 | Urban Indian Communities nation-wide are thrilled to know that we have your support, empathy and understanding in our quest to restore and dignify healthcare access for Native Americans living in urban settings. For such reason, we would like to hereby officially request your presence as a speaker in our Annual Conference on September the 18th, 2007-- here in Washington, D.C. This event will also be a unique opportunity for us thank you for being our champion in Urban Indian Health issues. | senator tester, invitation, annual leadership conference | krc | public |
Motor vehicle crash fatalities by race/ethnicity in Arizona, 1990-06. | 2003 | Objective: To compare rates of motor vehicle crash (MVC) fatalities among different race/ethnic groups in urban and rural Arizona. | motor vehicle crash fatalities; American Indians; ethnic groups; urban/rural Arizona; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; gender; pedestrian; alcohol; occupant; Hispanic; African-American | krc | restricted |
Morbidity and comorbidity among Great Lakes American Indians: predictors of functional ability. | 1997 | This article explores patterns of morbidity and comorbidity and their ability to predict functional disability among American Indian elders, using data from a sample of urban, rural off-reservation, and reservation Great Lakes American Indians age 55 and older. | morbidity/comorbidity patterns; functional disability; urban ; rural off-reservation; reservation; Great Lakes American Indians; elders; chronic illnesses; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs); Activities of Daily Living (ADLs); CMI | krc | public |
Modifications to the Chairman’s Mark on America’s Healthy Futures Act of 2009 | 2009 | Modifications to the Chairmans Mark DAmericas Healthy Futures Act of 2009 September 22, 2009 Modifications to the Chairmans Mark, Title IHealth Care Coverage | Healthy Futures Act of 2009, Health Care Reform, HCR, S.1796, Wyden Amendment, | krc | public |
Minutes Title IV Indian Health Care Improvement Act 99 | 1999 | Prepared by Ed Fox | Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Ed Fox, 1999 Minutes, aca, affordable care act, medicare, fqhc, chc, managed care, appropriation, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
Mild traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1998-2000. | 2005 | Primary Objective: To determine the incidence and epidemiology of emergency department (ED)-attended mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)in the US. | emergency department; incidence and epidemiology; mild traumatic brain injury; mTBI; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; American Indians/Alaska Natives;sports-related injury | krc | public |
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) Welcome Letter | 2010 | The Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Behavioral Health welcomes you to the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI). The (MSPI) is a nationally-coordinated demonstration program, focusing on providing The MSPI is comprised of 124 Federal, Tribal, and Urban Programs that proposed new and enhanced methods of addressing methamphetamine and suicide crises. | MSPI, Methamphetamine, Suicide, Prevention, Welcome letter | krc | public |
Mental health screening results for Native American and Euro-American youth in Oregon juvenile justice settings. | 2003 | Mental health needs of Native American youth in the Oregon juvenile justice system are compared to those of Euro-American youth. The comparison is between 109 Euro-American youth and 22 Native American youth drawn from two samples of youth adjudicated to community service and incarcerated. The youth completed a mental health history and indices of mental health and health status. | mental health; Native American youth; Oregon juvenile justice system; Euro-American youth; community service; incarceration; health status; clinical services; suicide | krc | restricted |
Mental health needs assessment of Tucson’s urban Native American population | 1999 | This report presents the design, implementation, and results of a 1992 mental health needs assessment of Tucson's urban American Indians. The study was conducted under the auspices of the Traditional Indian Alliance (TIA) of Greater Tucson, Inc. TIA is a community-based, non-profit corporation committed to addressing the health and social welfare issues of Tucson's American Indians. | mental health; needs assessment; Tucson; urban American Indians; health/social welfare; culturally sensitive; program development; socioeconomic problems; psychological effects/distress; support system | krc | public |
Memorandum, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reorganization 99 | 1999 | Memorandum between UIHO's and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | rwjf, robert wood johnson fund, robert wood johnson, memorandum, partnership, partners, managed care, prevention, funding | krc | restricted |
Memorandum of Understanding between the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAACP) and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) 04-03-08 | 2008 | This memorandum of understanding (MOU) is entered into between the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) - hereafter referred to as NNAAPC - and National Council on Urban Indian Health - hereafter referred to as NCUIH - in order to enhance, advocate and strengthen Health and HIV prevention provided to American Indian and Native Alaskan. Through this MOU, NNAAPC will collaborate when appropriate with NCUIH. | MOU, Memorandum of Understanding, NNAAPC, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, HIV | krc | restricted |
Memorandum of Cooperative Agreement Between the National Congress of American Indians and the National Council of Urban Indian Health. | 2009 | This Memorandum of Cooperative Agreement is entered into between the National Congress of American Indians, hereafter referred to as NCAI, and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, hereafter referred to as NCUIH. As set forth by this agreement, a cooperative relationship is hereby established between NCAI and NCUIH while recognizing the independent and autonomous authorities of each entity. The major purpose of this agreement is to facilitate shared efforts to promote health care for all Indian people and to cooperate by providing services, technical help and outreach to each other in areas of common interest. | MOU, Cooperative Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, NCAI, NCUIH, National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Memorandum between IHS and KAI (Kauffman & Associates) regarding possible UIHP in Fayetteville, NC May-8-2000 | 2000 | Memorandum Kauffman & Associates may-8-2000 Itinerary for Fayetteville, NC update on other site visits | kauffman and associates, kai, ihs, indian health service, MOU, possible site, uiho, uihp, needs assessment, lumbee | krc | restricted |
Legislative Update from NCUIH / NIHB re: Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Reauthorization 02-06-08 | 2008 | Legislative Goal for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Congress established the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) in 1997 and the program was reauthorized in 2002, for five years at $150 million per year. The SDPI is a grant program administered by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and grants are awarded to IHS service units, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and urban Indian clinics to provide diabetes prevention and treatment programs. The SDPI is set to expire in 2008. | SDPI, Special Diabetes Program for Indians, NIHB, NCUIH, National Indian Health Board, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Medicare Prescription Summary Talking Points 2003 | 2003 | Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation Summary Talking Points Discount drug care Traditional Medicare Low-income seniors New Medicare Advantage Health Savings Accounts for all Alaskan | h.s.1, amendment XVII, social security, prescription, benefits, medicare, talking points, discount drug care, traditional medicine, low-income, medicare advantage, FPL | krc | public |
Meaningful Use (MU) and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Program PPT presentation (slides) | 2011 | Presentation on Meaningful Use, and the Electronic Health record Program. Presentation was held at the 2011 Annual Leadership Conference, presented by | meaningful use, MU, electronic health records, ehr, ncuih, presentation, slides, alc, annual leadership conference presentation, Gille, | krc | public |
Letter to Tribal Leaders from the United States Senator Byron Dorgan, February 15, 2008 expressing commitment to Indian Health Care Improvement Act and the unanimous consent to complete the five amendments | 2008 | Letter from Byron Dorgan to tribal leaders stating his and the SCIA steadfast support and dedication to IHCIA being passed. | Byrom Dorgan, SCIA, IHCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, affordable care act, aca, health care reform, HCR, SCIA, senate committee on indian affairs | krc | public |
Letter to Tribal Leaders from Health and Human Services, Department of Indian Health Services, reaffirming the governments commitment to providing services to American Indians 01-10-00 | 2000 | As we begin the next century, I believe it is important to reaffirm the Federal Government's commitment to providing health services to American Indian and Alaska Native AI/AN people. Proof of this commitment is the dedication of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to its mission of ensuring that health care services are available and accessible to all eligible AI/AN people. The IHS and tribes share a unique partnership in carrying out this mission, whether the local program is operated directly by the IHS or by tribal governments through the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Public Law (P.L.) 93-638, as amended. | IHS, self-determination, ISDEAA, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Indian Health Service, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, I/T/U | krc | public |
Draft Letter to the House of Representatives from NCUIH President Georgiana Ignace 06-14-08 requesting support for H.R. 1328 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | 2008 | As the President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), and on behalf of the 36 urban Indian health clinics serving over 150,000 patients annually, I write to request your support for H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). In | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, ACA, affordable care act, reauthorization, budget, appropriations, support, letter, NCUIH | krc | public |
Draft Letter to House of Representatives requesting support for H.R. 1328 Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), National Indian Health Board (NIHB), and the National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (NSC) | 2009 | We write to implore you to support H.R. 1328, the bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), and to urge that this bill | H.R.1328, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, aca, affordable care act, HCR, health care reform | krc | public |
Letter to T. Frieden Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from Senators Akaka, Murkowski, Baucus, Johnson, Tester, Cantwell, and Begich in support for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) separate funding 11-24-09 | 2009 | Letter from various Senators expressing concern over lack of support for prevenative measures for HIV/ AIDS for American Indians | HIV, AIDS, NNAAPC, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, CDC, Center for Disease Control | krc | public |
Letter to the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies on Restoration of Appropriations 02-07-07 (NCUIH) | 2007 | Urban Indian Health Organizations are not only a source of unique and culturally appropriate health care for the urban Indian population they also serve as a critical cultural link for urban Indians struggling for identity. They are also an indispensable partner in providing services to families in their local communities across the country. Far from duplicating the health services offered by CHCs, Urban Indian Health Organizations have a proven track record of providing quality care and targeted outreach to vulnerable American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas. Losing Title V would undermine the Urban Indian Health Organizations ability to retain its high quality and culturally appropriate services to the wildly underserved while at the same time weakening the local public health safety net. | UIHO, Urban indian Health Organizations, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, Appropriations, zero-ing out, elimination, fy 06, president bush, appropriations, budget, funding, uiho, chc | krc | public |
Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from Eli Grayson President of the California Muscogee (Creek) Association thanking for the support of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) 11-06-09 | 2009 | Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from Eli Grayson President of the California Muscogee (Creek) Association thanking for the support of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | California Muscogee, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, ACA, affordable care act, health care reform | krc | public |
Letter to Senator Dorgan and Barrasso of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Expressing strong support for Dr. Yvette Roubideaux (IHS) from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) | 2009 | I am writing to express my strong support of Dr. Yvette Roubideaux for the position of Director of Indian Health Services (IHS). I express individual support but also extend support on behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, our 36 member programs and the 150,000 patients that our programs serve annually. We feel that Dr. Roubideaux not only has the experience and passion | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, United States Senate, Barrasso, Dorgan, Dr. Roubideaux, IHS, Indian Health Services, Support Letter | krc | public |
Engaging Young Minds and Sustaining Youth in Prevention Programs | 2010 | Engaging Young Minds and Sustaining Youth in Prevention Programs Powerpoint Presentation from Friendship House Association of San Francisco | friendship house, youth, sustainability, mental health, youth, san francisco, friendship house, paddock, locario, prevention, presentation, | krc | public |
Kauffman & Associates Suicide Among American Indians PPT Slides 2008 | 2008 | Kauffman & Associates Slides, Suicide Among American Indian/Alaskan Native Youth | Kauffman & Associates, Suicide, Youth, Prevention 2008, PPT, KAI, suicide prevention | krc | public |
Information Dose 1-4-10 | 2011 | 1. Evidence-based Practices for Effective Case Management (Behavioral Health) | ncuih, info dose, information dose, newsletter, N7, Native HOPE, H.O.P.E., Suicide prevention | krc | public |
Information Dose 09-10-09 | 2009 | This issue of the Information Dose includes: | National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, Information Dose, 09-10-09, CMS, Center for Medicaid Services, American Indian, Alaska Native, H1N1 Vaccine, HHS, Health and Human Services, Urban Indian, American Indian | krc | public |
Information Dose 03-30-10 Special Methamphetamine Edition | 2010 | In This Issue
| National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, Methamphetamine, Meth, Prevention, Substance Abuse, Intervention, PowerPoint Presentations, MSPI, Meth Prevention, Post-vention, Relapse, Meth 360, UCLA, National Indian Youth Leadership project, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, Culturally-based approach | krc | public |
Information Dose 03-17-10 | 2010 | In This Issue:
| National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, 03-17-10, Behavior Health, Native Health Database, Warrior Spirit, National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Census 2010, Take 10 Challenge | krc | public |
Information Dose 01-28-10 | 2010 | In this issue 1. Public Safety in Indian Country Press Release (Executive Director) 2. Article-Challenges for Native American Victims of Domestic Violence (Executive Director, Behavioral Health, Medical) 3. National Children's Health Insurance Summit--Strategies for Increasing Enrollment and Retention (Executive Director, Finance Department) 4. Tribal Leadership Conference (Executive Director) 5. Request for Public Comment: The National Plan for Action (All Staff) 6. 2010 Summer Fellowship Program (Research Department) | National Council of Urban Indian Health, Domestic Violence, Native Americans, American Indians, National Children's Health Summit, 2010 Summer Fellowship Program, Information Dose, 01-28-10, Info Dose | krc | public |
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination among Native American elders in a primary care practice. | 2000 | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how frequently older and high-risk adults received vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal infection and to identify patient characteristics associated with adherence to published recommendations. | Native American elders; respiratory diseases; influenza and pneumococcal immunization; primary care; medicare; depression; cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; vaccinations, american indian health, influenza, diabetes, elders, culturally appropriate | krc | public |
Influence of Health Care, Cost, and Culture on Breast Cancer Screening: Issues Facing Urban American Indian Women | 1999 | Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among American Indian women. Southwestern American Indian women are more likely to have distant spread of the disease, and 5-year survival from breast cancer is poor in comparison to U.S. whites. Mortality from breat cancer could be reduced by more than 30% in American Indian women if current recommendations for screening were followed. | Female; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility; Mammography; Mortality; Neoplasms, Breast/Prevention & Control; Women's Health Services, women health, female health, mammogram, cancer, predictors, breast examination, examination, | krc | restricted |
Indian Women’s Health Care Round Table, Final Report (IHS) | 1991 | This Indian Health Service-sponsored rountable meeting provided a forum for Indian women, health providers, elected tribal leaders, and researchers to: 1) identify the major health problems of Indian women; 2) identify strategies to address these issues; 3) develop recommendations for comprehensive Indian women's health programs. | Indian women; Indian Health Service; major health problems; Indian women's health programs; cultural and economic realities; high-risk lifestyles; activities; trends; women's health legislation; Indian child protection; urban health; mental health programs, cancer, | krc | public |
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Title 25-Indians Chapter 14-Misc, Subchapter 2–Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance | 1975 | Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Full Text) | self-determination, education, sovereignty, indigenous, education, assistance | krc | public |
Indian Health Services Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Strategic Plan 2006-2011 (DRAFT) | 2006 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE OF URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAMS 2006-2011 STRATEGIC PLAN (DRAFT- NOVEMBER 7, 2006) | IHS, Indian Health Service, Strategic Plan, UIHP, urban indian health programs, uiho, urban indian health organization | krc | public |
Indian Health Service statistical note on concepts of urban and rural and other geographic entities | 1995 | The purpose of this document, the ninth note in this series, is to clarify the concepts of urban and rural and other geographic entities as they relate to the IHS and the American Indian and Alaska Native population | demographics, data, population, urban indian, definition, Alaska Native Regional Corporations; Census Geography; Counties; Federally Recognized American Indian Reservations; Metropolitan Areas; Off Reservation Trust Lands; Population Categories; State Recognized American Indian Reservations; Statistical Entities; Urban and Rural Areas; Urbanized Areas | krc | public |
Indian Health Service PowerPoint Presentation on Overview of Meaningful Use for the Urban Program | 2010 | Indian Health Services Office of Information and Technology PowerPoint Presentation on EHR (electronic health records), incentive programs, and measuring effectiveness. | OIT, office of information and technology, IHS, Indian health Services, incentive program, effectiveness, ehr, electronic health records | krc | public |
Indian Health Service HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives Governmental Accessibility Office 12-07 | 2007 | The Indian Health Service (IHS), part of HHS, provides or arranges health care services, including HIV/AIDS treatment, to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives. It provided or arranged services for a projected 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in fiscal year 2007, across 12 federally designated areas that cover all or part of 35 states. Services are provided through IHS-funded facilities, including those operated by IHS, those operated by tribes, and Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) facilities or through contracts with outside providers. Our prior work found gaps in the health care services IHS provided for American Indians and Alaska Natives that, in some cases, hindered American Indians and Alaska Natives from obtaining needed services. In addition to IHS, American Indians and Alaska Natives with HIV/AIDS may also receive care through other sources depending on their access to private health insurance; their eligibility for other federal health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid; or their eligibility for services provided by entities because access to HIV/AIDS prevention services can affect the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives who have the disease and there may be variation in the availability of treatment services, you asked us to examine IHSs efforts related to HIV/AIDS. Specifically, we examined the extent to which IHS provides (1) HIV/AIDS prevention services and (2) HIV/AIDS treatment services. We also examined (3) what other HIV/AIDS-related initiatives IHS has undertaken. | IHS, HHS, American Indians, Alaska Natives, UIHP, HIV, AIDS, Budget, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Report to Congress | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Service Director’s Initiatives 2005 | 2005 | The goal of this initiative is to develop a process for the IHS to effectively and efficiently address chronic conditions. A strategic plan will be developed using a model for chronic illness care created from the experience of the IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, the Chronic Care Model, the WHO Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions Framework, and the Institute | IHS, Indian Health Services, Directors Initiatives, Strategies, strategic plan, Chronic Disease | krc | public |
Indian Health Care Reform Improvement Act (IHCIA) National Tribal Steering Committee – Summary of the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Action of 2009 by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs October 2009 – Title V Provisions | 2009 | Summary of Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Action of 2009 | Title V, title 5, aca, affordable care act, ACA, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, reauthorization, 2009, HCR, Health Care Reform | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Letter from the National Council of Urban Indian Health to Senator Reid thanking for his work to reform national health care insurance 10-29-09 | 2009 | The primary focus of the National Council of Urban Indian Health is advocating for the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban centers. We believe that health care reform is critical to ensuring all Indian people have access to affordable care and all medically necessary health care services. To that | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, aca, affordable care act. ACA, S.1790, NIHB, NCAI, NCUIH, National Indian Health Board, National Council of Urban Indian Health, National Congress of American Indians, NSC, National Steering Committee | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Fact Sheet Reauthorization of IHCIA Bringing Indian Health Services into the 21st Century | 2009 | The United States has a longstanding trust responsibility to provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This responsibility is carried out by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services through the IHS. Since its passage in 1976 the IHCIA has provided the programmatic and legal framework for carrying out the federal governments trust responsibility for Indian health. The IHCIA is the law under which health care is administered to American Indians and Alaska Natives. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, ACA, affordable care act, aca, HCR, Health care Reform, Reauthorization, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Background and Timeline | 2009 | Originally created in 1976 as an acknowledgement of low-health status ranking disparities in comparison to the general population, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act has been reauthorized three times with the mandate to implement the Federal responsibility for the care and education of the Indian people by improving the services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in such Programs. | IHCIA, NCUIH, ACA, aca, affordable care act, Background, Timeline, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, National Council of Urban Indian Health, health disparities | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Proposed Provision of Restitution 1 | 2009 | Provisions for Restoration: Although the urban Indian health programs have lost a number of provisions over the years, the National Council of Urban Indian Health is only advocating for the return of 3 provisions and the creation of one new provision authorizing the appropriation of funds for HIT for Urban Indian Organizations. These provisions would all be included in Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and would not impact Tribal appropriations as all appropriations for Urban Indian Organizations must come through authorizing language in Title V. Outlined below are the provisions that NCUIH respectfully asks that National Steering Committee recommend for re-inclusion in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Provision for Restitution, NCUIH, HIT, UIHP, IHCIA, National Steering Committee, aca, affordable care act, ACA, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Health Information Technology, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Letter from the National Council of Urban Indian Health to Congresswoman Pelosi thanking for the work done developing H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act 10-29-09 | 2009 | Thank you for the work you and others have done on developing H.R. 3962. We appreciate your efforts to address the problems facing our The primary focus of the National Council of Urban Indian Health is advocating for the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban centers. We believe that health care reform is critical to ensuring all Indian people have access to affordable care and all medically necessary health care services. To that | IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act, ACA, affordable care act, aca, HCR, Health care reform, Thank You letter, Nancy Pelosi, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, H.R.3962, H.R.2708 | krc | restricted |
Health and Human Services Staff Analysis of S.212 | 2002 | HHS Staff Analysis of S.212 | DHHS, S.212, 2002, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, Public Health Program, I/T/U, federal matching, fmap, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, aca, | krc | public |
Health Problems and Use of Services at Two Urban American Indian clinics | 1988 | The use of primary health care services by urban American Indians and their health problems were compared with national and regional data compiled by the Indian Health Service, Bureau of the Census, Office of Technology Assessment, and the National Center for Health Statistics. A survey of medical records was conducted at urban Indian health clinics, one located in Oklahoma City, OK, and the other in Wichita, KS. Health records of 500 patients from each clinic were reviewed. | Adult; Age Factors, Aged, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Utilization, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Services Research, Health Status, Health Surveys, Income, Insurance, Health, Male, Medical Records, Middle Age, Sex Factors, Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Health Care Reform Joint Support Letter Rahall Amendment | 2008 | Representative Rahalls amendment package will provide that the necessary provisions to protect and preserve the Indian health system. These include: ensuring that Indian people will not be penalized for utilizing the I/T/U system, protecting health benefits provided to Indian people by their tribes from retroactive taxation, and provisions strengthening Indian health providers ability to seek third party reimbursement for services provided to Indian people. The Rahall amendment package will provide much needed modernizations to the Indian health delivery system as well as further developing Indian Countrys ability to conduct its own research through the development and strengthening of Indian epidemiology centers. The Rahall amendment package also allows tribes and tribal organizations to provide desperately needed health services to their people such as long term care services, home and community-based health services, and assisted living services. These are health services that most Americans take for granted but many American Indians and Alaska Natives are unable to access. The Rahall amendment package would address this inequality. | Rahall, Amendments, affordable care act, aca, I/T/U, Indian Health Services, IHS, Urban Indians, Native Americans, Indian Country, NCAI, NIHB, NCUIH, tribal | krc | public |
Health Insurance Reform and IHCIA PPT presentation NCUIH Conference | 2010 | Health Insurance Reform and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act - It Passed... Celebrate! Presented at the 2010 NCUIH Annual Leadership Conference | IHCIA, HCR, health care reform, aca, affordable care act, indian health care improvement act, presentation, ppt | krc | public |
Health Care Reform Analysis by NCUIH | 2010 | This document is a preliminary analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and what the provisions will mean for Urban Indian Health Programs. | health care reform, hcr, analysis, aca, cost sharing, tax penalty, express lane, medicare part b, fqhc, summary, PPACA, NIHB, NCAI, NCUIH | krc | public |
Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) Health Care Affordability Fact Sheet 10-10-08 | 2008 | Research has found that the amount charged for health care can be a determining factor for whether or not individuals seek necessary health care services. With health care costs at an all-time high, more families are finding that health care no longer fits in their budgets. | Health Care, Affordability, Fact sheet, New York, Health Care cost, affordability, health care reform, aca, affordable care act, hcr, new york state | krc | public |
H.R. 2708 Justification and Explanations 07-21-09 | 2009 | Due to the structure of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act separate definitions for Indians who live on the reservations or near their tribal homes (Indians) and Indians who live off the reservations (Urban Indians) were necessary despite the fact that the distinction is largely legal and academic rather than reflecting and actual distinction. However, under the previous Administration, Executive branch agencies such as DHHS began actively interpreting any law that did not specifically include urban Indians or urban Indian organizations to exclude the urban Indian community. This causes particular problems with regard to third party billing, conferring with agencies on issues impacting urban Indian health, and fully developing the urban Indian health program. The automatic assumption when interpreting IHCIA that urban Indians are excluded if not explicitly included is a long running issue and not one easily solved on the administrative level. Given this interpretive rubric used by the Executive branch for interpreting federal Indian law, it is particularly important to specifically include urban Indians in any statement of federal policy or Congressional intent as the absence of urban Indians will be interpreted as a specific intent to exclude. | H.R.2708, Legislative Update, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, DHHS, Health and Human Services, Urban Indians, affordable care act, aca | krc | public |
H.R. 2997 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House) | 2009 | For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $3,657,618,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: | Self-determination, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, IHS, affordable care act, aca | krc | public |
FY2011 Budget Recomendations to DHHS Darryl Red Eagle | 2008 | FY 2011 Tribal Budget Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, FY 2011 Tribal Budget Recommendations, contract health costs, medicare, inflation, | krc | public |
Letter to M. Barnes, Director, Domestic Policy Council from the National Congress of American Indians and the National Indian Health Board expressing concerns for Indian Country health care and offering solutions for immediate action 04-06-09 | 2009 | Reducing the spiraling costs of health care is a priority for Indian Country. Astronomical medical inflation rates, the expense of providing services in extremely rural communities, along with an increasing Indian population and limited competitive pricing have all tremendously hindered tribes and IHSs abilities to provide health care to Indian people. Often times, the only option is to require strict adherence to a medical priority system. These covered services are meant to be used for emergency and specialty medical services not offered onsite. However, due to severe under-funding, they | NCAI. National Congress of American Indians, HCR, Health Care Reform, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Health Disparities, affordable care act, ACA | krc | public |
Letter to Dr. Grim Indian Health Services from the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health about Eligibility Requirements | 2009 | Letter from California Consortium of Urban Indian Health to Dr. Charles Grim of the Indian Health Service about Eligibility Requirements | Eligibility, IHS, Indian Health Service, CCUIH, California Consortium for Urban Indian Health, recognition, eligibility | krc | public |
Kay Culbertson Oral Presentation Tribal/HHS/White House Meeting | 2002 | Oral Presentation of Ms. Kay Culbertson, President of NCUIH | White House, Meeting, NCUIH, HHS, Tribal, National Council of Urban Indian Health, 2002, Title V, title 5, testimony, UIHP, fmap, SCHIP, budget increase, aca, demonstration projects, WIC, title x | krc | public |
Lessons from Successful Systems: Evidence-Based Practices and Systems of Care: Implementation Matters (System Implementation Issue Brief #4) | 2007 | This issue brief presents key findings on the relationship between EBPs and systems of care from Case Studies of System Implementation. Strategies critical to implementing EBPs within systems of care are also presented. | evidence-based practices, best methods, systems of care, EBP's, EBP, systems of care, | krc | public |
Legislative Commission on Indian Services (Oregon) 2006 | 2006 | Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs Letter of consequenses and issues pertaining to propsed budget cuts to UIHP programs in FY 06-07 | NARA, Elimination, Presidents budget, zero-ing out, uihp, urban indian health programs, letter of support | krc | public |
Letter from Senator Wyden to President Obama offering congratulations and showing commitment to reforming Health Care 11-21-08 | 2008 | Senator Wyden congratulating President Obama on elections, and offering support for Health care Reform | Wyden, Obama, HCR, health care reform, ACA, aca, indian health care improvement act, IHCIA | krc | public |
Letter from Senator Reid to Geoffrey Roth of the National Council of Urban Indian Health–December 18, 2007 wishing to express his shared support for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 (S.1200) | 2007 | Letter from Senator Reid to NCUIH, expressing his ongoing support for IHCIA | Senator Reid, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, affordable care act, aca | krc | public |
Letter from Robert McSwain Director of Indian Health Services to Tribal Leaders to inform of the allocation of funds by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, Public Law 110-161 03-23-09 | 2009 | Robert McSwain Director of Indian Health Services to Tribal Leaders to inform of the allocation of funds by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 | appropriations, IHS, indian health services, consolidated appropriations act, NTAC, MSPI, methamphetamine and suicide prevention, | krc | public |
Unsettling Scores – A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs, April 2007 | 2007 | While there are abundant data on Medicaid, these tend to avoid making value judgments. This report therefore seeks to fill the existing gap. We feel that it is not enough to say this is the way things are; instead, we should assess and say this is the way things should be. Almost 20 years ago, the Public Citizen Health Research Group published a report on Medicaid, Poor Medicine for Poor People, ranking state Medicaid programs. The current report seeks to update that report. But because programmatic mandates have changed and states now have considerably more latitude in how they run their programs, the indicators are different, as are the sources of data. As a result, there is greater variety among states, as well as greater differences within states. Each state program has been evaluated in terms of four categories: eligibility, scope of services, quality of care, and reimbursement. These were in turn measured by 55 indicators, and the resulting scores were weighted according to the relative value given to each category by experts. The ranking system gives a state a score for each category as well as an overall score. | Medicaid, eligibility, federal medical assistance program, scope of services, quality of care, reimbursement, state by state, assessment, expansion, eligibility, quality of care, disability, SCHIP | krc | public |
Top Priorities of Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health developed a comprehensive transition plan for the first 100 days of the Obama Administration addressing problems and issues confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives living in Urban Centers. NCUIH fully supports the goals and plans of Indian Country, but wants to ensure that the specific needs of the urban communities are addressed during this critical time. For the sake of clarity NCUIH has identified its top three concerns for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Transition Team: | CMS, Transition, First 100 Days, Medicaid, Medicare, fmap, federal medical assistance program, Urban Indians, UIHP, Policy Recommendations, Development, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services | krc | restricted |
The Medicaid Commission – A report to Honorable Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, Department of Health and Human Service and the United States Congress, September 1, 2005 | 2005 | The Medicaid Commission was established by charter by the Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in May 2005. The commission charge is defined as follows: a) The Commission shall report to the Secretary, for his consideration and submission to Congress, by September 1, 2005, their recommendations on options to achieve $10 billion in scorable Medicaid savings over 5 years while at the same time make progress toward meaningful longer-term program changes to better serve beneficiaries. b) By December 31, 2006, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary a report making longer-term recommendations on the future of the Medicaid program that ensure the long-term sustainability of the program. They shall develop proposals that address the following issues: 1) Eligibility, benefits design, and delivery; 2) Expanding the number of people covered with quality care while recognizing budget constraints; 3) Long term care; 4) Quality of care, choice and beneficiary satisfaction; 5) Program administration; and 6) Other topics that the Secretary may submit to the Commission. | Medicaid, commission report, sustainability, eligibility, recognition, long-term care, administration, managed care, FMAP, fmap, Federal Medical Assistance Program, CMS, recommendations, expansion, medicaid expansion, co-payments | krc | public |
Summary to Amendment 4023: Moratorium on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Target Case Management, and Management Services Regulations | 2008 | Our amendment would delay through March 2009 recently proposed regulatory action by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This particular regulation drastically cuts Medicaid funding for case management and targeted case management (TCM) services that currently assist Medicaid-eligible adults and children with complex situations -- including beneficiaries with disabilities, mental illness and children in foster care -- access much-needed medical, social, educational and other services. | CMS, TCM, Medicaid, Center for Medicaid services, Amendments, Amendment 4023, Target Case Management, 02-26-08, fee for service, deficit reduction act, DRA | krc | public |
CMS Federal Qualified Health Centers (handout) Medicaid&Medicare | 2010 | 2010 Handout CMS Federally Qualified health Centers (FQHC) and Tribal and Urban Indian Health Programs Statutory citation, Services, Eligible entity, Tribal and urban facility eligibility etc. | cms, medicaid, medicare, eligibility, I/T/U, enrollment, FQHC, reimbursement | krc | public |
Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Programs Aug 31, 2005 Part 2 | 2005 | Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Program Aug 31, 2005 three part publication, Mim Dixon & Kris Locke, Medicaid Roundtable P52, P53 & P54 | medicaid, expansion, fmap, CHIP, IHCIA, ACA, I/T/U, definition of indian | krc | public |
Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Programs Aug 31, 2005 Part 1 | 2005 | Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Programs Mim Dixon & Kris Locke Medicaid Roundtable Aug 31, 2005 (slides) | medicaid, expansion, fmap, CHIP, IHCIA, ACA, I/T/U, definition of indian | krc | public |
2008 Annual Report of The Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds (Medicaid | 2008 | 2008 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. | 2008 Annual Report, Federal Medicaid Assistance Program, FMAP, Medicaid, Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Medicaid, Part B, Part D | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Protections for Indians in Medicaid & Chip 2010 | 2010 | ARRA Protections for Indians in Medicaid & Chip 2010 (slides) | ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Recovery Act, 2009, discussion paper, notes, presentation, exemptions, CHIP, childrens health insurance program, I/T/U, consultation, conferring, | krc | public |
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Serviices, slides April-7-2010 (tribal Affairs) | 2010 | Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Slides) April -7-2010 CMS Tribal Consultation presentation | cdc, conferring, consultation, fy 2005, presentation, slides, urban indian health programs, CMS, CHIP, childrens health insurance program, medicare, medicaid, TTAG, CHIPRA, consultation, conferring, recommendations | krc | public |
CMS Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services: Medicare and You 2016 (handout) | 2016 | Summary of Medicare benefits, coverage options, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare. | CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, Center for Medicaid Services, Monthly costs, Premiums, FQHC, | krc | public |
Eligibility Proposal from V. Davidson to Medicaid Commission 06-21-06–Eligibility Reform Proposal Regarding Services to American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2006 | The Congress has generally assigned this responsibility to the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It funds IHS through direct appropriations and, since 1976, through authority for IHS and tribes and tribal organizations that carry out IHS programs under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended (ISDEAA), to bill Medicaid and Medicare, as well as other third-party payors. Because the responsibility is Federal, Congress also authorized 100 percent Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for States that reimburse for services provided through IHS and tribal facilities. Thus, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has become a partner to IHS in fulfilling the Federal responsibility, albeit often a reluctant one. | Legislative update, IHS, Indian Health Service, FMAP, federal medical assistance program, fmap, Eligibilty Reform, CMS, Centers for Medicaid Services, HHS, Health and Human Services, Self-Determination | krc | public |
Federal Funding for Medicaid Health Information Technology Activities | 2010 | The item concerns the federal matching funds made available to states by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to incentivize the adoption of meaningful use-certified EHR technology. Final regulations have been promulgated by CMS, and this letter will provide further guidance on these utilizing these matching funds. | HIT, health information technology, hitech, IT, EHR, electronic health records, 100% FFP, ARRA, american recovery and reinvestment act | krc | public |
Integrating Indian health programs into Medicaid and managed care systems | 1996 | The purpose of this roundtable was to identify options to increase Medicaid managed care participation by Indian health programs. These include programs operated directly by IHS, programs operated by tribes under the Indian Self-Determination Act, and urban Indian programs under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Consumer Participation; Health Maintenance Organizations; Health Services Administration/Economics; Health Services Administration/Trends, Insurance, Health, Managed Care Programs, Medicaid, Public Health Administration, managed care, fqhc, mobility, capacity, tort claims, recommendations, eligibility, IHCIA, ACA | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) clarification for (CMS) Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services the (3) three most important concerns for CMS transition Team by NCUIH 2009 | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health developed a comprehensive transition plan for the first 100 days of the Obama Administration addressing problems and issues confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives living in Urban Centers. NCUIH fully supports the goals and plans of Indian | all inclusive rate, fmap, federal medicaid assistance program, OMB, medicaid, priorities, CMS | krc | restricted |
NCUIH and Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services Working Group Report about Reimbursement and Potential Legislative Action 12-08-09 | 2009 | On January 8th, 2009 NCUIH organized a Urban Indian CMS working group to identify issues and potential solutions involving Medicaid, Medicare and SCHIP. This working group will work to develop NCUIH positions on proposed legislation, policy statements to both Congress and the Transition team, as well as help formulate the NCUIH positions on health care reform measures that impact or otherwise affect CMS policies, procedures, and regulations. Jamie Bartgis and Danielle Delaney will staff this group and help develop and disseminate necessary information. | uihp, fmap, urban indian health program, cms, centers for medicaid services, FQHQ, federally qualified health centers, medicaid, reimbursements, all inclusive rate, OMB | krc | public |
National Governors Association Proposals for Medicaid Aug, 2005 | 2005 | National Governors Association Proposals for Medicaid Aug, 2005 by Andy Schneider, Medicaid Policy, LLC | medicaid, governors association, cost sharing, medicaid, I/T/U, urban indian health, NGA, FQHC, SCHIP, | krc | public |
Medicaid Services Received Through an Indian Health Service and Tribal Facility | 2015 | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating its policy regarding the circumstances in which 100 percent federal funding would be available for services furnished to Medicaid-eligible American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals through facilities of the Indian Health Service (IHS) or Tribes. The intent of this policy change, which would apply to all states, would be to improve access to care for AI/AN Medicaid beneficiaries. This paper describes the policy options under consideration and seeks feedback from states, Tribes, and other stakeholders. | 100% FMAP, FMAP, CMS, eligibility, section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act, HIS, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, P.L. 93-638, IHS/Tribal facilities, AI/AN, Federal Medicaid Assistance Program, fmap, Medicaid, Tribal Health Care, IHS, Indian Health Service, Access to Care, Access, Comments | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Section 5001: Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Factsheet from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2009 | On February 23, 2009, the President announced to State Governors the release of more than $15 billion in increased FMAP funding. This $15 billion represents the first | FMAP, Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, ARRA, FMAP, American Recovery and Re-investment Act, CMS, Center for Medicaid Services, Federal Medicaid Assistance Program | krc | public |
PPACA Training Report | 2010 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:What’s in it? What’s next? | patient protection and affordable care act, ppaca, aca, affordable care act | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part II | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 51-100 | Senate, Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, Reauthorization, S.2526, IHCIA, affordable care act, ACA, aca | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Justification Letter for Continued Inclusion on Section 201 of IHCIA | 2009 | Section 201 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) amends sections 1911 and 1880 of the Social Security Act. The proposed amendments would allow Indian Health Programs and Urban Indian Health Programs to directly bill Medicaid and Medicare for providing services or items to Indian patients. Due to an unfortunate understanding of the UIHPs third party bill capacity, Urban Indian Organizations have been removed from this provision. The general argument for removing UIOs from this provision is that UIOs already have authority to bill Medicaid and Medicare through the FQHC and RHC provisions. This argument is incorrect on a number of grounds. | Budget, Affordable Care Act, ACA, Justification, IHCIA, Social Security Act, Urban Indians, UIHP's, Medicaid, Medicare, Urban Indian Organizations, UIO's, FQHC, RHC, Federally Qualified Health Center, Urban Indian Health Programs, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Affordable Care Act, Urban Indian, FMAP | krc | public |
American Medical Student Association Foundation Letter to Honorable members of House Energy and Commerce Committee expressing endorsement of H.R.3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act | 2009 | The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is pleased to endorse the House Tri-Committee health care reform legislation HR 3200, supporting effective and robust reform. AMSA is the oldest and largest organization of physicians-in-training in the United States, and the international representative organization of American medical students through the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA). AMSA represents over 62,000 medical, pre-medical, resident and physicians members. As future physicians, we see throughout our training the lack of access and affordability our patients must face. All too often, our patients are left without needed medical care, including preventative care, life-saving therapies, and other medical interventions. This is why AMSA recognizes as one of its key Strategic Priorities: Quality, Affordable Health Care for All. | American Medical Student Association, AMSA, House of Representatives, House, Health Care Reform, H.R.3200, International Federation of Medical Student Associations, IFMSA, preventive care, Affordable Health Care for All, H.R3962, H.R.3590, ACA | krc | restricted |
Amendments–110th Congress–2nd Session–S.1200 Managers Amendments to the Indian Health care Improvement Act of 2008 | 2008 | United States Senate version of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Amendments of 2008 | IHCIA, S.1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Senate, H.R.1328, Amendments, 2008, Manager Amendments, ACA, HCR | krc | public |
Medicaid 101 A Brief Intro 1997 | 1997 | Department of Health & Human Services 1997 Medicaid 101 A Brief Introduction | Administration, Cost Sharing, Eligibility Benefits, Payment | krc | public |
Letter to John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about supporting the Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) enthusiastically supports the Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute —a unique project which aims at increasing the understanding of the social variables of health among indigenous populations and stimulating research in this generally understudied field. NCUIH is the primary organization working to secure the short and the long-term healthcare needs of urban Indians, who constitute more than fifty percent of today's American Indian/Alaska Native population. In our experience, one of the major obstacles to successful Native American representation at the political level—and thus to securing a healthy Indian Country for many years to come—is the lack of research and knowledge of the many health issues affecting this country’s indigenous population. The Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute | Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Letter to Honorable Edward Kennedy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indian Health, and the National Indian Health Board July 17, 2009 appreciating the amendments to Affordable Health Choices Act | 2009 | On behalf of the National Congress of American Indian, the National Indian Health Board and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, we thank you for including the many amendments addressing the unique nature of Indian health care delivery into The Affordable Health Choices Act. Our organizations strive to advance the level and quality of health care that are offered to Indian people through services provided by the Indian Health Service, programs operated directly by Tribal Governments and Urban Indian health organizations. We greatly appreciate all of your hard work to address Indian Country’s need for national health care reform. | thank you letter, ncai, nihb, ncuih | krc | public |
Letter outline for Congressional Representative to speak out against the elimination of Urban Indian Health Programs | 2009 | The Urban Indian Health Program (Title V) within the Indian Health Service is facing elimination in the FY 2008 Budget. | UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, NACHC, National Association of Community Health Centers, Title V | krc | public |
Letter from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) to Senators M. Baucus and C. Grassley of the Senate Committee on Finance 11-23-09 (Express Lane Agency) | 2009 | The fundamental goal of the Express Lane Agency language is to reduce barriers for enrollment into critical programs such as Medicaid for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). AI/ANs suffer from disproportionately high poverty rates. Based on the 2000 Census, 25.7 percent of AI/ANs live in poverty in comparison with 12.4% of the general U.S. population. Additionally, in the recently released Census report on health insurance coverage, 31.7 percent of AI/ANs are reported to be uninsured based on a 3-year average (2006-2008). Despite this high rate of poverty and lack of insurance, AI/ANs are severely under-enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. The consistent under-enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has been a topic of frequent discussion in Tribal consultation, testimony to Congress, and policy debates. The reasons for this under-enrollment are numerous and Indian health care providers are uniquely situated to overcome these obstacles. | express lane, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, Medicaid, CHIP, Childrens health insurance program | krc | restricted |
Information Dose 8-3-10 | 2010 | 1. 29th Annual "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect | Information dose, info dose, technical assistance, research center, newsletter news, cancer, leadership, domestic violence, child abuse | krc | public |
Information Dose 2-8-11 | 2011 | 1. SAMHSA Children's Mental Health Awareness Day | NCUIH, info dose, information dose, Inupiaq, health disparities, report, mental health awareness day, mental health awareness day, mental health | krc | public |
Incorporating Urban Indigenous Health into the Mainstream Health System: New Zealand and U.S. Urban | 2010 | Incorporating Urban Indigenous Health into the Mainstream Health Systems:New Zealand and the United States: two different approaches two different results | urban indigenous health, indigenous health, urban indian, maori, New Zealand, pacific islander, urban indian health care | krc | public |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 15 of 16 (References) | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc.
| references, MSPI, meth and suicide prevention, methamphetamine and suicide prevention, historical trauma, diversity | krc | public |
IHS American Indian Alaskan Native FY 2002 Needs Based Budget Part 1 | 2000 | American Indian & Alaskan Native FY 2002 Needs-Based Budget Narrative Justification Part 1 of 2 Introduction/Background The IHS. | budget, narrative, needs based, ITU | krc | public |
HHS Congrats for service tribal human service workgroup, April 21 2004 | 2004 | Congratulatory Letter to South Dakota Urban Indian Health, to serve as delegate to represent NCUIH on Tribal Human Services Workgroup | krc | public | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Teleconference Minutes Oct-6-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Teleconference Minutes oct-6-1999 | board of directors, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Teleconference sept-3-2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting September 3, 2002 | board of directors, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes March 8 & 11 – April -16-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes | board of directors, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting/Agenda packet March-10-2000 | 2000 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 3/10/00 | board of directors, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Feb-11-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Feb-11-2003 | board meeting, minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-1-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-1-1999 | board of directors, meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Conference Call | 2006 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 2-8-06 | NCUIH, Board of Director, BOD, President's Budget, Zero-ing out, Indian Affairs Committee | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Annual Program & FA Report | 1999 | NCUIH 98-99 Board of Directors Progress Report | NCUIH, board of directors, progress report | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes Sept-13-1999 | 1999 | Board Meeting Minutes Sept-13-1999 | NCUIH, board meeting minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Audit 2012 | 2012 | NCUIH's 2012 Audit | ncuih, admin | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Audit 2011 | 2012 | NCUIH's 2011 Audit | ncuih, admin | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Annual Report 2002 (Growing Forward) | 2002 | NCUIH Annual Report 2002 (Growing Forward) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH board meeting minutes | 1982 | NCUIH Board Minutes from 10-25-1999 | ncuih, board meeting, minutes | krc | restricted |
Native Leadership and Native Values | 2002 | Overview: In this section we will look at indigenous perspectives and traditions in relationships to cultural values and how that may influence in the way native persons approaches leadership in their communities and responds to the outside world. These descriptions may appear to be tribal or community specific in nature | HIV/AIDS; indigenous perspectives; cultural values; cross-cultural | krc | public |
Health Care Reform Indian Country Recommendation Executive Summary | 2008 | Tribal leaders concur with Chairman Baucus's proposal to augment funding for the Indian health system, and concur with his observation that "IHS desperately needs additional funding. It is impossible to keep America's promise to provide care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives with the current level of IHS funding." | IHS, NCUIH, NCAI, NIHB, Indian Country, Medicaid, CHIP, federal trust, Indian Health Services, National Council of Urban Indian Health, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board, Children Health Insurance Program | krc | restricted |
Health Care Reform and Indian Health Care Improvement Act PowerPoint Presentation | 2010 | Health Insurance Reform and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act-- Review and Breakdown for Urban Indians by NCUIH | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, HCR, Health Care Reform, UIO's, Urban Indian Organizations | krc | public |
Health Care Reform and Indian Health Care Improvement Act Briefing | 2010 | The Senate bill is the most comprehensive in terms of what Indian Country was able to get in health reform. The tri-organizations (NCAI, NIHB, NCUIH) were successful in their advocacy for the key provisions Indian Country identified as major priorities. The chart below highlights only the major Indian specific provisions of the Senate HCR bill. These are provisions directly impacting urban Indian patients or urban Indian organizations. Highlighted sections are those provisions that were identified as priorities by Urban Indian Organizations. This chart does not include those provisions which have obvious impact on I/T/U providers (regulation of health insurance, closing the donut hole, etc) but only those provisions that directly reference Indian patients or Indian health providers. | ihcia, indian health care improvement act, health care reform, HCR, S.1200, briefing, technical assistance | krc | public |
Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) Comments on House of Representatives Tri-Committee Draft on Health Care Reform–to Chairman Rangel and Stark July 2, 2009 | 2009 | HCAN strongly supports the provisions in the draft bill that make health insurance and health care services more affordable. In particular, premium assistance, reduced cost-sharing, and application of an out-of-pocket cap are central to making health care accessible to low-income individuals and families. Also, we commend you for your leadership in extending assistance in purchasing health insurance to working families who have seen health costs increase four times faster than wages. | HCR, Health Care Reform, HCAN, Health Care for America Now, provisions, affordability | krc | public |
Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) Comments on House of Representatives Tri-Committee Draft on Health Care Reform–to Chairman Miller, and Andrews July 2, 2009 | 2009 | Health Care for America Now (HCAN) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft House tri-committee health care reform legislation that is designed to address the critical health care issues that have plagued the American health care system for far too long. HCAN is a national grassroots movement powered by 30 million people and more than 1,000 organizations working to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care we all can count on. The draft legislation put forward by your committees shows that we can achieve the Presidents goal of quality, affordable health care for all this year. | HCAN, Health Care for America Now, comments, health care reform, HCR | krc | public |
Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) Center for Science in the Public Interest–Issue Brief on Prevention–Prevention Can Save on Health Care Costs 10-02-2008 | 2008 | Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound of cure? With chronic disease accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care costs, and a substantial part of that chronic disease burden being caused by smoking, diet and alcohol abuse, the age-old maxim would suggest that spending money on interventions to reduce these serious public health threats should reduce what the nation spends on health care. | HCAN, Health Care for America Now, prevention, chronic diseases | krc | restricted |
Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) Campaign Membership a List of the National Organizations 08-13-08 | 2008 | Health Care for America Now campaign membership list | membership list, HCAN, health care for america now | krc | public |
Health and Human Services Secretary’s Tribal Consultation Policy Revision Workgroup List of Tribal Delegates and Alternates 12-02-09 | 2009 | Health Human Services Secretarys Tribal Consultation Policy Revision Workgroup Workgroup Members Contact Information List of Tribal Delegates and Alternates Updated: 7/13/2010 | HHS, Health and Human Services, Tribal Consultation, Tribal delegates | krc | restricted |
FY2009 – Testimony of the NCUIH, Georgiana Ignace, on the Presidents FY 09 budget | 2008 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, its 36 member organizations and the 150,000 urban individual Indian patients that our member health programs serve annually, I would like to thank the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the opportunity to provide written testimony addressing the FY 2009 budget elimination of the Urban Indian Health Program within the Indian Health Services. The National Council of Urban Indian Health opposes, | Georgiana Ignace, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health. FY2009 Budget, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, Testimony, 02-12-08 | krc | public |
FY2009 – Summary Tables for the Presidents FY2009 Budget | 2008 | President's FY 2009 Annual Budget summarized by tables | FY 2009, annual budget | krc | public |
FY2009 – National Council of Urban Indian Health FY 2009 Budget Strategy Update and Timeline 03-05-08 | 2008 | The Administration has once again zeroed out the Urban Indian Health Program. The President has also made deep cuts throughout the DHHS budget, including reductions in IHS overall budget level. Therefore, this year we intend to make a concerted effort to affect what is referred to as the 302(b) budget formulation process whereby Congress determines the overall budget limit that appropriators must work with for that fiscal years budget. As we learned last year the amount set in the line item is determined by the overall level of funds available to appropriators. It is NCUIHs intent to start working with Congressional staff early to ensure that the 302(b) appropriations level set for the Native health care system as a whole is at the appropriate level to start addressing the very serious discrepancies facing Indian Country. This year we will have a tiered advocacy plan to address each phase of the budget and appropriations process to effectively impact each part of the process and thus, hopefully, will reach our target number of 40 million this year. We expect there to be three main tiers to the budget process: | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, FY2009 Budget, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, | krc | restricted |
FY2009 – National American Indian Housing Council – American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Housing Appropriations Chart FY2009 02-05-08 | 2008 | American Indian/Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Housing Appropriations Chart | American Indian, Alaska Native, Native American, Housing, National American Indian Housing Council, NAIHC | krc | public |
FY2009 – Information Regarding the Urban Indian Health Program and Health Centers for the Energy and Commerce Budget Hearing Follow-up (HRSA) 04-09-08 (Heather Wilson) | 2008 | The Urban Indian Health Program provides $35 million of funding for the nearly 75% of Indians living away from their native tribal land in Americas urban centers. During the 2/28/08 House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on the FY09 HHS Budget Request, Rep. Wilson (R-NM) expressed her support for Indian health, including the Urban Indian Health Program. Wilson asked several questions of Secretary Leavitt about his plan to end the program and serve urban Indians through community health centers. Wilson stated: community health centers do not have the capacity to serve this increased volume of patients and the Department of Health has put forward no plan to make sure these patients are cared for. Wilson asked the Department to provide justification for eliminating the program, and asked Secretary Leavitt to show that shifting all patients to community health centers would save money while providing comparable access and quality of care. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Legislative Update, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Program, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
FY2009 – Indian Health Services Budget in Brief 02-05-08 | 2008 | The FY 2009 Budget requests $4.3 billion for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The request prioritizes the provision of health care services, maintaining them at the FY 2008 level. The total request for IHS includes a $21 million reduction in construction costs due to the completion of project stages funded in FY 2008. IHS provides health services for the growing population of eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives to reduce health disparities through preventive health services, primary care, and the expanded use of information technology in partnership with Tribes. | IHS, Indian Health Services, Budget Request, FY2009 | krc | public |
FY2009 – Department of Health and Human Services Statement of Robert G. McSwain, Acting Director of Indian Health Service before the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee of the United States Congress Budget Hearing on the Presidents FY 2009 Budget Request for the Indian Health Service 04-02-08 | 2008 | Good Morning. I am Robert McSwain, Acting Director of the Indian Health Service. Today I am accompanied by Dr. Richard Olson, Acting Director of the Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Mr. Gary Hartz, Director, Environmental Health and Engineering, and Mr. Richard Turman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Department of Health and Human Services. We are pleased to have the opportunity to testify on the President's FY 2009 budget request for the Indian Health Service. The IHS provides health services to nearly 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. In carrying out this responsibility, the IHS maintains a unique relationship with more than 560 sovereign Tribal governments that represent this service population in some of the most remote and harsh environments within the United States as well as in modern metropolitan locations such as Anchorage and Phoenix. These relationships and the geographic diversity offer extraordinary opportunities and challenges to managing and delivering health services. | IHS, Indian Health Service, FY 2009 Budget | krc | public |
FY2009 – Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Budget 2009 | 2008 | Department of Health and Human Services FY 2009 Budget proposed by the President | DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, SCHIP, President's budget, FY 2009, Medicaid, Public Health Care | krc | public |
FY2009 – Budget for the US Government for FY 2009 by the OMB | 2009 | As we enter this New Year, our economy retains a solid foundation despite some challenges, revenues have reached record levels, and we have reduced the Federal deficit by $250 billion since 2004. Thanks to the hard work of the American people and spending discipline in Washington, we are now on a path to balance the budget by 2012. Our formula for achieving a balanced budget is simple: create the conditions for economic growth, keep taxes low, and spend taxpayer dollars wisely or not at all. As Commander in Chief, my highest priority is the security of the American people. So my Budget invests substantial resources to protect the United States from those who would do us harm. Continuing our Nations efforts to combat terrorism around the globe, my Budget provides our men and women in uniform the tools they need to succeed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it furnishes the resources needed for our civilians to help those nations achieve economic and political stabilization. My Budget also strengthens our overseas diplomatic capabilities and development efforts, advances our political and economic interests abroad, and improves the lives of people around the world. | Budget, FY 2009, United States Government, Office of Management and Budget, OMB | krc | public |
FY2008 – Testimony of the NCUIH presented by Moke Eaglefeathers Board President of NCUIH | 2007 | Testimony of the National Council of Urban Indian Health Presented by Moke Eaglefeathers Board President National Council of Urban Indian Health On the President’s Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Budget Elimination of the Urban Indian Health Program February 15, 2007 | NCUIH,Testimony to Congress, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, Budget Elimination, FY 2008 Budget, Presidents 2008 Budget, Zero-ing out, SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs | krc | public |
FY13 HHS Tribal Budget Consultation Testimony NCUIH – Dr. Rock | 2011 | FY2013 HHS Tribal Budget Consultation Testimony of Dr. Patrick Rock, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health Testimony on The Urban Indian Health Program Line Item March 2nd-4th, 2011 | testimony, tribal budget, consultation 2013 | krc | public |
FY 2011 Administration on Aging Budget Recommendation Testimony by James T~ DelaCruz, Sr., Chairman HHS 11th Annual Tribal Budget Consultation | 2009 | For FY 2011, the National Indian Council on Aging recommends support for three initiatives: Nutrition and Supportive Services to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations, Tribal capacity building to support elder access to services, and protection of vulnerable Indian elders. | FY 2011, testimony, tribal budget consultation, aging grants, budget on aging | krc | public |
FY 2008 – NCUIH FY 08 Budget Strategy (timeline) | 2008 | We have another tough year ahead for Urban Indian Health. NCUIH is again anticipating the Urban Indian Health line item in the IHS budget to be zeroed out. We are ready to employ the political capital we have gained from last years congressional renouncement of the proposed budget, and have been busy planning for and producing materials that will be key in our advocacy efforts this year. We are better situated then in years past and we will again achieve success. Following are highlights of our advocacy plan. This will be an evolving and changing plan as conditions require. NCUIH is in a position to anticipate needs and assist Congress to move through the budget process this year. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, strategy, timeline, FY 2008, Budget | krc | restricted |
FY 2008 – Indian Health Services Online Performance Appendix | 2007 | The Online Performance Appendix is one of several documents that fulfill the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) performance planning and reporting requirements. HHS achieves full compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-11 and A-136 through HHS agencies FY 2009 Congressional Justifications and Online Performance Appendices, the Agency Financial Report and the HHS Performance Highlights. | IHS, Indian Health Service, HHS, Health and Human Services, performance planning, reporting, OMB | krc | public |
FY 08 – Indian Health Service Budget Proposal – FY 09 | 2008 | Indian Health Service Budget FY 2009 President's Request (Dollars in Thousands) | Budget Request, IHS, Indian Health Service, FY 2009 | krc | restricted |
FY 2007 Inflation & Additional Medical Inflation Options | 2005 | FY 2007 Inflation & Additional Medical Inflation options (breakout)
| FY 07, inflation, model, funding | krc | public |
FY 2005 Needs Based Budget | 2004 | FY 2005 Needs Based Budget IHS
Adjusted 2004 Presidents Budget
Base Appropriation
Current Services
Program expansion
National worksession appropriations
Current Services Forecast
Area ITU Budget Recommendations | budget, needs assessment, program expansion, Current Services , Program expansion, National worksession appropriations, Current services forecast, Area ITU Budget Recommendations | krc | restricted |
FY 2004 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Ratings 30 HHS Programs | 2004 | FY 2004 PART Ratings 30 HHS Programs
(SLIDES) | assessment, PART, Program assessment rating tool, UIHP, UIHO, rating | krc | restricted |
FY 2003 National ASA Fund Distribution Formula IHS | 2002 | FY 2003 National Alcohol Substance Abuse Distribution Formula As recomended by the IHS Alcohol & Substance Abuse Work Group Proposed distribution formula, Propsed methodology by area, Proposed methodology (operating unit within area) | alcohol, substance abuse, distribution funds, funding, methodology | krc | public |
FY 09 HHS – Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session -Testimony of Geoffrey Roth Executive Director of NCUIH – FY 09 Budget Formulation for the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) February 14-15, 2007 | 2007 | Written testimony addressing the FY 2009 budget for the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP). While the FY 2007 budget proposal argued that Urban Indian Health Program medical services are a duplication of services already provided by Community Health Centers (CHC), the FY 2008 budget cut states that "urban Indians can receive health care through a wide variety of Federal, State, and local providers." However, contrary to the assertions made in the President's FY 2008 budget, urban Indian health programs do not duplicate the functions of CHCs nor does Federal, State or local providers have the capacity, means or cultural understanding to take on the sizable urban Indian patient load. Rather, they serve a unique, non-duplicative and culturally specific purpose within the large urban Indian communities. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Testimony, Geoffrey Roth | krc | public |
FY 09 HHS – Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session – Testimony of Susette Schwartz, Vice President of the NCUIH, CEO of the Hunter Health Clinic, Inc 03-12-08 | 2008 | 2007 UDS: Recent changes to the Uniform Data System prevent accurate and complete reporting of American Indian/Alaska Native populations. As a result, they are excluded from health disparities studies, trends, technical assistance and funding opportunities. | testimony, ncuih, Hunter Health Clinic, HHS, Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies, UDS, reporting, recommendations | krc | public |
FY 09 HHS – Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session – FY09 Budget Presentation (Honoring the Promise) PowerPoint Presentation by Indian Health Services | 2008 | Health and Human Services HHS Annual Budget Consultation Session PowerPoint Presentation about Federal Trust Responsibilities | HHS, Health and Human Services, Budget Consultation Session, Budget recommendations, Trust responsibilities, Cultural competency | krc | public |
FY 09 HHS Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session – FY 2010 Budget Recommendation: Restoring the Trust and Leaving a Legacy Presented by Indian Health Service Budget Workgroup 03-04-08 | 2008 | Each year, the Indian Health Service (IHS) budget is developed using a budget formulation process that involves IHS direct operated programs, tribally-operated programs, and Urban Indian health programs, commonly referred to as the I/T/U. Representatives from each of the 12 IHS Areas serve on the I/T/U budget work team to discuss their health and budget priorities and develop funding recommendations. The work team, along with IHS headquarters and national organizations, come together to develop consensus on the IHS budget priorities for that | HHS, Health and Human Services, Budget, IHS, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Service budget recommendation, Restoring the Trust and Leaving a Legacy | krc | public |
FY 09 HHS- Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session–February 22, 2008 Letter to Senator Conrad and Senator Gregg of the Budget Committee for the U.S. Senate, from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee of Views and Estimates expressing recommendations for the FY2009 | 2008 | Letter responding to | SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, FY 2009, Federal responsibilities, trust responsibilities | krc | public |
Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session -10th Annual National HHS Budget and Policy Consultation Session Agenda 03-12-08 | 2008 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, 10th ANNUAL NATIONAL HHS TRIBAL BUDGET and POLICY CONSULTATION SESSION Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, DC
| agenda, HHS, health and Human services | krc | public |
Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session – Written Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health for the 8th Annual National Health and Human Services Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session May 16-17, 2006 | 2006 | Introduction. On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, its 34 member programs and the 120,000 Native patients that our members serve annually; I would like to thank you for this opportunity to provide written testimony addressing the FY 2007 and FY 2008 budget for the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) within the Indian Health Service. In the strongest possible terms, NCUIH opposes the zeroing out of funding for the Urban Indian Health Program in FY 2007, which is a clear mistake that could presumably set a precedent and be repeated in the FY 2008 proposed budget. If adopted, this proposal would lead to the complete collapse of many urban Indian health centers and greatly constrain the efficiency and work of those that could survive such a cut. Contrary to the assertions made in the Presidents FY 2007 Budget, urban Indian health centers do not duplicate the functions of other programs but rather serve a unique, non-duplicable and culturally-specific purpose within the large urban Indian communities. The fact that there are other health services available in urban areas is already reflected in how IHS funding is distributed, with urban Indian programs receiving only 32 million dollars in FY 2006, despite 2000 census data that showed nearly 70% of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage, live in urban areas. | Written Testimony, Georgianna Ignace, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, UIHP, Urban indian Health Programs | krc | public |
The Board’s Role in Fundraising – NCUIH PPT Presentation | 2011 | fundraising board training | fundraising board training | krc | public |
Finance Committee–Framework for Comprehensive Health Reform from the Finance Committee desk of Chairman Baucus | 2009 | This document constitutes a framework of a plan for consideration by the Bipartisan Six. The policies outlined here represent many of the policies discussed with Finance Committee members and described in previous options papers. In addition, the policies also reflect the groups conversations and the groups work throughout the summer, including throughout the August recess. Chairman Baucus proposes this framework for consideration and response by the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2009. This is not a final product, should not be construed as a Chairmans Mark and does not include everything that might be in a Mark. Members may suggest individual modifications or offer whole or partial counters to specific provisions. As discussed, suggestions to reduce the cost of the package are welcome. If, however, a modification will increase the cost of the package, then the member making that suggestion should offer offsets to keep the package budget neutral | Finance Committee, Health Care Reform, HCR, framework, planning, tax credits, drug discount, exchange, high-risk, high risk | krc | public |
Functional assessment in the elderly | 1998 | This article looks at functional assessment in the elderly and tools to measure functional ability. Functional assessment has been shown to be important in predicting mortality, hospitalization, and health care cost. | elder, assessment, ability, movement, mortality, health care cost | krc | public |
From survivorship to thrivership: native peoples weaving a healthy life from cancer. | 2005 | Background: In this commentary, we describe culturally specific cancer support and education programs that have been successfully adapted for use with both urban and reservation-based California Indian communities. | cancer support; culturally specific; education programs; urban/reservation-based; California Indian communities; Los Angeles County; spirituality; chemotherapy; healing & recovery | krc | public |
FQHCs: Requirements and Opportunies (video and audio) | 2010 | This is the audio and video from a training seminar held August 12, 2010 by the National Association of Community Health Centers, FQHC's: Requirements and Opportunities. | FQHC, TA, federally qualified health centers, technical assistance | krc | public |
FQHCs: Requirements and Opportunies (pdf slides) | 2010 | The PDF slides from a training seminar held August 12, 2010. This training session tells how to become a Federally Qualified Health Center. | FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Centers, TA, technical assistance, 330 | krc | public |
Fitness, dietary intake, and body mass index in urban Native American youth. | 2003 | This study investigated correlations among physical fitness, dietary intakes, activity levels, and body mass index (BMI) for 155 urban Native American youth, ages 5 to 18 years. Heights, weights, skinfold measurements, activity level, balance times, and dietary intakes were assessed. | physical fitness; body mass index; Native American youth; height; weight; skinfold measurements; activity level; dietary intake; Presidential Physical Fitness; macronutrient intake; obesity; sedentary activity | krc | public |
Financing and Sustainability of American Indian and Alaska Native Systems of Care | 2009 | PowerPoint Presentation about the Financial Sustainability of Native American Systems of Care at the 22nd Annual RTC Conference in Tampa, FLA. March 2009 | Organizational Development, Behavior Health, Systems of Care, Financial Sustainability, RTC, sustainability, finances | krc | public |
Final National Report, Major Policy issues, recommendations 1999 | 1999 | Final National Report on the Major Policy Issues and Consensus Recommendations from the I/T/U Regional Consultation Meetings, IHCIA | Regional Consultation, 1999, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act, Indian Health Service | krc | public |
Federalism and the State Recognition of Native American Tribes: A Survey of State-Recognized Tribes and State Recognition Processes Across the United States March 5, 2007 | 2007 | State recognition is an alternative tribal status to formal federal recognition.30 Much like federal recognition, it operates as a means for states to acknowledge the longstanding existence of tribes within their borders and to establish a government-to-government relationship to coordinate and communicate with tribes. State recognition is also a prerequisite to certain federal and state benefits meant to foster and preserve indigenous communities and to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships following centuries of conflict.31 While state recognition offers several benefits, the powers granted through state recognition are quite limited. State-recognized tribes do not generally have the same immunities from | Federal Recognition, Virginia Tribes, tribal recognition, state recognition, federal recognition, federally recognized, state recognized | krc | public |
Federal Spending – A Practical understanding of the Federal Budget (draft Navajo Nation) 2000 | 2000 | Navajo Nation, Federal Spending: A Practical Understanding of the Federal Budget What is Federal Budget, Legislation, Budget and Appropriations Process, NNWO Recomendations. | budget, federal funding, how to, appropriations, appropriation process, navajo nation, federal spending | krc | public |
Feast or famine? Supplemental food programs and their impacts on two American Indian communities in California | 1999 | This article examines the use of supplemental food programs by two Native American populations and assesses some of the heath and cultural impacts of these programs. A cross-sectional survey of 80 American Indian families, 40 families residing on the Round Valley Indian Reservation and 40 in Sacramento, California was conducted to determine access, use, and appropriateness of supplemental feeding programs. | Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dietary Services/Organization & Administration; Female; Food Preferences; Food Services/Utilization; Food Services/Statistics & Numerical Data; Government Programs/Utilization; Government Programs/Supply & Distribution; Male; Middle Age; Nutrition; Rural Health/Statistics & Numerical Data; Urban Health/Statistics & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
Family Driven Care: Are We There Yet? | 2007 | This report acquaints readers with the concept of family-driven care for children who have emotional and behavioral disturbances. From this context, the authors provide information about evidence-based practices that are effective interventions to help the children and their families. This information will help families, educators, and mental health service providers plan effective interventions for the children in their care. | family, family-driven, serious emotional, evidence-based practice, SED, school-based, schools | krc | public |
Factors associated with hepatitis A vaccination among children 24 to 35 months of age: United States, 2003. | 2006 | The objective of this study was to examine hepatitis A vaccination coverage rates among children living in states with different vaccination recommendations and to examine individual characteristics associated with vaccination. | hepatitis A; vaccination; children; National Immunization Survey; urban areas | krc | restricted |
Executive Transition Management Board of Director Training Presentation | 2012 | Goal Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/dU1HjpHtPLU?list=PL04IxqLfZOqN0fHbzKATy5ZAn9vjjy9zq | Webinar, Board of Directors, training, BOD, ED, Executive Director, transition, succession | krc | public |
Executive summary: western Nevada health systems delivery study | 1980 | This document is a summary of the Western Nevada Health Delivery Study. The geographic area addressed by this study is known as the Schurz Service Unit of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS). The target population (12 tribes) consists of the Indians residing within this area. Three main purposes of this study were to: 1) assess the total health care needs of the Indians in western Nevada; 2) set area-wide goals aimed at satisfying those needs; and 3) develop a phased strategy for moving from the present situation to the desired improvements. | Community Health Planning; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Costs and Cost Analysis; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Guideline Adherence; Health Care Costs; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services; Health Personnel; Health Services Accessibility; Manpower, and Services; Models, Organizational; Needs Assessment; Organizational Policy; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Policy Making; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Regional Health Planning | krc | restricted |
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget–State of Administration Policy–S.1200-Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 January 22,2008 | 2008 | The Administration is committed to reauthorizing and improving the Indian Health Service (IHS) and to increasing the availability of high-quality health care to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Administration appreciates that the Senate bill includes certain provisions that maximize the Health and Human Services | IHS, Indian Health Service, S.1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA | krc | public |
Excel Spreadsheet identifying the American Indian – Alaska Native Population in 2000 by the U.S. Census | 2001 | Updated yearly based on latest vital events data. Component categories may not sum to other published totals due to minor rounding errors of estimates prepared for counties split between IHS Service Units and/or Area Offices. | 2000 Census, population count | krc | public |
Ethnic/racial differences in weight-related concerns and behaviors among adolescent girls and boys: findings from Project EAT. | 2002 | Objective: To compare weight-related concerns and behaviors across ethnicity/race among a population-based sample of adolescent boys and girls. | Overweight, obesity, body image, dieting, eating disorders, disordered eating, adolescents, Ethnicity, Race, self image, identity, | krc | restricted |
Environmental, Social, Personal Correlates of Having Ever Had Sexual Intercourse Among American Indian Youths | 2006 | Objectives: We examined the correlates of having ever had sexual intercourse among American Indians ages 13 to 18 years in Minnesota. | sexual intercourse, adolescents; environmental; social; individual correlates; Minnesota student surveys; school connections; substance abuse; violence exposure; violence perpetuation; American Indian youths | krc | public |
Environmental causes of cancer among Native Americans | 1996 | Age-adjusted mortality from cancer is steadily increasing among Native Americans, raising concern about environmental causes. Toxic waste dumps, mining activities, paper mills, military activities, agricultural chemicals, and urban pollution are common sources of carcinogen exposure on reservations and among the urban poor. Despite documented hazards, we do not see a pattern of cancer excess that might result if Native Americans were exposed to these carcinogens more than other Americans. Abuse of tobacco can be shown to be the most important contributor to cancer mortality among Native Americans. | Neoplasms, environmental pollution, North American Indians, tobacco, cancer, treatments, smoking, diet, carcinogens | krc | public |
Enhancing Revenue Collection Capacity in Urban Indian Health Programs: The Critical Link to ensure Survival and Sustainability | 2011 | In order to reap the benefits brought about by the passage of the Affordable Care Act, clinics and health programs across the US have to accommodate a series of new requirements to keep their financial structure up and running. That is not the case for Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs). These programs--serving a marginalized population within an already vulnerable community-- will have to learn and re-engineer their core finances system in order to survive and grow. UHPs creation and evolution respond to a promise never fulfilled; and that got them locked into a dependency cycle that is not compatible with the pervasive Third Party Billing (TPB) system; therefore not sustainable in current times. UIHPs are a critical component of the Indian health system given their unique culturally customized healthcare and community services in urban settings across the US. There is hope, however, if the right approach is taken. | Third Party Billiing, Sustainability, Survival, Revenue, Income, Health Information Technology, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | public |
Amendments Offered by Congressman Rahall to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Congressman Waxman to H.R. 3200 Definition of Indian 07-20-09 | 2009 | Amendment offered by Congressman Rahall in the Nature of a Substitute to Congressman Waxman amendment to H.R. 3200 "Definition of Indian" | Amendments, Rahall, Waxman, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.3200, definition, definition of indian, indian | krc | public |
Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Meaningful Use (MU) presentation by SDUIH D. Keeler | 2011 | Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records presentation by Donna Keeler of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Center at the NCUIH 2011 annual leadership conference | Meaningful Use, EHR, presentation, Donna Keeler, 2011 alc conference, electronic health records, health records | krc | public |
Effects of a community-based intervention to increase activity in American Indian elders | 2001 | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a community-based exercise course applied to a group of American Indians (AI) who, because of physician recommendation and/or self-motivation, desired to increase their physical activity. | exercise, female, male, Oklahoma, physical therapy, middle age, elder, elders, activity, exercise, activity | krc | restricted |
Effective Financing Strategies for Systems of Care: Examples from the Field – A Resource Compendium for Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan | 2008 | This document presents examples of effective financing strategies for seven key areas related to the development of comprehensive and strategic financing plans for systems of care. It is intended as a companion to the Self-Assessment and Planning Guide: Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan. | Childrens mental health, Financing, Systems of care, self assessment, assessment, USF, university of south florida, financing plan | krc | public |
Editorial: mental health needs assessments performed by four urban American Indian organizations | 1999 | This special issue of American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research presents a series of papers which describe the results of mental health needs assessments performed by four urban American Indian organizations. | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms, Health Services Needs and Demands, Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation, Mental Health Services, mental health, urban indians, culturally appropriate, culturally sensitive | krc | public |
ED Job Description | 2010 | Executive Director Job Description for distribution | ED, NCUIH, job description, executive director | krc | public |
(ARRA) Letter to Tribal Leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services Intergovernmental Affairs Office introducing P. Dioguardi, and requesting discussion on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act March 24, 2009 | 2009 | Introduction letter of Paul Dioguardi to tribal leaders and discussion about ARRA | Paul Dioguardi, intergovernmental affairs, DHHS, ARRA, HHS | krc | public |
(ARRA) How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Addresses Women | 2009 | The worsening recession is causing pain across the country, especially for the millions of women and families who already were struggling to make ends meet. The Obama Administration and House and Senate leaders have developed a strong plan for economic recovery to preserve and create jobs, help people through tough times, protect vital public services, and invest in our nations future. The Conference Agreement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes a number of measures that are especially important for women and their families. | women's health, national women's law center, ARRA, american recovery and re-investment act | krc | public |
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Estimating Effect on Federal Direct Spending and Revenues of Title II-IV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 01-26-09 | 2009 | Estimating Effect on Federal Direct Spending and Revenues of Titles II-V of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee, Chairman's Mark (January 23, 2009) | ARRA, American Recovery and Re-Investment Act, Title II-V, Senate Finance Committee, H.R.1 | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) White House Summary of Health Provisions February 17, 2009 | 2009 | As millions of people have lost their jobs, millions have lost their health insurance. Those that remain covered are paying more for less. And unrelenting health care costs are burdening business, state governments, and our economy. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act will prevent health coverage loss and stabilize the system. It will make key investments now that will lower health spending in the long run. It is part of the Presidents commitment to make health care affordable for all Americans. | White House Summary, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-Investment Act | krc | public |
Friendship House (SF) Youth program PowerPoint Presentation | 2010 | Powerpoint presentation from SF Friendship House Youth Program | friendship house association of San Francisco, SF, friendship house, youth program, snag, | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 111th Congress 1st Session of the U.S. House of Representatives–Division A–February 12, 2009 | 2009 | The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1) "making slpplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes", having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows | H.R.1, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-Investment Act | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act–111th Congress 1st Session–H.R.1–January 26, 2009 | 2009 | Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | H.R.1, Economic Stimulus, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-investment Act | krc | public |
Amendment to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offered by Congressman Oliver of Massachusetts 01-22-09 | 2009 | Amendments to ARRA offered by Mr. Oliver of Massachusetts | ARRA, American Recovery and Re-investment Act, Amendments, H.R.1 | krc | public |
Economic Stimulus UIHP Urban Indian Health Plan Infrastructure Project | 2009 | UIHP Infrastructure Projects: The National Council of Urban Indian Health has identified six ready to build infrastructure projects and five renovation and acquisition projects. Details of these projects can be found in the appendixes. These projects are facilities development projects designed to accommodate increased patient load and services. All of these projects are construction ready with finalized, or near to finalized, architectural plans and appropriate permits. These projects were stalled due to the economic crisis and failure to secure additional lines of necessary credit. | stimulus, UIHP, infrastructure, development, IHCIA, NCUIH, Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Earthstar Project, Inc. | 1997 | The Earthstar Project, located in St. Paul, MN, is an urban Indian mental health organization that reaches out into the community through various projects. | Aged; Community Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Mental Healing; Mental Health Services; Quality of Life | krc | public |
Drinking-related locus of control and the drinking status of urban Native Americans. | 1989 | The major purpose of this study was to extend our understanding by comparing the drinking-related expectancies of three groups of Native Americans: problem drinkers, nonproblem drinkers and recovered alcoholics. | drinking-related locus of control; alcohol; sociodemographic differences; sex; Native American men; expectancies | krc | restricted |
Draft Revision (4 – Suzzet Schwatz) Proposal – Purpose & Design of UIHP | 2005 | Purpose and Design or Urban Indian Health Programs (Draft of working document) | UIHP working group, draft document, discussion document, PART, PART workgroup | krc | restricted |
Domestic violence pilot project | 2004 | The purpose of this initiative is to increase the role of health care providers in recognizing and responding to the issue of domestic violence. | Adult, California, Domestic Violence, statistics & numerical data, Female, Male, Middle Age, Prevalence, womens health, violence, vawa, | krc | public |
Domestic violence intervention in an urban Indian health center | 1997 | This report describes a domestic violence program in an urban Indian health center. The failure of office-based interventions and the importance of developing interventions that are sensitive to the needs of this population are discussed. Successful interventions including home visits and a domestic violence group that incorporated American Indian traditions and values are presented. | Female; Health Services, Indigenous/Organization & Administration; Mental Health Services; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Self-Help Groups/Organization & Administration; Spouse Abuse/Prevention & Control; Urban Health Services/Organization & Administration; Urban Health Services/Utilization | krc | restricted |
Documentation of the cancer needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives | 1993 | The purpose of this publication is to provide a resource and reference to assist in the formulation of culturally acceptable cancer prevention and control research projects or programs. Information in this publication may be of assistance to health care providers, tribal health planners, health educators, public health nutritionists, community health representatives, and health professionals working with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. | cancers providers, tribal health planners, educators, public health nutritionists, community | krc | public |
Disparities in Infant Health Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in US Metropolitan Areas. | 2002 | Objective: To determine geographic variation in urban American Indian & Alaska Native (AI/AN) rates of infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care use, and maternal-child health care service availability. | health disparities, disparities, pediatrics, youth, young, healthcare, infant health, infant, american indian, alaska native, ai/an, metropolis, urban health | krc | restricted |
Differences in asthma prevalence between samples of American Indian and Alaska Native children. | 2001 | Objectives: To better understand the prevalence of asthma among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and to explore the contribution of locale to asthma symptoms and diagnostic assignment, the authors surveyed AI/AN middle school students, comparing responses from metropolitan Tacoma, Washington (metro WA) and a non-metropolitan area of Alaska (non-metro AK). | asthma; American Indian and Alaska Native children; metropolitan Tacoma; non-metropolitan Alaska; environmental factors; nonn-biologic factors | krc | public |
Dietary patterns of reservation and non-reservation Native American youths. | 2005 | A leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Native Americans, cancer is largely preventable through lifestyle habits. Ranked high among those habits is a diet low in fat and high in fiber, fruits, and vegetables. Because Native Americans are not included in national nutritional monitoring systems, limited data exist on the cancer-related dietary habits of this population. To bridge this gap, this study measured the eating patterns of Native American youths in the northeastern United States. | morbidity; mortality; cancer; lifestyle habits; diet; Native American youths; northeaster U.S.; nutrition education; behavior change programs | krc | public |
Dietary intake among Alaska native women resident of Anchorage, Alaska. | 2001 | OBJECTIVE: We summarized data from a study of Alaska Native women living in predominantly urban communities to assess the quality of their dietary intakes and compare to current US dietary recommendations. | Alaska Native women; urban community; dietary intake; US dietary recommendation; Anchorage; Alaska; hematocrit; vitamin A; vitamin C; vitamin E; folate; red blood cell; native foods; | krc | restricted |
Diet and physical activity patterns of urban American Indian women. | 1999 | A cross sectional survey was conducted of American Indian women ages 18 years and older and residing in Minneapolis to assess dietary and physical activity practices. | American Indian women; Minneapolis; nutrition; physical activity; dietary intake; health problems | krc | public |
Diabetes Workgroup Meeting July 28-29,2004 | 2004 | Diabetes WorkGroup Meeting Minutes July 28-29, 2004 | Diabetes, WorkGroup, Meeting Minutes, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Diabetes Workgroup Conference Call 11-05-04 | 2004 | Diabetes Workgroup Conference Call Minutes 11-05-04 | Diabetes, Conference call minutes | krc | restricted |
Diabetes in Indian Country and the Uniqueness of Urban Indian Health Programs approach to treatment | 2009 | In 2006 the National Council of Urban Indian Health led an initiative to implement changes to the urban diabetes data collection process. The change was made for the purpose of unifying the data for collective diabetes reporting. Its main goal was to ensure that all organizations that receive or will receive Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding will submit their diabetes audit to not only the Indian Health Service but also to the Urban Indian Health Institute. The decision was made to better ensure excellence in reporting and to establish a standardized set of diabetes data, and the data derived from these outcomes would be used to further enhance the diabetes program and allow the Urban Indian Health Organizations to be better educated on the technical aspects of diabetes management, including: | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Diabetes, Technical Assistance, Treatment, UIHPs, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
Diabetes Care Among Older Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2004 | Studies of the medical conditions of, and the quality of health care received by, older AI/ANs in urban, non-reservation settings are very rare. Most studies of diabetes or its care among AI/ANs have been conducted in communities served by the Indian Health Service or tribal health programs, and none have focused on older persons not living on or near reservations. Older AI/ANs are among the fastest growing populations in the United States, and 41% of AI/AN elders now live in urban areas, and do not receive direct health care from the Indian Health Service or tribal health programs. Several urban Indian health programs were developed in the 1970s in recognition of the unmet healthcare needs of AI/ANs, many of whom relocated to urban areas in the 1950s, as the result of formal federal policy. However, little is known about the quality of care provided by these urban programs. Since previous work has suggested that the quality of diabetes care for older persons may vary by race, or by socioeconomic status, the purpose of this study was to assess the quality of diabetes care among older AI/ANs in a low-income, urban, primary care setting. In addition, factors associated with performance of quality of care indicators were assessed. | Diabetes, Urban Indians, Aged, Indians North American,Quality of Care, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Urban, AI/AN, Elder | krc | public |
Diabetes Care Among Older Urban American Indians And Alaska Natives | 2004 | To assess the prevalence of, and quality of care for, diabetes mellius among the understudied, yet growing, population of older, urban American Indians and Alaska Natives | Aged, Alaska, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy, Female, Health Services, Indigenous/standards, Indigenous, utilization, Indians, North American, statistics, numerical data, Inuits, statistics & numerical data, Male, Medical Audit, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Primary Health Care, Primary Health Care, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Regression Analysis, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Urban Health, Urban Health Services, Urban Health Services/utilization, Washington, epidemiology | krc | public |
DHHS/IHS FY 2004 Budget Submission | 2003 | DHHS/IHS Budget Submission 2004 Frequency in Distribution of Identified Area Health and other Problems | budget, ihs, hhs, fy 2004, fy 04, 2004, appropriations, tables, charts, budget formulation | krc | public |
Department of Health and Human Services, Statement of Charles W. Grim Director IHS Feb, 2007 | 2007 | DHHS Statement of Charles W. Grim, D.D.S, Director IHS Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate over sight hearing on the Presidents FY 2008 Budget Request for the IHS Feb 15, 2007 | testimony, charles grim, department health and human services, dhhs, hhs, scia, senate committee of indian affairs, over sight, hearing, congress, senate, budget, fy 08, fy 2008, fy, 2008, IHS, Indian Health Service | krc | public |
DHHS Statement of Michel E. Lincoln, Deputy Director of IHS | 2000 | Statement of Michel E. Lincoln, Deputy Director, Office of the Director of Indian Health Service before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, February 23rd, 2000 | testimony, fy 01, fy 2001, ITU, I/T/U, budget, zero-ing out, zeroing out, disparities | krc | public |
DHHS Letter- Dear Tribal Leader, Announce Release Consultation Policy 06 | 2006 | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (A TSDR) released their Tribal Consultation Policy on October 18, 2005. The policy establishes standards to guide us in working effectively with tribes and tribal organizations and will help ensure increased tribal access to CDC programs and resources. The poJicy also outlines several venues for tribal consultation and information exchange with CDC staff and leadership that maximize both tribal and CDC staff participation. We believe that tribal partnerships will be strengthened through increased opportunities for tribal input into CDC's decision-making processes. One key venue for information exchange is the CDC Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (TCAC). I am excited to reach out to you at this time as we begin the process of identifying TCAC members. | CDC, tribal leader, letter, toxic substances, ATSDR, toxic substances, TCAC, TTAC | krc | public |
DHHS Letter to Tribal Leaders on 2008 Tribal Consultation Report | 2009 | Greetings from the Department of Health and Human Services. Enclosed, please find our 2008 Tribal Consultation Report, developed in accordance with the HHS Tribal Consultation Policy. The report details a wide array of tribal consultation activities by HHS, its agencies and regional offices, during fiscal year 2008. I especially want to highlight some of the Department's 2008 accomplishments, including the Tribal Emergency Preparedness Initiative, the CDC and ACF National Tribal Consultation Sessions, and the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology's enhanced Grants Forecast website. | FY 2008, tribal consultation, report, HHS, tribal leaders | krc | public |
DHHS Letter of Guidence & implementation of ARRA July 22,2010 | 2010 | This letter is one of a series that provides guidance on the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. Section 5006 of the Recovery Act provides protections for Indians in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The amendments made by this section were effective on July 1, 2009. This letter provides a brief overview to assist States with | guidance, medicaid, ARRA, american recovery and reinvestment act, PL 111-5, SCHIP, CHIP | krc | public |
DHHS Letter and Policy on Consultation with Natives and Indian Organizations 1997 | 1997 | I am pleased to provide you the enclosed copy of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) "Policy on Consultation with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Indian Organizations," Which was issued on August 7, 1997. -we are proud of the relationship between our Department and the Native American Community and hope that this new policy will further strengthen that relationship. | tribal leaders, uihp, clinton, sovereignty, nation-to-nation, consultation, conferring | krc | public |
DHHS Health Care Financing Admin. letter to State Medicaid Director July 2001 | 2010 | Dear State Medicaid Director: This is one in a series of letters regarding American Indian & Alaskan Native Health policy issues and the | medicaid, medicare, cms, letter, ai/an, schip, states children health insurance program, waiver, state medicaid | krc | public |
DHHS 5th Annual Tribal Consultation Meeting (NCUIH Testimony) May 2003 | 2003 | NCUIH testimony by Mr. D.J. Lott, President to U.S Department of Health and Human Services Fifth Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Meeting on 2005 Budget May 6, 2003 | History, Health status of urban Indians, Policy foundation, NCUIH. growing population of urban Indians, Funding inequities, Urban program priorities in fy 2005 budget formulation, testimony, ncuih, dj lott, lott | krc | public |
DHHS – IHS FY 06 Budget Formulation Exec. Officers | 2006 | DHHS/IHS Budget Formulation and Presentation Branch Division of Financial Management FY2006 Budget Formulation | area offices, budget formulation, budget, fy 06, 2006, appropriations | krc | restricted |
40 Developmental Assets for Middle Childhood (ages 8-12) | 2010 | 40 Developmental Assets® for Middle Childhood (ages 8-12) Search Institute® has identified the following building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets®—that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. | developmental assets, development, 8-12, middle childhood, children, youth | krc | public |
40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents (ages 12-18) | 2010 | 40 Developmental Assets® for Adolescents (ages 12-18) | developmental assets, development, healthy living, external assets, internal assets | krc | public |
40 Developmental Assets for children K-3 | 2010 | 40 Developmental Assets® for Children Grades K–3 (ages 5-9) | development assets, children, k-3, kindergarden, youth, development | krc | public |
Development Specialist JD | 2011 | Job description for Development Specialist | job description for Development Specialist, ncuih, position description | krc | public |
Development Dispatch Blast #5 | 2010 | The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology. The temporary certification program establishes processes that organizations will need to follow in order to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify EHR technology. | development dispatch, newsletter, newsletters, ncuih, ONC, certification program, EHR, electronic health records, technology, national coordinator | krc | restricted |
Development Dispatch #15 (NCUIH) | 2010 | The Development Dispatch is NCUIH's monthly newsletter on the social, economic, and technological issues that Urban Indian Health Programs face in their day-to-day operations. | development, technology, newsletter, newsletters, economic, social | krc | restricted |
Development Dispatch 6-24-10 (NCUIH) | 2010 | Development Dispatch latest edition 6-24-10 Affordable Care Act (ACA) $3 million in funding is available for award in FY 2010 | Development Dispatch, ncuih, budget, aca, affordable care act, funding, acf, adult children and families | krc | restricted |
Determinants of survival for Native American adults with HIV infection | 2006 | Few if any Native American/Alaska Native (NA/AN) people have been included in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment trials or epidemiologic studies, leaving little data on which to be assured of the efficacy of HAART in this unique population. This study aims to evaluate the impact of HAART and review determinants of survival in a cohort of NA/AN persons receiving treatment for HIV in a | HIV Infections--Mortality; Native Americans; Survival; Adolescence; Adult; Alaska; Analysis of Variance; Antiviral Agents; Arizona; CD4 Lymphocyte Count--Evaluation; Chi Square Test; Comorbidity; Confidence Intervals; Convenience Sample; Cox Proportional Hazards Model; Data Analysis Software; Descriptive Research; Descriptive Statistics; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fisher's Exact Test; Kaplan-Meier Estimator; Kruskal-Wallis Test; Male; Medical Records; Middle Age; Mortality--Evaluation; Record Review; Regression; Retrospective Design; Survival Analysis; Univariate Statistics; Viral Load--Evaluation | krc | public |
Description of Policy Options – Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans 05-14-09 | 2009 | Proposals included in this document would ensure that the insurance market functions effectively. Reforms proposed for the individual and small group markets would ensure a competitive insurance market in which plans compete on price and quality rather than on their ability to segment risk and discriminate against individuals with pre-existing health conditions. Proposals contemplated in this document would also make purchasing health insurance coverage easier and more understandable by establishing a gateway or marketplace where American consumers could easily compare and purchase the coverage that best fits their needs. | Affordable Coverage for all Americans, Health Care Reform, HCR, Senate Finance Committee, CHIP, Childrens Health Insurance Program, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, Prevention, Wellness | krc | public |
Department of Justice | 2005 | Portland, OR Tribal leaders criticized the Bush Administration for its last minute objections to S. 1057, a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) annual conference in Sacramento,. The Senate bill was cleared for passage last month by the Senate Committees on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Two weeks ago the bill was hot-lined for passage with amendments from the Finance and HELP Committees. Hot-lining is a legislative procedure in which a bill is circulated to all Senate members with a 72 hour window to raise objections; if no Senator objects, the bill passes by unanimous consent. | Bush administration, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1057, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, HELP Committee, Hotline, White Paper, Department of Justice | krc | public |
Department of Health and Human Services–Designation of Medical Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Area; Proposed Rule 02-29-08 | 2008 | This proposed rule would revise and consolidate the criteria and processes for designating medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs), designations that are used in a wide variety of Federal government programs. These revisions are intended to improve the way underserved areas and populations are designated, by incorporating up-to-date measures of health status and access barriers, eliminating inconsistencies and duplication of effort between the two existing processes. These revisions are intended to reduce the effort and data burden on States and communities by simplifying and automating the designation process as much as possible while maximizing the use of technology. No changes are proposed at this time with respect to the criteria for designating dental and mental health HPSAs. Podiatric, vision care, pharmacy, and veterinary care HPSAs, which are no longer in use, would be abolished under the rules proposed below | Medically Underserved, MUP's, Medically Underserved Populations, HPSA's, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Health Status, Access Barriers, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services | krc | public |
Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction Dec 6, 2004 | 2004 | Congress annually considers 13 or more appropriations measures, which provide funding for numerous activities, for example, national defense, education, homeland security, and crime. These measures also fund general government operations such as the administration of federal agencies. Congress has developed certain rules and practices for the consideration of appropriations measures, referred to as the congressional appropriations process. This report discusses the following aspects of this process: • Annual appropriations cycle; | appropriations, appropriations process, congressional, procedures, | krc | public |
Department of Health and Human Services American Indian Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council Conference Agenda (May 18,19 2006) | 2006 | Many Organizational components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) support research on the health needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) but to date there has been few formal avenues through which the Department gathers tribal input on the research needs and priorities of the tribes. While the Department and its divisions and staff divisions (OPDIVS/STAFFDIVS) have tribal consultation policies in place, regularly scheduled consultation meetings tend to focus on more immediate service delivery and financing issues. AI/AN)research priorities do not receive regular or in-depth considerations at most consultations. Moreover, none of the departmental components have AI/AN groups to provide advice specifically on health research matters. In addition, no active organization within the Department is charged with coordinating and optimizing AI/AN research. | DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, tribal input, Native Health Research Advisory Council, consultation, American Indian, Alaska Native | krc | public |
Department of Health and Human Services 10th Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session | 2008 | This is the Handbook for the 10th Annual Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Budget Consultation Session that took place in the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington DC March 12th-13th | HHS, DHHS, Health and Human Services, Consultation, Budget, IHS, AoA, Aging, Indian Health Services, ACF, Agency Children and Family, AHRQ, Agency Healthcare Research and Quality, CMS, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, NIH, National Institute of Health | krc | public |
Department of Health & Human Services, Testimony John J. Callahan | 2000 | DHHS Testimony of John J. Callahan | john callahan, scia, senate committee on indian affairs, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, 7-26-2000, july 26, S.2526, S. 2526 | krc | public |
Denver American Indian mental health needs survey. | 1999 | The purpose of the survey was to gather data from Denver American Indian adults and adolescents as well as service providers in the Denver area who work, to one degree or the other, with members of the American Indian community. These data were to provide a general ideaof the breadth of mental health and other associated problems among the Denver American Indian population. | mental health, IHS; Denver; urban American Indians; adults; adolescents | krc | public |
Dena Ned Executive Director for the Salt Lake Walk-In Center (2003-2007) interview Sharing Her Experience at the John Hopkins Indigenous Research with the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) | 2008 | Dena Ned, former Executive Director for the Salt Lake Walk-In Center (2003-2007), was one of only two Urban Indians having the opportunity to participate in the 2007 John Hopkins Summer Indigenous Research. As such, Ms. Ned was representing and bringing in the perspective of Indian communities living in urban settings when it comes to health issues. The latter was especially important given that the 2007 session focused on the Social Determinacy of Health in Indigenous Populations. NCUIH had the chance to speak with her about what the program meant for her and what she took from this unique experience. | Dena Ned, Salt Lake Walk-in, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
RPMS presentation by SDUIH | 2010 | RPMS presentation by South Dakota Urban Indian Health at the NCUIH annual leadership conference | RPMS, PPT, presentation, alc, annual leadership conference | krc | restricted |
Demo Alternative System, Planning and Project Findings | 2010 | Accurate and timely information is essential for understanding and improving the health of all Americans. This is especially important for the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) residing in urban areas who receive their health services through a network of urban Indian health organizations (UIHOs). This community driven health care network is successful at addressing many of the health needs because it tailors health care delivery to the unique needs of the urban Indian population. As the nation engages in fervent debate about the future of health care, the need for data to inform the process for organizations that serve urban AI/AN is needed. But unlike the rest of the American health care system, the diversity across the urban Indian health landscape demands a thorough assessment and defined strategy to move toward Health Information Technology (HIT) that will meet the requirements outlined by health care reform. | HIT, Health Information Technology, UIHO, Urban Indian Health Organizations, Assessment, health care needs assessment | krc | restricted |
Decreasing American Indian Mental Health Disparities through Culturally Competent Teaching | 2009 | In the last decade, the United States has increasingly focused on the reduction and elimination of health disparities in racial and ethnic minority groups. Somewhat neglected in these efforts have been mental health disparities for American Indians.2 American Indians remain in a precarious position as an underserved community with limited culturally competent resources to address their mental health and substance-abuse needs.3 The lack of resources continues to prevail despite emerging data that indicate that American Indian disparities in mental health and behavioral health occur at alarming rates, ·which calls for the need for interventions and attention for public mental health, medical and educational resources. | American Indian, mental health, disparities, history of trauma, Healthy People 2020, urban American Indians, behavioral health, indigenous, U.S. federal government, treaties, psychological trauma, genocide, self-destructive behavior, PTSD, relocation, UCLA Center for Research, Education, Training, and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities, the Center for American Indian/Indigenous Research and Education, United American Indian Involvement | krc | public |
December White House, Tribal Leaders Meeting 2002 | 2002 | December 6, 2002 White House, Tribal Leaders, Meeting (The White House) FY 2003 IHS Budget Analysis Intro: Tribal | fy o7, budget, zero-ing out, I/T/U, ITU, ihs, tribal, urban, budget formulation, funding, needs, white house, uihp, face to face, meeting | krc | public |
Dear Colleague letter to Committee on Appropriations expressing support for continued FY 2007 funding for Urban Indian Health Programs from Senators Feinstein, and Boxer, and others (signed) | 2006 | Dear Colleague Letter from Various Senators to the Subcommittee on Interior Committee on Appropriations expressing their support for fiscal year 2007 funding for the Urban Indian Health Programs | dear colleague, senate, uihp, urban indian health programs, fy2007 | krc | public |
Dear Colleague Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Craig of the Committee of Appropriators in Support of Urban Indian Health Programs 03-09-07 | 2007 | We are writing to express our support for FY2008 funding of the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) and to request that funding be restored to the FY2006 enacted level of $32.7 million dollars. The Presidents budget proposal eliminates funding for 34 urban Indian non-profit organizations providing health care services at 41 sites throughout the U.S. for 430,000 eligible Indian users. | FY2008, UIHP, Urban Indian health Programs, Funding, Dear Colleage Letter, Template | krc | public |
Dealers using reservation for drug distribution | 2010 | The number one issue with substance abuse on Native-American reservation lands has been and continues to be alcohol, but there seems there may be a shift in the illegal drug of choice among young people on The Mountain, including "Anglo" communities and The White Mountain Apache Reservation | Native American, reservation, National Congress of American Indian, DEA, drug, dealers, methamphetamine, heroin, Tribal Law and Order Act, Tribal law enforcement, white mountain independent, wmi | krc | public |
Excel Database of Universities with Native American Programs | 2008 | Database of Universities with Native American Programs | Database, Educational Institutions, universities, native american programs, nap, social groups, college, native american studies | krc | public |
Culture, trauma, and wellness: a comparison of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and two-spirit Native Americans | 2004 | In a community-based sample of urban American Indian and Alaska Native adults, 25 | Adolescent; Adult, Aged, Bisexuality, ethnology, Bisexuality, psychology, Comparative Study, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Homosexuality, Female, ethnology, Homosexuality, Female, psychology, Homosexuality, Male, ethnology, Homosexuality, Male, psychology, Life Change Events, Male, Mental Disorders, ethnology, Mental Disorders, psychology, Middle Aged, New York City, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, ethnology, Sexual Behavior, psychology, Social Identification, Substance-Related Disorders, Substance-Related Disorder, Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Culture loss: American Indian family disruption, urbanization, and the Indian Child Welfare Act. | 2002 | This study examined the perceptions and views of urban American Indian parents regarding foster care and American Indian family issues. Findings highligh four themes: (1) discouragement from working with the current foster care system, (2) the role of culture in caregiving, (3) differing definitions of family and relatedness, and (4) the effects of historical pain due to past family disruption. These themes are used to formulate guidelines for the development of an American Indian foster care and child welfare program. | foster care; American Indian family; caregiving; historical trauma; culture/traditional beliefs | krc | restricted |
Culture and the restoration of self among former American Indian drinkers. | 2001 | This paper explores the social and cultural context of remission from alcohol problems in an urban American Indian community. Using the discourse of interviews conducted with 48 self-defined problem drinkers, 13 of whom had abstained from alcohol for at least a year prior to the interview, it explores the ways in which alcohol problems have been understood and dealt with by these Indian men and women. | American Indians; alcohol; remission; self; cultural identity, treatment, identity, alcohol, addiction | krc | public |
Culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention programs for urban Native youth | 2005 | This article will examine HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention for urban Native youth in Oakland, California. it will highligh the Native American Health Center's Youth Services programs. These programs incorporate solutions based on a traditional value system rooted in Native culture and consisting of youth empowerment, leadership training, prevention activities, traditional cultural activities and wellness and life skills education. | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control, Adolescent, Community Health Services, Cultural Characteristics, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Health Education, Humans, Indians, North American, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control, United States, United States Indian Health Service, Urban Health Services | krc | public |
Cultural responsiveness and social work practice: an Indian clinic | 1986 | Social workers need to appreciate the traditions and beliefs of clients from different cultures to provide effective services. The succes of one hospital clinic in serving American Indians in Boston demonstrated how this appreciation can be translated into programs that are relevant to a particular population or targeted group. | traditional beliefs, social work, Boston, traditional medicine | krc | public |
Cultural identity, explanatory style, and depression in Navajo adolescents. | 2004 | This study investigated the interrelationships among cultural identity, explanatory style, and depression in Navajo adolescents. | American Indian, depression, cultural identity, Navajo adolescents, stress, identity, self identity, expression | krc | public |
Cultural Competency Guidlines and Suggested Output and Outcome Measures | 2012 | Cultural Competency Guidelines & Suggested Output and Outcome Measures | Cultural Competency, Partners for Children and Families, outcome measures, cultural sensitivity | krc | public |
Critical Factors in System of Care Implementation (System Implementation Issue Brief #2) | 2007 | This issue brief presents cross-site patterns of system implementation. These patterns emerged from the analysis of locally identified implementation factors that stakeholders considered critical to system of care development. This overview was prepared by Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health investigators Sharon Hodges, Nathaniel Israel, Kathleen Ferreira, & Jessica Mazza | systems of care, definition, systems change, implementation, systems, case study, study 2, qualitative, cultural competence, factors, values, mental health, services | krc | public |
Creating a new provider type for Indian health Service, tribal, and urban health care facilities: qualified Indian Health Program | 2003 | This paper is a review of federal reimbursement for Indian health care services and a proposal for establishing the Qualified Indian Health Program to aid in maximizing reimbursement to Indian health programs. | Delivery, Healthcare, Indian Health Service, Payment System, Reimbursements, IHS, FQHC, FMAP | krc | public |
Creating a Front Porch: Strategies for Improving Access to Mental Health Services | 2008 | This monograph shares results of interviews conducted with personnel from selected organizations and focuses on key practices that were reported to increase accessibility of mental health services for underserved populations. It includes a description of each of the target populations served by the participating study sites, as well as information about the history and context of, and general service delivery information for each organization. | Organizational Development,Cultural competence, systems of care, access, disparities, Culture, children's mental health, assessment, interviews | krc | public |
Letter from Two-Spirit Council of Wichita to Governor Sebelius re: President Bush fy 07 budget eliminating UIHP funding | 2006 | Letter from Two-Spirit Council of Wichita to Governor Sebelius | budget, appropriations, funding, zeroing out, zero-ing out, zero out, title v, fy 07, fy 2007, wichita, sebelius | krc | public |
Letter from Laura Sisulak to Senator Smith of the Committee of Indian Affairs re: Presidents FY 07 eliminating UIHP | 2006 | Letter from Laura Sisulak to Senator Smith of the Committee of Indian Affairs | budget, appropriations, funding, fy 07, fiscal year 2007, eliminating, zeroing out, zero-ing out, president bush, uihp, uiho, urban indian health program, urban indian health organization | krc | public |
Letter from John Spratt, Ranking Democrat to Chairman Nussle re: Presidents FY 07 Budget, eliminating the UIHP funding | 2006 | Letter from Representative John Spratt, Ranking Democrat to Chairman Nussle of the House Budget Committee regarding President Bush's FY 2007 Budget which eliminates funding for the Urban Indian Health programs. | budget, appropriations, funding, fy 2007, fy 07, fiscal, budget, uihp, uiho, zeroing out, zero-ing out, eliminating, funding | krc | public |
Letter from Indigenous Families for Youth to president Bush regarding FY 07 budget, eliminating the UIHP | 2006 | Letter from Pam Harjo of the Indigenous Families for Youth (IFY) to President Bush regarding his FY 2007 budget which eliminates the funding for the Urban Indian Health Programs. | budget, appropriations, zero-ing out, zeroing out, uihp, uhio, Indigenous families for youth, fy 07, fy 2007, fiscal year 2007, funding | krc | public |
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Resolution #SAC-06-071 Opposing President Request to Eliminate the Urban Indian Health Programs | 2006 | National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Resolution #SAC-06-071 Opposing President Request to Eliminate the Urban Indian Health Programs | ncai, national congress of american indians, SAC-06-071, resolution, appropriations, budget, funding, zero-ing out, zeroing out, uihp, uiho, urban inidna health programs, urban indian health organizations | krc | public |
Letter from First Nations Community Health Source to Senator Bingaman re: Presidents FY 07 Budget that eliminates UIHP | 2006 | Letter from First Nations Community HealthSource (FNCH) to Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico regarding President Bush's FY 07 budget request that strips the Urban Indian Health Program Funding. | FY 07, 2007, budget, appropriations, zeroing out, zero-ing out, FNCH, first nations community healthsource, | krc | public |
Letter from Arizona Governor expressing concerns over Presidents FY 07 Budget – eliminating UIHP | 2006 | Correspondence Supporting UIHP, State of Arizona office of the Governor - to President Bush regarding his proposed FY 07 budget eliminating the UIHP line item. Dear Mr. President: I am writing to express my deep concern over the proposed Fiscal Year 2007 elimination of urban Indian Health Program funding, which is based on the assumption that urban Indians will be able to seek medical services through Community Health Centers (CHCs). | budget, appropriations, zero-ing out, zeroing out, uhip, uiho, elimination, CHC, community health center, president bush, state of arizona, AZ | krc | public |
Letters to Budget Committee Supporting Continued Funding for UIHP – U.S. Congress 2006 | 2006 | Series of Letters to the United States Congressional Budget Committee requesting continued funding for the Urban Indian Health Program. | budget, appropriations, uiho, uihp, continued funding, zero-ing out, zeroing out, elimination, FY07, FY 2007, FY 07 | krc | public |
Letter from Spokane Tribe of Indians to Northwest Portland Indian Health Board re: improved funding for IHS | 2006 | Letter from Spokane Tribe of Indians to Northwest Portland Indian Health Board | spokane tribe, spokane, nwpaihb, northwest portland area indian health board, funding, appropriations, ihs, indian health services, | krc | public |
Letter from Governor Brian Schweitzer (MT) to Representative Rehberg re: President Bush elimination of UIHP funding | 2006 | Dear Representative Rehberg: As Governor of the State of Montana, I have opened the doors of state government to Montana's tribal nations. Although I have noteworthy accomplishments during my first year as Governor, there is still much more to do including quality education, economic development, and above all access to health care. | Montana, letter, representative, rehberg, governor, schweitzer, bohlinger, 5-2-06- may 2 2006, zeroing out, elimination funding, funding, appropriations, uihp, uiho, budget, president bush | krc | public |
Letter from the Village of Kotlik, Alaska to Senator Ted Stevens re: his support to eliminate UIHP funding | 2006 | Correspondence, Tribal President, Joseph P. Mike (Village of Kotlik) - Senator Stevens, Washington DC Dear senator Stevens; We would like to express our concern over the opposition to fund and preserve the Urban Indian Health Programs across the country. I understand that a series of rumors based on pieces of misinformation have been circulating in congress. Such rumors are devastating to the existence of Urban Indian Health Programs | elimination of funding, ted stevens, alaska, Kotlik, definition of indian, funding, appropriations, budget, S.1200, IHCIA, S. 1200, indian health care improvement act, | krc | public |
Contextual issues for strategic planning and evaluation of systems of care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities: an introduction to Circles of Care | 2004 | This introduction to the evaluation component of the Circles of Care initiative includes background on the nature of the initiative, Center for Mental Health Services support for developing systems of care for youth with emotional disturbances, and an overview of the systems of care approach. | Adolescent, Adolescent Health Services, standards, Adult, Affective Symptoms, ethonology, therapy, Child, Preschool, Community Health Planning, Community Mental Health Services, administration standards, Community Networks, administration/standards, Comparative Study, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Health Care Surveys, Health Planning Support, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Michigan ethnology, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation | krc | public |
Letter to Tri-Caucus on Health re: support of the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 – July 2009 | 2009 | We are writing in support of the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 and its inclusion in the final health reform legislation. As you and your colleagues continue to work on health reform legislation, the undersigned coalitions, groups, and organizations urge you to strengthen the commitment to addressing health inequities and make certain that health and health care disparities reduction and elimination | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009, Health Care Reform, Health Disparities, HCR | krc | public |
Congressional Transcripts for the Congressional Hearing 03-30-06 House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Native American Issues | 2006 | Congressional Hearings Official Transcripts March 30, 2006 House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Holds Hearing on FY2007 Appropriations: Native American Issues | 03-30-06, Congressional Transcripts, Congressional Hearing, House Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environmental and Related Agencies Holds Hearing on FY2007 Appropriations, Native American Issues, American Indian, Alaska Native, United States Congress, United States House of Representatives | krc | public |
Congressional Transcripts 2008 IHS Budget | 2008 | Congressional Transcripts, Congressional Hearings April 2nd, 2008 House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies holds hearing on the Fiscal 2009 Budget for IHS | congressional transcripts, transcript, fy 2009, fy 09, Indian health service, IHS, budget | krc | public |
Congressional Budget Office Letter to Chairman Baucus of the United States Senate Committee on Finance October 7, 2009 re: America’s Healthy Future Act | 2009 | The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed a preliminary analysis of the Chairmans mark for the Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, incorporating the amendments that have been adopted to date by the Committee on Finance. That analysis reflects the specifications posted on the | CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Joint Committee on Taxation, JCT, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, insurance exchanges, Medicaid, Medicare, HCR, Health Care Reform | krc | public |
NCUIH Board of Directors Face-to-Face Meeting 6-7-00 | 2000 | Goal: Determine a definition for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | NCUIH, bod, board of directors, meeting, minutes, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, definition of indian, | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes 10-25-99 (Signed Draft with M/U) | 1999 | Board of Directors Teleconference Meeting Minutes 10-25-1999 (Partially signed with | bod, board of directors, meeting minutes, 10-25-99, 10-25-1999, minutes, agenda | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board Meeting 10-25-99 (Draft) | 1999 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 10-25-99 | board of directors, meeting minutes, minutes | krc | restricted |
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate of April 22,2008 for H.R. 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 | 2008 | H.R. 5613 would extend existing moratoria on certain regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with regard to the Medicaid program. Those actions are related to payments for services furnished by public providers, for graduate medical education, for school-based administration and transportation services, and for rehabilitation services. In addition, the bill would impose new moratoria on Medicaid regulations involving targeted case-management services and provider taxes and on a proposed regulation involving outpatient hospital services. The bill would appropriate $5 million to study the effects of these regulations on the Medicaid program. | CBO, congressional budget office, CMS, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Medicaid, Medicare, H.R.5613 | krc | public |
Congress Request to Support the Special Diabetes Program | 2012 | We are writing to call your attention to the Special Diabetes Program, which is demonstrating real returns on a modest federal investment and has | Special Diabetes Program, SDPI, prevention, fund, type 1 diabetes, artificial pancreas technologies, blood sugar levels, blood glucose, Medicare, treatment, immune therapy, laser therapy | krc | public |
NCUIH invitation to Special Hearing on Eliminating Health Disparities April 3, 2002 | 2002 | U.S. Congress House of Representatives invitation to Beverly Russel, NCUIH Executive Director, to a special hearing on Eliminating Health Disparities that will be held April 3rd, 2002. | NCUIH, beverly russel, congressional hearing, health disparities, commission, congressional black caucus, CHC, congressional asian pacific american caucus, CAPAC | krc | public |
Confidentiality Diagram | 2011 | Confidentiality Diagram "HIPAA Organized Health Care Delivery System" | HIPAA, confidentiality, delivery system | krc | public |
NCUIH Annual Leadership Conference Agenda (Draft) | 2011 | National Council of Urban Indian Health 2011 Annual Leadership Conference Agenda (draft) | agenda conference 2011 | krc | public |
Conference 2010 Agenda | 2010 | NCUIH's 2010 Annual Conference Agenda in Washington DC. | Annual Conference Agenda, 2010, NCUIH | krc | public |
Compilation of Social Security Laws 1999 | 1999 | 1999 Compilation of the Social Security Laws | social security, aging, medicare, medicaid, child and family services, medicaid, FMAPs, FMAP | krc | public |
Comparison of the Senate Version of the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Action of 2009 with Current Law and 2nd Report on Recommendations from the National Steering Committee | 2009 | Comparison of the Senate Version of Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Action of 2009 with Current Law and 2nd Report on Recommendations from the NSC | United States Senate, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, S.1200, | krc | public |
Community specific daily activity in Northern Plains American Indian Youth | 2012 | Overweight and obesity affect almost half of all reservation-based Native American youth. One causative factor may be low levels of physical activity. The purpose of this study was to compare Native American physical activity in adolescents living on reservations to their | American Indian; Native American; Adolescent; Northern Plains; Indigenous; Social Sciences; Indigenous peoples; Culture & institutions; Indigenous studies | krc | public |
Community Health Aide Program Overview 2007 | 2007 | Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) services are a sustainable, effective, and culturally acceptable method for delivering health care. This unique progra1n has demonstrated adaptability to advances in medicine and the evolving health needs of the population, and it does so at comparatively low cost. The total combined program expenses of $55M provide 270,000 emergency and primary health visits annually to approximately 50,000 Alaska Natives at a cost of approximately $1,100 annually per patient ($5 5M/50,000). Today over 550 Community Health Aides/Community Health Practitioners (CHA/Ps) are employed by 27 tribal health organizations in 1 78 rural communities. CHA/Ps are the patients' first contact within the network of health professionals in the Alaska Tribal Health System. | primary care health clinic, public health clinic, dental office, pharmacy, laboratory, counseling center, patient travel center, CHA/P | krc | public |
NCUIH (Handout) Communities of Learning Insert | 2011 | A learning community comprised of leaders, professional and paraprofessional staff of Urban Indian Health Programs addressing a variety of health and wellness topics for urban Indian populations. The Community of Learning is coordinated by the National Council of Urban Indian Health to provide information, training, tools, peer support, resources and updates on funding opportunities to support Native health, wellness, treatment, and recovery support initiatives within urban communities. | Communities of Learning, COL, Urban Indian Health, Native American, American Indian, Jami Bartgis | krc | public |
The Federal Monitor (News of Issues Affecting Tribes and Tribal Housing Programs) | 2008 | On February 4, 2008, the President issued his Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2009. Indian housing programs are lodged in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor. The Presidents Budget Request keeps pace with last years funding levels for many programs; however, as has happened for the last few years, programs such as Interiors BIA Housing Improvement Program (HIP) and NAIHC are zeroed out. The Administration describes HIP as duplicative to HUDs NAHASDA programs. NAIHC is viewed as an earmark in the fiscal reform movement sweeping across Washington DC now. | FY2009, Indian Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA, National American Indian Housing Council, NAIHC, Federal Monitor | krc | public |
NCUIH Newsletter Article on the Obama Administration, the American Recovery and Re-investment Act (ARRA), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 12-14-09 | 2009 | Indian health programs by increasing the base funding for the Indian Health Service but roughly $700 million in the outline of the Presidents FY2010 budget. These actions, when taken together with President Obamas outreach to Tribal and Urban Indian communities during the election season, signal a deep ideological shift in the Executive Branch towards being more responsive to Native American issues and concerns. The Obama Administration has thus far proven to be interested in increasing IHS funding, reviewing problematic regulations, and in general has been responsive to both Tribal and Urban Indian concerns. Having a responsive, engaged President provides new opportunities for Urban Indian health programs and clinics that have been absent for the past eight yearsnew opportunities that will require innovative and creative thinking. | IHS, Indian Health Services, FY2010, Obama, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-investment Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, H.R.1, H.R.1328 | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Secretary Clinton asking the Secretary to take the lead in upholding the responsibilities to the American Indian People 04-22-09 | 2009 | I am writing on the behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), our 36 member programs and the 150,000 patients that our programs serve annually. NCUIH works to raise the health status of all American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban centers. As the primary organization dedicated to urban Indian issues, we have been participating in the UN forum on Indigenous People and been working with other indigenous groups from other countries to find innovative solutions to our peoples needs. We feel that with the new Administration there is a great opportunity for the United States to become a world leader on protecting the freedoms, health, and wellbeing of indigenous peoples everywhere. I respectfully request that you guide the Department of Sate to focus upon issues impacting indigenous people. As you know, there are over 600 federally-recognized Tribes in the United States and over one million American Indians and Alaska Natives living across the country. As the Obama Administration reaffirms the federal governments commitment to fulfill its trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives, I respectfully request that you take leadership in directing the State Department to address Indigenous issues. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, trust, Secretary Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Department of State, Leadership | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health mini-briefing of Health Care Reform 04-03-09 | 2009 | The hottest topic in Washington right now besides the FY2010 Budget is health care reform and the multitude of health care reform proposals floating around Washington. President Obama announced that major health care reform will be his chief priority for his first year in office. Senator Baucus has also announced that he intends to introduce and move a major reform package through Congress by the end of June. Various groups representing consumers, insurance companies, business interests, consumer groups, health care providers, and minority organizations have all put forward their policy statements on health care reform. If Native Americans are going to be heard during this time, the national Indian organizations must also produce policy statements. | Health Care Reform, HCR, IHCIA, Obama, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.3200, H.R.3962, H.R.3590, S.1790, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Commonwealth Fund Commission Issues Reform Recommendations for the next President-Commission on a High Performance Health System says health insurance for all is essential but not enough 11-15-07 | 2007 | This report outlines how essential it is that we pursue improvements in health care quality and efficiency at the same time as we pursue universal coverage, said Dr. James Mongan, Commission Chair and CEO of Partners Health System. We can not and should not hold either of these facets of reform hostage while we wait for the other to happen | Health Care, quality health care, commonwealth commission, accountability, needs assessment | krc | public |
Committee of Appropriations Summary of 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations FY 2008 06-06-07 (Full Markup) | 2007 | The Interior and the Environment bill provides for the environmental and conservation needs of Americas people and its natural resources. The key investments made in this bill will ensure that Americas water and air will be cleaner, its pristine natural landscapes and historic structures more protected, wildfires will be appropriately managed, and visitors to its national parks, refuges and forests will experience, for the first time in years, improved levels of service. The bill also honors our obligations to Native American communities, making investments into better education and healthcare. It works to improve the quality of drinking water throughout the country by restoring funding to the Clean Water Revolving Fund. And it renews our nations support for the arts and humanities. | Committee of Appropriations, Summary of Interior and Environmental Appropriations, Indian Health Services, Department of Interior, Appropriations, FY 2008, | krc | public |
Clinician’s Guide: Working with Native Americans living with HIV | 2002 | This is a practical resource for medical providers who are confronted with basic cultural challenges presented by Native American patients living with or at risk for HIV infection. | HIV/AIDS; cultural factors/barriers; Native American history, urban indians, cultural competency, cultural sensitivity, competency, NNAAPC, national native american aids prevention center, HIV/AIDS, HIV, AIDS, sensitive care | krc | public |
Clinical performance challenges in an era of accountability and performance-based budgets: part I | 2003 | The purpose of this series of articles is to encourage Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban program providers to view the Congressionally required Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) clinical performance activity as an opportunity to improve patient care. | GPRA, reporting, government performance and results act, patient care, improvement, quality of care | krc | public |
Chronic Care Initiative: Innovations planned for IH Systems | 2012 | (publication has no date, loaded 2012) | IHS, Indian Health Care Service, Chronic Illness, Cardiovascular,Diabetes, | krc | public |
Characteristics of Highly Effective Boards PPT Presentation | 2012 | Goal | Board training, webinar, powerpoint presentation, materials, scucci, BOD, bod, board of directors, board | krc | public |
Characteristics Associated with Reservation Travel Among Urban American Outpatients. | 2005 | The objectives of this study were to ascertain the extent of, and health-related characteristics associated with, travel to reservations in a low-income, urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. | urban indians, transition, mobility, health related characteristics, reservation, low-income, sociodemographic, multivariate, identification, self identity, identity, north american, inuit, primary health care, urban population | krc | public |
Changing Borders of Federal Trust Obligation, UIH Crisis | 2012 | Changing The Borders of the Federal Trust Obligation, Urban Indian Healthcare Crisis. This publication introduces readers to the Urban Indian population starting with the BIA relocation program -through- present day issues regarding access to healthcare, definition of Indian, gaps in the IHS health care system. | IHCIA, Indian health care improvement act, access to healthcare, urban indian, history, relocation, uihp, urban inidan health, uiho, title v | krc | public |
Changes in Title V Health Service for UI 6/4/2001 | 2001 | Report: 6/4/2001 | Title v, title 5, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, amendments | krc | public |
Challenges facing American Indians | 2006 | There are 2.4 million American Indians living within the territorial boundaries of the United States, according to the 2000Census. Although a full picture is less than clear and statistics vary from tribe to tribe, there are challenges that exist across Indian country. Median wages for both American Indian men and women are below the national average. Many tribes have poverty rates above the national average. The poverty rate for Cherokee is 18.1 percent, for Chippewa, 23.7 percent, and for Navajo, 37 percent, based on the 2000 Census. The Associated Press reported in July that the results of a Freedom of Information Act request show that the Navajo Nation lost $9.2 million a year in Head Start funding due to broken playground equipment, heaters, and a host of other problems. | American Indians, poverty rate, Cherokee, Chippewa, Navajo, 2000 Census, Freedom of Information Act, Bureau of Indian Affairs | krc | public |
Chairman Dicks Statement Subcommittee Markup Fiscal Year FY 2009 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Bill | 2009 | I am very pleased to present to the Subcommittee recommendations for the 2009 Interior and Environment Appropriations. These recommendations are the product of a very deliberate and bi-partisan process. Our subcommittee held 20 separate hearings on the Presidents budget with more than 200 witnesses. These witnesses included agency officials, Members of Congress, more than 100 tribal leaders and many other public witnesses. The recommendations in this bill, especially those related to Native Americans Programs, flow directly from these hearings. Mr. Tiahart and I have also discussed this bill many times since the hearings concluded on April 9th, and the Majority and Minority Committee staff have spent scores of hours working as a team putting the Members recommendations into todays proposal. | Chairman Dicks, FY 2009, Department of Interior, Environment, Subcommittee Mark-up, United States Congress, House of Representatives | krc | public |
CDC FY 2005 Cooperative Agreement to AI/AN Tribes & Tribal | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR FY 05 Breakdown, Award no., Project title, Grantee name, CIO Approved budget etc. Note: Doc. P134 - P144 related CDC Info | krc | public | |
CDC Tribal Consultation Policy Questions & Answers 2005 | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Policy Questions & Answers What is the Tribal Consultation Policy? Why did the CDC/ ATSDR establish a Tribal Consultation Policy? How will Tribal Partnerships be strengthned through this policy? note: Documents P134 -P144 related, CDC handouts, informative info. | CDC, conferring, consultation, workbook, materials, atsdr, consultation policy, federal consultation | krc | public |
CDC Health Disparities in Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents 2009 slides | 2009 | Center for Disease Control and prevention efforts in self-directed violence Surveillance | CDC, Center for Disease Control, Suicide, 2009 | krc | public |
CDC Tribal Consultation Policy Operating Procedures & Reporting Requirements 2005 (Draft) | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR (draft) Tribal Consultation Policy Summary of Operating Procedures & Reporting Requirments
note: Doc. P134 - P144 related, Informative info from CDC
| CDC, centers for disease control, consultation, policy, procedures, federal consultation | krc | public |
CDC Consultation Policy 2005 | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Policy (outline of Policy)
Purpose, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Definitions, Philosophy, Introduction, Background, Policy, Responsibilities, Procedures, ATSDR supp. Information, Additional Resources, References note: Doc. P134-P144 related, CDC handouts, Informative | CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, indian health, tribal health, access to health care, consultation, conferring, recognition | krc | public |
CDC Announcements 10-9-05 Tribal Consultation Policy | 2005 | CDC Announcments on Tribal Consultation Policy New policy seeks to strengthen CDC efforts to improve health and well being of American Indian & Alaska Native people. | cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, american indian health, news release, press release | krc | public |
CDC (slides) Tribal Consultation Policy Update 05 | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Tribal Policy Update (Slides) CDC ATSDR has developed a new policy regarding Tribal Consultation. The purpose of this Policy is to provide guidance for working effectively with American Indian & Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Communities and organization and enhancing (AI/AN access CDC/ATSDR programs. | cdc, atsdr, centers for disease control and prevention, agency for toxic substances and disease registry, presentation, ppt slides, materials | krc | public |
Causes of Visual Impairment and Common Eye Problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives (Draft) | 2005 | Objectives. Little information exists regarding the causes of visual impairement and the most common eye problems in American Indians/Alaska Natives. Methods. We randomly sampled American Indians/Alaska natives older than 40 years from 3 tribes within the Northwest region. | common eye problems, visual impairment; glaucoma; ocular hypertension; maculopathy; cataracts; macular degeneration; blindness; urban population; diabetic retinopathy; | krc | restricted |
Care of the Native American Woman: Strategies for Practice, Education, and Research. | 2000 | Native Americans, the smallest racial minority in the United States, comprise the fastest growing ethnic group and have a myriad of social and health problems. Women play an important role in health care practices and decision making in this community because many tribes are matrilineal. Practice, education, and research strategies should include identification of beliefs and practices specific to the clan or tribe because there is wide varience in values, lifestyles, and taboos from tribe to tribe. | American Indian/Alaska Native, Care of Women, Cultural competence, Culture care, Maternal, newborn care, Native American, Tribal beliefs, Womens Health, American Indian Women, Native American Women | krc | public |
Capital financing and Health Care Reform | 1994 | This Roundtable Conference focused on financial provisions contained in the Clinton Administration's national health care reform package. Discussions centered on how these provisions would impact approximately 1.3 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) who currently receive health care from the Indian Health Service. | Indian Health Service; Indian-specific provisions; federal health care legislation; federal loan guarantee program; health care reform; HCR | krc | public |
Cancer survival among American Indians in western Washington State | 1994 | Cancer survival among American Indians is worse than among other races in some regions of the United States, but has been studied among American Indians in Washington state. Our purpose was to evaluate cancer survival among American Indians included in the Seattle-Puget Sound Cancer Registry. | Age Factors; Breast Neoplasms/Mortality; Breast Neoplasms/Therapy; Cervix Neoplasms/Mortality; Cervix Neoplasms/Therapy; Colorectal Neoplasms/Mortality; Colorectal Neoplasms/Therapy; Female; Lung Neoplasms/Mortality; Lung Neoplasms/Therapy; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Prostatic Neoplasms/Mortality; Prostatic Neoplasms/Therapy; Registries; Residence Characteristics; Survival Rate; SEER Program | krc | public |
Cancer prevention among urban southwestern American Indian women comparison to selected Year 2000 national health objectives | 1999 | PURPOSE: The health issues which have historically faced American Indians are related to infectious disease, but today many chronic diseases play a large role in the health status of this special population. For example, existing data indicate that American Indians have the poorest cancer survival of any group in the U.S. (34% vs. 50% for U.S. Whites). Regular participation in cancer screening and lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, and alcohol have been found to significantly contribute to cancer risk. However, available information about these behaviors is sparse and suffers from limitations. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of cancer risk behaviors and provider recommendation for cancer screening among urban American Indian women. | Alcohol Drinking; Chronic Disease; Diet; Female; Life Style; Neoplasms/Prevention & Control; Prevalence; Smoking; Urban Population; Women's Health, American Indian Health, Native American Health | krc | public |
Cancer Data for American Indians/ Alaska Natives specifically in the Portland Area | 2008 | This report presents data on cancer patterns among AI/ANs residing in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. We examined data from the area’s three state cancer registries to describe a range of cancer measures from 1996-2007. Tribal leaders provided insights on cancer experiences within their communities, cancer care issues, and the role of traditional lifestyles. | cancer, portland area, screenings, data, idaho, oregon, washington, cancer patterns, clusters, 1996-2007 | krc | public |
Can the Gail model be useful in American Indian and Alaska Native populations? | 2004 | Very little is known about breat carcinoma risk factors for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women undergoing screening. The Gail model has been a useful tool for predicting the risk of breast carcinoma in several populations. It has not been applied systematically to AI/AN women. | breast carcinoma; American Indian; Alaska Native; Gail model, Cancer, American Indian Women, Native American Women, Female | krc | public |
Call to Action–Health Reform 2009 from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) Reforming America | 2008 | The case for reform is strong. The U.S. is the only developed country that does not guarantee health coverage for all its citizens, with 46 million uninsured and another 25 million underinsured. As a result, families are struggling to keep up with out-of-pocket costs for medical care. American businesses are straining to absorb rising health care costs while staying competitive at home and around the world. Despite high levels of spending on health care, research documents poor quality of care received by patients in the U.S. Studies show, for example, that adults receive recommended care for many illnesses only 55 percent of the time. Children fare even worse. | Health Care Reform, HCR, reforming america's health care, Max Baucus, Needs assessment | krc | public |
California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc (CRIHB) National Health Reform Policy Document April 2009 | 2009 | National Health Reform policy Document with recommendations from California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) | CRIHB, California Rural Indian Health Board, policy, Health Care Reform, HCR, IHS, Indian Health Service, quality of care | krc | public |
Bylaws Committee Meeting packet (part 2b of 3) Feb-3-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting packet Feb-3-2000 Contents part 2b of 3 Articles 9-15 page 32 Written Consent of Directors Adopting Bylaws Certification Page 32
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Bylaws Committee Meeting packet (part 2a of 3) Feb-3-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting Packet Feb-3-2000 Contents: Article 1-7
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Building cancer surveillance capacity: Wisconsin tribal and urban Indian clinics | 2003 | The project examined data available on American Indian cancer patients in clinic records, identified cancer screenings currently being conducted, and implemented a trial use of a neoplasm record form to report cases to the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System, the states cancer registry. | Data Collection; Neoplasms/epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Registries; Wisconsin | krc | public |
California Health Care Foundation 2002 Indian children public issurance | 2002 | California Health Care Foundation: Health Currents Publication, Urban Indian Children Left Out of Public Inssurance Programs May 20, 2002 | urban indian, children, children's health, access to care, medi-cal, healthy families, barriers to healthcare, barriers, youth, | krc | public |
Native American Community Health Center 2000 IHS budget (Draft w Mark-up) | 2000 | FAX: Native American Community Health Center _ NCUIH
IHS FY2001 area ITU Recommendations for Rules Based Budget | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Audit Report, Fiscal Dec-03 & 02 | 2003 | NCUIH Audit Report, Fiscal Year Dec-2003 & 02
Ego & Company, P.C. Certified Public Accountants | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Policy Manual (March 2003) | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Policy Manual (March-2003) Packet Contents: Policy, Procedures, Forms | krc | restricted | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 3 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within the KRC in parts TA95 - TA110. Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
Building a Board that Works as a Team | 2012 | Welcome/Introductions | Board training, training, webinar, BOD, Tony Scucci, Scucci, education, teamwork, team | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Update on the Summary of the Urban Indian Health Programs Restoration Battle 03-05-08 | 2008 | For the past three years running the Bush Administration has sought to eliminate the Urban Indian Health Program from the IHS budget. This is a small, but vital program in the larger health care system for Native American peoples. The National Council of Urban Indian Health has successfully advocated for the restoration of the UIHP in the FY2007 and FY2008 budgets passed by Congress. We are delighted to have found staunch friends in Congress on both sides of the aisle. We hope that once again Congress will reject the Administration’s attempt to zero out the UIHP. | budget, ncuih, briefing, discussion paper, legislative update, hill heartbeat | krc | restricted |
Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System in the United States–September 2004 | 2004 | Finding disparities in the health status and outcomes for Native Americans, the Commission explored the causes for those disparities. Consequently, the Commission report assesses whether the Indian Health Service | native american health care, health care system, american indian/alaska native health care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (CMS), IHS, Indian Health Service Reports, reports, health disparities, limitation to services, discrimination, intergenerational trauma, lack of access, lack of services, I/T/U, financial barriers | krc | public |
Briefing on H.R. 2440 Background and Need 2003 | 2003 | Briefing Paper on H.R. 2440, Congressman Don Young | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, ACA, affordable care act, american indians, | krc | public |
Briefing Memorandum from Jim Roberts of Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board on Indian Health Care Improvement Act & Section 301 Updates 05-28-07 | 2007 | On March 14th, the House Resources Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1328 with | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.1328, S.1200, 110th Congress, NPAIHB, National Portland Area Indian Health Board | krc | public |
Brief Summary Proposed Major Changes IHCIA 1999 | 1999 | Brief Summary of Major Changes Proposed to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act by the National Steering Committee | IHCIA, National Steering Committee, P.L. 94-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, | krc | public |
Breast cancer in Native American women treated at an urban-based Indian health referral center 1982-2003 | 2005 | Background: Breast cancer incidence and survival varies by race and ethnicity. There are limited data regarding breast cancer in Native American women. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of 139 women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated at Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ between January 1, 1982 and December 31, 2003. | Breast Cancer screening; Native American; Obesity; survival; treatment; traditional beliefs; Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biopsy Body Mass Index Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis Breast Neoplasms/ethnology* Breast Neoplasms/therapy* Combined Modality Therapy Comparative Study Disease-Free Survival Female Humans Indians, North American* Mammography Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Prevalence Retrospective Studies Risk Factors United States/epidemiology United States Indian Health Service/statistics & numerical data* Urban Population* | krc | restricted |
Body-image perceptions among urban Native American youth. | 2002 | This study investigated body-image perceptions among Native American youth. | body image dissatisfaction/satisfaction; Native American youth; risk weight;diabetes; body mass index; urban; weight, self-image, image, perception, obesity, weight gain, self-esteem, | krc | restricted |
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Oct-10-1999 (signed) | 1999 | NCUIH Board Meeting Oct-12-1999 | ncuih board, board of directors, BOD, meeting minutes, board minutes, meeting | krc | restricted |
Board of Directors Training Workbook 2008 | 2008 | Roles and Responsibilities of Non-Profit Board and Board Members workbook | board of directors, workbook | krc | public |
Board of Directors Meeting Jan-4-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH board of Directors Meeting Teleconference Jan-4-2000 | board meeting, meeting minutes, 1-4-00, January 4, 2000, NCUIH board, BOD, minutes | krc | restricted |
Bismarck Tribune, 5-16-01 – Native Women Nicotine Use | 2001 | Bismarck Tribune May 16, 2001 35% of Indian women Nicotine users. | Nicotine, Bismark, American Indian, Alaska native, ai/an, bismark south dakota, south dakota, nicotine use, nicotine abuse, native women | krc | public |
Birth outcomes among American Indian/Alaska Native women with diabetes in pregnancy. | 2003 | Outcomes: To describe perinatal outcomes and maternal characteristics among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women with diabetes in pregnancy. | maternal characteristics; American Indian; Alaska Native; African American; white; birth/infant death; prenatal care; macrosomia; muscuoloskeletal; chromosomal; gestational diabetes; pregnancy outcome; | krc | public |
Letter re: Health and Human Services Report on Bill S. 212 | 2002 | A letter in response to the request for reviews of the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) S.212, the " Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2001". S212 would expand coverage for the delivery of health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives and make a number of other changes to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) and in related provisions of the Social Security Act. From HHS - to - Committee on Indian Affairs | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization, 2002, Department of Health & Human Services, DHHS, IHS, Indian Health Service, | krc | public |
Big Gaps outweigh small gains in struggle for better Indian health | 1998 | Despite largely successful efforts by the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service and by tribally managed andurban Indian health centers to provide high-quality health services, the system is strained nearly to the breaking point by poverty and ill health. This article includes related statistics and quotes from those involved in the system. | Health Services Accessibility, Economics; Health Services, Needs, Demands | krc | public |
Bicultural resynthesis: Tailoring an effectiveness trial for a group of urban American Indian women. | 2000 | This study addresses the impact of assessment method (interviewer-administered questionnaire vs. selfadministered questionnaire) and interviewers’ demographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity, and residency) on responses to alcohol and tobacco questions. The study population included 1,522 men and women aged 45 to 74 from the Dakota Center of the Strong Heart Study (SHS), a multicenter study of cardiovascular disease in American Indians. Assessment method effects were greater for alcohol than tobacco but did not differ by interviewer characteristics. | American Indian Women, Native American Women, Bicultural, Best Practices, Alaska Native, Women, Multicultural, Urban American Indian Women | krc | public |
Beyond the biopsychosocial model: new approaches to doctor-patient interactions. | 1999 | Background: The biopsychosocial model has been a cornerstone for the training of family physicians; however, little is known about the use of this model in community practice. This study, conducted in an urban Native American health center, examined the application of the biopsychosocial model by an experienced family physician (Dr M). | biopsychosocial model; type 2 diabetes; narrative discourse analysis; patient interaction; primary care settings | krc | public |
Beverage choice among native american and african american urban women. | 2002 | Background: Little is known about beverage preference, especially among understudied urban minority populations. Also, most studies do not differentiate between beer and malt liquor or among wine, wine coolers, and fortified wine. This articles examines whether ethnicity or drinking frequency are associated with beverage choice, considering six types of alcoholic beverages: beer, wine, spirits, malt liquor, fortified wine, and wine coolers. | beverage preference; urban minorities; drinking frequency; Native American; African American; white; pregnant women; alcohol content; age; marital status; education | krc | public |
Best practices in nutrition and fitness: Making a difference in American Indian communities | 2001 | A mixture of commitment, cultural sensitivity, and community involvement ca lead to success in Indian health care diabetes intervention programs. Meeting the demand for consumer and patient-focused nutrition education, registered dietitians (RDs) serving Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban programs are developing methods to address specific need of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. | Indian health; intervention programs; nutrition education; IHS; tribal; urban; diabetes; self-management; wellness; | krc | public |
Baseline measures workgroup final report | 1996 | The provision of health care to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in Indian Country and urban areas has become increasingly complex. Health care delivery systems are expected to be more flexible even though health care dollars are becoming scarce. To justify national funding and maintain a high quality of health care, baseline measures must be established. | Community Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care; Integrated; Financial Management; Guideline Adherence; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Planning Guidelines; Needs Assessment; Health Services Administration; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Policy Making; Program Development; Public Health | krc | public |
Barriers to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native American Access to Health and Human Services Programs–Final Report– for United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy April 2006 | 2006 | The purpose of this study was to gather information from both HHS program officials and tribal representatives on their perspectives on various program and regulatory barriers to American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native American (AI/AN/NA) tribes and communities accessing HHS discretionary grants, identify for HHS the most significant barriers to grants access for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Americans (AI/AN/NA), and consider strategies for improving access. Lessons learned about reducing barriers to funding in other recent HHS initiatives targeting special populations were also reviewed to inform the study. | Health and Human Services, HHS, Barriers to healthcare, inaccessability, reducing barriers, discretionary grants | krc | public |
NCUIH IHS Co-Operative Agreement 1999 continuation award Health advocacy | 1999 | NCUIH, Co-OperativeAgreement with IHS Health Advocacy Grant, 2 year Extension 1999-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Financial Reports Sept – Dec 1998 Grant ISU001996-01-1 | 1998 | NCUIH Finacial Report Sept - Dec 1998
Grant ISU001996-01-1
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Financial Status Report, Board Meeting Dates & Location, Round Table Meetings. | NCUIH, Finances, Financial, FY 2008 | krc | restricted |
Asset-Based Approaches for LGBTQI2-S Youth and Families in Systems of Care | 2009 | Families with a parent, child, or youth who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) or transitioning navigate varying levels of acceptance and support when accessing and utilizing needed services within the mental health system. A new monograph offers a public health approach for communities to meet the needs of these families. | lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, LGBTQI2-S, transitioning | krc | public |
Assessment of the health care needs of the urban Indian population in the state of Arizona | 1989 | Based upon Senate Report No. 100-165 and Conference Report No. 100-498 of FY 1988, the Committe on Approprations requested that the Indian Health Service (IHS) conduct an assessment of the needs of urban Indian residing in the State of Arizona. | Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Infant; Health Personnel; Health Services/Economics; Health Services/Utilization; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Status; Health Surveys; Health Systems Plans; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Male; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Urban Population | krc | public |
Assessment of Risk of Periodontal Disease. | 1994 | The Periodontal Disease Research Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo has studied two sets of subjects--those with a high prevalence of diabetes (the Pima Indians) and an urban populations in Erie County, New York--to determine factors that put a patient at risk for periodontal disease. | urban; diabetes; periodontal disease; risk indicators; smoking; diabetes mellitus; porphyromonas gingivalis; bacteroides forsythus;chediak-higashi syndrome | krc | restricted |
Assessment of health needs of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in cities not served by an urban Indian health program funded by Indian Health Service | 1992 | The purpose of this report is to present findings on the health status and health needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in six urban areas not currently served by urban Indian health programs funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS). | Data Collection; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Delivery of Health Care; Demography; Health Care Costs; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Expenditures; Health Planning Guidelines; Health Services Administration; Needs Assessment; Program Development; Social Conditions | krc | public |
NCUIH Webinar PPT – Assessing the Chief Executive’s Performance Webinar PowerPoint Presentation | 2012 | One of the most important responsibilities of a board is to evaluate the performance of the chief executive and quality of the board/chief executive relationship. This critical partnership is where governance and management come together; where professional growth and development is encouraged, and where boards both support and hold accountable the chief executive. | Board of directors, training, webinar, education, evaluation | krc | public |
Assessing American Indian Suicide Risk: Can Screening Be Culturally Sensitive? | 2004 | When detainees are screened during admission for suicide risk, their culture may make a difference in the outcome of the assessment. For any group of people, culture – or way of life - is the prism through which group members see the world and respond to it. Culture shapes people's view of concepts like trust and authority, and can even affect their perceptions of physical and mental health. With the help of researchers, the administrator of a jail in the Northern Plains area of the United States found out the power of culture in identifying suicide risk. The rate of suicidal behavior at this facility was high, and the administrator called in the researchers to try to find the reason. | suicide risk, American Indian, culture, physical health, mental health, power of culture, suicidal behavior, inmates, Bureau of Justice Statistics, jail, history of suicide, hopelessness, anxiety | krc | public |
Article about the TeenPeace Project: The N.A.T.I.V.E. Project in Spokane, Washington | 2009 | The TeenPEACE Project, which is a violence intervention model within the Peace Mentors Program, caters to teens that have either experienced, witnessed or perpetrated violence in relationships. The program has been in operation for four years and had, by its first year, served 180 teens. | TeenPeace, violence intervention, Intervention, Mentor, Teenagers | krc | public |
Arthritis care and beliefs in an urban American Indian population | 2002 | American Indians are more likely than other Americans to suffer from arthritis joint pain, a leading cause of disability in the United States. This article discusses cultural interpretations of pain and theirimpact on treatment decisions. | California; Chronic Disease; Patient Education; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Rheumatic Diseases/therapy; Self Care; Self Efficacy | krc | public |
Arthritis Beliefs and Self-Care in an Urban American Indian Population. | 2002 | OBJECTIVE: To describe beliefs and self-care strategies of American Indians with chronic arthritis join pain. | Native Americans; joint pain; self-care; education; health beliefs; coping, AI/AN, american indian, alaska native, arthritis, self-care, self care, rheumatoid | krc | public |
Art Therapy as Emotional and Spiritual Medicine for Native Americans living with HIV/AIDS | 2005 | This article describes the intricate challenges of bringing mental health services to isolated, guarded urban HIV-positive Native Americans suffering from chronic trauma-related illnesses and imbalances, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, thought disorders and trauma-based characterological disorders. | art therapy; Bowen Family Systems Theory; historical trauma; HIV; Native Americans; substance abuse, AIDS, american indian, therapy, treatment, mental health, emotional support | krc | restricted |
ARRA Protections | 2010 | PowerPoint presentation describing the protections offered by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, S.350, H.R.1 | krc | public |
2002 Letter to Senate Support SIHB Fund. | 2002 | Dear Senators Harkin and Spector, We are writing to express our support for a $300,000 earmark in the fiscal year 2003 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Educations Appropriations bill for the Seattle Indian Health Board's Family practice Physician Residency Training Program, which prepares physicians to serve American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. | Harkin Spector, Seattle Indian Health Board, SIHB | krc | public |
Analysis of prior health system contacts as a harbinger of subsequent fatal injury in American Indians. | 2005 | The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize any association between prior injury and/or alcohol use contacts with the Indian Health Service (IHS) and subsequent alcohol-related injury death that may suggest opportunities for mitigation. | rural; alcohol-related injury; death; toxicology; intervention | krc | restricted |
Analysis of population and demographic trends of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) populations. Final report | 1994 | This study evaulated the health care situation for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in urban areas. | Aged; Censuses; Child, Preschool; Communicable Diseases/Epidemiology; Comparative Study; Coronary Disease/Mortality; Demography; Epidemiology/Trends; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Health Transition; Hospitalization/Statistics & Numerical Data; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Morbidity; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction/Epidemiology; Pregnancy; Public Health/Trends; Risk Factors; Rural Health; Sex Factors; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health, HCR | krc | restricted |
An oral health survey of Head Start children in Alaska: oral health status, treatment needs, and cost of treatment. | 1992 | The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the oral health status, treatment needs, and cost of treatment for Head Start children in Alaska. | oral health; urban; American Indian children;Native American, Alaska Native | krc | restricted |
An innovative blood lead screening program for Indian children. | 2004 | There is little information on the lead levels of Indian children nationally. In the late 1990s members of the Chippewa and Cree tribes living on the Rocky Boy Reservation near Box Elder, Montana, were concerned about environmental pollution and how it might be affecting the health of their children. | children's health; blood lead level; environmental pollution; lead screening; Indian children; Montana | krc | public |
An American Debt Unpaid: Stories of Native Health | 2009 | When Native people arrive at the doctors office, they come bearing the effects of discrimination and dispossession, which take a physical and mental toll. As a result, Native people in the United States bear an excess burden of disease, dying younger and often living sicker than members of other groups. Yet Native people* often cannot get quality health care when they need it, despite the responsibility of the United States government to provide for Native peoples health care. The infrastructure serving Native health needs is chronically underfunded, out-of-date, and understaffed. Native people have extremely high rates of uninsurance, and when they do make it into the clinic or hospital they often receive substandard care and biased treatment. This storybook shares the experiences of Native people struggling to get health care they need. The contributors provide personal accounts of their efforts to be treated with respect by practitioners, as well as their fight to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. | Native American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Government responsibilty, underserved population, access to health care | krc | public |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (February 17, 2009) (Full Text) | 2009 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, HR. 1, (ARRA), (Full Text) | H.R.1, S.350, ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Stimulus, Economy, February 17 2009, 2/17/09, 02/07/09, full text | krc | public |
American Medical Student Association / Foundation Letter to Chairman Engel, Miller, and Waxman re: H.R.3200 | 2009 | The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is pleased to endorse HR 3200 addressing much needed change in our current healthcare system. AMSA is the oldest and largest organization of physicians-in-training in the United States, with over 62,000 medical, pre-medical, resident and physician members. As future physicians, we see throughout our training the lack of access and affordability our patients must face. All too often, our patients are left without needed medical care, including preventative care, life-saving therapies, and other medical interventions. AMSA recognizes as one of its key Strategic Priorities: Quality, Affordable Health Care for All, as well as necessary Health Care Equity. | Affordable Health Care for All, Health Care Equity, American Medical Student Association, AMSA, H.R.3200, Health Care Reform, HCR, H.R.3962, H.R.3590 | krc | public |
American Indians and Alaska Natives; defining where they reside | 1996 | There is often confusion regarding urban/rural population statistics because of the difficulties in defining these geographic terms. This article attempts to clarify the concepts of uran and rural, metropolitan areas, and other geographic terms as they relate to IHS and the American Indian and Alaska native population. | Censuses; Community Health Planning; Data Collection; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Population Density; Rural Population; Urban Population, Census, population, migration, nomadic, residency, mobility | krc | public |
American Indian/Alaska Native elders: an assessment of their current status and provision of services | 1994 | In this study, the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Administration on Aging (AoA) pursued the following objectives: 1) to assess the current health status and health care needs of Amerian Indian elders; 2) to assess the status of services currently provided to American Indian elders under Titles III and VI of the Older Americans Act; 3) to identify areas where significant gaps in documentation prevent the clear assessment of the the status of American Indian elders. | Aged; Data Collection; Health Services/Economics; Health Services/Legislation and Jurisprudence; Health Services for the Aged; Health Services Needs and Demands; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Health Status, Aging, Long-term care, elders, elder, american indian, american indian elder, 60 and older, administration on aging | krc | public |
American Indian-Alaskan Native FY 2001 Needs Based Budget charts (markup) | 2000 | AI/AN Fy 2001 Needs Based Budget charts | krc | restricted | |
American Indian working women: correlates of subclinical depression among American Indian women. | 1999 | The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which role conflict, life satisfaction, self-esteem, instrumentality, expressiveness, age and education predicts ambulatory depression among a community based sample of urban American Indian working women. | American Indian women; urban; role conflict; expressiveness; self-esteem; depression; Female; Masculinity sub-scale; life satisfaction; education; workforce | krc | public |
American Indian women’s talking circle. A cervical cancer screening and prevention project. | 1996 | A team of researchers used social learning theory, research data, and focus groups to design a cervical cancer screening program. The major component of the program was the adaptation of a culturally acceptable mode of communication called Talking Circles. The American Indian Talking Circle project used the Talking Circle format, coupled with traditional Indian stories, as a vehicle to provide cancer education and to improve adherence to cancer screening. Eight American Indian clinics were randomly assigned into intervention and control sites. | Cervix neoplasms, vaginal smears, social support, storytelling, North American Indians, talking circles, focus groups, culturally appropriate, cultural competency, California American Indians, California | krc | public |
American Indian Heritage Support Center (AIHSC) letter regarding Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2007 | Letter to Senator Dorgan from the American Indian Heritage Support Center, Thanking him for the support of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. 03-29-07 | Senator Dorgan, United States Senate, AIHSC, American Indian Heritage Support Center, Thank You template, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, S.1200, H.R.3590, S.1790 | krc | public |
American Indian health. Providers, communities surmount profound problems | 1992 | Minnesota's urban and rural Indian communities today face a similiar set of complex and daunting health problems. No one overriding issue exists, nor does an overall solution. While staff shortages, a dire lack of Indian health professionals, and inadequate financial resources play a role, poverty, racism, lifestyle, alcoholism, and cultural change and conflict all further complicate health problems for Indian people. | Health Services Needs and Demand/Trends; Life Style; Rural Health/Trends; Social Environment; Urban Health/Trends | krc | public |
American Indian Health Care Association Potential Locations New Urban Indian Health Care Programs | 1989 | American Indian Health Care Association (mark-up) Evaluation of Potential Site Locations for New urban Indian Health Care Programs September 30, 1989 | american indian health care association, proposed sites, location, offices | krc | public |
American Indian Communities Face Meth Crisis | 2006 | "My people are in pain and are suffering from meth," Kathleen Wesley-Kitcheyan told the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The chairwoman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, a community of 13,000 in Arizona said methamphetamine is "shattering families, endangering children and threatening the tribe's spiritual and cultural lives." It was impossible for her to get through her testimony without breaking into tears. | American Indian, meth, crisis, methamphetamine, drug problem, U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, hallucinations, violent behavior, suicide attempts, Native communities, Native Alaskan villages, Indian country, tribal leaders, | krc | public |
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Disparities Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (Poster) | 2015 | Racial and ethnic health disparities undermine our communities and our health care system. Our infographic shows some of the more prevalent health disparities that afflict American Indians & Alaska Natives in the United States (compared to non-Hispanic whites). | AI/AN, health disparities, ACA, diabetes, poster, flier | krc | public |
Survey of Mr. Pallone’s Amendments and Changes to H.R.1328 (using 11/07/07 Version as amended by Health Subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee) | 2007 | Survey and Spreadsheet of all Amendments to H.R.1328 offered by Representative Pallone 11/07/07 as amended by Health Subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee. | Amendments, House of Representatives, Mr. Pallone, H.R.1328, behavior health, urban indians, urbans, mental health, tribal scholarship, health subcommittee, energy and commmerce, United States House of Representatives, House | krc | public |
Section-by-Section review of Rahall Amendments to the Indian Health Provisions of H.R.3200 | 2009 | As part of its trust responsibility to Indian tribes, the Federal Government has the obligation to provide health care to Indian people. It is the mission of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to carry out this obligation primarily through the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). But since the IHS is funded at little more than 50% of need, the IHS has never been able to supply even the most basic package of benefits to Indian people. H.R. 3200, would make sweeping changes that will profoundly affect health care access and delivery. Tribal leaders seek to assure that the unique Indian health care delivery system through which some 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives receive their care is both protected from harm and is strengthened through this legislative process. | Access to Health Care, American Indian, Alaska Native, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, H.R.3200, S.1796, IHS, Indian Health Services, Medicaid | krc | restricted |
Amendments–Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 (IHCIA) HR 2708–Section 3 Justification and Explanations | 2009 | One of the major battles that Urban Indian Health Program has had to fight under the previous Administration revolved around the Congressional intent to fund and maintain the Urban Indian Health Program. While Congress was explicit in its intent to maintain the program in the FY2007, FY2008, and FY2009 Budget Appropriations Acts, the underlying argument that it is not the federals responsibility, and should not be the federal governments policy to provide health care to Indians off the reservation, is still very much alive. | IHCIA, NCUIH, Indian Health, Justifications, title v, zero-ing out, fy2007, fy2008, fy2009, Budget Appropriations Acts, federal responsibility, health care reform, amendments, policy recommendations, HCR, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, National council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Amendment to S.1200–Amendment to IHCIA of 2008–Amendment to Indian Laws | 2008 | Amendment in the Nature of a substitute intended to be proposed by Mr. Dorgan-- This act may be cited as the "Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008" | Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2008, IHCIA, Urban Indian, 2008, Senate, SCHIP, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, Amendments, Indian Health Services, S.1200, H.R.1328 | krc | public |
Amendment #4070 to S.1200 (Signed DeMint) (Pending Draft) | 2008 | To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting | United States Senate, Berkeley, Rescinding of funds, Marine Corps, DeMint, S.1200, Amendment, Amendment 4070 | krc | public |
Amendment #4038 to S.1200 (Vitter) -child victims of sexual abuse | 2008 | Amendment #4038 to S.1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Vitter) -child victims of sexual abuse | Vitter, Amendment, S.1200, SA.4038, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, American Indians, Native American, | krc | public |
Amendment #4066 – #3899 to S.1200 (DeMint Signed) – Health Plans | 2008 | Amendment no.4066 to Amendment 3899 for Senate Bill S.1200 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | Amendments, Amendment 4066, SA 3899, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, S.1200, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native American, Urban Indian | krc | public |
Amendment to S. 1200 (Bingaman) Contract Health Services | 2007 | To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a limitation on the charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers | Title XVIII, Social Security Act, Contract Health Services, Medicare, American Indians, S.1200, H.R.1328 | krc | public |
Amendments to S.1200 (Brownback Apology) Amendment #3893 (Signed) | 2007 | (Brownback) To acknowledge the long history of depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian Tribes and to offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States (Bingaman) Limitation of Contract Health Services Provided to Indians by Suppliers (Vitter) #3985 - Application of FECA to Indian Tribes - Treatment of Tribes as Corporations (Vitter) Limitation Relating to Abortion - No federal funds may be used to "provide any abortion" or "to provide, or pay any administration costs of, any health benefits coverage that includes coverage for abortion (Smith-Otters) Consultation and Conferring (Barrasso) IHCIA evaluation report on recommendations in coordinating healthcare Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program | Brownback apology, 110th Congress, S.1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.1328, IHCIA, American Indian, Native American, Urban Indian, Amendment #3893 | krc | public |
Amendment to the Amendment in the nature of a Substitute to H.R.3200–Health Care Reform–Representative Pallone Indian protection Amendment H.R.3962 | 2008 | AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 3200 1 (14) INDIAN.The term Indian has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (24 U.S.C. 1603). (15) INDIAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.The term Indian health care provider means a health care program operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (2510 U.S.C. 1603). | Amendments, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, H.R.3962, Indian, American Indian, Native American, Alaska Native | krc | public |
Amendment to Indian Health Care Improvement Act S.1057 (2006) | 2006 | To amend Title IV to conform to the Medicare, Medicaid, and State's Children Health Initiative Program (SCHIP) Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2006 | Amendments, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2006, S.1057 | krc | public |
Amendment to improve the bill S.1200 (IHCIA) | 2008 | Amendment to Senate Bill S.1200 the Indian Health care Improvement Act--On page 139, strike lines 5-9 and insert the following: (III) May include such health care facilities, and such renovation or expansion needs of any health care facility, as the Service may identify; and on page 143, strike lines 15-17 and insert the following: Wellness centers, and staff quarters, and the renovation and expansion........ | Senate, S.1200, health care facilities, IHCIA, Indian Health Care, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments, Amendment | krc | public |
Amendment to article 18,19,21 of the Social Security Act (2006) (Full Text) | 2006 | To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to Improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Childrens Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes. | Amendments, XVIII, XIX, XXI, Social Security, Health Care, American Indians, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Programs, SCHIP | krc | public |
Amendment No. 4073 to the US Congress (DeMint 4073) Indian Gaming | 2008 | Amendment to Senate Bill S.1200 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act--Amendment No.4073 that was included into Amendment 3899--Indian Tribes Operating Class III Gaming Activities--This Act and the Amendments made by this Act shall not apply to any tribe carrying out Class III gaming activity (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25U.S.C.2703) | Amendments, Gaming, Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA | krc | public |
Amendment No. 4070 to the US Congress (DeMint 4070) Firearms (amendment floored) | 2008 | Amendment to the Senate Bill S.1200--The Indian Health care Improvement Act--(None of the Funds made available to carry out this Act may be used to carry out any anti-firearm program, gun buy-back program, or program that discourage or stigmatize the private ownership of firearms for collecting, hunting, or self-defense purposes.) Proposed by Senator DeMint | Amendment, S.1200, DeMint, Amendment No. 4070, Amendment No.3899, Firearms, Gun Buy-back, Firearm control,H.R.1328 | krc | public |
Amendment No. 4038 to the US Senate S.1200 (Vitter Signed) | 2008 | Amendment No.4038 to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act S.1200 On page 294, Strike lines 11-15 and insert the following. Programs involving treatment for victims of Sexual Abuse who are Indian Children or Children in an Indian Household | Vitter, IHCIA, American Indian, Native American, Indian Children, Indian Household, Indigenous Children, Sexual abuse of native americans, Health Care Reform, HCR, H.R.1328 | krc | public |
Senate Amendment No. 3893 – 3900 to the US Senate for Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) (Signed) | 2009 | Amendment No. 3893-- Brownback Apology | amendments 3893-3900, Vitter, Bingamen, Brownback, IHCIA, Apology, Brownback Apology, American Indians, Native Americans, Urban Indian Health, Barrasso | krc | public |
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R.3200 Offered by Mr. Waxman of California July 15, 2009 (Full Text) | 2009 | Mr. Waxman of California submitted amendments to H.R. 3200, the "America's Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009" | H.R.3200, United States House of Representatives, House, Amendments, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Health care Reform, HCR, S.1200 | krc | public |
Alcohol Consumption among Older Urban American Indians | 1996 | Objective: To describe the pattern of alcohol consumption by older urban American Indians in Los Angeles, California, in 1987-89. | Age Factors; Aged; Alcohol Drinking/Psychology; Alcohol Drinking/Epidemiology; Alcoholism/Psychology; Alcoholism/Epidemiology; Comparative Study; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Incidence; Male ; Middle Age; Social Environment; Temperance/Statistics and Numerical Data; Urban Population/Statistics & Numerical Data | krc | public |
Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation | 1996 | This paper introduces an ongoing ten-year prospective longitudinal study of alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and mental health status in a community sample of urban American Indian asolescents and women. | Adolescence, Age Factors, Alcohol Drinking/Epidemiology; Alcoholism/Diagnosis; Alcoholism/Epidemiology; Child; Cohort Studies; Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); Female; Longitudinal Studies; Mental Disorders/Diagnosis; Mental Disorders/Epidemiology; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Substance-Related Disorders/Diagnosis; Substance-Related Disorders/Epidemiology; Urban Population, Urban Indians | krc | public |
Albuquerque Urban Indian Specific Health Plan (UNM) | 1979 | The purpose of this report is to describe the particular health needs of the American Indian population of Albuquerque, NM and based on those needs to establish a health care plan as a step toward self-determination | Community Health Services;; Data Collection; Delivery of Health Care; Demography; Health Education; Health Planning Guidelines; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Administration; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Surveys; Hospitals, Federal; Needs Assessment; Patient Advocacy; Referral and Consultation | krc | public |
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless Inc, letter to John McCain FY 07 Budget | 2007 | Letter: Anita Cordova (Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless) to John McCain, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Dear Chairman McCain, Senator Dorgan and Members of the Committee, President Bush has opposed the elimination of the entire Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) from the Indian Health Services FY07 budget in the department of health and human services (DHHS). | budget elimination, zero-out, defunded, urban indian health programs, uiho, uihp, funding, FY 2007, FY 07, John McCain | krc | public |
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board – Resolution 06-03 | 2005 | Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Resolution 06-03, to support the Albuquerque Indian Community in addressing the federal 2007 budget cuts to Urban Indian Health Funding.
| aaihb, albuquerque area indian health board, FY 2007, 2007, budget, funding, urban inidan health, resolution 06-03 | krc | public |
Alaska teens urge parental involvement at suicide summit (news article) | 2010 | Alaska- Distraught over the suicides of their friends, teens from Southwest Alaska fought back tears as they pleaded with parents to connect with children. They blamed the deaths on family abuse, bullying, alcoholism and other problems. | Alaska, suicide, teen, Hooper Bay, Alaska state Troopers, lawmakers, suicide prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, family abuse, bullying, | krc | public |
Alaska Native Suicide: Lessons for Elder Suicide | 2008 | Suicide rates in Alaska Native elders are studied to further explore cultural factors in elderly suicide. Data for the 1960s and 1970s are reviewed, and new data on Alaska Native suicide rates are presented for the 10-year period of 1985 through 1994. In many areas throughout the world, suicide rates are highest for the elderly. During the Alaska'' oil boom," suicide rates more than tripled for the general population but decreased to zero for Alaska Native elders. Cultural teachings from the society's elders were more important during this time of cultural upheaval. During the study period, the cultural changes dissipated, and suicide rates for Alaska Native elders, although lower than those of White Alaskans, increased. This provides further evidence that suicide rates for elders can by influenced by social factors-both to raise and to lower rates. | Suicide, AI/AN, elders, 1970s, 1980s, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of MentalDisorders, Durkheim, Alaska's indigenous population, "oil boom" | krc | public |
Al Franken Amendment (draft) to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 | 2009 | Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 submitted by Senator Franken for S.1790 attached by unanimous voiced vote. | franken amendment, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, S.1790, H.R.3590, Health Care Reform, HCR, Amendments, HIV, AIDS, IHS, Indian Health Services, Administration | krc | public |
NCUIH 2011 Leadership Conference Agenda | 2011 | NCUIH 2011 Annual Leadership Conference Agenda | ncuih, conference, leadership, agenda | krc | public |
African American Health Fact Sheet from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 04-02-09 | 2009 | Poor outcomes in education and economics are closely tied to poor outcomes in health. Like the disparities in education, disparities in health persist from the beginning of life onwards. The black infant mortality rate is more than twice as high as that for white infants. The following statistics give some illustration of other grave health concerns that disproportionately affect African Americans. | Health Disparities, Heart Disease, Stroke, Heart Attack, cancer, asthma, influenza, pneumonia, diabetes, HIV, AIDS, homicide, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Education, Access to Health Care | krc | public |
Advocacy Demonstration Grant letter & Application 2002-2005 | 2002 | 2002 Cover Letter and Application for Advocacy Demonstration Grant 2002-2005 IHS | ncuih, application, demonstration grant, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
A Self-assessment and Planning Guide: Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan (RTC Study 3): Financing structures and strategies to support effective systems of care. | 2006 | Discusses critical financing structures and strategies to support systems of care for children, adolescents and their families, and examines how financing mechanisms operate separately and collectively to achieve this goal. | financing, financing structures, system of care, children's mental health, policy, systems of care, disparity, disparities, service system, behavioral health | krc | public |
Advancing HIV/AIDS Prevention in Native Communities | 2002 | Although HIV/AIDS prevention has presented challenges over the past 25 years, prevention does work. To be most effective, however, prevention must be specific to the culture and the nature of the community. Building the capacity of a community for prevention efforts is not an easy process. If capacity is to be sustained, it must be practical and utilize the resources that already exist in the community. Attitudes vary across communities; resources vary, political climates are constantly varied and changing. Communities are fluid-always changing, adapting, growing. They are ready for different things at different times. This article presents a model that has experienced a high level of success in building community capacity for effective prevention/intervention for HIV/AIDS and offers case studies for review. | HIV, AIDS, Prevention, Intervention, Community Readiness Model, NNAACP, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center | krc | public |
Adolescent vegetarians: how well do their dietary patterns meet the healthy people 2010 objectives. | 2002 | A study of whether adolescent vegetarians were more likely than nonvegetarian peers to meet the dietary recommendations of the Healthy People 2010 objectives and to examine differences in other nutrients between these 2 groups. | Adolescence; Adolescent Nutrition; Adult; Child; Diet Surveys; Female; Male; Minnesota; Questionnaires; Sex Distribution; Urban Population; Vegetarian psychology statistics, numerical data | krc | public |
Administrative Assistant Job Announcement (NCUIH) | 2010 | position description | krc | public | |
Addressing “Two-Spirits” in the American Indian, Alaskian Native and Native Hawaiian Communities. (Participants Manual) | 2003 | In 1990, at the Third International Gathering of Native gay, lesbian and bisexual people held in Winnipeg, cultural teachers shared language and information that resulted in the widely accepted term Two Spirit, which many people embraced as an alternative to berdache and gay. The community recognized that some males are balanced by feminine identities, and some females are balanced by strong masculine characteristics, in keeping with many Native traditions. As the communities have reconstituted pieces of our histories, it also became clear that quite often the partners (spouses) of Two Spirit persons dont identify as gay/lesbian/bi or Two Spirit-, which is also consistent with cultural traditions. The rebirth of pride in these identities began to grow, at the same time that the epidemic of HIV began to appear with devastating results among Native people. | Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, American Indian, Alaska Native, Urban Indian, Native American, two spirits | krc | public |
Access Denied!–A Look at America’s Medically Disenfranchised a report by the National Association of Community Health Centers, 2007 | 2007 | Debate on how to fix the U.S. health care system has reached a crescendo recently, with a host of proposals directly aimed at addressing the nearly 47 million Americans struggling without health insurance coverage and the millions more left underinsured due to changes in employer coverage plans.1 Presidential candidates, along with Members of Congress and health care experts, have put forth varying solutions to the one crisis on which there is little dispute— the lack of affordable health insurance coverage for too many Americans. But expanding health care coverage without addressing the need to provide access to quality preventive and primary care services answers only part of the health care equation. Even if universal coverage becomes a reality in the next decade, there persists the larger problem of the scarcity, and even in some communities the total absence, of preventive and primary health care services. Our research has found 56 million Americans of all income levels, race and ethnicity, and insurance status have inadequate access to a primary care physician due to shortages of these physicians in their communities. | access to healthcare, medically disenfranchised, uninsured, research | krc | public |
Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service Narrative Justification for FY 2009-10 | 2008 | Diabetes Mellitus is the most frequently identified health problem in the Aberdeen Area IHS/Tribal budget formulation consultations for FY 2009-10, and has been among the top five health priorities for budget formulations for the past ten years. Type II diabetes occurs at dramatically higher rates in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) than in the general U.S. population. The prevalence of Diabetes in the Active User Population of the Aberdeen Area increased by 3.5% (6114 patients) over the baseline GPRA Year 2000 based on data extracted via the Clinical Reporting System (CRS). Among all age groups, the highest increase in diabetes prevalence has occurred among AI/AN adolescents aged 1519 years, with a 106% increase from 1990 to 2001. (Interim Report to Congress, Special Diabetes Program For Indians, IHS National Diabetes Program, December 2004). | Aberdeen Area, IHS, Indian Health Services, Budget, FY2009, FY2010, Budget Narrative | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 04-23-09 | 2009 | 1) Lawmakers take on Bill to create Health-Reform Authority | Health Care Reform, Medicare, Medicaid, Kathleen Sebelius, NCUIH, Hill Heartbeat, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
A Survey Reveals Deepening Concerns about Connection between Chronic Disease and Stress: Psychologists warn of a rising public health dilemma, especially for high-risk groups | 2012 | The American Psychological Association's (APA) newly released report, Stress in America™: Our Health at Risk, paints a troubling picture of the impact stress has on the health of the country, especially caregivers and people livingwith a chronic illness such as obesity or depression.The Stress in America survey, which was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of AP A among 1,226 U.S. residents in August and September, showed that many Americans consistently report high levels of stress (22 percent reported extreme stress, an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale where 1 is little or no stress and 10 is a great deal of stress). While reported average stress levels have dipped slightly since the last survey (5.2 on a 10-point scale vs. 5.4 in 2010) many Americans continue to report that their stress has actually increased over time (39 percent report their stress has increasedover the past year and 44 percent say their stress has increased over the past 5 years). Yet stress levels exceed people's owndefinition of what is healthy, with the mean rating for stress of 5.2 on a 10-point scale- 1.6 points higher than the stresslevel Americans reported as healthy. | American Psychological Association, stress, health risk, HHS, chronically ill, caregiver, fair or poor health, obesity, depression, general public | krc | public |
A research agenda for early childhood development of American Indian & Alaska Native children using data from the ECLS-B. | 2004 | The current report (1) summarizes findings from previous studies of early (pre-kindergarten) child development for AIAN youth, (2) briefly reviews national child development research efforts and their relevance to this target group, and (3) proposes a course of study within the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study framework (ECLS-ECLS-B 9-month restricted use data file and electronic code book, 2004) that addresses some of the noted research gaps for AIAN child development. | early childhood development; American Indian/Alaska Native youth; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study | krc | public |
A quiet crisis: federal funding and unmet needs in Indian Country | 2003 | This report examines federal funding of programs intended to assist Native Americans at the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Health Care; Health Policy; Health Services, Indigenous; Health Status; Needs Assessment; Organizational Objectives | krc | public |
A nationwide population-based study identifying health disparities between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the general populations living in select urban counties. | 2006 | Objectives. Despite their increasing numbers, little is known about the health of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in urban areas. We examined the health status of American Indian/Alaska Native populations served by 34 federally funded urban Indian health organizations. Methods. We analyzed US census data and vital statistics data for the period 1990 to 2000. Results. Disparities were revealed in socioeconomic, maternal and child health, and mortality indicators between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the general populations in | Ethnic Groups; Health Services, Indigenous; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Native Americans; Race Factors; Urban Areas; Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Alcohol Abuse; Cause of Death; Census--Evaluation; Child; Child, Preschool; Confidence Intervals; Data Analysis Software; Descriptive Statistics; Educational Status; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Infant; International Classification of Diseases; Liver Diseases; Mantel-Haenszel Test; Maternal-Child Health; Middle Age; Mortality; P-Value; Policy Making; Poverty; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Prenatal Care; Record Review; Socioeconomic Factors; Sudden Infant Death--Mortality; Unemployment; Vital Statistics--Evaluation | krc | public |
A Nationwide Population-Based Study Identifying Health Disparities Between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the General Populations Living in Select Urban Counties. | 2006 | Our primary goal was to assess the health status of the urban AIAN population served by UIHOs. As mentioned, this information is critical if these organizations are to demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of their services. | Birth Outcomes, Pregnancy, Native Americans, Socioeconomic Factors, Mortality, Urban Health, Urban Indian Health Organizations, Research and Practice, | krc | public |
A holistic system of care for Native Americans in an urban environment. | 2003 | The Native American Health Center has implemented a holistic system of care in the San Francisco Bay Area as a result of a multiyear strategic planning process that included a needs assessment based on the community-readiness model. The strategic plan links substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, and social services in a holistic approach congruent with Native American values and traditions. The plan also links prevention with treatment in a continuum of care. Based on a collaboration of Native American nonprofit community-based organizations and public agencies, the plan has resulted in bringing significant resources to the community. | Community Mobilization, HIV, AIDS, Mental Health, Native Americans, American Indians, Urban Indians, Strategic Planning, Substance Abuse, systems of care, needs assessment | krc | public |
A description of alcohol/drug use and family history of alcoholism among urban American Indians. | 1997 | The patterns of alcohol consumption, family history of alcoholism, and lifetime and current diagnoses of substance dependence were determined in a sample of American Indians (n = 105) living in Denver. Subjects were recruited through flyers, posters, and advertisements placed in local newspapers, the Denver Indian Center, and Denver Indian Health and Family Services. Subjects were interviewed regarding their education, employment, past and present drug and alcohol use (including frequency/quantity, beverage type, and pattern of intake) and family history of alcoholism. | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Alcoholism, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Americans, Indigenous, Mental Health, Urban Indians | krc | public |
A Comprehensive View of Twenty Years Of Urban Indian Health Published Studies | 2007 | In order to better/properly address the healthcare needs of the urban Indian population from a policy oriented perspective, it is necessary to identify the status of health in the community. This can be done either by carrying out actual health study programs of the population or by accessing and interpreting published scientific studies and research papers, which is the purpose of the Knowledge Map. Thus by gaining an understanding of the knowledge available as well as the gaps in our knowledge there can be a renewed focus on the actual research needed to further identify and address the healthcare needs of the population. | Knowledge, Academic, Urban Indian Communities, Research | krc | public |
A comparison of two native American Navigator formats: face-to-face and telephone. | 2005 | A comparison of two native American Navigator formats: face-to-face and telephone. Dignan MB, Burhansstipanov L, Hariton J, Harjo L, Rattler T, Lee R, Mason M.Cancer Control. 2005 Nov;12 Suppl 2:28-33.PMID: 16327748 [PubMed - in process] | breast cancer, study effectiveness Native American women womens health | krc | restricted |
A comparative study of abused and neglected American Indian children in the southwest. | 1992 | Samples of target and control American Indian children in the Southwest United States are compared for child abuse/neglect and family alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is present in virtually all families that abuse/neglect children. However, alcohol abuse exists exclusive of the association with child abusefneglect. The study demonstrates that alcohol abuse is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for child abuse/neglect.buse. | American Indian children; southwest; child abuse/neglect; alcohol abuse | krc | public |
2010 Census American Indian & Alaskan Native Population | 2010 | This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States and discusses that population’s distribution at the national level and at lower levels of geography. 1 It is part of a series that analyzes population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census.2010 Alaskan Native & American indian Population | 2010 Census, AI/AN, Census | krc | public |
National Steering Committee Titles and Section Headings Title I – VIII | 1999 | National Steering Committee 1999 | National Steering Committee,In Consultation with, Negotiated Rule Making,Regulations, 1999, | krc | restricted |
Testimony of D’Shane Barnett, Executive Director of NCUIH, 2011 Native American Witness Day | 2011 | Testimony of D’Shane Barnett, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee’s Native American Witness Day April 12th-13th, 2011 | FY 2013 tribal budget consultation testimony, native american witness day, D'Shane Barnett, NCUIH, testimony, Interior Appropriations, appropriations | krc | public |
2011 NCUIH Conference Registration Form | 2011 | 2011 Conference registration form | krc | public | |
United Sioux Tribes of South Dakota Letters of Support for IHCIA | 2008 | Please review the enclosed letters of support written to our South Dakota Congressional Delegation for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Urban Indian Health, and the United Sioux Tribes Employment Assistance Program. We are pleased to offer our help to the National Council of Urban Indian Health. | Sioux Tribes of South Dakota, Lakota, Sioux, IHCIA, Indian health care improvement act, aca, affordable care act, employee assistance program | krc | public |
2008 Department of Health and Human Services, Tribal Consultation Report | 2009 | In compliance with the HHS Consultation Policy, this is the eighth HHS Tribal Consultation Report developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report is a combined effort by the Department to highlight the progress we have made with Tribal issues and activities. This report provides an overview of consultation and other Tribal activities conducted by HHS during fiscal year 2008and is organized to provide a response to the issues HHS hears about most from Tribes and tribal leaders. | HHS, Tribal Consolation, policy, fiscal year 2008, government-to-government consultation, budget consultation | krc | public |
Kay Culbertson, NCUIH, testimony to 2004 FY Senate Committe | 2002 | On behalf of NCUIH, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to address the Committee on the FY 2004 President's Budget Request and its impact on the off reservation Indian population | NCUIH, testimony, Kay Culbertson, testimony, president budget, budget, FY 2004, 2004, urban indian | krc | public |
111th Congress National Council of Urban Indian Health Budget Priorities | 2009 | According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of American Indians and Alaska Natives currently live in urban centers. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. | American Indians, Urban Indians, Urban, IHS, Circle of Care, UIHP, NCUIH, 111th Congress, Background, Priorities, cultural barriers, Indian Health Services, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country | 2015 | Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country is a 5-year, $13 million/year initiative that started in fiscal year 2014. The program enlists tribes and tribal organizations as change agents to improve the individual and community health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Eleven tribes work on a combination of effective community-chosen and culturally adapted strategies. These strategies aim to reduce commercial tobacco use and exposure, improve nutrition and physical activity, increase support for breastfeeding, increase health literacy, and strengthen team-based care and community-clinical links. Awardees customize effective approaches for their communities to create sustainable programs, broaden community and cross-sector partnerships, and demonstrate health improvements. Eleven tribal organizations provide leadership, technical assistance, training, and resources to tribes and villages in their Indian Health Service (IHS) administrative areas to initiate program activities that will lead to improvements in health. | Indian Country, FY 2014, tribes, tribal organizations, health improvement, AI/AN, community awareness, IHS, | krc | public |
Lifelong Disparities among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2015 | Older American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) constitute a population that will grow substantially over the next 30 years. Such growth follows an increase over the previous decade that is nearly three times more than other races. Numbers of AI/ANs ages 65 and over will triple, and the oldest cohort (ages 85 and over) is projected to increase more than sevenfold by 2050. The socioeconomic and health coverage disparities that have historically characterized their lives remain, to a large extent, unresolved. This report outlines the demographics of this growing cohort and concludes with recommendations for coordinating programmatic resources to better serve it. | Older, Elderly, American Indian, Alaska Native,socioeconomic and health coverage disparities, ACA | krc | public |
2003 Congressional record Title V: “Urban Indian” definition | 2003 | Definition of an Urban indian as of Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2003 | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.556, IHCIA 2003, Congressional Record, United States Senate | krc | public |
1999 IHCIA Discussion Draft, Entitlment Programs | 1999 | IHCIA 1999 Discussion Draft | discussion draft, white paper, | krc | restricted |
12th Annual HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session: Resource Day Part 1 | 2010 | This is the handbook that accompanied attendees at the 12th Annual HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session | HHS, Budget, Policy, Handbook | krc | public |
12th Annual HHS Tribal Budget & Policy Consultation Session: Resource Day Part 2 | 2010 | This is the handbook that accompanied attendees at the 12th Annual HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session | DHHS, Health and Human Services, Annual Conference, Budget, Policy, consultation | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session H.R.3590: Amendment to the IRS Code of 1986 | 2009 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. | United States Senate, Senate, Internal Revue Code, Amendments, H.R.3590 | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session S.1790: Senator Dorgan Amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 12-03-09 | 2009 | Senator Dorgan's Amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act S.1790 | S.1790, United States Senate, Senator Dorgan, Dorgan, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, Health Care Reform, HCR, H.R.3590 | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session H.R.2708: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 June 4th, 2009 | 2009 | The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 | H.R.2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Amendments, 2009, House of Representatives, House, Representative | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session H.R.2: Children Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2009 | 2009 | An Act To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. | Congress, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, Childrens Health Insurance Program, CHIP, C.H.I.P, H.R.2, Bill | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session: H.R. 3962 Health Care Reform Tri-Committee Bill (Final) | 2009 | H.R.3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act’ | H.R.3962, Affordable Health Care for All, Health Care Reform, HCR, Bill, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, Affordable Care Act, ACA | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session Franken Amendment to S.1790 Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2009 | Amendment to S.1790 The Indian Health Care Improvement Act for a Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment | S.1790, Amendments, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.3590, Franken, HIV, AIDS, IHCIA, Health Care Reform, HCR | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session: America’s Health Future Act of 2009 | 2009 | To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
| America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, S.1796, United States Senate, Senate | krc | public |
111th Congress 1st Session 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009 Bill S.1635 | 2009 | To establish an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project, to enhance the provision of mental health care services to Indian youth, to encourage Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other mental health care providers serving residents of Indian country to obtain the services of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns, and for other purposes. | Youth, Telemental Health Demonstration project, Mental health, Indian Youth, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
110th Congress 2nd Session S.1200 The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 (IHCIA) 03-11-08 | 2008 | To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 | S.1200, H.R.1328, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, Amendments, 2008 | krc | public |
110th Congress 2nd Session S.1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments February 28, 2008 | 2008 | This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 | United States Senate, Senate, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization Act of 2008, IHCIA, S.1200, Amendments | krc | public |
110th Congress 2nd Session H.R.1328 To Amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and Extend March 6, 2007 | 2007 | To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act for the year of 2007 by the U.S. House of Representatives | United States House of Representatives, House, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization of 2007, H.R.1328, 110th Congress | krc | public |
110th Congress 1st Session S.1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 10-14-09 | 2009 | Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Pages 1-216 | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009, Health Care, American Indian health, Native American Health, Affordable Care Act, Bill, Amendment, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | krc | public |
110th Congress 1st Session H.R.2764 01-04-07 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 | 2007 | H.R. 2764 - An Act: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | H.R.2764, Appropriations, Department of State, foreign operations, FY 2008, United States House of Representatives, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, | krc | public |
108th Congress S.556 Analysis of Title V (memorandum analyzes Title V of S.556) 12-19-07 | 2007 | This memorandum analyzes Title V of S. 556 (108th Congress) for those provisions which are non-controversial and for those which have raised issues. Only three sections of Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (S. 556, 108th Congress) have raised significant inquiry on the part of either the Bush Administration or of Congress: Section 512, Treatment Of Certain Demonstration Projects Section 515, Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage and Section 517, Use of Federal Property and Supplies. | Title V, Indian health Care Improvement Act, S.556, 108th Congress, Treatment of Certain Demonstration Projects, Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage, Use of Federal Property and Supplies, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, memorandum, Demonstration projects, Tort Claims, Federal Property | krc | restricted |
106th Congress HR 403 regarding Director of Indian Health Service 1999 | 1999 | H.R. 403 106th Congress 1st Session | 106th Congress, H.R. 403, IHS, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Service, Bill | krc | public |
107th Congress S.212 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2001 | 2001 | 107th Congress 1st Session S. 212 To Amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act. | S.212, Bill, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, reauthorization, 2001, Senate Bill S. 212 | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part VII (Full text) | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 1-341 | United States Senate, Senate, S.2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.2708, IHCIA | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part VI | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 251-300 | United States Senate, S.2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization of 2000, IHCIA | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part V (MU) | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 201-250 | Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization of 2000, United States Senate, Senate, S.2526 | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part IV | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 151-200 | United States Senate, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization Act of 2000, IHCIA, 2000 | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part III | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend. Pages 101-150 | Senate, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, S.2526, Urban Indian Health, Indian Health, American Indian | krc | public |
106th Congress 2nd Session S.2526 Indian Health Care Improvement Act 2000 May 9, 2000 Part I | 2000 | This is the Senate released bill of S.2526 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend, and an amendment to the social security act. Pages 1-50 | Senate Bill S.2526, Indian health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2000 | krc | public |
106th Congress 1st Session S. 406 (Amendment with MU) | 1999 | 106th Congress 1st Session S.406 | 106th Congress, S.406, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, demonstration programs, direct billing, billing | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 10-2009 | 2009 | Action Alert for Health Care Reform H.R. 3200 America | Hill Heartbeat, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, H.R.3200, NCUIH, NCAI, NIHB, Indian Health Care, Indian, Urban Indian, Indian Health Care System, National Council of Urban Indian Health, National Indian Health Board, National Congress of American Indians, HCR, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 04-29-09 | 2009 | Kathleen Sebelius, former Governor of Kansas, was the last of President Obamas nominees to be confirmed. | HHS, NCUIH, Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, UIHP's, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Urban Indian Health Programs, Health Care Overhaul, Hunter Health Clinic | krc | restricted |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat 03-11-09 | 2009 | Urban Indian Health Funding Fully Restored in FY 2009 with Modest Increase | President Obama, FY 2009, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Appropriations | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat Vol. 3 03-07-09 | 2009 | The 111th Congress & the Obama Administration | Minnesota Senatorial race, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 110th Congress, SCIA, IHCIA, SCHIP,NCUIH, CMS, HHS, IHS, Needs Assessment, UIHP, OMB,economic stimulus, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Services, State Children Health Insurance Program, Center for Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services | krc | public |
(NCUIH) Hill Heartbeat Vol. 2 10-22-09 | 2009 | End of Session Review (2008) What passed, what didn’t, and what must be revisited in the 111th Congress. | 110th Congress, House, Senate, SDPI, Diabetes, Community Health Centers Act, IHCIA, NCUIH, zero-ing out, medicaid, samhsa, Special Diabetes Program for Indians, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Agency, Hill Heartbeat, Hill Heart Beat, Policy, Danielle Delaney | krc | public |
Why Getting Health Insurance Matters for American Indian and Alaska Natives | 2015 | American Indians and Alaska Natives are more likely to have certain health problems than whites. And they are more likely to get sicker and die from them too. Finding and treating these problems early can make a huge difference. Thanks to the Affordable care Act, most health insurance must cover preventive services for free, which can lead to better health and a longer life. | American Indians, Alaska Natives, health problems, Affordable Care Act, health insurance, health disparities | krc | public |
2010 Census American Indian Alaskan Native Population Part 2 of 2 | 2010 | This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States and discusses that population’s distribution at the national level and at lower levels of geography. 1 It is part of a series that analyzes population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census. | American Indian Alaskan Native Census, 2010 Census, race, american indian, alaskan native | krc | public |
(Facts on Culturally Competent Services) Uniqueness of Urban Indian Health Programs 2006 Final | 2006 | Facts on culturally competent services:
| Urban Indian Health Programs, UIHP's, UIHP, cultural competence, Intertribal, uniqueness, uiho, urban indian health organization | krc | public |
(Draft) National Steering Committee, Reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act Sept-1999 | 1999 | National Steering Committee document (for Review and Comment) on Title V Health Services of the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvment Actm P.L. 94-437 (9/21/99) | National Steering Committee, NSC, Markup, Title V, Title 5, Draft, Health Services for Urban Indians, markup, draft, review, amendments | krc | restricted |
(draft) Executive Order, Consultation & Coordination with Indian tribal Governments 1998 | 1998 | Preliminary Discussion Draft for the Presedential Executive Order 1998 Re: Consultation & Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments | white house, executive order, conferring, consultation, draft, EO 1998 | krc | public |
“Doing battle”: a metaphorical analysis of diabetes mellitus among Navajo people. | 1992 | Effective communication with patients and their family members forms the foundation of a therapeutic relationship. This is particularly important when the occupational therapist, other health professionals, and the patient are from different cultural backgrounds. This paper describes once aspect of the finding of a ethnographic study of chronic diabetes among the Navajo (referred to here as Dine). | communication (behavior); cultural characteristics (sociology); diabetes mellitus, diabetes, navajo, dine | krc | restricted |
Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Programs Aug 31, 2005 Part 3 | 2005 | Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Programs Aug 31, 2005 P52, P53 & P54 | CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, Dixon, Locke, Roundtable | krc | public |
Testimony of Robert Hall, President of NCUIH, to Committee on Energy and Commerce re: H.R. 293 | 2001 | Written Statement of Robert Hall, President of NCUIH, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health H.R. 293 (June 27,2001) "Elevation of the Position of the IHS Director to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Health" | Testimony, Robert Hall, Elevation of the Position of the Director of Indian Health Service, IHS Director, 6-27-01, | krc | public |
Serving Everyone at the Table: Strategies for Enhancing the Availability of Culturally Competent Mental Health Services | 2009 | This monograph aims to increase awareness of the impact of culture on the availability of mental health services with the goal of improving services for culturally/racially diverse families in ways that reduce mental health disparities. The monograph is second in a series outlining successful strategies for increasing access, availability, and utilization of services at the organizational and direct service levels. Availability strategies were identified through interviews conducted with personnel from 12 organizations that met study criteria. | Cultural competence, systems of care, access, disparities, Culture, children's mental health, assessment, mental health services | krc | restricted |
Request for Congressional Leadership support of Special Diabetes Program (signed by congress) | 2012 | Letter to Speaker Boehner, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi regarding bipartisan support from congress for the reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.
| Special Diabetes Program, SDPI, prevention, fund, type 1 diabetes, artificial pancreas technologies, blood sugar levels, blood glucose, Medicare, treatment, immune therapy, laser therapy, diabetes, special diabetes program for indians, signed, congress | krc | public |
NIHB Testimony to Senate Committee Indian Affairs on President Budget FY 07 | 2006 | Testimony of NIHB presented to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs by Kathy Kitcheyan, Chairwoman-San Carlos Apache Tribe & Board Member Regarding: Presidents Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for American Indian & Alaskan Native Health Programs Feb 14, 2006 | Presidents Budget, Fiscal Year 2007, FY07, FY 2007, FY 07, Budget for American Indian & Alaskan Native Health Programs, Feb 14 2006, National Indian Health Board, NIHB, Kathy Kitcheyan | krc | public |
NCUIH Submission to DHHS Budget Consultation 4-10-2000 (including membership dues) | 2000 | Submission to DHHS Second Budget Formulation Consultation 4/10/2000 | Budget, Consultation, Barbara Namias, DHHS, health and human services, 4-10-00, membership invite, member dues | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Strengthining Our Commitment to Urban Indian Health, Conference 2007 part 2 | 2007 | NCUIH Annual Conference 2007 Strengthening Our Commitment to Urban Indian Health Welcome, Agenda, Disscusion items, Staff, Info etc. Part 2 | agenda, NCUIH, 2007, conference, annual leadership conference | krc | public |
NCUIH Spring Conference 2006 May 31 Renewing Commitment to Urban Health (Part 1) | 2006 | NCUIH Spring Conference May 2006 "Renewing our Commitment to Urban Indian Health" Agenda | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Spring Conference 2006, Agenda, Conference | krc | public |
NCUIH Presentation to HHS Second Budget Consultation Meeting April 2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Presentation to the Department of Health & Human Services Second Budget Consultation Meeting
April 10, 2000 | HHS, Budget consultation, budget, barbara namias, NCUIH, consultation, conferring, FY 2002, 2002, CDC, ATSDR | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Leadership Conference March 1999 Summary of Proceedings (received draft) part2 | 1999 | NCUIH Leadership Conference March 1999 Summary of Proceedings (draft) part 2
2 part publication p50 & p51 | NCUIH Leadership Conference March 1999 summary proceedings, Summary, conference, evaluation, report | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Leadership Conference March 1999 Summary of Proceedings (received draft) part 1 | 1999 | NCUIH Leadership Conference March 1999 Summary of Proceedings (received draft) part 1 of 2
2 part publication P50 & P51 | NCUIH, Annual Leadership Conference, Summary of proceedings, status report, report, BoD, board of directors | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Annual Progress & Financial Report (Draft) FY98-99 part 1 | 1999 | NCUIH Annual Program Progress & Financial Status Report Sept-1998-Aug-1999
reference: B116 for second half of report | NCUIH National Council of Urban Indian Health Annual Progress Report, Progress, Status, Annual Report | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting March-10-2000 Part 2 of 3 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Agenda March-10-2000
Packet: reference B112,B113, B114 | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Board of Directors, March 2000, Meeting Minutes, Cooperative Agreement, CA, BoD, bod, minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Annual Progress & Financial Report (Draft) FY98-99 part 2 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Annual Program Progress Report & Financial Status Report 1999 (Part 2)
Reference: B115 for first half of publication | NCUIH Board of Directors Annual Program Progress report & Financial Status Report 1999, National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, BoD, Annual Report, Report | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes Oct-25-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes Oct-25-199
Includes Corrected Minutes: Oct 12 & 13 1999 | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Minutes october 1999, Board of Directors, BoD, Meeting Minutes | krc | restricted |
NCUIH 2003 Letter to NIHB re: OKC and Tulsa Title V status | 2003 | Letter from Kay Culbertson, President of NCUIH, to Julia Davis, President of NIHB, in regards to the "alternative language" directed to the National Steering Committee that changes programs status from "Oklahoma Demonstrative Projects" as mentioned in S.212 | National Steering Committee, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, S.212, National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, 2003, Legislation, Tulsa Indian Clinic, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, OKCIC, TIC | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Fall 2002 Leadership Conference Agenda | 2002 | NCUIH 2002 Fall Leadership Conference Sept 20-22, 2002 Agenda | NCUIH, Fall Conference, Annual Leadership Conference, Leadership, Agenda, 2002, Conference | krc | public |
NCUIH News June 2009 (The Obama Administration and the Urban Indians Communities: An Opportunity to Seize) | 2009 | Table of Contents: Opportunities Under Obama Administration e-Urban Indians? US Census Inauguration Experience by an Urban Indian Needs Assessment Baltimore Clinic | NCUIH News, President Obama, Barack Obama, IHCIA, Indian Health, Urban Indian,Health Information Technology,HIT, Technology, transition, 2009, Urban Indian Health, Wellness, CHIP, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization, ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Seprieono Locario, Inauguration, President Obama, Needs Assessment | krc | public |
IHS budget recommendations (Tucson area), 2007 part 2 | 2005 | Portland Area Indian Health Service, Phoenix area Tribal Health Priorities, Oklahoma Area Priorities, Tucson Area Indian Health service FY 2007 Budget Recommendation Charts, IHS Program services, Program Increases Note: Publication In two parts (P178a, P178 B) | IHS, Indian Health Service, FY 2007, budget recommendations, 2007 budget, budget, Tucson area | krc | restricted |
IHS 2003 Planned Construction Budget | 2002 | IHS 2003 Planned Contruction Budget IHS Health Facilities Program Status Repoprt, Back log of Essential Maintenance, Alterations & Repairs, Estimated cost of Sanitation Deficiencies etc. | IHS, I.H.S., Indian Health Service, budget, building, construction | krc | public |
Annotated Codification of the Indian Health Care Improvemement Act, Public Law 94-437, November 1, 2000 Amednments | 2000 | To implement the Federal responsibility for the care and education of the Indian people by improving the services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in such programs, and for other purposes. | PL 94-437, Public Law 94-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, Amendments, Annotated Coding | krc | public |
NCAI Briefing with NCUIH Mark-up on Political Redistricting | 2010 | This is a tribal leaders briefing from the National Congress of American Indians explaining the redistricting process of the states and its impacts in the native community. | redistricting, voting rights, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians | krc | restricted |
SUPPORT OF DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH-RELATED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS | 2013 | Good afternoon Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Moran and Committee Members. I am Dr. Henry Fields, Chairman of the Council on Government Affairs of the American Dental Association (ADA). I am a Professor and the Division Chair of Orthodontics at The Ohio State University. I also have a private orthodontics practice and I am an attending dentist and Chief of Orthodontics at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. The ADA, which represents 157,000 dentists, appreciates the opportunity to comment on the oral health issues that affect American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ ANs ), as well as the dentists and oral health care providers who serve in the Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal dental programs. | Dental, American Indian, Alaska Natives, Oral health, Dental Association, dental providers | krc | public |
Stigma of mental illness among American Indian and Alaska Native Nations: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives | 2005 | Among American Indian and Alaska Native (AlAN) people, the concept of mental illness has different meanings and is interpreted in various ways. This paper describes the realities of mental health care that confront AlAN people. Stigma is associated with mental illness, which can be a barrier for those individuals who are in need of mental health services. Within the context of the AlAN historical and contemporary experiences, the paper details domains that negatively influence the lives of AlAN people. Included are the failure of the U.S. government to fulfill its treaty agreements with AlAN people: the disparities in income and education, and the pervasiveness of poverty; and access to care issues. These domains help to set the stage for health disparities that frequently catapult AlAN people to early morbidity and mortality. Importantly, many of these conditions are preventable. The paper concludes with recommerulations for a more diverse workforce that will include AlAN mental health professionals who are available to provide culturally competent care to AlAN people in a variety of settings. | mental illness, American Indian, Alaska Native, mental health, stigma, historical trauma, disparities, poverty | krc | public |
Testimony by the Pueblo of Tesuque, 11th National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session for FY2011 | 2009 | The Pueblo of Tesuque is a federally recognized tribe, located about 10 miles north of Santa Fe, NM. Currently the Tesuque Pueblo has a population of approximately 500 people living in the tribe. The Tesuque people are one of the most traditional of all New Mexico pueblos in observing ceremonies and preserving cultures. The Health and Human Services (HHS) organizational structure at the Pueblo of Tesuque includes the following key programs: Diabetes Program, Health and Fitness Services, Elderly Program, Social Services, and Head Start School. | The Pueblo of Tesuque, HHS, Diabetes Program, Health and Fitness Services, Elderly Program, Social Services, and Head Start School, Substance Abuse Prevention, Suicide Prevention and Counseling, Domestic Violence, Behavioral Health, Older American Act (OAA), FY 2011, budget recommendation | krc | public |
W. Ron Allen FY 2009 Budget Recommendation Letter to HHS | 2009 | My name is W. Ron Allen and I am the Chairman and CEO of the Jamestown S'KtaHam Tribe in Washington State. The Jamestown S'Kiallam Tribe is currently one of the five largest employers in the county. Everything we know about the anticipated health care reform is speculation yet its potential impacts on Tribal communities could be significant. Too often Tribes are behind the curve in health care changes and are left to figure out how to "fit in" after the to articulate what will help and what will harm American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and the fragile Indian health programs that serve them. Health care reform raises another important perspective for us to engage in -Tribes as employers. | Health care reform, FY 2009, tribal communities, HHS health priorities, FTCA, CMS TTAG, | krc | public |
THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF DRUG USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS | 2008 | Drug use among American Indian (AI) youth continues at higher levels than those found among other youth. While the rates are higher, the patterns of increases and decreases over the past 30-year period have been similar, indicating that AI youth are part of the larger adolescent culture. There is a set of secular influences that affect the rates of drug use in both groups in the same manner. The major implication of these findings is that effective interventions in non-A/ groups may also be effective among AI adolescents. Intervention activities, however, must be adapted to be culturally congruent. Despite rising concern over methamphetamine use on reservations, the data presented here indicate that with the exception of two points in time, the rates have not increased substantially for AI youth who remain in school. School dropouts and young adults/adults may be more vulnerable to the abuse of methamphetamines and the rates of use may be higher in these groups. | AI, youth, drug, abuse, students, non-AI, The American Drug and Alcohol Survey, marijuana, use, stimulants, sedatives, PCP, psychedelics, cocaine, methamphetamine | krc | public |
Protecting Urban American Indian Young People From Suicide | 2008 | The impact of suicidal behavior, whether coping with depression and ideation or losing a friend, classmate, or family member, permeates all aspects of a young person's experience and can alter a life trajectory. Suicide, defined as an intentional injury resulting in death, has been and continues to be one of the nation's most urgent health problems for young people, particularly indigenous people in the United States. In 2002, among 10- to 14-year-old American Indian and Alaska Native young people, suicide was the 4th leading cause of death and 2nd among 15- to 19-yearolds. For all age-groups of American Indians/Alaska Natives, it is the 8th leading cause of death as compared to 11th across all racial/ethnic groups in the United States. | Urban American Indians, Alaska Natives, Indian youth, suicide, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Indian Youth Resiliency Impact Study, Urban Indian Youth Health Survey | krc | public |
How Meth Took Hold on an Indian Reservation | 2007 | WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Wyo. (AP) –Just off the deserted highways, the silver pickup truck eases down quiet streets, its driver offering a numbing tour of a remote reservation framed by the beauty of snowcapped mountains. There, Leon Tillman says, over there- the house on the right, a white, two-story building set off by itself. It used to be a big drug house. Now it’s shuttered, its owners in prison. | American Indian, drug, meth, poverty, unemployment, per capita checks, Mexico, gang, child neglect, Bureau of Indian Affairs, DEA | krc | public |
Helplessness, hopelessness, and despair: identifying the precursors to Indian youth suicide | 1999 | Part of a special issue on disease, health, and survival among American peoples. The writers provide a detailed examination of suicide, suicide stereotyping, and suicide prevention among Native Americans, in particular young men. They find that among American Indian youths aged between 15 and 24, suicide is the second most frequent cause of death in America. After analyzing suicide among American Indian youths, they offer recommendations for families, health care providers, human services professionals, and others interested in stemming the tide of youth suicides. Among these recommendations is the use of a team approach to beat suicide, involving volunteers from among tribal leaders, teachers, parents, and spiritual leaders. | suicide, risk factors, youth, psychology, Native American youth, suicide prevention | krc | public |
Kauffman & Associates Proposal (NCUIH) April-26-1999 | 1999 | Kauffman & Associates, Study for Three New Urban Sites (Fayetteville, NC Lansing, MI, Philadelphia, PA)
Includes Professional Service Contract between Kauffman & NCUIH | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Kauffman, Study For Three New Urban Sites | krc | restricted |
HRSA Advisory Committees 2010 | 2010 | HRSA list of Advisory Committees | krc | public | |
New Media, Technology and Internet Use in Indian Country: Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses | 2009 | As digital communications and the Internet become increasingly pervasive, Native Americans continue to lack access to this digital revolution. Native Americans are among the last citizens to gain access to the Internet, with access to broadband often unavailable or overly expensive in Native communities. Beyond that challenge, there is a fundamental lack of qualitative or quantitative empirical research on Native American Internet use, adoption, and access, stifling the Native voice in broadband and media policy. As the Federal Communications Commission develops a data�focused and comprehensive National Broadband Plan, the Native voice, and supportive research, is more important than ever | American Indians, technology, Internet, lack of access, Native America, digital communication | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Press Release for the Reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act | 2009 | WASHINGTON December 6, 2006 Following months of deliberation, the Ryan White Care Act (RWCA) was reauthorized by the Senate early Wednesday. While final House consideration is still pending, the reauthorizing of the Act has been received by those involved as an important step to modernize the bill. Concern about the distribution of grants to states and cities has been the major bone of contention in this year's reauthorization process. While major urban areas such as New York and San Francisco have traditionally been awarded the larger grants, the House-passed version of the bill suggested that money should be redirected to states in which there are growing populations of HIV patients. Political compromise on the Act could only be reached when the bill was reduced from a five-year to a three-year reauthorization. This removed the last two years of the renewal and thus the steepest financial losses incurred for the larger states under the proposed House version. | RWCA, ryan white care act, reauthorization, united states senate, AIDS, HIV | krc | restricted |
How the ACA Impacts American Indian Alaska Native | 2010 | Tri-fold flyer on how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Impacts American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) | HHS, IHS, NCUIH, Indian Health Service, Health and Human Services, Flyer, Brochure, handout, ACA, affordable care act, | krc | unavailable |
NCUIH Articles of Incorporation | 1998 | NCUIH Articles of Incorporation for the state of California. Signed by Bill Jones, Ron Morotn VP, Suzette Swartz, Dana Russel, Corrine Jymm, She Welch, Barbara Namias, Erma Mundy | Articles of Incorporation, Board of Directors | krc | restricted |
Board Self Assessment PPT | 2012 | To gain a greater understanding of the board self assessment process and its potential impact in improving board performance | board training, webinar, powerpoint presentation, education, training, scucci, development, bod | krc | public |
NCUIH Meeting Minutes ( Grant Co-Operative) Aug -12-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Meeting Minutes Aug -12-1999
Agenda, This meeting was scheduled for review and comment on the grant application for the cooperative agreement between IHS and NCUIH | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH 108th Congress Guide to Advocacy | 2003 | NCUIH Guide to Advocacy 108th Congress of 2003 Dear NCUIH Members, It is imperative that Indian health providers educate members of congress about the needs of Urban Indian health programs, Education and Advocacy are crucial steps to improving health care services for Urban Indian communities. We are asking that you, as members of the National Council of Urban Indian Health take an active role in educating your members of congress. NCUIH regularly participates in a variety of activities geared towards educating our Congressional Representatives. | Congress, 108th Congress, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, 2003, Advocacy, Membership, | krc | public |
Testimony Tohono Oodham Nation Edward Manuel 2000 | 2000 | Office of the Chairman & Vice Chairman Tohono O'odham Nation Testimony of Edward Manuel, Title VIII of the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94 - 437 Before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Bismarck, North Dakota August 4, 2000 Thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. I appreciate your efforts in holding the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's fourth hearing on proposals to amend and reauthorize P.L. 94-437. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Testimony, P.L. 94-437, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, | krc | public |
National Meeting Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization 2002 Issues | 2002 | National Steering Committee: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization May 28-30, 2002 Portland, Oregon List of issues for Tribal Consideration with Decisions and Responses through May 29, 2002 In the two and a half years the National Steering Committee (NSC) completed its work on a draft re authorization bill, many issues have emerged. some have been raised by tribal leaders and some by the Department of Health & Human Service's (DHHS) bill analysis. Other issues arise because of changes in law since the NSC completed its draft or because of differences between the bills introduced by the house (HR 1662) and the senate (S.212). | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, National Steering Committee, Reauthorization, 2002, Bill S.212, | krc | public |
TA180 Suicide Risk Factors in Adolescents Department od Psychiatry 2010 | 2010 | Suicide Risk Factors in Adolescents, Cheryl King PH.D. University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry Slides, how do we study Suicide Risk Factors, Adolescent Risk Factors, Individual Risk factors....... | Suicide Risk Factors, Cheryl King, Department of Psychiatry, 2010 | krc | public |
Tribal Budget Recommendations DHHS FY2011 Slides | 2009 | FY 2011 Tribal Budget Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Slides: 1. A New Partnership 2. Legal Basis for Federal Services 3. State of Emergency 4. Developing Recommendations 5. Consulting & Partnership with Tribes 6. Full Assessment of IHS needs | DHHS, Department of Health & Human Services, 2009, Tribal Consultations, | krc | public |
Testimony National Indian Education Association 2009 | 2009 | Testimony National Indian Education Association on DHHS FY 2011 Budget Consultation founded in 1970, the National Indian Education Association is the largest organization in the nation dedicated to Native education advocacy issues and embraces a membership of over 3,000 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian educators, Tribal Leaders, school administrators, teachers, elders, parents and students. | National Indian Education Association, NIEA, 2009, Testimony, Department of Health & Human Services, DHHS, FY 2011 Budget Consultation, | krc | public |
Testimony Beverely Russell Dispairities Hearing 2004 | 2004 | Testimony, NCUIH Beverly Russell, Executive Director Special Hearing on Eliminating Health Disparities There are 2.4 million American Indians in the United States. Of this number 1.4 million or 57%, live in urban areas. The large urban Indian population is the creation of many forces, most of which have been negative. In its early years the Federal Government waged war on the Indian Tribes, decimating Indian populations, uprooting Indian Communities and destroying Indian economies that were based on a close relationship with the natural world. . | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Testimony, Beverly Russell, 2004, | krc | public |
White Mountain Apache Celebrating Life Slides | 2009 | Slides 2009 White Mountain Apache "Celebrating Life" Community Based Surveillance System & Registry Introduction The White Mountain Apache Tribe WMAT Response to Crisis WMAT Suicide Surveillance System and Registry Strengths and Challenges | Suicide, White Mountain Apache, 2009, | krc | public |
Testimony Andy Joseph 11th Annual Tribal Budget Consultation 2009 | 2009 | Testimony Andy Joseph 11th Annual HHS Tribal Budget Consultation, SAMHSA Breakout Session Introduction my name is Andrew Joseph, I serve as Chairperson of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) and am a Tribal Council Member for the Confederate Tribes of the Colville Reservation. | Testimony, Andrew Joseph, Tribal Budget Consultation, SAMHSA, 2009, | krc | public |
IHS Data Systems Adolescent Suicide- Addressing Disparities 2009 | 2009 | Indian Health Service Data Systems Adolescent Suicide: Addressing Disparities through research, programs, policy and partnerships September 21, 2009 (informative slides) | IHS, Indian Health Service, Suicide, 2009, | krc | public |
NCUIH Advocacy | 2004 | April 30, 2004 Dear Reader: The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) has updated the NCUIH advocacy plan for the 108th Congress. This document is in the third year of comprehensive document that would identify policy and budget issues and priorities of the Urban Indian Health Programs..... | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, 2004, Advocacy, | krc | public |
Title V Health Services for Urban Indians | 2012 | Title V-Health Services for Urban Indians Purpose Sec. 501. The purpose of this title is to establish programs in the urban centers to make health services more accessible to urban Indians. Contracts with Urban Indian Organizations Contracts with, and grants to, Urban Indian Organizations Sec. 502. under authority of the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 u.s.c.13), popularly known as the Snyder Act, the Secretary, through the service............. | Snyder Act, Title V, Indian Health Services, | krc | public |
NCUIH Resolution five percent for Diabetes | 2000 | 2000 NCUIH Resolution in Support of a five percent set-aside of IHS Diabetes for Urban Indians Whereas, The National Council of urban Indian Health is the only membership organization of Urban Indian Health programs and is entrusted with the responsibility of providing advocacy and health care related services to Urban Indians living in metropolitan centers throughout the United States; | NCUIH, National Council of urban Indian Health, 2000, Diabetes, Advocacy, | krc | public |
Resolution 5 percent IHS Diabetes 2009 NCUIH | 2009 | 2009 SAMHSA Funding to respond to Top priorities in Indian Country (Fact Sheet) Funding for Prescription Drug Abuse - $5 million Additional funding for SAMHSA is needed to address the growing rate of prescription drug abuse in Indian Country. Abuse of prescription drugs has steadily increased in Indian Country especially among youth and young adults. Past year of prescription painkillers now ranks second - only behind marijuana-as the nations most prevalent illegal drug problem. | 2009, SAMHSA, | krc | public |
Testimony W. Ron Allen, CEO James S | 2009 | Department of Health and Human Services, 2009 Tribal Consultation Testimony W. Ron Allen, Chairman/CEO Jamestown S'klallam Tribe Introduction My name is W. Ron Allen and I am the Chairman and CEO of the Jamestown Tribe in Washington State. The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is Currently one of the five largest employers in the county. Everything we know about Health Care Reform is speculation, yet its potential impacts on tribal communities could be significant. Too often Tribes are behind the curve on health care changes and are left to figure out how to "fit in"....... | DHHS, Tribal Consultation 2009, W. Ron Allen, Health Care Reform, testimony, | krc | public |
Testimony James T. DeLaCruz Tribal Budget Consultation DHHS 09 | 2009 | Department of Health & Human Services 2009 Tribal Budget Consultation Testimony James T. DeLaCruz, Sr., Chairman April 2009 For fiscal year 2011, the National Indian Council on aging recommends support for three initiatives :Nutrition and Supportive Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Organizations, Tribal capacity building to support elder access to services, and protection of vulnerable Indian elders. | DHHS, Department of Health & Human services, 2009 Tribal Budget Consultation, Testimony, James DeLaCruz, | krc | public |
U.S. Department of Health & Human Service Slides April 09 | 2009 | Slides 2009 DHHS HHS Regional Tribal Resource Consultation New HRSA Administrator Agency overview HRSA Goals Funding FY 2008 Bureau of Primary Health Care | DHHS, Department of Health and Human Service, Tribal Resource Consultation, HRSA, Health Resource Service Administration, | krc | public |
Testimony FY2011 Jerry Freddie Navajo Nation, NIHB Tribal Budget Recomendations | 2009 | FY 2011 Tribal budget Recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Strengthening Public Health Capacity for Stronger Communities Presented by: Jerry Freddie Good afternoon. Honorable Tribal Leaders, Mr. Nichols and Mr. Henderson, and other esteemed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) representatives; I am Jerry Freddie, Board Member of the National Indian Health Board and representative to the CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee. | Jerry Freddie, FY 2011 Tribal Budget Recommendation CDC, CDC, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, Testimony, 2009 | krc | public |
National Indian Headstart Directors Assoc 09 HHS Tribal Budget | 2009 | National Indian Head Start Directors Association, 11th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session, April 2009 Introduction Thank you for this opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of the National Indian Head Start Directors Association (NIHSDA) with regard to the Department of Health & Human Services budget for American Indian /Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start and early Head Start Programs. | Head Start, 11th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session, 2009, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services. | krc | public |
NICWA 11th Annual DHHS Tribal Budget & Policy | 2009 | NICWA, 11th Annual DHHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session FY 2011 Budget and Policy Recommendations Washington, DC April 2009 The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) appreciates the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is continuing a budget consultation meeting with the tribes and Indian organizations regarding the formulation of its FY 2011 budget and we submit the following comments and recommendations. | NICWA, National Indian Child Welfare Association, 11th Annual tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Meeting, 2009, | krc | icwa public |
S.299 106th Congress Elevate Director IHS 1999 | 1999 | S.299 In the Senate of The united States January 22, 1999 A Bill To Elevate the Position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other Purposses. Be it enacted by the senate and House of Representatives of the united States of America in Congress assembled, | S.299, United States Senate, 1999, Indian Health Service, Bill, | krc | public |
Testimony Anthony Hunter NCUIH pres 2003 Committee on Resources | 2003 | Testimony Anthony Hunter, President National Council of urban Indian Health before the Committee on Resources United States House of Representatives Hearing on H.R. 151 Introduction Honorable Chairman Pombo and Committee Memebers, My name is Anthony Hunter. I am the President of the National Council of urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and a member of the Shinnecock Nation of Long Island , NY. | Anthony Hunter, 2003, H.R. 151, Committee on Resources, United States House of Representatives, | krc | public |
Testimony Kay Culbertson UIHC Programs 00 | 2000 | Testimony of Kay Culbertson, Executive Director Denver Indian Health and Family Services Testimony on Urban Indian Health Care Programs, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Good morning Chairman Inouye, Vice Chairman Campbell and other distinguished committee members . My name is Kay Culbertson, I am an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assinboine/Sioux Tribes located in Poplar, Montana. I serve on the board of Directors for the National Council of Urban Indian Health....... | Testimony, 2000, Urban Indian Health Care Programs, Kay Culbertson, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, | krc | public |
NCUIH Invite National Steering Committee 2002 | 2002 | Fax- 12/02/2002 Invitation and documentation to join the National Steering Committee Meeting (NCUIH) Ms. Kay Culbertson NCUIH National Steering Committee Member: Attached is an invitation for the National 437 Steering Committee Meeting on December 12-13, 2002 in Rockville, Maryland. The Meeting will be held at the Indian health Service Reyes Building, 4th Floor, Suite 430 | National Steering Committee 437, IHS, 2002, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, | krc | restricted |
Testimony Kay Culbertson, NCUIH Pres Indian Affairs 2000 | 2000 | Testimony of Kay Culbertson, President National Council of Urban Indian Health Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, IHCIA March 8, 2000 Introduction, Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, on behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and its 34 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your committee on the re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). | Testimony, Kay Culbertson, 2000, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, IHCIA March 8, 2000, NCUIH, National council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
IHS-Tribes Urban Final Report National Steering Committee 437 IHCIA | 1999 | National Steering committee 437 FINAL Report Re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act In January of 1999, the U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) began a series of four (4) regional consultation meetings with health care providers from IHS, Tribal and Urban Indian programs (I/T/U's) to Identify the major policy concerns and specific recommendations regarding the upcoming re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act,1999, National Steering Committee 437, P.L. 94-437, | krc | public |
Joint Memorial to Congress-Rep Ken Martinez 2006 | 2006 | House Joint Memorial, Legislature State of New Mexico, First Session, 2006 Introduced by Representative Ken Martinez Urging the united States Congress to maintain funding for urban Indian Health Services in the 2007 Federal Budget to avert a health crisis............... | Legislature, 2006, IHCIA, Urban Indian Health, Ken Martinez, | krc | public |
IHS FY 2007 Current Services option/report | 2005 | FY 2007 Current Services Report IHS Report Includes: Current Services Options, Federal/Tribal Breakout, Inflation and Additional Medical Inflation options | IHS, Indian Health Services, FY 2007, Report, | krc | public |
NCUIH Guide to Advocacy 2003 108th Congress | 2003 | NCUIH 2003 Guide to Advocacy Letter to Membership, How to Communicate with Members of Congress: The Basics, Climbing the steps to Congress, HOUSE Legislative Calendar, Senate Legislative Calendar, NCUIH Legislative Agenda for the 108th Session of Congress, Sample Advocacy Letter | NCUIH, 2003, Congress, Advocacy, Congress, | krc | public |
IHS IHCIA info slides-2000s | 2012 | Slides, IHCIA, IHS, Census, Demographics, Health Stats, P.L. 94-437, P.L. 93-638 exact publication date, un-known added 2012 | IHCIA,Census, Health Policy, IHS, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 93-638, P.L. 94-437, | krc | public |
One Sky Leg and Budget Appropriation Priorities 11th congress 09 | 2009 | Jan 2009 Legislative and Budget/Appropriations Priorities for the 111th Congress One Sky Center Overview The Objectives of the One Sky Center include (a) Identifying culturally appropriate best practices in preventions and treatment services designed for American Indians and Alaska Natives, (b) Facilitating the Implementation of culturally appropriate best practices in prevention and treatment services for American Indian and Alaskan Natives......... | Legislative, 111th Congress, Congress, One Sky Center, 2009, | krc | public |
Testimony ofRobert Hall 2001-330 Public health Service Act | 2001 | Testimony of Robert Hall, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health August 1, 2001 "Between the intentions of the lawmakers and the reality of regulatory actions lies the service gap that confronts the urban Indian. The result is untold desperation and waste of human resources" Introduction Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Robert Hall. I am the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and a member of the three affiliated tribes of North Dakota: Grosventre, Mandan and Hidatsi. I am also the Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinic. | Testimony, Robert Hall, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Section 330, Public Health Service Act, | krc | public |
Testimony of Yvette Roubideaux IHCIA 00 | 2000 |
Testimony/Statement of Yvette Roubideaux MD MPH before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. My name is Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, and I am the President of the Association of American Indian Physicians. I am a member of the Rose Bud Sioux Tribe........ | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2000, Yvette Roubideaux, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, | krc | public |
Testimony Gerald Danforth Oneida IHCIA 00 | 2000 | Testimony of Gerald Danforth, Chairman of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Good Morning Chairman Campbell, Ranking Member Inouye, and members of the Committee. My name is Gerald Danforth, I am the Chairman of the Oneida Tribe of indians of Wisconsin, a federally recognized sovereign tribal government representing approximately 14,000 members, located just west of Green Bay, Wisconsin. I want to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. | Testimony, Gerald Danforth, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2000, | krc | public |
Testimony of Douglas Eby MD-VP Medical Services IHCIA 00 | 2000 | Testimony of Douglas Eby MD, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs 2000 Representing: Southern Foundation , Alaska Native non-profit health corporate arm of cook Inlet Region Incorporated located in Anchorage, Alaska. May 20, 2000 It is an honor to be able to address this committee on behalf of the South Central Foundation Board of Directors, the President/CEO - Ms. Katherine Gottlieb, the corporate vice President and the staff. | Testimony, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Douglas Eby, 2000, | krc | public |
Testimony Taylor McKenzie , M.D. Vice Pres Navajo Nation IHCIA 00 | 2000 | Testimony of Taylor McKenzie, Vice President of the Navajo Nation May 10 , 2000 Thank you for the opportunity to present the Navajo Nation's position on the proposed legislation reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 also known as public law 94-437. As a former surgeon of the Navajo Nation, it gives me Great Pleasure to outlive recommendations for the re authorization of this important piece of legislation. | Testimony, Taylor McKenzie,IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2000, | krc | public |
Testimony Julia A. Davis IHCIA (Northwest Portland) | 2000 | Testimony of Julia A. Davis North West Portland Indian Health Board Wednesday May 10, 2000 Senate Indian Affairs Committee Co-Chairs Campbell and Inouye, Thank you for Inviting me to testify today on the Indian health Care Improvement Act. I am Julia Davis, recently reelected member of the Nez Perce Tribes Executive Council. I am also Vice Chair of The National Indian Health Board. Thak you for this opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Steering Committee on the re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Testimony, Julia Davis, Senate Committee Indian Affairs, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2000, | krc | public |
Unites States Senate Committee indian Affairs Bussiness Meeting 2000 | 2000 | United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs may 10, 2000 H.R. 1953 to authorize leases not to exceed 99 years...... S.2102, to provide Timbisha - Shoshone tribe Permanent land..... | United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, H.R. 1953, S.2102 | krc | public |
Testimony of the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs Before U.S. Senate Committee IA 2000 | 2000 | Testimony of the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Presented By, Barbara Dahlen, MS, RN, FNP Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. I am Barbara Dahlen, MS, RM, FNP, Assistant Coordinator of the Recruitment and Retention of American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) program which comes under the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs at the University of North Dakota. | Testimony, Quentin N. Burdick, United States Senate Committee on Indian Affiars, 2000, Barbara Dahlen, | krc | public |
Untited States Committee Indian Affairs 2000 Hearing witness list | 2000 |
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Washington DC Hearing before the Senate of Indian Affairs, Draft Legislation to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Wednesday, may 10, 2000 Panel 1 Dr. Taylor Mckenzie, Ms. Julia Davis, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Ms. Barbara Dahlen, Honorable Jerry Danforth, Dr. Douglas Eby | United States senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, Draft Legislation, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2000, | krc | restricted |
National Steering Committee, Tribes/Urban Final Report 2000 Draft | 2000 | IHS, Tribes/Urban National Steering Committee for the Re-authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. " Speaking With One Voice " Final Report prepared by Kauffman & Associates, Inc under contract with the U.S. Indian Health Service number 282-970053, Task order # 6 Volume 1 Executive Summary, Membership of the National steering Committee, Introduction, Summary of Consensus Process, Proceedings of the National Steering Committee:, Title by summary of Proposed Bill, Conclusions, Attachments | IHS, National Steering Committee, 437, Indian Health care improvement Act, 2000 | krc | public |
Testimony of Kay Culbertson March 8, 2000 SCIA | 2000 | Testimony of Kay Culbertson, President National Health Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs On the Re authorization of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act March 8, 2000 Accreditation and Site Visits, Lump Sump Events, Multiple Urban Centers Under one organization, Expansion of uses for renovation grants.......... | testimony, Kay Culbertson, 2000, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, | krc | public |
UIH Institute, Diabetes Audit Report 2009 | 2009 |
2004 - 2008 Urban Indian Health Organization Aggregate Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit Report 2004 - 2008 Table of Contents: Background, Material & Methods, Results, Conclusion, References, Appendix | Diabetes, Urban Indian Health, 2009, Audit, Report, | krc | public |
National Steering Committee 99 Agenda 99 Rockville | 1999 | National Steering Committee 437 September 27 , 28 1999 Double Tree Hotel, Rockville MD Agenda..... | National Steering Committee, 437, 1999, Agenda, | krc | public |
National Steering Committee, Memorandum Draft 2 Preamble | 1999 | Memorandum National Steering Committee 437 Second Draft 437 Re authorization Bill From : Jo Ann Kauffman Enclosed are the revised second drafts for each of the eight tittles and the preamble. (there were no changes to Title VI) . Please review these new drafts in comparison to the decisions the Steering Committee made during the Salt Lake City Meeting. A matrix of these changes was mailed to each member of the Steering Committee earlier. | Kauffman, National Steering Committee, 437, Re authorization Bill,drafts, IHCIA, | krc | public |
National Steering Committee IHCIA Preamble, 99 | 1999 |
National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94 -437 Preamble Draft 2 (review & comment only) IHCIA, This is a revised draft, there are additional recommendations for additions and amendments to the definitions. Additionally some blocks of definitions that are not used throughout the Act have been moved to title II & VII where they more logically fit. Public Law 94-437 To implement the federal responsibility for the care and education of the Indian People by improving the services and facilities of Federal Indian Programs and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in such programs, and for other purposes | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Preamble, Reauthorization, National Steering committee, | krc | public |
We The People: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States a 2000 Census Special Report February 2006. | 2006 |
In 2000, about 34% of the American Indian and Alaska Native Population lived in American Indian Areas (AIAs) | United States Census, population count, urban indians, 2000 census, american indian, we the people | krc | public |
National Steering Committee IHICA Draft 99 Title VII | 1999 | National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437 Title VII Behavioral Health This Title has been substantially Rewritten to combine mental health (formerly sec. 209), alcohol and substance abuse (originally Title VII) and several Behavioral Health sections which were formerly in Title VIII. | IHCIA,1999, Mental Health, Reauthorization Indian Health Care Improvement Act, National Steering Committee, | krc | restricted |
National Steering Committee IHCIA Draft 2 99Title VI | 1999 |
National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437 Title VI Organizational Improvements Draft 2 September 21, 1999 (review & comment only) Establishment of the Indian Health Service as an Agency of the Public Health Service Sec. 601. (a) in order to more effectively and efficiently carry out the responsibilities, authorities, and functions of the United States to provide health care services to Indians and Indian Tribes, as are or maybe hereafter provided by the federal statute or treaties, there is established within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health & Human Services the Indian Health Service. | National Steering Committee, IHCIA, Reautorization, Indian Health Care Act, Indian Health Services, IHS, 1999, | krc | restricted |
National Steering Committee IHICA Draft 99 Title VII | 1999 | National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437 Title VII Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Programs Draft 2 (review & comment only) This Title has been substantially rewritten to combine mental health (formerly sec. 209) , Alcohol and Substance Abuse (originally in Ttile VII) and several behavioral health sections which were formally in title VIII. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title VII, Title VIII, Behavioral Health, 1999, | krc | restricted |
National Steering Committee title VIII Miscellaneous Draft | 1999 | National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437 Title VIII Miscellaneous Draft 2 September 21, 1999 Content, reports, regulations, committee, Adaption of Procedures, plan of implementation, availability of funds, Limitations of funds IHS, Eligibility of California Indians........ | IHS, National Steering Committee, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act,Title VIII | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Resolution 00-01 | 2000 | National Council of Urban Indian Health Resolution 00-01 In Support of Retaining Unchanged the current public law 94-437 definitions for "Indian Tribe" and "Urban Indian" in the Re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | NCUIH, National council of urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Resolution, | krc | public |
United States Senate 99 Committee Indian Affairs, IHCIA | 1999 | United States Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs The committee on Indian Affairs has scheduled a field hearing in Denver, Colorado on draft legislation "Re-Authorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976, as amended" for Monday, December 6, 1999. | Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate, Re-authorization, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, | krc | public |
National Native American Aids prevention Center 2007 | 2007 | National Native American AIDS Prevention Center HIV/AIDS in Native Communities Among American Indian and Alaskan Native Populations Since the Beginning of the Epidemic through 2007, 3,492 American Indians/Alaskan Natives Have been Diagnosed with AIDS. 1,792 AI/AN with HIV/AIDS have passed away | HIV, AIDS, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, 2007, | krc | public |
Its not just Genetics, Diabetes | 2008 |
2008 Its Not Just Genetics Safety Community Environment Education Race Income Diet Neighborhood Poverty You're a Native American Baby Born into the Oglala Sioux tribe, Living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. There are a lot of things that are Going to make Life a Challenge for you, but one of the most perilous will be your weight. Chances are you're parents already have a weight problem: | Diabetes, 2008, American Indian, weight, Time, | krc | public |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act 199 Title II Draft 99 | 1999 | Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 1999 sec. 201. (a) the secretary is authorized ti expand funds directly or under the authority of the Indian Self Determination and education assistance act P.L. 92-638, as amended. | Indian Self Determination, Indian Health Care Improvement, 1999 | krc | restricted |
Reauthorization of Indian Health Care Act 1999 | 1999 | National Steering Committee for the Re authorization of the Indian Health Care Act July 1999 draft minutes Rachel Joseph, NSC Co-Chairperson opened the meeting Opening prayer By Merl Boyd | National Steering Committee, Minutes, Re authorization Indian Health Care act, 1999 | krc | restricted |
Testimony of Julia Davis, IHCIA Steering Committee | 2000 | Testimony of Julia Davis, IHCIA Steering Committee May 24, 2000 Dear Ms. Davis: Thank you for presenting Testimony to the Committee at the May 10th hearing on the Re-authorization of the Urban Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Testimony, Julia Davis, Re-authorization Urban Indian Health Care Act, 2000 | krc | public |
Seattle Indian Health Board, 2001 Letter to Senator Cantwell | 2001 | SIHB Letter to Senator Regarding Co-Sponsor S-212 Reauthorize Indian Health Care Act Included: Ketchikan Indian Corporation, Letter of Support 2001 | krc | public | |
Medicare Indian Demonstration Project 99 | 1999 | Medicare Indian Demonstration Project 1999 Demo steering Committee, Joint Technical Group, Time Frame, Consultation Approach | krc | public | |
NCUIH, Letter to Max Baucus, Amendment for Diabetes | 2002 | October 8, 2002 Senator Baucus: On behalf of the National Council of urban Indian Health Board of Directors We would like to thank you for agreeing to accept the amendment to extend the Special Diabetes Program for Indians......... | krc | public | |
U.S. House of Rep. Committee Resources, Letter to NCUIH | 2003 |
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources Letter to NCUIH September 24, 2003 Dear Ms. Russell: The Committee on Resources will hold a hearing on H.R. 151, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health....... | krc | public | |
Testimony, National Indian Child Welfare Association S.2526 | 2000 |
Testimony July 26, 2000 National Indian Child Welfare Association Submitted to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Regarding S.2526 Re Authorization | krc | public | |
Testimony Southern Clifornia Tribal Chairmens Assoc. | 2000 | Testimony Southern California Tribal Chairman's Assoc. inc July 23, 2000 Written Testimony Indian Health Care Improvement Act. S2526 | krc | public | |
Testimony of Melissa McNiel, Cherokee Nation | 2000 | Testimony of Melissa McNeil, Executive Officer, Office of Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Good afternoon Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, my name is Melissa McNeil, and I am the Executive Officer in the office of the principal chief for the Cherokee Nation. | krc | public | |
NCUIH Resolution Public Law 94-437 Definitions for Indian | 2000 | NCUIH Resolution 00-01 In support of retaining unchanged the current public law 94-437 definitions for "Indian", "Indian Tribe" and "Urban Indian" in the re authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public | |
Urban Indian Health Strategic Planning March 1995 | 1995 | Urban Indian Health Strategic Planning March 1995 P.L. 101-630: Amendments substantially expanded the type of services provided through urban health programs to include immunization services, mental health counseling, child abuse prevention and treatment, facilities improvement and established within the IHS a branch of urban Indian health programs. P.L. 102-573: Amendments established grants for urban programs, clarified the role of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa urban demonstration projects............ | krc | public | |
Seattle Indian Health Board Regarding Definition of Indian | 2000 | May 23, 2000 Seattle Indian Health Board Dear Barbara, This letter is to clarify numerous misunderstandings and misstatements regarding a proposed change to the definition of "Indian" | krc | public | |
Seattle Indian Health Board, Response Indian Definition | 2000 | May 22, 2000 Seattle Indian Health Board Dear Mary, I am responding to your letter dated may 17 regarding the definition of Indian in section 201 of the draft bills to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | krc | public | |
NCUIH Overview, Federal HealthCare Law & Policy | 2002 | NCUIH Federal Health Care Law & Policy and the Urban Indian: Overview Introduction. NCUIH has developed this memorandum to provide an overview of the unique legal and cultural circumstances of urban Indians. | krc | public | |
NCUIH Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage 2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage, is essential to the effective delivery of Urban Indian Health Care services funded by The Federal Government. (section 515 of the IHCIA, S. 556) | krc | public | |
Title V Draft Prior 2002, Current Law, Recomendations, Ameded | 2002 | Title V Draft Prior 2002 Current Law, Recommendation, Current Law Text as Amended Advance payments. The Secretary has discretion to make payments under grants or contracts under Title V in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary deems necessary....................... | krc | public | |
IHICI Amendments, Reauthorization 2003, H.R. 2440 Comparison | 2003 | Comparison Report: Title V Health Services for Urban Indians under H.R. 2440, IHCIA Amendments of 2003, S.556 Re Authorization of 2003, IHCIA, P.L. 94-437 w/ NSC 10/6/99 amendments | krc | public | |
NCUIH Advocacy Plan 108th Congress | 2004 | NCUIH Advocacy Plan for the 108th Congress 2004 | krc | public | |
Tribal Technical Advisory Group, IHCA Report | 2012 | Treatment of Payments under Medicare Program Tribal Technical Advisory Group IHCA Report Note: Publication has no date ( Recommendations Gaithersburg Doc, June 17 - 18) | krc | public | |
National 437 Steering Committee July 1999 MD | 1999 | Summary of Minutes and Actions Health Services Workgroup National 437 Steering Committee July 1999 Rockville, MD | krc | public | |
Presidential Documents Statement of policy, Indian Health Care Improvment Act. | 2008 | 2008 Presidential Documents, Statement of Administration Policy, Indian Health Care Improvement Amendments of 2008 | krc | public | |
S. 1057 Finance Committee Revisions | 2006 | Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP May 2006, S.1057 Committee Revisions This memo summarizes IHCIA documents supplied by Rhonda Harjo (SCIA) containing revisions to Title IV sections prepared by staff for the Senate Finance Committee. | krc | public | |
Responses ro Senatorial Questions Regarding Equal Protection UIH | 2012 | Responses to Senatorial Question Regarding Equal Protection and UIH Submitted by Ralph Forquera, Seattle Indian Health Board Note: Publication has no specific date 2012 is date added to KRC | krc | public | |
NCUIH federal Supply Schedule Pricing for Pharmaceuticals UIHP | 2012 | NCUIH Federal Supply Schedule Pricing for Pharmaceuticals for UIHP Note: publication has no date....2012 when added to KRC | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 10 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup part 10 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 9 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook, Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup Part 9 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 9 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup 9 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 8 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup 8 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 7 | 2007 | NCUIH Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Worokgroup part 7 0f 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007
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NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 6 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup part 6 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 5 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation work group part 5 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 4 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal leaders Budget Formulation workgroup Part 4 of 10 Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 3 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation workgroup part 3 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 2 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders BudgetFormulation Workgroup part 2 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal budget Formulation Workgroup 2007 part 1 | 2007 | NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup part 1 of 10
Introduction, Exec. Summary, Top Five Health Priorities, Conclusion 2007 | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 16 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication listed in KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Dempographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 14 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication listed in KRC in parts TA95- TA110
Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 13 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in parts TA95 - TA110
Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 13 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed on the KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc.
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IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 12 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in parts TA95-TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 11 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demograpics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 10 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in Parts TA95 - TA110
Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 10 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed in KRC in parts TA95- TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 9 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication listed on KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 9 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication listed in KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/An Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 8 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication listed in KRC in Parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction , Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 8 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 7 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95-TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 6 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95- TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 6 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in part TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 5 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95-TA110
Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 4 of 16 | 2010 | Note publication is listed within KRC in parts TA 95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc.
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IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 2 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc. | krc | public | |
IHS Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention Initiative 1 of 16 | 2010 | Note Publication is listed within KRC in parts TA95 - TA110 Introduction, Background, Historical Trauma, Diversity among AI/AN Communities, Urban Community Demographics etc | krc | public | |
NCUIH Notebook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation 1A | 2008 | NCUIH Notsbook Tribal Leaders Budget Formulation Workgroup Note: this publication is in multiple parts, P195 1a - P195 1J Introduction Each year, the Indian Health Service (IHS) budget is developed using a budget formulation process that involves IHS direct operated (the "I"), Tribally -operated (the "T"), and Urban Indian Health Programs (the "U") herein refered to as the I/T/U. | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Budget Formulation Committee 1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Budget Formulation Committee 1999
Publication, Includes fax correspondence, Teleconference reservations, Memornadum Teleconference schedule, Board contact info......
original file: includes audio tape | krc | unavailable | |
P184 Correspondence Supporting UIHP, Donald Betts Senator | 2006 | Correspondence Supporting UIHP, from Donald Betts Jr. to Senator Pat Roberts Dear Senator Roberts; It has come to my attention that President Bush's 2007 budget eliminates $33 million in Title V. funds for Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) . The budget message goes on to state that Urban American Indian Citizens can recieve health care from other sources. This may be true, but it is irrelevant. ........... | krc | public | |
Portland Indian Area health Service Part 1 of 2 | 2005 | Portland Area Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Tribal Health Priorities, Oklahoma Area Priorities, Tucson Area Indian Health Service, FY 2007 Budget Formulation Submission: I/T/U Budget Recomendations Charts, IHS Program Sercvices, Program Increases
Note: publication in two parts (P178 a, P178 b) | krc | public | |
P179 Correspondence supporting UIHP-Northern Band of Shoshone | 2008 | Northern Band of Shoshone 2008 Correspondence - Honorable Orrin Hatch Washington DC
Dear Senator Hatch: I would like to express my concern over the opposition to fund and preserve the UIHP across the country. I understand that a series of rumors based on pieces of misinformation have been circulating in congress. | krc | public | |
P178 IHS service area reports, 2007 | 2005 | FY Budget Formulation Submission:
Portland Area Indian Health Service Summary of The Phoenix Area Tribal Health Priorities Fiscal Year 2007 Oklahoma Area Priorities FY 07 Budget Tucson Area Indian Health service FY 2004 Allocations by Area, 2003-2005 Rescission History | krc | public | |
Urban Indian Health Commision 2007 Invisible Tribe | 2007 | Urban Indian Health Commission, Invisible Tribes: Urban Indians and Their Health in a Changing World Executive Summary
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Urban Indian Alaskan Native Youth- Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2003 | 2003 | Publication online, Springer Science, Buisness Media, LLC 2008.
Urban American Indian & Alaskan Native Youth: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 1997-2003
Abstract, Objective to examine the prevalence of health risk-behaviors among AI/AN youth in urban areas. methods data from the national youth risk behavior survey (YRBS) for the years 1997-2003 were used for the analysis........
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Research & Practice Article, Health Disparities AI-AN rest of Popul. 2006 | 2006 | Publication by: Research & Practice
A Nationwide Population-Based Study Identifying Health Disparities Between American Indians/ Alaskan Natives and the General Populations Living in Select Urban Counties | krc | public | |
P174 Table of Contents, Meeting SIHB-Office of Management & Budget | 2009 | Meeting: Office of Management & Budget, Washington DC w/ Seattle Indian Health Board Table of Contents: Bio Urban Indian Health Participants Funding Plan -FY2010 to FY2015 Comparisons Background References
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SIHB Correspondence Office Management of Budget 2009 | 2009 | Seatle Indian Health Board Corespondence between SIHB & Office of Management and Budget regarding, Obama FY-2010 Budget Request | krc | public | |
North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc. 2002 Needs Based Budget | 2000 | North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc.
Fy2002 Needs Based Budget Narrative: Program Design Injury Prevention, Tobacco, Maternal & Child Health | krc | public | |
White House, Tribal Leaders Meeting Issue Paper 2002 | 2002 | White House/Tribal Leaders Meeting, Issue Paper
Tribal Consultation, Funding Issue, Initiatives, Closing Comments | krc | public | |
The University of Soth Dakota, Domestic Violence Report 2002 | 2002 | Native American Community Health Center Inc - NCUIH
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention - Dental Health | krc | public | |
The University of Soth Dakota, Domestic Violence Report 2002 | 2000 | The university of South Dakota - NCUIH
Report on Domestic Violence, Information Technology | krc | public | |
IHS AI&AN FY 2001 Needs Based Budget Program Increases | 2001 | American Indian & Alaskan Native FY2001 Needs Based Budget, Program Increases (dollars in thousands) | krc | public | |
Time Line Budget Formulation 2000 | 2000 | Time Line for FY 2002 Budget Formulation
List of planned meeting dates for regional trainings | krc | restricted | |
IHS 2001 Projected Budgets Physical & Mental Health | 2002 | IHS 2001 Projected Budget, Physical and Mental Health
Alcohol, substance Abuse, Diabetes, Cancer, Mental Health, Elder Health, Heart Disease, Dental Health, Domestic Violence, Infectios Disease, Obesity, Respitory Disease...... | krc | public | |
Testimony Eddie F. Brown Senate Committee Indian Affairs, FY2001 | 2001 | 2001 Testimony of Eddie F. Brown Before The Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, Unites States Senate, On the Presidents Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2001
References, FY 2005 Formulation Planning Meeting Dec 17, 2002 Slides, the IHS Budget /GPRA Formulation Process | krc | public | |
SIHB Washington Update hotline feb, 2000 | 2000 | Washington Update Hotline (202-785-9599) Week of Feb 14, 2000 | krc | public | |
IHS Summary of FY2001 Budget Request History | 2001 | IHS Summary of FY2001 Budget Request History, Budget Authority
Slides, IHS breakdown FY 2001 | krc | public | |
President Clinton & Vice President Gore Honoring Commitments NA FY 2001 | 2000 | Presidential Documents President Clinton & Vice President Al Gore: Honoring Commitments to Native Americans in the FY2001 Budget | krc | public | |
IHS History FY 2001 Request | 2001 | History of FY 2001 Request IHS report | krc | public | |
IHS Budget 2004 Presidents Budget | 2003 | 2004 IHS Presidents Budget Services, Clinic Services, Preventative Health, Facilities, IHS, Line-Items etc. | krc | public | |
SIHB Letter NCUIH Conference 1999 | 1999 | Seattle Indian Health Board Ralph Forquera, Executive Director to Sharon Clahchischilliage, Exec. Director NCUIH
Conference concerns regarding Diabetes funds and views on Presenting info. | krc | restricted | |
House Appropriations Committee, Sub Committee Native Amer. Testimony 06 | 2006 | Update from Thursday, March 30, 2006 House Appropriations Committee, Interior Subcommittee Native American testimony House Appropriations Committee Hearing Information Other Supporting Organizations | krc | public | |
Opposing Presidents FY2007 request to Eliminate The UIHP | 2006 | The National Congress of the American Indian Resolution to Oppose the Presidents FY2007 to Eliminate The UIHP
NCAI Resolutions Committee Recommendation | krc | public | |
P145 Statement of the Friends of Indian Health, Support IHS 07 | 2007 | Statement of The Friends of Indian Health
Subcommittee on Interior, Enviroment and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States house of Representatives Support of Indian Health Services Programs, April 18, 2007 | krc | public | |
NIHB (PA 05055) Poject, Strengthen Relationship CDC | 2005 | NIHB Proposal
Strengthen NIHB capacity and establish formal collaborative relationship between NIHB and CDC. 3 note Doc. P134 - P144 related CDC info | krc | public | |
National Indian Womens Health Resource Center NewsLetter 05-06 | 2005 | The National Indian Women's Health Resource Center publication (CDC packet)
part of Co-operative agreement with CDC-Cancer prevention department note: Doc. P134 - P144 related, CDC info | krc | public | |
P138 CDC Tribal Consultation , Summary Purpose & Resposibilities 05 | 2005 | CDC/ATSDR (draft) Summary of Purpose & Responsibilities
Note: Doc. P134-P144 related, informative info from CDC/ATSDR | krc | public | |
Urban Indian Issues (Anthony Hunter , court record) 01-03 | 2001 | Court Recording Record of Anthony Hunter Urban Indian Issues | krc | public | |
The Budget Process DHHS | 2003 | DHHS The Budget Process Report
Deficits, Driver of the Process Ending 30 Years of Deficit Budget Over Time
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NACHC to George Bush opposing budget cuts Feb 10, 2006 | 2006 | National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. - President George W. Bush
Dear Mr. president on behalf of our nations community, migrant, homless and public housing health centers and more than 15 million patients they serve, I want to thank you for your ongoing support of the health centers program, most recently in the proposed increase for health centers in your budget for fiscal year 2007. | krc | public | |
NCUIH Talking Points Management & Budget Jan 22, 2002 | 2002 | Talking Points Meeting with Office Management and Budget Jan 22,2002
Intro of NCUIH 1. A growing Population of Urban Indians 2. Health status of urban Indians 3.Federal coverage options for urban Indians | krc | public | |
Senator Betts to Senator Brownbeck supporting UIHO | 2006 | Senator Betts - Senator Brownbeck
Dear Senator Brownbeck : It has come to my attention that President Bush's 2007 budget eliminates $33 million in Title V funds for urban indian Health Organizations (OIHO's) The budget message goes on to state that urban American Indian citizens can recieve health care from other sources. | krc | public | |
U.S. Senate Letter of Support UIHP FY 2007 | 2006 | United States Senate 2006 Dear Chairman Burns abnd Ranking Member Dorgan: We are writing to express our support for continued FY2007 funding of the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) and to request that funding be restored to the FY2006 enacted level of $32.7 million dollars. | krc | public | |
United States Senate, Committee Indian Affairs, 2005 Support UIHP | 2005 | United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Feb 18, 2005 Dear Chairman Gregg and Ranking Member Conrad:
This letter responds to your request for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's views and estimates on the presidents fiscal year 2006 budget request for Indian Programs. | krc | public | |
U.S. Senate response First Nations Community Health March 2006 | 2006 | Letter, Jeff Bingaman to Linda Son-Stone (First Nations Community Healthcare)
Dear Linda: Thank you for sharing with me and my staff your concerns regarding the administrations proposed elimination of Title V, the Urban Indian Health Program. I appreciate your continued communication with my office regarding this. | krc | public | |
NM Primary Care Assoc. letter of support UIHP 07 | 2007 | New Mexico Primary Care Association Letter of Support to save UIHP Budget cuts with emphasis on New Mexico and surrounding UIHP's
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Oregon Govenor letter opposing cut UIHP 2006 | 2006 | Oregon Govenor, Honorable Gordan Smith, Letter or opposition on budget cuts and support for UIHP 2006 | krc | public | |
U.S. Congress letter of Support UIHP 2008 | 2008 | U.S. Congress letter in Support of UIHP March 18 2008 FY 2009 | krc | public | |
Written Testimony Native American Rehab Assoc, Board Memeber of IHS 2006 | 2006 | Testimony of CEO, Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest & Board Member & Regional Representative of National Council of Urban Indian Health, Before The Honorable Senator Thomas Daschle On the FY 2007 Budget for Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | public | |
IHS Progress Report Sept, 2001 Facility Needs Assesment | 2001 | Progress report for the IHS Facility Needs Assesment and Criteria Workgroup September - 2001 Purpose of workgroup: The Facilities needs workgroup was established by the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) at the request of the Facilities Appropriation Adivisory Board (FAAB). This Workgroup will examine important questions and develop specific recomendations related to two congressional initiatives or inquiries that have recently occured. Those Congressional concerns are: | krc | public | |
Response to Support UIHP 2005 | 2005 | Vice President for Federal, State, and Public Affairs - Chairman jim Nussle House Budget Committee Dear Chairman Nussle: We are writing to express our continued support for the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) and to ask for your help in preserving funding for this important program as you craft the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Resolution. | krc | public | |
NCUIH Testimony, Kay Culbertson to Senate Committee Indian Affairs | 2003 | Testimony of Kay Culbertson, President NCUIH Before Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Fy 2004 Presidents Budget Request | krc | public | |
Washington Post April 9,2002 The Hochunk Way | 2002 | Article by Washington post " The Ho-chunk Way"
The Hochunk Way, Tribes Tradition may be key to healthier future, Diabetes comes to indian country......... | krc | public | |
IHS Program Parts FY 04-05 | 2004 | IHS Program PARTs FY 04-05
Slides, Number of program assesed across gov. PART ratings, 30 hhs programs, Program assesed rating tool chart............ | krc | public | |
P104 NCAI 2nd Annual Tribal Leader,Scholar Forum June,2007 | 2007 | NCAI Policy Research Center 2nd Annual Tribal Leader/ Scholar Forum Anchorage, Alaska June 12, 2007 Protecting our Citizenship through Tribal Laws & Tribal Courts Native Amrican DNA New Equitable Defense in Federal Indian Law Native Communities & Climate Change: Legal & Policy to protect Tribal Rights etc.
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NCUIH, request to retain Michael Trujillo 2000 | 2000 | Seattle Indian Health Board to NCUIH 2000
Forwarded letters to retain possition for Michael Trujillo........forward from Ralph Forquera | krc | restricted | |
HHS Informent of resignation and apointed interim IHS director 2004 | 2004 | DHHS to NCUIH Informing Ms. Rae Snyder resigned from IHS as acting director & plans to apoint acting director | krc | public | |
U.S. Senate Indian Country Policy Recomendations 109th Congress 2005 | 2005 | United States Senate July 5 2005 We are delighted to announce the official unveiling of the 2005 Indian Country Policy Recomendations for the 109th Congress. | krc | public | |
HHS Letter adressing OMH Concerns 2005 | 2005 | DHHS Jun 8, 2005 DHHS to NCUIH addressing Concerns about office of Minority Health & Health Disparities background, advisory workgroups, Input on CDC's first ever research agenda | krc | public | |
IHS Thank you, NEHEP June 10, 2005 | 2005 | DHHS June 10, 2005
Thank You letter from DHHS to NCUIH for participation in National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP). | krc | public | |
P96 U.S. Executive Order Consultation & Coordination Tribes Nov, 2000 | 2000 | Presidential Documents Nov 9, 2000
Executive order 13175 November 6, 2000
Consultation and Coordination with Tribal Governments (copy of actual order) | krc | public | |
Nov, 2001 Suicide Threatens Indian Country Bismarck Tribune | 2001 | Bismarck Tribune Nov, 25, 2001 Nov 25th - 27th newspaper reports on suicide epidemic in Indian Country three articles atached | krc | public | |
P91 AIHSC Letter Concerns lack of Indian Recognition March, 2007 | 2007 | American Indian Heritage Support Center
Concerns with Lack of tribal indentification, affiliation and its definitions within the Indian Health Care Improvment Act, march 29, 2007 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Letter lack of representation IHS Aug, 2002 | 2002 | Letter from NCUIH to IHS expressing concern with Lack of representation concerning alcohol & Substance abuse workgroup and lack of invite or participation 2002 | krc | restricted | |
IHS Slides, GPRA info-ed. 2005 | 2005 | IHS (slides) GPR
Informative Info, Government Performance & Results Act emerging trends in fderal accountability, whats new, tribal influenced funding decision. | krc | public | |
P89 IHS Policy Advisory Committee Plan | 2012 | IHS Policy Advisory Committee Plan
Note: Publication date not known, posted KRC 2012 | krc | public | |
IHS Policy Advisory Committee (list members) | 2012 | IHS Policy Advisory Committee Note: Publication actual date not known, posted to KRC 2012 | krc | public | |
IHS slides 2005 GPRA | 2005 | 2005 IHS Slides
GPRA, Emerging trends in Federal Accountability, Have GPRA and Tribal Involvment Influenced Funding, Whats New, The Program Assesment tool......... | krc | public | |
GPRA In a NutShell 2001 | 2001 | GPRA, The Government Performance & Results Act in a nutshell: Implications for the IHS and its Stakeholders what is it, what does it require, challeges and opportunities, GPRA and the future of Indian Health Services | krc | public | |
Letter jan 2000, Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmens Health Board | 2000 | January 20, 2000
letter in response to regional training session in Minneapolis, MN
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U.S. General Accounting Office, Testimony before Senate on Indian Affairs 2000 | 2000 | U.S. General Accounting Office Testimony, Before the Committee of Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate Claims History & Issues Affecting Coverage for Tribal Self-Determination Contracts
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P80 DHHS IHS circular no. 2006-01 tribal consultation Policy 2006 | 2006 | DHHS, IHS Tribal Consultation Policy, 2006 | krc | public | |
Presidents American Indian Policy, Memorandum, April, 1994 | 1994 | Presidents American Indian Policy, Memorandum, April 1994 Bill Clinton | krc | public | |
P76 Presidential Documents May 14, 1998 consult-coordinate tribal gov | 1998 | Presedential Documents 13084, 1998
Executive Order, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments May 14th, 1998 | krc | public | |
State Organization and General Administration on Medicaid 1991 | 1991 | 1991 State Organization and General Administration on Medicaid | krc | public | |
IHS List & Map IHS program Locations & HRSA Regional opps. 2010 | 2010 | IHS Urban Indian Health Program & HRSA Regional Operations Locations list | krc | public | |
Medicaid General Financial Eligibility Requirements & Options | 2010 | State Medicaid , General Financial Eligibility Requirments and Options 2010 | krc | public | |
Map HRSA Office of Regional Operations & IHS Urban Indian Program Locations 2010 | 2010 | Map of HRSA ORO Headquarters, HRSA ORO Locations, IHS UI Area Urban Coordinators. | krc | public | |
Summary of Key Health Center Program Requirments 2010 | 2010 | Summary of Key Health Center Program Requirments 2010 Need, Services, Management, Governance
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HRSA (slides) facts, informative info, budgets, challenges 2010 | 2010 | HRSA (slides) Informative slides on budget, challenges, general info. diversity training etc. | krc | public | |
National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. Bulletin 8 march-04 | 2008 | National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. March 2004 Bulletin # 8 | krc | public | |
P64 CMS Federally Qualified health Center Fact Sheet 2008 | 2008 | April 2008 Hand-out
CMS Federally Qualified Health Center Fact Sheet..... | krc | restricted | |
IHS Urban Indian Health Program, On-Site Review Manual 2006 part 1 | 2006 | IHS Urban Indian Health Program, On-Site Review Manual 2006 Rockville, Maryland
three part publication: P58, P59, P60 | krc | restricted | |
P45 Urban Indian Health Strategic Planning Report 1995 part1 | 1995 | Urban Indian Health, Strategic Planning Report 1995
2 part publication, P45, P46 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Vision, Health care without Barriers 2000 Leadership Conference part3 | 2000 | NCUIH Vision, Health care Without barriers 2000 Spring Leadership Conference Part 3
Three part publication, P55, P56, P57 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Vision, Health care without Barriers 2000 Leadership Conference part2 | 2000 | NCUIH Vision, Health Care Without Barriers 2000 Spring Leadership Conference Part2
Three part publication, P55, P56, P57 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Vision, Health care without Barriers 2000 Leadership Conference part1 | 2000 | NCUIH Vision, Health Care Without Barriers 2000 Spring leadership Conference Part 1
Three part publication, P55, P56, P57 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting & FallConference 2004 Oct, 24 | 2004 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting & Fall Conference October 24, 2004 | krc | public | |
NCUIH Strengthining Our Commitment to Urban Indian Health, Conference 2007 part 1 of 2 | 2007 | NCUIH Strengthening Our Commitment to Urban Indian Healthcare, Conference 2007 part 1 of 2 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH 1999 Leadership Conference (draft) | 1999 | Summary of Proceedings, Draft....NCUIH March 1999 leadership Conference | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH, vision, Healthcare without Barriers 2000 2of2 | 2000 | NCUIH Vision, Healthcare Wiithout Barriers 2000 Spring Leadership Conference Part 1 of 2 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Strengthining Our Commitment to Urban Indian Health, Conference 2007 part 1 of 2 | 2007 | NCUIH 2007 Annual Conference Strengthining Our Commitment Indian Health Part 1 of 2 Agenda, Welcome, Discussion items, Staff etc. | krc | restricted | |
The Budget Process 1999 by HHS | 1999 | The Budget Process Presented by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget 1999 Department of Health & Human Services | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Spring Conference 2002 April 2-4, 2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Spring Conference 2002 April 2-4
Quality in Healthcare Through Healing, Unity & Partnerships | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Fall Conference Oct, 4-7, 2003 (Health Begins at Home) | 2003 | NCUIH Fall Conference Oct 4-7, 2003
Health Begins at Home: Agenda, Info, Intro, etc. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Spring Conference May, 2-5 2004 Book-Agenda | 2004 | NCUIH Spring Conference May, 2-5, 2004 Book/Agenda
Book: Agenda, Info, Entertainment, Special Thanks etc. | krc | restricted | |
Understanding HHS 2009 (slides) | 2009 | Understanding HHS 2009
(14 pages slide presentation) | krc | restricted | |
HSRA At A Glance 2009 (packet, Presentation) | 2009 | HSRA At A Glance 2009
Packet: Slides and Info presentation | krc | restricted | |
IHS 2006 -2011 Strategic Planning (draft) | 2006 | IHS 2006-2011 Strategic Plan (draft) In Consultation with NCUIH & Urban Programs Presented: Kauffman & Associates, Inc. | krc | unavailable | |
UIH FY 2001 Budget, Projected Health Care Needs | 2001 | Urban Indian Health FY 2001 Budget Attached Projected Health Care Needs | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Memorandum reauthorization Indian Health Care Improvment July 2006 | 2006 | NCUIH Memorandum Concerning the Reauthorization of The Indian Health Care Improvment Act S1057/HR5312 Packet: Program Profile, list 0f 992 Letters of Support | krc | restricted | |
Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Care Aug, 2005 | 2005 | Overview of Medicaid & Indian Health Care Medicaid Roundtable, Washington, DC August, 31, 2005
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IHS Proposed Regional Centers of Excellence 2003 | 2003 | 2003 IHS Proposed Regional Centers of Excellence Concept Paper | krc | restricted | |
Overview of Medicaid & Inidan Health Care Aug, 2005 | 2005 | Overview of Medicaid and Indian Health Care
Aug, 25, 2005 | krc | restricted | |
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Sumary March, 27, 2007 | 2007 | Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Sumary March 27, 2007
22 page packet
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IHS Report Activity-Mechanism Budget Summary 2002 | 2002 | 2002 IHS Activity/Mechanism Budget Summary | krc | restricted | |
Statement of united States Senator Daniel k. Inouye 2001 (NCUIH Conference) | 2001 | Statement of united States Senator Daniel K. Inouye Chairman Committee on Indian Affairs before the Annual Conference of the NCUIH | krc | restricted | |
United States Senate, Max Baucus Reguarding Indian Health June, 2006 | 2006 | Unites States Senate, Max Baucus
Responding to NCUIH Reguarding Indian Health Care, June, 16, 2006 | krc | restricted | |
Statement, C. Frederick Beckner, III D.A. Assistant Civil Division March 2007 | 2007 | Dapartment of Justice Statement of District Attorney c. Frederick Beckner, III Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate "Indian Health Care Improvment Act Amendments of 2007" | krc | restricted | |
The Federal trust Responsibility Justification for Indian Specific Health Policy Aug, 2005 | 2005 | The Federal Trust Responsibility: Justification for Indian Specific Health Policy Aug, 2005
Carol L. Barbero, prepared for the Medicaid Roundtable | krc | restricted | |
Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, NCUIH pres. Annual National HHs Budget & Policy Consultation Session May 2006 | 1999 | Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President NCUIH 8th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget & Policy Consultation Session May 16-17, 2006 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Resolution IHS lead Consolidation Alcohol& Substance Programs 1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Resolution Supporting IHS as lead agency for the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance programs provided by Indian Tribal Government. | krc | restricted | |
IHS Trends & Priorities Report 2008-2010 | 2010 | IHS Trends and Priorities Report 2008-2010 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Native American Witness Day | 2010 | NCUIH Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of NCUIH House Interior Appropriations Subcommittees Native American Witness Day March,23-24,2010 | krc | restricted | |
Seattle Indian Health, Testimony Supporting IHS Funding | 2010 | Seattle Indian Health Board March,23,2010
Testimony in support of Urban IHS Funding Executive Director: Ralph Forquera, Seattle Indian Health
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NCUIH Accounting Policies & Procedures (not dated, but current) 2-10-2012 | 2012 | NCUIH Accounting Policies and Procedures Mannual
Note, publication has no origination date, 2-10-12 currently used | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes July-25-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes July-25-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-21-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-21-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Jan-19-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Jan-19-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Jan-31-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Jan-31-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Feb-13-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Feb-13-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June-18-2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Sept-17 & Oct-4&7-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Sept-17-2003 Oct-4 & 7 -2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Strategic Plan 2003-2008 | 2003 | NCUIH Strategic Plan 2003-2008 Excellence, Equity, Effectiveness | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Submission Justification Funds & Expeditures April-21-2000 part 1 | 2000 | Submission of Justification of Funds & Expenditures Spring Conference March-12-14-2000
Two Part Publication, Reference B118 for second half | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting March-10-2000 Part 3 0f 3 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Agenda March-10-2000
Packet: reference B112, B113, B114 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Agenda March-10-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Agenda March-10-2000 (packet)
Packet: reference B112, B113, B114 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-27-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-27-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-19-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-19-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-16-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Nov-16-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Dorectors Minutes Oct-3-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors MInutes Oct-3-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Sept-7-2000 (Agenda & Minutes) | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting & Minutes Sept-7-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Agenda July-27-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Agenda July-27-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board od Directors Minutes June-26-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes June-26-2000
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NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes june-7-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes June -7-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Feb-7-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Board of Directors Minutes Feb -7-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Director Meeting Minutes June-4-2000 | 2000 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June-4-2000 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Copy Continuation Grant (IHS ISU001996-01) Aug 1999 part 1. of 2 | 1999 | NCUIH Copy of Continuation for Grant ISU001996-01 Aug 1999
Part 1 contents first 38 pages, Reference Doc # B100 Remaining of Document | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Co-Operative Agreement IHS 02-03 | 2003 | NCUIH Co-Operative Agreement IHS 02-03 Project Period Through o5
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NCUIH Co-Operative Agreement San Diego 98-2001 | 2001 | NCUIH Co-operative Agreement 98-2001
Packet contains Agreements with San Diego NCUIH (Ron Morton) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Budget Analysis Sept-03 to Aug-04 vs 2002 | 2004 | NCUIH Budget Analysis Sept-03 to Aug-04 vs 2002 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Spring Conference 2002 April (packet) | 2002 | NCUIH Spring Conference 2002 April Contents: Conference Report Financial breakdown Agenda | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting (part 3 of 3) Feb-3-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH ByLaws Committee Meeting (part 3of 3) Feb -3-2000
Contents part 3
Memorandum Bylaws | krc | restricted | |
Bylaws Committee Meeting packet (part 2 of 3) Feb-3-2000 | 2000 | NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting packet Feb-3-2000 Reference Doc # B92 Contents part 2 of 3 Bylaws Articles 1-15 Signatures of consent to adopt & Certification page
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NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting Feb-3-2000 (part1of3) | 2000 | NCUIH Bylaws Committee Meeting feb-3-2000 Part 1 of 3 Contents part 1: Table of Contents Recomendations for Discussion Office Manual, Bylaws Recomendation Analysis to veto Provision of Bylaws (yellow) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH board of Directors Teleconference Minutes | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Nov-29-1999
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NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Oct-25-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Oct-25-1999 Reference Doc # B54 Identical...not signed | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes oct-10-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Oct-10-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Dec-10-199 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Dec-10-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Copy Continuation Grant (IHS ISU001996-01) Aug 1999 | 1998 | NCUIH Copy Continuation Grant (IHS ISU001996-01) August 1998
Contents:
Cover Note: Sharon Clahchischilliage, CEO NCUIH
Executive Summary
IHS Co-Operative Agreement
NCUIH Program Narative
NCUIH Resolution No: 98-713 (july-13-1998)
Letters of Support from Indian Organizations (20 total) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors minutes July-31-2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes July-31-2002 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Grant App. program Narrative 2002-2005 | 2002 | NCUIH Grant App. Program Narrative 2002-2005 Reference Documents: B76 & B79 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-15-2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes May-5-2002 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting May-5-2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Bioard of Directors Meeting Minutes May-5-2002
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NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting, Minutes | 2002 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June-19-2002 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Revised Grant Applicastion 2002-2005 | 2002 | NCUIH Revised Grant Application 2002-2005 Reference Document # B76 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Executive Directors report july-Oct 2006 | 2006 | Executive Directors report July - October 2006 NCUIH | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH/IHS Continued Co-Operative Agreement Grant 2006 | 2006 | 2006 Continued Co-Operative Agreement with NCUIH/IHS Guidlines Packet for Developing Continued Co-Op | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Semi Annual Program Progress report Sept-03-Feb-04 | 2004 | Semi Annual Progress Report September 03 - February 04
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NCUIH Program Progress & FA Status Report | 2003 | NCUIH Program Progress & FA Status Report 2003 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH, IHS Co-operative Agreement 98-2000 Health & Advocacy | 2000 | NCUIH, IHS Co-Operative Agreement 98-2000 Health & Advocacy
Grant # 5U25 94 00010-03 Former Grant# ISU001996 | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Policies & Procedure 1998 | 1998 | NCUIH Policy & Procedure Manual 1998
Adopted 1998, Ron Morton President | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Strategic Plan 2003-2008 | 2003 | NCUIH Strategic Plan 2003-2008
Contents: Long Term Vision, Our Mission, Organizational Values Etc.
Reference: B64 04-09 & B68 01-03 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board Meetings & Minutes Packet (sept, oct, nov dec) | 99 | CUIH Board Meetings Packet Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 1999
Contents: September, 13, 99 Minutes Albuquerque October, 10, 99 Minutes teleconference October, 12, 1999 Minutes Fall Conference October, 13, 99 Minutes Fall Conference October, 25,99 Minutes teleconference (draft) November, 29, 99 Minutes (draft) December,10, 99 Minutes San Diego
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TARC Internship | 2012 | TARC Internship Announcement | krc | public | |
NCUIH Strategic Action Plan 2001-2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Stategic Action Plan 2001-2003 "Healthy Generations" | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Fall Conference Oct-1999 Attendance | 1999 | NCUIH Fall Conference Attendance Oct-1999
Reference: Doc # B65 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Fall Conference Oct-1999 Eval. Report | 1999 | NCUIH Fall Conference Oct-1999 Eval. Report
Reference: Doc # B66 Attendance | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH 2004-2009 Strategic Planning | 2004 | NCUIH 2004-2009 Strategic Planning
Contents: Long Term Goals, Mission, Organization Values, History, Urban Background, Current Challenges Etc. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board Meeting Oct-25-1999 Draft (Ref B54) | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Oct-25-1999 DRAFT Reference: Doc #B54 Final | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Draft Status Conference Report Oct-99 | 1999 | NCHUIH Oct-99 Status Conference Report
Contents: Double Tree Arrangments, Keynote Speakers, Cap. Hill Reception, Invites, News letter | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH DRAFT 2nd Quarter Progress-sf269 FA Report 1999 | 1999 | Draft, 2nd Quarter Program Progress & SF 269 Financial Status Report | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Submission of Continuation of Grant App. 5U25 94 00010-03 | 2000 | NCUIH Continuation Grant App. 5U25 94 00010-03 (former ISU001996-03)
Reference the following Doc #'s for more info: B14 Grant App. Sept 2003-2004 B26 Grant FA Reports Jan-28-1999 (former ISU001996-03) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Correspondence with IHS Nov-8-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Correspondence with IHS Nov-8-1999 announcing Chief Executive Officer, Sharon Clahchischilliage. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Executive Board Meeting Teleconference (Minutes) Oct-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Executive Board Meting Minutes Oct-1999 Note: Document does not read "minutes" in tittle! | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Resolution Supporting National Institute Sept-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Resolution Supporting the National Cancer Institute in Proposed Study.....Sept 1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH, Board of directors Meeting/Minutes Oct-10-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting/Minutes Oct-10-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Annual Report 2003 | 2003 | NCUIH Annual Report (Supporting Indian People, Sustaining Organizations 2003) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Packet Feb – Aprill 2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Feb-April 2002
Approved minutes and corrections (Heather L. Owens) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Financial Report July-Sept 2006 | 2006 | NCUIH Finacial Report July - sept 2006 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Conference (Strategic Planning Session) Oct-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Conference (Styrategic Planning Session) Oct-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH ExecutiveDirectors Conference, Sept-2005 | 2005 | NCUIH Executive Directors Conference Sept-2005 (packet)
Contents: Prelim. Info, welcome, Committee Reports, Strategic Planning, Board Training. Work Sessions etc. | krc | restricted | |
Submission | 2000 | krc | restricted | ||
Kauffman & Associates Memorandum May-2-2000 | 2000 | Memorandum Kauffman & Associates may-2-2000 Dates locked in for Fayetteville, NC site | krc | restricted | |
Submission (Packet) Justification for Funds & Expeditures March-12-2000 | 2000 | krc | unavailable | ||
Submission of Justification Packet March-12 to 14-2000 | 2000 | Packet contents: A. NCUIH Justification Breakdown of Funds and Expenditures B. NCUIH Presentation Packet for HHS C. NCUIH Membership Dues Correspondence May, 2000 | krc | restricted | |
Roles & Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Members (book2) part 2 | 2009 | Guide to Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (Roles and Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Memebers) book2 part2 | krc | restricted | |
Roles & Responsibilities of Nonprofit Bosrds snd Board Members (book2) part1 | 2009 | Guide to Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (Roles and Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Members) book 2 part 1 | krc | restricted | |
Roles & Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Memebers (book1) part2 | 2009 | Guide to Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (Roles and responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Memebers) part 2 | krc | restricted | |
Roles & Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards and Board Members (book1) part1 | 2009 | Guide to Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (Roles and Responsibilities of nonprofit Boards and Board members) | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting (fax) Intertribal Health 03-2000 | 2000 | Board of Directors Meeting Part 2 March-12-2000 Fax from Intertribal Health Care Center | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting, Arlington VA March -12-2000 | 2000 | Board of Directors Meeting March-12-2000
Arlington, VA | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Financial Statements | 1998 | NCUIH Fiancial Statments 12-31-1998 (Independent Auditors statment) | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes (Conference Call) Jan-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Boarded Meeting Confeence Call Jan-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board Meeting Minutes (Arizona) Jan-1999 Fax | 1999 | Board Meeting Minutes, Arizona Jan-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Grant ISU001996-01-1 first quarter progress reports | 1999 | Gran Progress Reports, IHS 1999
NCUIH hereby submits its 1st Quarter Program Progress and Financial Reports under the above referenced grant. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH IHS Co-operative Agreement extension Sept-00 – Aug 01 | 2000 | C0-operative Extension Sept-00- Aug - 01 I am pleased to inform you that you wwere approved for an 03 year continutation award.
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NCUIH IHS Health Advocacy Demo extension 03 | 2000 | Grant Extension 2003 I am pleased to inform you that you were approved for an 03 year continuation award. | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH IHS Co-Operative Agreement 98- 01 | 1 | Co-Operative Agreement 98-01
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NCUIH Annual Program Progress & Financial Status Report 09-2002 – 08-2003 | 2003 | Annual Program Progress & Financial Status Report 09-2002 - 08-2003 | krc | restricted | |
IHS Domain Controller Replacement Project | 2009 | 04-27-2009 IHS Domain Controller Replacment Project Mark Rives, IHS Acting DITO Director | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting 06-07-2000 part 2 | 2000 | part 2 of 2
Board of Directors Meeting (Marriott Wardman Park) 06-07-2000 part 2 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors meeting 6-07-2000 part 1 | 2000 | Part 1 of 2
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NCUIH Teleconference Board Meeting 10-25-99 | 1999 | The regular monthly NCUIH Board of Directors meeting was called to order by the President, Kay Culbertson atl:27 PM., EDT, on October 25, 1999, via teleconference call. The Secretary, Suzette Schwartz took roll. A quorum was present. The Board members were represented by region as listed below: | teleconference call, Board of directors | krc | restricted |
IHS SAN Storage Network Improvment Project 2009 | 2009 | IHS Information Technology Buissness Case 2009 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Storage Network Improvment Project 4-27-2009 | 2009 | krc | unavailable | ||
SAN Storage Network Improvment Project 2009 | 2009 | krc | unavailable | ||
NCUIH Teleconference Board Meeting 10-25-1999 | 1999 | krc | unavailable | ||
NCUIH Teleconferenced board Meeting 10-25-1999 | 1999 | krc | unavailable | ||
NCUIH Teleconfereneced Board Meeting 10-25-199 | 1999 | Attached, for your information and records, are copies of the material presented at the teleconferenced board meeting on 10-25-1999 | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Teleconferenced Board Meeting 10-25-1999 | 1999 | Attached, for your information and records, are the copies of the masterial that was presented at the teleconferenced board meeting on 10-25-199 | krc | restricted | |
Teleconference Board Meeting 10-25-199 | 1999 | Attached, for your information and records, are copies of the Material that was presented at the teleconferenced board meeting on 10-25-199. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting 12-10-1999 | 1999 | NCUIH Board of Directors Meeting called to order by President, Kay Culbertson at 10:20 P.M. PST | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Bylaws 1999 | 1999 | This memorandum reviews the proposed changes to the NCUIH bylaws with comments and suggestions for additional changes. | krc | restricted | |
NCUIH Bylaws by Greg Smith 10-7-99 Changes to Bylaws | 1999 | This memorandum reviews the proposed changes to the NCIUH bylaws .with comments and suggestions for additional changes | NCUIH, bylaws, comments | krc | unavailable |
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Self-Evaluation Report to IHS | 2000 | krc | unavailable | ||
NCUIH Strategic Planning Session 10-11-99 | 1999 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health dedicated a day to the process of developing a ten year vision for the organization. The group consisted of local executive directors, local board members, local support and program staff, national board members - together they completed the first of a four session strategic planning. Added to this visioning session were specific implementation steps. | Policy, strategic planning, board of directors | krc | restricted |
NCUIH BOD Meeting Task Agenda 6-7-00 Determine a Definition for the IHCIA 93-437 | 2000 | krc | unavailable | ||
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Self-Evaluation Report to IHS | 2003 | In October 2002 the Indian Health Service Director instructed all standing advisory committees to conduct self-evaluation of their activities and to generate recommendations fot the future. The TLDC established in 1998 conducted this evaluation in Jan 2003 and established the following objectives: 1) To determine how the TLDC carries out their roles and responsibilities since their inception 2) To make recommendations to the IHS Director on the Future Roles, Responsibilities, and Needs of the committee | TLDC, Diabetes, Tribal Leaders, Policy, IHS, Indian health Service | krc | unavailable |
Transitions 2002: A Business Plan | 2002 | krc | restricted | ||
Transitions 2002–A Business Plan | 2002 | Transition | krc | unavailable | |
Transitions 2002–A Business Plan | 2002 | krc | restricted | ||
Transitions 2002: A Business Plan | 2002 | krc | restricted | ||
WIC Project Director | 2011 | WIC project director position opening NAHC | WIC project director position opening NAHC | krc | public |
NAHC Chief Operating Officer | 2011 | Chief Operating Officer position description | Chief Operating Officer position description | krc | public |
Urban Indian Health Programs Best Practices Collection Tool for Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI) for the Urban Indian Health Approach 2008 | 2008 | The purpose of this tool is to collect information about best practices that address health issues among American Indian and Alaska Natives living in urban communities. Information of these practices will be used to inform planning and implementation of future health programs designed to improve that quality of health among this population. | HICI, Healthy Indian Country Initiative, best practices, collection | krc | unavailable |
TA Coordinator | 2011 | position description for TA coordinator | position description ta coordinator | krc | public |
NCUIH Bylaws Committee Review of Bylaws by Greg Smith 10-7-99 | 1999 | NCUIH Bylaws Committee Revision of Bylaws by Gregory Smith October 7th, 1999. This memorandum reviews the proposed changes to the NCUIH bylaws with comments and suggestions for additional changes. | NCUIH, Bylaws, Greg Smith, Revisions | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Grant Application September 1st, 2003August 31st, 2004 | 2003 | National Council of Urban Indian Health Grant Application September 1st, 2003—August 31st, 2004 | NCUIH, Grants, 2003, Coop | krc | restricted |
Grant writer JD | 2011 | grant writer jd | job opening, grant writer | krc | public |
Phoenix Medical Director | 2011 | medical director position opening phoenix | medical director position opening phoenix | krc | public |
Resources LGBTQ | 2011 | Resources LGBTQ | Resources LGBTQ | krc | public |
Two Spirit Slideshow | 2011 | two spirit slideshow | two spirit slideshow | krc | public |
Two-Spirit PP_Day | 2011 | two spirit LGBTQ power point presentation | two spirit LGBTQ power point presentation | krc | public |
Two-Spirit PP_Day | 2011 | two spirit LGBTQ power point presentation | two spirit LGBTQ power point presentation | krc | public |
Two-Spirit PP_Walters | 2011 | two spirit lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer and questioning supporting and outreaching | two spirit lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer and questioning supporting and outreaching | krc | public |
NCUIH Board Training #1 Slides | 2011 | board training #1 roles and responsibilities | board training #1 roles and responsibilities | krc | public |
Two Spirit Wellness | 2007 | Two Spirit Wellness | Two Spirit Wellness presentation | krc | public |
Testimony of D’Shane Barnett, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Thursday, June 23, 2011 | 2011 | This Declaration provides opportunity for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities to speak in favor of an increased commitment to quality, culturally competent health care. Since 2007, NCUIH has partaken in the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues (UNPFII); and has both fostered the inclusion of the Urban Native American in the Forums discussions and documents; as well as perspective requested the permanent presence of the US Department of State in the UNPFII annual sessions. NCUIH is, thus, pleased and applauds the Obama Administrations decision to endorse the Declaration. Likewise, we look forward to exploring ways that the UNDRIP can be utilized to increase the Governments commitment to eliminating health disparities, and to bring international attention to the rights and obligations owed to AI/AN people. The UNDRIP provides the international legal basis for indigenous peoples to appeal to international organizations in case their rights are trespassed or violated. Additionally, it creates opportunities to build bridges and coordinate strategies where communities in different countries find common cause. | UNDRIP, United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Rights, UN, United Nations Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Issues, Testimony, SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs | krc | public |
NCUIH Board of Directors Call March 23rd, 2006 | 2006 | NCUIH Board of Directors Call March 23rd, 2006 Signature Authority Budget Changes House Interior Appropriations Committee February 2006 Financial Statements Spring Conference Discussion | NCUIH, BOD, Board of Directors, Budget, Appropriations | krc | unavailable |
NCUIH BOD Executive Committee Conference Call 12-19-05 | 2005 | NCUIH BOD Executive Committee Conference Call 12-19-05 NCUIH BOD Teleconference Call 4-25-05 NCUIH BOD Conference Call 7-11-05 NCUIH BOD Conference Call 9-30-05 NCUIH BOD Conference Call 4-7-05 | Board of Directors, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Conference call, 12-19-05, 4-25-05, 7-11-05, 9-30-05, 4-7-05 | krc | unavailable |
NCUIH Conference Agenda 2011 | 2011 | agenda | agenda | krc | public |
SAMHSA CFR 42 and HIPAA | 2011 | krc | public | ||
Organized HC Delivery System Language | 2011 | krc | public | ||
One pager NACHC | 2011 | nachc, community health centers, fact sheet, appropriations | nachc, community health centers, fact sheet, appropriations | krc | public |
HRSA FQHC Presentation 2011 Conference | 2011 | HRSA FQHC Presentation 2011 Conference Tonya Bowers | HRSA FQHC Presentation 2011 Conference Tonya Bowers | krc | public |
Online Knowledge Resources & other Services | 2011 | Presentation on the gamut of online & interactive services ( Portals, Information Exchange/Sharing, Educational mateials, TA, Legislative, policy, Research, Best Practices) offered to Members and the General Public on the specifics of Urban Indian Health Population across the US | Urban indian Health, Services, Social Media, Portal | krc | public |
UDS Summary of Performance | 2011 | summary of UDS performance based on 2009 data | summary of UDS performance based on 2009 data | krc | public |
KRC Presentation | 2011 | KRC Presentation at 2011 conference | krc presentation 2011 conference | krc | public |
UDS Presentation | 2011 | Uniform Data System presentation, review of the 2010 UDS data submitted by UIHPs | Uniform Data System presentation, review of the 2010 UDS data submitted by UIHPs | krc | public |
OUIHP review manual | 2011 | Presentation on 2011 revised OUIHP review manual | Presentation on 2011 revised OUIHP review manual | krc | public |
MU and EHR Incentive_French | 2011 | Meaningful Use and EHR Incentive presentation by Vicki French | Meaningful Use and EHR Incentive presentation by Vicki French | krc | public |
USET MU_Jasper | 2011 | Byron Jasper presentation at 2011 conference on Meaningful Use | Meaningful Use USET | krc | public |
RPMS/EHR_Perez | 2011 | RPMS/EHR presentation at 2011 conference on Meaningful Use | RPMS/EHR presentation at 2011 conference on Meaningful Use | krc | public |
NIHB-REC_Leckey | 2011 | NIHB REC conference presentation on Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Records | NIHB REC conference presentation on Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Records | krc | public |
Measuring The Quality Of Diabetes Care in Urban and Rural Indian Health Programs | 2006 | The objective of this study is to compare the quality of diabetes care provided to American Indians in urban Indian health programs with the primarily rural tribal and federally administered Indian health programs. We used national data from the 2002 audit to assess rural and urban differences in adherence to IHS quality-of-care guidelines and intermediate outcomes for diabetes care. | North American Indians, Rural, Quality of Care, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Urban Indian, Diabetes | krc | public |
NCUIH Conference 2011 Draft Agenda | 2011 | Draft agenda 2011 conference | krc | public | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Submission of NCUIH | 1999 | The submission package includes the documents in the order listed below:
| Board of Directors | krc | restricted |
PPACA IHCIA Training Report | 2010 | This is an IHCIA and PPACA toolkit with presentations from the Urban Indian Health Summit | PPACA, IHCIA, toolkit, | krc | public |
SDPI | 2008 | krc | restricted | ||
Special Diabetes Program for Indians | 2008 | krc | unavailable | ||
Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Type 2 Diabetes and Youth- Acting Now for Future Generations | 2008 | krc | unavailable | ||
Myra Munson Presentation | 2010 | krc | public | ||
Question and Answer Document | 2010 | krc | public | ||
National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Part D | 2010 | National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Wednesday, April 28, 2010 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC Contents: PPACA Implementation Timelines General Information on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions Increasing Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Contract Health Service | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, PPACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, appropriations, IHS, Indian health Services, Contract Health Services | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Part B | 2010 | National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Wednesday, April 28, 2010 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC Contents: PPACA Implementation Timelines General Information on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions Increasing Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Contract Health Service | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, PPACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, appropriations, IHS, Indian health Services, Contract Health Services | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Part A | 2010 | National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Wednesday, April 28, 2010 located at 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC Contents: PPACA Implementation Timelines General Information on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions Increasing Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Contract Health Service | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, PPACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, appropriations, IHS, Indian Health Services, Contract Health Services | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Part C | 2010 | National Indian Health Board Briefing on the new Health Care Reform Law and the Indian Health Care lmprovement Act Wednesday, April 28, 2010 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC Contents: PPACA Implementation Timelines General Information on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions Increasing Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Contract Health Service | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, PPACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, appropriations, IHS, Indian health Services, Contract Health Services | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News Winter 2005 Edition | 2005 | NCUIH Elects a New President Executive Director Completes Kellogg Foundation Public Health Fellowship Honoring Past Presidents | NCUIH, Kellogg Foundation, NCUIH Leadership, News | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News Summer 2004 | 2004 | Eye Care: An Important Part of Taking Care of Diabetes Adam Beach Supports Urban Indian Health Congratulations to the Recipients of the NCUIH 2004 Awards | NCUIH News, UIHP, Urban Indian Health, support, Adam Beach, 2004 Awards | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News January 2003 Issue | 2003 | Study on U.S. Healthcare Mercian Public Health Association Convention Region 2 Program Receives $45,000 Gift UIHP Data Workshop Meeting Current Job Listings Hunter Health Clinic Forms New Partnership NCUIH Spring Conference Overview | Healthcare, Mercian Public Health Association, Region 2, UIHP, Urban indian health program, Hunter Health Clinic | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News November 2002 Issue | 2002 | Study Tells U.S. to pay more for the best medical care: Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian Internship Program Seattle Programs goes to the American Public Health Association Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Final Exam article NCUIH Spring Conference 2003: Urban Impact Meeting | health care, NMAI, National Museum of American Indian, American Public Health, Seattle, Spring Conference | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News April-May 2002 Issue | 2002 | New Healthy Start Program South Dakotas Urban Indian Health’s New Director Who’s Who, Who’s New Hunter Health Program Award American Indian Community House selected by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) NCUIH Conference Photos May-June Calendar | Healthy Start Program, SDUIH, Donna Keeler, Hunter Health Clinic, AICH, American Indian Community House, CSAT, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News March 2002 | 2002 | NCUIH Unveils New Website Native American Community House Inc, has OB/GYN Care AP Examines Substandard Care by IHS Dallas Program Opens New Wellness Center Calendar of Events | NCUIH, News, IHS, Dallas, AP, Associated Press, Indian Health Service, Dallas Inter-tribal Center, Wellness Center | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News March-April 2000 Issue | 2000 | Conference Notes New Logo for NCUIH Testimony to DHHS, Barbara Namias Testimony to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Kay Culberson Testimony to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Dr. Michael Trujillo, MD, IHS Visit to San Jose Urban Program Breast Cancer Quilt Project | NCUIH, NEWS, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, San Jose, Breast Cancer Quilt Project | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News February 2000 Issue | 2000 | President Clinton Acknowledges the First Americans in His Last State of the Union Speech before Congress Secretary Shalala FY 2001 Budget Remarks IHS Budget Breakdown & FY 2000 Budget Request Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Provisions Fresno Bee Article Announcements Legislative Updates | President, Clinton, Shalala, Fy 2001, Budget Remarks, Fresno Bee Article, IHS, Budget, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act, Announcements | krc | restricted |
NCUIH News January 2000 | 2000 | Greeting Letter from NCUIH President Feds Visit City’s Minority Health Clinics-by Jack Chang A Bill on Capitol Hill-by Christopher Paisano NCUIH’s Annual Conference Announcement National Indian Health Board recognizes Carmelita Skeeter NCUIH’s request for proposal for 3 new potential sites for a UIHP | NCUIH, News, Minority Health Clinic, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, Carmelita Skeeter, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Hill Heartbeat January 2011 | 2011 | The House of Representatives will vote later today on H.R. 2 -- the Patients Rights Repeal Act. H.R. 2 would repeal not only the Affordable Care Act, but also the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Although H.R. 2 is nearly certain to pass the House of Representatives, it has little chance of passing the Senate. Nevertheless, it is very important that our elected representatives hear from supporters of ACA and IHCIA. Please visit the website http://www.votesmart.org to find the name and phone number of your Congressional representative, and let them know that you oppose H.R. 2. Please encourage your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers to speak up loudly in support of ACA/IHCIA and against this ill-conceived repeal of the protections we have worked so hard for. | H.R. 2, Patients Rights Repeal Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
The Oklahoma City Area Urban Indian Health Programs Demonstration Projects | 1987 | The Congress established the Oklahoma Demonstration Projects by including the following report language in the Interior Appropriations Act for FY 1987: "Within the amount provided, the Committee has transferred $1,000,000 from the Urban Health Program for a demonstration project to integrate the Oklahoma City and Tulsa projects with the Direct Care Programs." Senate Report No. 99-397 | Oklahoma City, Tulsa, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, appropriations, direct care | krc | public |
Summary Report from the National Meeting on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization May 28-30, 2002 Portland, Oregon | 2002 | Summary Report from the National Meeting on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization May 28-30,2OO2 Portland, Oregon At the Portland, OR meeting, tribal leaders addressed many issues that arose since the National Steering Committee (NSC) completed its work on a draft Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization bill in October, 1999. Some issues were raised by tribal leaders and some by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) bill analysis. Others issues arose because of changes in law since the NSC completed its draft or because of differences between the bills introduced by the House (HR 1662) and the Senate (S.212) in the 107th Congress (2001-02). Additional questions arose when House staff and House Legislative Counsel were preparing a revised bill that the House Resources Committee had hoped to introduce in2002. While this hoped-for introduction did not occur, considerable legislative drafting work was done that is valuable to the overall effort. Neither HR 1662 nor S.212 were enacted during the 107th Congress; both bills died when Congress adjourned in November, 2002 A new draft must be prepared for the NSC to propose for introduction in the 108th Congress that will convene in January, 2003. The new proposal should build on the work done during 1999 and at the tribal leaders meeting in Portland in May, 2002. | NSC, National Steering Committee, H.R.1662, S.212, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Amendments | krc | restricted |
Urban Indians and the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, The position of the National Council of Urban Indian Health | 2001 | We would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to address the National Indian Health Care Improvement Act meeting participants on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and its impact on the Urban Indian communities that have formed in many of Americas cities. While NCUIH generally supports S. 212, there are still important, changes that, need to be made to that legislation that, relate to the urban Indian community. NCUIH is less supportive of the House Resources committee draft that we have reviewed. This draft contains troublesome provisions that were also found in S. 2526 from the 106th congress, but were removed in S. 212 in the 107th Congress. | S.212, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, amendments, United States Senate, S.2526, House Resources Draft Committee | krc | public |
Urban Indian Health Programs Historic Documents | 1976 | 1) Side by Side Comparison of Definitions (Indian, Indian Tribe, Urban Indian) 2) House Report No. 94-1026 on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (April 9, 1976), Selected Excerpts 3) Indian Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437, as originally enacted on September 30, 1976 4) Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Current Law, Selected Excerpts 5) Senate Report 100-508 on the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1987 (S.129), September 14, 1988, Selected Excerpts 6) House Report 100-1075 on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (H.R. 5261), October 12, 1988, Selected Excerpts 7) Senate Report 101-557 on the Urban Indian Health Care Equity Act (S.2645), October 26, 1990 8) Senate Report 102-392, on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1992 (S.2841), August 27, 1992, Selected Excerpts 9) Letter from Ralph Forquera to Mary Martinez, May 22, 2000 10) Letter from Ralph Forquera to Barbara Namias, May 23, 2000 11) Federal Responsibility to Provide Health Care to Urban Indians Unknown Date | Definition, Indian, Urban Indian, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 94-1026, p.l. 94-437, 100-508, amendments, H.R. 5261, 101-557, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, 102-392, federal responsibility | krc | restricted |
SPF Model | 2010 | krc | public | ||
Strategic Plan 2 | 2010 | krc | public | ||
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TLOA MOA Draft | 2010 | krc | public | ||
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NCUIH 2010 Leadership Conference Agenda | 2010 | 2010 NCUIH Leadership Conference Agenda | 2010 Leadership Conference Agenda, NCUIH, Leadership Conference, conference, annual conference | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Dr. Patrick Rock, MD, President-Elect of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 October 20th, 2009 | 2009 | H.R. 2708 incorporates many of the recommendations made by the National Steering Committee and by including those recommendations have made the bill much stronger. The Indian health delivery system is well positioned to comprehensively address the high rates of health disparities facing American Indians and Alaska Natives. No other health delivery system blends public health and community based interventions with culturally competent health care better than the Indian health delivery system. With the enactment of H.R. 2708 the Indian health delivery system will receive a much needed modernization. NCUIH is delighted that Representative Pallone has seized the opportunity presented with health care reform to move the Indian Health Care Improvement Act forward. While NCUIH believes that there are some provisions that should be reconsidered or modified, we feel this is a stronger bill and its passage will make all Indian health providers stronger and more able to comprehensively address the health disparities suffered by American Indians and Alaska Natives. This testimony walks through some of the provisions about which we are particularly excited and grateful that the Committee has included them in the bill, as well as calling attention to some problematic provisions that we hope we can work with the Committee to remedy. | H.R.2708, NSC, National Steering Commmittee, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act, Health Disparities | krc | public |
Written Testimony by Marjorie Bear Dont Walk Executive Director of the Indian Health Board of Billings For the Hearing of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on the 2008 Fiscal year Budget Considerations for Urban Indian Health 04-18-07 | 2007 | Indian Country is in a state of crisis. Our health rates are dismal and often compared to the poorest countries in the developing world. American Indians suffer from chronic conditions, such as diabetes, cirrhosis and alcoholism, at rates much higher than the general population, and have the third highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country. This disheartening health situation can be turned around, but only with the help of additional funds, which reflect both the impressive technological advancements in medicine since the last Title V funding increase and the current urban Indian health care needs. | IHCIA, Indian Health Board of Billings, UIHP, Funding, appropriations, Urban indian health Programs | krc | public |
Welcome Letter to the National Council of Urban Indian Health Annual Conference 2007 | 2007 | 2007 Annual Conference Welcome Letter | 2007 annual conference, ncuih | krc | public |
Urban Indians and Health Care in America–Testimony of Robert Hall, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 212 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization July 31, 2001 | 2001 | Introduction. Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Robert Hall. I am the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and a member of the three affiliated tribes of North Dakota: Grosventre, Mandan and Hidatsi. I am also the Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinic. On behalf of NCUIH, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to address the Committee on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (S. 212) and its impact on the urban Indian communities that have formed in many of Americas cities. | NCUIH, IHCIA, S.212, Indian health care Improvement Act, Testimony, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Urban Indian Issues–Concerns Raised by Senator Enzi December 12, 2007 | 2007 | Concerns raised by Senator Enzi. Based upon meetings with Senate Committee on Indian Affairs staff, NCUIH understands that Senator Enzi (R-WY), the ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee, has presented a list of concerns that he has with the IHCIA legislation (S. 1200). In particular, he has raised two concerns with the urban Indian provisions. First, Senator Enzi does not want to see an expansion in program authority for urban Indians lest it lead to additional funding for urban Indians at the expense of reservation-based programs. NCUIH considers this concern overblown. NCUIH does not believe that the limited program authority expansion for urban Indians in the bill is going to achieve a significant change in the current funding level for the Urban Indian Health Program of approximately 1% of the IHS budget. Like every other Indian health interest that has looked forward to passage of the IHCIA, NCUIH wants this bill to empower its members to provide the best possible health services in todays world. This means the ability to provide a broader range of services to meet the growing needs of the urban Indian population. If Enzis position were accepted, it would freeze the urban Indian health programs where they stood the last time the IHCIA was reauthorized 14 years ago. | United States Senate, Senator Enzi, SCIA, IHCIA, S.1200, NCUIH, IHS, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health Programs Questions and Answers Q&A | 2009 | In 1976, Congress passed the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (P.L. 94437), which provided specific funding for Urban Indian Health Programs in Title V of this act. This title concerns health care Services for Urban Indians. Several more health clinics began to pop up across the country, and by 1989 there were 34 urban Indian health organizations. | Indian health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, Urban Indian Health Programs, Title V, Health Care Services for Urban Indians, Urban Indian Health Organizations | krc | public |
Urban Indian Health Program Survey 2008 Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI) the Urban Indian Health Approach | 2008 | The Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI): a U.S. Health and Human Services Department project, channeled through the Association of American Indians Physicians (AIIP) which is aimed at improving the situation of our Indian brothers and sisters. Among many things, this project identifies the need to create an accessible, resource and knowledge database of successful programs that can be replicated to other tribal and urban communities. | HICI, HHS, AAIP, Healthy Indian Country Initiative, Health and Human Services, Association of American Indian Physicians, KRC, Knowledge Resource Center | krc | unavailable |
Urban Indian Health Program On-Site Review Manual April 2004 | 2004 | This is the Urban Indian Health Program On-Site Review Manual. The purpose of this manual is to assist the Indian Health Service (IHS) in conducting structured program reviews of urban Indian health programs. This manual serves as a valuable tool for accomplishing annual reviews and evaluations. | IHS, UIHP, review, on-site, Urban Indian Health Program, Annual Review, Indian Health Service | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth Executive Director of National Council of Urban Indian Health for the Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Appropriations for Urban Indian Health 04-18-07 | 2007 | Request Today's hearing comes at a political crossroad between the Administration's continued hostility toward urban Indian health, exemplified by the proposed elimination of UIHP in FY 2007 and FY 2008, and Congress' rejection of these hostilities. While the FY 2007 budget proposal argued that Urban Indian Health Program medical services are a duplication of services already provided by Community Health Centers (CHC), the FY 2008 budget cut states that "urban Indians can receive health care through a wide variety of Federal, State, and local providers." However, contrary to the assertions made in the Administration's FY 2008 budget, urban Indian health programs do not duplicate the functions of CHCs nor does Federal, State or local providers have the capacity, means or cultural understanding to take on the large urban Indian patient load. Rather, urban Indian health clinics serve a unique, non-duplicative and culturally specific purpose within the large urban Indian communities. The fact that there are other health services available in urban areas is already reflected in how IHS funding is distributed, with urban Indian programs receiving only $32.744 million in FY 2007, despite 2000 census data showing that well over 60% of American Indians and Alaska Natives live in urban areas. When facing elimination last year, NCUIH asked its membership and their patients to provide written statements on the impact of the zeroing out on the UIHP. This year NCUIH and its members have launched yet another support letter campaign. There is a consensus regarding the expected devastating consequences of the intended/proposed budget cuts. These include: "bankruptcy, lease defaults, elimination of medical services to thousands of individuals who may not seek care elsewhere, not to mention the obvious side-effect of further increasing the health care disparities for American Indians and Alaska Natives." Moreover, our membership assessed that the body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by the urban Indian health programs would be lost. Deducing from this, the FY 2008 budget proposal will likely result in the complete collapse of many urban Indian health centers and greatly constrain the efficiency and work of those that could survive such a cut. | UIHP, Testimony, DOJ, White Paper, IHCIA, budget, elimination, zero-ing out, FY2007, Urban Indian Health Programs, Department of Justice, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth Executive Director of National Council of Urban Indian Health for the Hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and the Department of Justice “White Paper” 3-8-07 | 2007 | Department of Justice (DOJ) White Paper Questioning Constitutionality of Urban Indians. Towards the end of the 109th Congress, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation appeared to be well on its way to passage. However, passage was thwarted in the eleventh hour by the release of an undated and unsigned memorandum entitled Department of Justice White Paper that created confusion and led to delays that prevented passage. In the White Paper (and in testimony before this Committee in the 110th Congress), the U.S. Department of Justice argued that the definition of urban Indian in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation, which closely tracks current law ( 25 U.S.C. Section 1603), as well as the definition used in the No Child Left Behind Act (Section 7151), runs a significant risk of being ruled unconstitutional by a Federal court since it encompasses more than just members of federally recognized tribes. In a two-paragraph analysis, the White Paper, relying principally on two Supreme Court cases (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v Pena; Rice v. Cayetano), argued that where Congress has authorized services for Indians who are not members of Federally recognized tribes, such services would likely be regarded as a racial classification, rather than a political classification, and would not meet the constitutional strict scrutiny standard applied to racial classifications. In making this argument, the White Paper was arguing for a sharp curtailment of Congress authority to legislate in the area of Indian affairs, an authority which has long been deemed by the Supreme Court as broad, plenary and exclusive. United States v. Lara, 124 S. Ct. 1628, 1633 (2004). In the unlikely event that the White Papers reasoning were ever to be adopted by the courts, many longstanding Federal Indian laws would be ruled unconstitutional. | DOJ, IHCIA, White Paper, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, No Child Left Behind, federal recognition, federally recognized | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health before House Committee on Energy and Commerce On National Health Care Reform June 24th, 2009 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for this opportunity to testify on the impact of national health care reform on Urban Indians. We thank Representative Pallone for reaching out to Indian people and asking for our recommendations. NCUIH strongly supports both the joint recommendations drafted together with the National Indian Health Board and the National Congress of American Indians and the joint recommended amendments to the draft discussion bill for health care reform. All of our organizations believe that these recommendations are the very minimum of what must be included in health care reform. The National Council of Urban Indian Health also strongly encourages this Committee to work with the House Committee on Natural Resources to pass the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 recently introduced by Representative Pallone. Three core principles must be met for any health reform legislation: 1. Exclusion of penalties and mandates for Indian people and tribal governments; 2. Eligibility of subsidies for Indian people; and 3. Portability of care
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Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 June 25th, 2009 | 2009 | I would like to thank Representative Pallone for introducing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in this new Congress. I would also like to thank Representative Rahall for moving quickly ahead on this important legislation. It is my hope that in this new Congress that we can move forward on the critical issues facing the I/T/U system. H.R. 2708 incorporates many of the recommendations made by the National Steering Committee and by including those recommendations have made the bill much stronger. The Indian health delivery system is well positioned to comprehensively address the high rates of health disparities facing American Indians and Alaska Natives. No other health delivery system blends public health and community based interventions with culturally competent health care better than the Indian health delivery system. With the enactment of H.R. 2708 the Indian health delivery system will receive a much needed modernization. NCUIH is delighted that Representative Pallone has seized the opportunity presented with health care reform to move the Indian Health Care Improvement Act forward. While NCUIH feels that there are some provisions that should be reconsidered or modified, we feel this is stronger bill and its passage will make all Indian health providers stronger and more able to comprehensively address the health disparities suffered by American Indians and Alaska Natives. This testimony walks through some of the provisions about which we are particularly excited and grateful that the Committee has included them in the bill, as well as calling attention to some problematic provisions that we hope we can work with the Committee to remedy. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.2708, NSC, National Steering Committee, Testimony, United States Congress | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President National Council of Urban Indian Health Before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee FY 2007 Budget for Urban Indian Health Programs 03-30-06 | 2006 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). I am a member of the Menominee Tribe and serve on the board of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc., which provides health care services to the Milwaukee urban Indian community. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 34 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to submit testimony to your Committee on the Presidents FY 2007 budget for the Indian Health Service. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Gerald Ignace Indian Health Center, FY2007, Budget, Indian Health Services | krc | restricted |
Written Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs FY Budget for Urban Indian Health Programs 02-14-06 | 2006 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). I am a member of the Menominee Tribe and serve on the board of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc., which provides health care services to the Milwaukee urban Indian community. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 34 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to submit testimony to your Committee on the Presidents FY 2007 budget for the Indian Health Service. | testimony, Georgianna Ignace, Gerald Ignace Indian Health Center, Milwaukee Urban Indian Community, NCUIH, Urban Indain health Program, FY2007, Budget | krc | restricted |
Written Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Subcommittee Health, Committee on Ways and Means Re: HL-26 Addressing Disparities in Health and Healthcare: Issues for Reform June 23rd, 2008 | 2008 | Introduction: On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the Health Subcommittee for this opportunity to submit testimony on “Addressing Disparities in Health and Healthcare: Issues for Reform.” The Native American community suffers the highest rates of health disparities of any minority group. Moreover, Congress has repeatedly recognized over the decades the staggering health disparities suffered by the First Americans. Congress was first horrified into action by these health disparities in 1927 when Congress passed the Snyder Act. In 1976 Congress renewed their dedication to end these disparities with the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and again in 1986 and in 1992. Now the Native American community waits for the House of Representatives to again renew their pledge to eradicate the alarming health disparities suffered by the Native American Community by passing HR 1328, the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. With all the legislation passed one would think that the health disparities and barriers to access suffered by American Indians and Alaska Natives would have been ended or at least ameliorated and yet these disparities persist. | NCUIH, Testimony, Health Disparities, Health Care Reform, HCR, Snyder Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.1328 | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health for the 10th Annual National Health and Human Services (HHS) Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session 02-22-08 | 2008 | In the strongest possible terms, NCUIH opposes the third zeroing out of funding for the Urban Indian Health Program in the FY 2009 President’s budget, which goes against express Congressional support for the Urban Indian Health Program as demonstrated by Congress’ restoration of the UIHP in FY2007 and FY2008. Once again the Administration has proposed to eliminate funding for the Urban Indian Health Program under the erroneous reasoning that urban Native Americans can seek care from practically any other local, state, or Federal health care provider. The Administration’s view that these individuals will simply be absorbed by other health care providers ignores the enormous health disparities and obstacles to care faced by American Indians and Alaska Natives. Furthermore, this view ignores the fact that the trust responsibility to Native Americans by the Federal government is not tied to a piece of land, but to the individual people and it follows them no matter where they may reside. By attempting to eliminate this program the Administration is effectively stating that the trust responsibility vanishes as soon as American Indians and Alaska Natives leave their lands, regardless of the reason. | Testimony, NCUIH, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, president's budget, elimination, appropriations, budget, National Council of Urban Indian Health, zero-ing out | krc | restricted |
Written Testimony of Ralph Forquera Executive Director of Seattle Indian Health Board on the Recommendations regarding Urban Indian Health for House of Representatives H.R. 1328: The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health 06-07-07 | 2007 | WRITTEN TESTIMONY Recommendations Regarding Urban Indian Health For H.R. 1328: The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 to the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Tuesday, June 7, 2007 Room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building | Testimony, energy and commerce, United States House of Representatives, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Written Testimony of Stephanie Reynolds Patient Advocate Community Health Partnerships House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on the FY 2007 Budget for Urban Indian Health Programs 03-30-06 | 2006 | Testimony on behalf of 34 Urban Indian Health Programs located throughout the United States; regarding the President's FY 2007 budget request to eliminate the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) of $33 million dollars. | Urban Indian Health, testimony, appropriations, congress, UIHP, Urban Indian health program | krc | restricted |
United States Senate Dear Colleague letter to Appropriations Committee of the Senate FY 2007 | 2007 | We are writing to express our support for continued FY2007 funding of the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) and to request that funding be restored to the FY2006 enacted level of 32.7 Million dollars. The Presidents budget eliminates funding for 34 Urban Indian Non-Profit organizations providing health care services at 41 sites throughout the United States for 430,000 eligible Indian users. | FY2007, Urban Indian Health Programs, UIHP, President's Budget Elimination, Zero-ing out, Appropriations Committee | krc | public |
Urban Indian Health Program (The Continued Plight of Urban Indians) FY 2008 Budget request for Indian Country | 2007 | The urban Indian health programs enjoy a unique level of confidence with their clients due to their remarkable cultural sensitivity and crucial role in educating health care providers in the community about the needs and cultural conditioning of the urban Indian population. With its current funding level of $32.744 million, the urban Indian health programs have been successfully treating 120,000 of the estimated one million eligible Indians residing in urban settings. For this positive trend to continue in the future and for programs to expand according to expressed needs, funding must increase. However, this will be an ongoing battle as President Bush already last year proposed to eliminate funding for the Urban Indian Health Program from the FY 2007 Budget. | NCUIH, UIHP, Budget, Appropriations, Inflation, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health Eligibility Task Force Conference Call 3-30-07 | 2007 | Urban Indian Health Program's Eligibility Task Force Conference Call March 30, 2007 | Eligibility, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, conference call | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health Organizations Healthcare for Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2009 | Who are Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives? Urban Indians are American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who live in American cities. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than 4.1 million Americans self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native. Approximately 2.5 million identified as American Indian or Alaska Native race alone. | Urban Indian Health Institute, Urban Indians, American Indians, Alaska Native, 2000 Census, AI/AN | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health Commission (Invisible Tribes: Urban Indians and Their Health in a Changing World) | 2009 | During the last 30 years, more than 1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives have moved to metropolitan areas. These original inhabitants of the United States have left reservations and other areas, some by choice and some by force. This change in lifestyle has left many in dire circumstances and poor health. To many in the United States, this population is invisible, leaving an important problem unnoticed: the health of nearly 67 percent of the nations 4.1 million self-identified American Indians and Alaska Natives. | Urban Indian Health Commission, UIHC, Native Americans, Urban Indians, American Indians, Population, Access to Health Care, Depression, Diabetes, Data Collections | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian America, The Status of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families Today, A National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC) Report to the Annie E. Casey Foundation | 2009 | Native people face some of the most dire socio-economic conditions of any group in America. Within this population, urban Indians face unique challenges. Federal funding does not always directly address their needs, and their location in America’s cities mean that part of the safety net available to Native children and families living on reservations or tribal territories are unavailable to them. There is also a lack of sufficient data to determine whether and how well the “urban safety net” meets the needs of urban Indian families. The magnitude of this problem is significant, as urban Indians make up almost half of the Native population overall. Even so, there is a critical lack of research on the issues facing Native families residing in urban areas and virtually no research focused directly on understanding and alleviating the many social ills this population currently suffers, such as disparities in rates of poverty, disability status, educational attainment, employment, and single-parent status.2 Certainly, a number of reports about urban Natives have been produced over the years, including a special edition of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal in 1998 addressing the status and wellbeing of urban Indian families. While valuable, these reports tend to aggregate data nationally and/or statewide and, in so doing, ignore potentially important differences between Indian communities in different metropolitan areas and between urban Indians and Indians residing on tribal lands. As a result, there is a need for more data to address the unique and common concerns that Native people in America’s cities share with each other and with their reservation-based relatives. | socio-economic issues, funding, appropriations, health disparities, needs assessment, poverty, disability, urban natives, nuifc, National Urban Indian Family Coalition | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian America (The Status of the American Indian and Alaskan Native Children and Families Today) (NUIFC) | 2009 | Native people face some of the most direct socio-economic conditions of any group in America. Within this population, Urban Indians face unique challenges. Federal funding does not always directly address their needs, and their location in Americas cities mean that part of the safety net available to Native children and families living on reservations or tribal territories are unavailable to them. There is also a lack of sufficient data to determine whether and how well the urban safety net meets the needs of urban Indian families. The magnitude of this problem is significant, as urban Indians make up almost half of the Native population overall. | National Urban Indian Family Coalition, NUIFC, Medically Underserved, Urban Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Alaska natives | krc | restricted |
United States Senate Dear Colleague template letter for the Continued Funding for the Urban Indian Health Program February 14, 2008 | 2009 | Dear Colleague letter in the United States Congress requesting support to Continue funding for the Urban Indian Health program | dear colleague letter, united states congress, uihp, urban indian health program | krc | public |
United States Senate Colleague Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Craig expressing the support of Various Senators for the FY 2008 funding of Urban Indian Health Programs | 2007 | United States Senate Colleague Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Craig expressing the support of Various Senators for the Fiscal Year 2008 funding of Urban Indian Health Programs | United States Senate, Dear Colleague Letter, appropriations, budget | krc | public |
United States Senate Colleague Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Allard of the committee on Appropriations March 10, 2008 expressing support for the FY2009 funding of the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) | 2008 | United States Senate Dear Colleague Letter requesting restoration of the UIHP funding for FY 2009 | UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, funding, United States Senate | krc | public |
United States Senate Colleague Letter to Chairman Burns, and Ranking Member Dorgan, of the Subcommittee of Interior, and Committee on Appropriations expressing support for FY 2007 funding of Urban Indian Health Programs | 2006 | Dear Colleague letter | United States Senate, dear colleague letter,UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | public |
United States House of Representative Bill Proposal for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)of 2009 01-15-09 | 2009 | American Recovery and Re-investment Act--Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | ARRA, american recovery and re-investment act, bill, H.R.1 | krc | public |
United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Vital Statistics Report) Preliminary Mortality Data for 2006 06-11-08 | 2008 | Death: Preliminary Data for 2006 This report presents preliminary mortality data for the United States based on vital records for a substantial proportion of deaths occurring in 2006. Statistics in preliminary reports are generally considered reliable; past analyses reveal that most statistics shown in preliminary reports for 1995–2005 were confirmed by the final statistics for each of those years (1–11). | death, death rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, demographics, heart disease, respiratory, biabetes, liver, suicide | krc | public |
Tribal Technical Advisory Group Conferring with Urban Indians | 2010 | PowerPoint presentation of the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services consultation with the Urban Indian Health Programs Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAG) April 7, 2010 | CMS, TTAG, UIHP, center for medicare and medicaid services, tribal technical advisory committee, Urban Indian Health Program, | krc | public |
Tribal Partnership Program Proposal of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (Background: National Council of Urban Indian Health) | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is a non-profit organization devoted to educate policymakers on health issues of the poorest and most underserved communities in the US: the Native Americans and Alaska Natives living in urban settings. Although the “Secession of Land in Exchange for Services” Federal Trust established the U.S. Government’s responsibility to continually provide health services to Native Americans, the evolution of federal Native American policy has complicated the actual and effectual delivery of these services. Relocation policies in the 1950’s-60s as well as a pervasive lack of opportunities on reservations have forced more than half of the total Native population to move to cities across the US. Moreover, the funds provided to both the tribes and urban programs do not suffice to adequately provide the healthcare service guaranteed by the fore fathers of the U.S. In addition to this dire situation, the current administration proposed to eliminate Urban Indian Health Program funding (Title V) in the FY 2008 budget (for the second year in a row). As reported by the clinics, losing Title V would result in bankruptcies and defaults on leases as well as the near-certain discontinuation of well over half of the clinics providing services to approximately 150,000 urban Indian patients annually. In sum, lack of services would increase—not decrease—the gross health care disparities for American Indians and Alaska Natives. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, dissemination, partnership, collaboration, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program | krc | restricted |
Tribal Partnership Program Proposal of the National Council of Urban Indian Health | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is a non-profit organization devoted to educate policymakers on health issues of some of the poorest and most underserved communities in the US: the Native Americans and Alaska Natives living in urban settings. Forced “relocation” policies in the 1950’s-60s moved a substantial portion of the Native population from Reservations to cities across the US. NCUIH, as the umbrella organization for the 36 Urban Indian Health Programs in 47 sites across the U.S., advocates on behalf of the urban health programs providing services to Native Americans. Urban Indian health programs provide non-duplicative, culturally sensitive health services to Native American and Alaska Natives living across the United States. This network of urban Indian organizations provides health care that works in relation to health services provided by tribes and tribal organizations to provide a comprehensive support network of health care providers and services for Native American and Alaska Natives. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian health, partnership, collaboration, UIHP, urban indian health Program, | krc | restricted |
Tribal Organizations, National Organizations, and Church Groups in Support of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2008 | List of TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND CHURCH GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT, listed by name and by state. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Support | krc | public |
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Summary February 15-16, 2006 in Nashville, Tenn. | 2006 | Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Summary February 15–16, 2006 Nashville, Tennessee | TLDC, Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee | krc | restricted |
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Summary April 27-28, 2006 in Reno, Nevada | 2006 | Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting Summary April 27–28, 2006 Reno, Nevada | TLDC, Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee | krc | restricted |
Tribal Health Priorities in Phoenix Area Indian Health Service Fiscal Years of 2009-2010 submission by the Tribal Health Steering Committee for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service | 2008 | Tribal leaders met on November 28-29, 2006 at the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Budget Consultation Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The major recommendation made by tribal leaders at the meeting included the need to target Program Increases in the FY 2009 IHS budget to the top priorities identified by the tribes and make available funds to maintain Current Services, such as pay costs, inflation and population growth to all line items within the budget. The tribes focused their discussion on developing a recommended budget of $3,969,787,000. This amount reflects a request for an $800 million increase above the FY 2007 Presidents Budget request. This is the amount that tribes agreed, should go forward to the IHS as their priority recommendation. The tribal leadership noted that any level of appropriations that fall below an $800 million increase would not be sufficient to close the gap in health disparities among the American Indian population. Nor will it be adequate to address the unmet need for prevention, public health and medical services provided at IHS, and tribal and urban Indian health programs, and by contract health providers across the nation. The tribal leaders decided on the top ten health priorities for the Phoenix Area and also developed a list of budgetary priorities for FY 2009. Per the IHS instructions, the tribal representatives developed recommendations for increases at 2%, 4%, $200 million and $800 million | IHS, Consultation, recommendations, Budget, appropriations, priorities | krc | restricted |
Indian Country recommendations to Tribal Amendments to House Health Care Discussion Draft | 2009 | RECOMMENDATIONS: The following recommended amendments to the House Health Care Reform Discussion Draft are made by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). | recommendations, NIHB, NCUIH, NCAI, Health Care Reform, House of Representatives, Tribal Amendments, Tribe, Urban, Leader, National Indian Health Board, National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Tri-Committee of the United States House of Representatives proposed Bill–American Health Choices Act–Full Bill | 2009 | To make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. | Quality Affordable Health Choices Act, Health Care Reform, HCR, S.1679 | krc | public |
Transition Plans for the first 100 Days | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) hereby presents the Obama Transition team with a transition plan identifying both short term and long standing health issues for urban American Indian and Alaska Native health that could be addressed by the Obama Administration within the first 100 days. This transition plan has been divided by agency and policy concerns to ease its readability. Issues requiring legislative action as well as NCUIHs positions on national health care reform have been intentionally excluded from the 100 days section as these subjects are addressed in a different paper. | Transition plan, First 100 Days, American Indian, Alaska Native, NCUIH, UIHP,Budget, Economic Stimulus Plan, UIHP, CMS, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Urban Indian Health Program | krc | restricted |
Transition Plan for Urban Indians-First 100 Day and Long-term Visions–Introduction 12-24-08 | 2008 | The first section of the paper is a brief history of the Urban Indian Health Program and its recent travails so that the incoming Administration better understands the context of the issues and problems raised in this paper. The history of Urban Indian Health Program is complicated and this history presented here much compressed. However, this section addresses the major themes for the problems currently facing the UIHP. The second part of this document details issues and problems that could be addressed within the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. NCUIHs suggestions for the first 100 days are largely focused on issues related to budget and appropriations, the economic stimulus package, and agency regulations and policy. The section dealing with economic stimulus issues focuses on infrastructure and major building projects that can be started and completed within 12 to 24 months. These construction ready projects, if completed, would allow Urban Indian programs to absorb the increased patient utilization of the UIHP due to the economic downturn. The budget and appropriations discussion includes not only calls for full funding of the Urban Indian Health Program and the Indian Health Services, but also suggests a few one-time appropriations for projects necessary for the long term development of the Urban Indian Health Program. NCUIH has identified several regulations and agency policies that have proven to be damaging to the Urban Indian Health Programs ability to provide | transition plan, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, economic stimulus | krc | restricted |
Transition Plan–Infrastructure–National Council of Urban Indian Health Transition Plan Executive Summary and Top Three Priorities 12-11-08 | 2008 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health presents a comprehensive transition plan for the first 100 days of the Obama Administration addressing problems and issues confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives living in Urban Centers. NCUIH fully supports the goals and plans of Indian Country, but wants to ensure that the specific needs of the urban communities are addressed during this critical time. Too often American Indians and Alaska Natives, especially those in urban areas, have been overlooked and neglected during this period when the goals and direction of the Administration are being set. For the sake of clarity NCUIH has identified its top three concerns for the Transition period: | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Transition, health disparities, Obama Administration | krc | restricted |
Top 3 Priorities for Indian Health Services | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health developed a comprehensive transition plan for the first 100 days of the Obama Administration addressing problems and issues confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives living in Urban Centers. NCUIH fully supports the goals and plans of Indian Country, but wants to ensure that the specific needs of the urban communities are addressed during this critical time. For the sake of clarity NCUIH has identified its top three concerns for the Indian Health Service Transition Team: | NCUIH, IHS, IHCIA, Urban, Indian, Transition, Indian Health Services, American Indian, Alaska Native, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Indian Health Services, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
Top 3 Priorities for Department Health and Human Services | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health developed a comprehensive transition plan for the first 100 days of the Obama Administration addressing problems and issues confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives living in Urban Centers. NCUIH fully supports the goals and plans of Indian Country, but wants to ensure that the specific needs of the urban communities are addressed during this critical time. For the sake of clarity NCUIH has identified its top three concerns for the Department of Health and Human Services Transition Team: | IHS, HHS, Health and Human Services, UIHP's, Obama Administration, First 100 Days, Indian Health Service, Urban Indian Health Programs, transition | krc | restricted |
The Use of Qualitative Methods in Systems of Care Research | 2006 | Presents a literature review of the Annual Conference Proceedings in an attempt to uncover qualitative research published by the Proceedings. 100 Studies were identified as qualitative. Descriptions of the most used qualitative study topics are provided. | qualitative, research, USF, University of South Florida | krc | restricted |
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Majority Staff March 2008 The Administration | 2008 | On November 1, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would make major, wide-ranging changes in federal Medicaid policy. In general, the seven regulations at issue represent unilateral actions by CMS neither directed nor authorized by Congress. The Committee heard testimony from the principal author of the regulations, Dennis Smith, the Director of the Centers for Medicaid and State Operations within CMS. According to the Administration, the regulations would reduce federal Medicaid payments to states by a total of more than $15 billion over the next five years. These estimates, like those issued at the time the regulations were published, are national in scope. They do not enable members of Congress or the public to assess the effect of the regulation on their own states. In a program like Medicaid, which is operated by the states on a day-to-day basis and is famous for its variation from state to state, the lack of state-specific estimates represents a major failure of transparency. Mr. Smith, who has lead responsibility for administering the Medicaid program at the federal level, did not present any estimates of the state-specific impact of the regulations, either at the hearing or in response to subsequent Committee requests. | United States House of Representatives, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | krc | restricted |
The Role of Mental Health Services in Promoting Safe and Secure Schools | 2008 | This guidebook is part of a series developed by the Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) to provide resources, tools, and guidance for creating safe school settings and involving the community in supporting students of all ages. | School safety, safe schools, school-based mental health, mental health, No Child Left Behind, | krc | restricted |
The National Council of Urban Indian Health–Health Care Reform Policy Statement 04-27-09 | 2009 | Draft--
The National Council of Urban Indian Health Health Care Reform Policy Statement 4/27/2009 | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Legislative Update, IHCIA, HCR, Health Care Reform, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | unavailable |
The National Council of Urban Indian Health By-Laws Committee Proposed Amendments and Comments Part 2 11-2002 | 2002 | *This was language from the SPRING 2002 conference that did not pass. The board has asked for this section to be put up for consideration again | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, By-Laws, board of directors | krc | unavailable |
The National Council of Urban Indian Health By-Laws Committee Proposed Amendments and Comments Part 1 11-2002 | 2002 | *This was language from the SPRING 2002 conference that did not pass. The board has asked for this section to be put up for consideration again | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, By-laws | krc | unavailable |
The National Congress of American Indian resolution #SAC-06-071 Opposing the President Bush’s Request to Eliminate the Urban Indian Health Programs | 2007 | N A T I O N A L C O N G R E S S O F A M E R I C A N I N D I A N S The National Congress of American Indians Resolution #SAC-06-071 TITLE: Opposing the President's Request to Eliminate the Urban Indian Health Programs | NCAI, Appropriations, Budget, Elimination, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Congress of American Indians | krc | restricted |
The National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc Letter to Senator Bingaman expressing support on S.1200 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) and of Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) 01-15-08 | 2008 | On behalf of our nations community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers and the 17 million patients they serve, I want to express our support for the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP), as included in S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
The Legal Status of Urban Indians Under Federal Indian Law a response by the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) to a Purported U.S. Department of Justice White Paper 10-23-06 | 2006 | Introduction. In an undated and unsigned memorandum entitled “Department of Justice White Paper,” somebody at the U.S. Department of Justice has argued that the definition of “urban Indian” in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization (S. 1057), which closely tracks current law ( 25 U.S.C. Section 1603), as well as the definition used in the No Child Left Behind Act (Section 7151), runs a significant risk of being ruled unconstitutional by a Federal court since it encompasses more than just members of federally recognized tribes. In a two-paragraph analysis, the “White Paper,” relying principally on two Supreme Court cases (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v Pena; Rice v. Cayetano), argues that where Congress has authorized services for Indians who are not members of Federally recognized tribes, such services would likely be regarded as a racial classification, rather than a political classification, and would not meet the constitutional “strict scrutiny” standard applied to racial classifications. In making this argument, the “White Paper” is arguing for a sharp curtailment of Congress’ authority to legislate in the area of Indian affairs, an authority which has long been deemed by the Supreme Court as “broad,” “plenary and exclusive.” United States v. Lara, 124 S. Ct. 1628, 1633 (2004). In the unlikely event that the “White Paper’s” reasoning was ever adopted by the courts, many longstanding Federal Indian laws would be ruled unconstitutional. | DOJ, White Paper, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1057, No Child Left Behind, recognition, Department of Justice, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
The Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009 Section-by-Section Summary | 2009 | THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT REAUTHORIZATION AND EXTENSION ACT OF 2009 SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY This legislation has two purposes: 1) reauthorize and modernize the Indian Health Care law, and 2) reform the Indian health care system. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, reauthorization, 2009, reform, IHS, Indian Health Service, legislative | krc | public |
The following Senator Lisa Murkowski Healthcare Amendments have been accepted 08-03-09 | 2009 | Accepted Amendments offered by Senator L. Murkowski | amendments, senate, IHS, Indian Health Service | krc | restricted |
Seattle Indian Health Board–Position Statement on Indian Health Services (IHS) Eligibility Regulations 10-20-87 | 1987 | Seattle Indian Health Board Position Paper of Indian Health Services Eligibility Regulations | Seattle Indian Health Board, Eligibility, Position | krc | restricted |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | 2010 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’
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Office of Urban Indian Health and National Council of Urban Indian Health Principles for Partnership 07-21-09 | 2009 | reasons to partner Office of Urban Indian Health and the National Council of Urban Indian Health | OUIH, NCUIH, Office of Urban Indian Health, National Council of Urban Indian Health, collaboration | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Template letter to Representative thanking for support of the Interior Appropriations Budget with increase to Indian Health Service | 2009 | Dear XXXXXX, On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and the over 150,000 patients we serve annually, I would like to thank you for supporting the Interior Appropriations Budget with the significant increase for the Indian Health Service. By supporting this increase in funds sought by President Obama and Indian leaders, you have helped uphold the trust responsibility to Indian people. Congress has repeatedly recognized the solemn responsibility to provide health care for Indian people regardless of where they reside through various pieces of legislation including the Indian Health Care Improvement Act which the House recently passed as part of H.R. 3962. | template letter, thank you, Presidents Budget, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, H.R.3962 | krc | restricted |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Letter to Honorable Henry Waxman Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee of the United States House of Representatives July 23,2009 requesting support for Congressman Rahall | 2009 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People letter Energy and Commerce Committee urging support and preservation for the Indian Health Service | NAACP, National association for the advancement of colored people, IHS, indian health service | krc | restricted |
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative Technical Assistance One-Pager | 2010 | Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative Technical Assistance One-Pager | MSPI, Methamphetamine, Suicide, Prevention, Technical Assistance, TA | krc | restricted |
Information Dose 03-02-10 | 2010 | In This Issue: 1. Motivational Interviewing Academy (Behavioral Health Staff) 2. NIHB 2ndAnnual Public Health Summit (Behavioral Health and Medical) 3. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (All Staff) 4. NICWAs 13thNational Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference (Medical and Behavioral Health) 5. 2010 American Indian Prevention Services Conferences (Behavioral Health and Wellness/Outreach) | National Council of Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, Information Dose, 03-02-10, National Indian Health Board, NIHB, Public Health Summit, HIV, AIDS, NICWA, National Indian Children Welfare Association | krc | public |
The First 100 Days of Obama Administration, available infrastructure projects for the first 24 months | 2008 | transition paper for President Obama first 2 years | transition, president Obama, infrastructure | krc | restricted |
The First 100 Days of Obama’s Transition UIHP aquisition projects available for first 12 months | 2008 | UIHP Aquisition projects for the first 12 months | UIHP, Transition, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 impact on Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHQ) 2-26-09 | 2009 | While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 does not directly address the reimbursement rates and requirements for Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), the general health provisions of the bill will have an impact upon FQHCs and FQHC-lookalikes. A number of provisions aimed at protecting and extending Medicaid benefits to the most vulnerable during this recession will have strong impacts upon FQHCs and FQHC-lookalikes as they should preserve the higher FQHC reimbursement rates otherwise threatened by State budget cuts. Changes to reimbursement levels to encourage the adoption for Health Information Technology services have favored rates for FQHCs and FQHC-lookalikes. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $87 billion for Medicaid to assure necessary health care coverage and incentive payments for meaningful adopters of health information technology and electronic records. FQHC and FQHC-lookalikes, as well as rural health providers, which become meaningful adopters by 2015, will have access to additional incentive payments under Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP. | Legislative Update, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-Investment Act, CHIP, Children's Health Insurance Program | krc | restricted |
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium Proposed Amendment for Inclusion to the Health Care Reform Bill and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act June 2009 | 2009 | The following is a proposed amendment for inclusion in the Health Care Reform Bill and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize programs at tribal colleges and universities to advance tribal health promotion and disease prevention and expand the Indian public health workforce. This Act may be cited as the Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act of 2009 or THE PATH Act. | HCR, Health Care Reform, PATH Act, Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act, education, higher education, | krc | public |
Thank you letter from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) to the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) Friends and Partners 05-18-07 (UIHP) | 2007 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and our member Urban Indian Health Programs, we would like to thank you for including Urban Indian health as a topic and central focus in your 2007 conference, One Culture, Two Worlds: Connecting Urban and Tribal Health. | Thank you letter, ncuih, AAIP, Association of American Indian Physicians, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Testimony–Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, President of the Board of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, Member of the National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act March 8, 2007 | 2007 | Department of Justice (DOJ) White Paper Questioning Constitutionality of Urban Indians. Towards the end of the 109th Congress, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation appeared to be well on its way to passage. However, passage was thwarted in the eleventh hour by the release of an undated and unsigned memorandum entitled “Department of Justice White Paper” that created confusion and led to delays that prevented passage. In the “White Paper” (and in testimony before this Committee in the 110th Congress), the U.S. Department of Justice argued that the definition of “urban Indian” in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation, which closely tracks current law ( 25 U.S.C. Section 1603), as well as the definition used in the No Child Left Behind Act (Section 7151), runs a significant risk of being ruled unconstitutional by a Federal court since it encompasses more than just members of federally recognized tribes. In a two-paragraph analysis, the “White Paper,” relying principally on two Supreme Court cases (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v Pena; Rice v. Cayetano), argued that where Congress has authorized services for Indians who are not members of Federally recognized tribes, such services would likely be regarded as a racial classification, rather than a political classification, and would not meet the constitutional “strict scrutiny” standard applied to racial classifications. In making this argument, the “White Paper” was arguing for a sharp curtailment of Congress’ authority to legislate in the area of Indian affairs, an authority which has long been deemed by the Supreme Court as “broad,” “plenary and exclusive.” United States v. Lara, 124 S. Ct. 1628, 1633 (2004). In the unlikely event that the “White Paper’s” reasoning were ever to be adopted by the courts, many longstanding Federal Indian laws would be ruled unconstitutional. | DOJ, White Paper, Urban Indians, recognize, federal recognition, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, memorandum, White Paper, exclusion, classification | krc | public |
Testimony–Written Statement of Robert Hall, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health on H.R. 293 Elevation of the Position of the Director of the Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health June 27, 2001 | 2001 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Bob Hall. I am the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. I am also a member of the ---- Tribe and the Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinic. On behalf of NCUIH, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your Committee on the importance for the urban Indian population of elevating the position of Director of the Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health. | Testimony, SDUIH, NCUIH, IHS, Indian Health Service, National Council of Urban Indian Health, South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Appointment, Director | krc | public |
Testimony–Urban Indians and Health Care in America Testimony of Robert Hall, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Section 30 of the Public Health Service Act and Urban Indian Health Programs August 1, 2001 | 2001 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Robert Hall. I am the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and a member of the three affiliated tribes of North Dakota: Grosventre, Mandan and Hidatsi. I am also the Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinic. On behalf of NCUIH, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to address the Committee on community health centers and urban Indian programs. | Testimony, NCUIH, SDUIH, CHC, UIHP, Community Health Centers, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Council of Urban Indian Health, South Dakota Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Testimony–The Urban Indian Health Care Story: The Need for Services–Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2005 S.1057 July 14,2005 | 2005 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). I am a member of the Menominee Tribe and serve on the board of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc., which provides health care services to the Milwaukee urban Indian community. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 34 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your Committee on urban Indian health issues. In general, S. 1057 contains many provisions that will support urban Indian programs. In this testimony I address the critical importance of providing Urban Indian Health Programs with access to the Federal Supply Schedule, as well as Federal Tort Claims Act coverage and a 100% Federal matching rate for Medicaid services. My testimony also focuses on the unique circumstances of urban Indians, the barriers they face in accessing health care, and the Federal obligation to address urban Indian health care needs. As set forth below, the Federal government has long acknowledged that its trust obligation to Native peoples is not just based on reservation geography, but extends in some measure to wherever Native people live within the United States. | S.1057, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, Testimony, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Testimony–The Urban Indian Health Care Story: The Need for Services–Testimony of Barbara Namias, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the Reauthorization of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act July 26, 2000 | 2000 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Barbara Namias, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. I am a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and also the Health Director of the North American Indian Center of Boston. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 31 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your Committee on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | NCUIH, SCIA, IHCIA, Testimony, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Testimony–The Urban Indian Health Care Story: The Need for Services–Oral Statement of Barbara Namias, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health July 26, 2000 | 2000 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Barbara Namias, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. I am a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and also the Health Director of the North American Indian Center of Boston. On behalf of NCUIH, and its 31 member programs, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to testify before your Committee on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Testimony–Oral Testimony of Georgiana Ignace, President of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for Urban Indian Health Programs February 14,2006 | 2006 | NCUIH has submitted to the Committee Impact Survey forms from urban Indian organizations funded by the IHS Urban Indian Health Program. These forms layout with great specificity what would happen if this program was eliminated, including bankruptcy, lease defaults, elimination of services to thousands of individuals who may not seek care elsewhere, an increase in the health care disparity for American Indians and Alaska Natives and the near annihilation of a body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by Urban Indian Health programs. | NCUIH, National COuncil of Urban Indian Health, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, IHS, Indian Health Service, health disparities | krc | public |
Testimony–Oral Testimony of Beverly Russel, Executive Director of National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Urban Indian Health Issues April 13, 2005 | 2005 | It has been twenty-nine years since that commitment was made, and twenty-two years since the deadline for achieving it has passed. And yet Indians, whether reservation or urban, continue to occupy the lowest rung on the health care ladder, with the poorest access to Americas vaunted health care system. Although more research is needed, we know that urban Indian unemployment is double that of all other races [in some cities, like Boston, there is evidence that the Indian unemployment rate is quadruple the rate for all other races]; urban Indian poverty levels are three times that of any other race; the urban Indian high school drop-out rate is over 75%; the urban Indian business development rate is the lowest of any race; urban Indians have a higher mortality rate from alcoholism and related causes than other races; the urban Indian suicide rate is four times that of all other races; and urban Indians have three times the national rate for diabetes and heart disease. | Testimony, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, reauthorization, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, health disparities | krc | public |
Testimony–Statement of Bob Hall, Executive Director of Urban Indian Health Center in Pierre, South Dakota on S.2526, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2000, August 4, 2000 | 2000 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Bob Hall, Executive Director of the Urban Indian Health Center in Pierre, South Dakota and a board member of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. Thank you for this opportunity to testify with regard to S. 2526. For nearly all of us in this room, there is no material possession more important to us than our health. Most Americans take for granted that they will have access to the worlds leading health care services and health care technologies. However, this is not the case for many American Indians, as statistic after statistic so painfully reveals. | Testimony, South Dakota Urban Indian Health, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, S.2526, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program | krc | public |
Testimony–Rachel Joseph on Behalf of The National Tribal Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and The National Indian Health Board before the House Committee on Natural Resources Regarding H.R.2708–Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 June 25,2009 | 2009 | TESTIMONY OF RACHEL JOSEPH ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL TRIBAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AND THE NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES REGARDING H.R. 2708 -- INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF JUNE 25, 2009 | Rachel Joseph, National Tribal Steering Committee, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, House committee on Natural Resources, Amendments | krc | public |
Testimony–National Indian Health Board Testimony of H. Sally Smith Alaska Representative of National Indian Health Board Before the United States Committee on Indian Affairs–Advancing Indian Health Care February 5, 2009 | 2009 | Today I offer suggestions, on behalf of NIHB, on how each of these efforts should be pursued in order to obtain maximum benefit for the Indian health system; to faithfully discharge the United States' trust responsibility to provide American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) with access to high quality health care; and to end the deplorable disparities in the health status of Indian people. We must recognize that each of these efforts will necessarily be pursued on different tracks and on different timetables. All will in some way impact how health care is delivered to AI/ANs, but the separate objectives of each should not be blurred by attempting to accomplish our goals through only one overarching effort. The NIHB extends its commitment, on behalf of all Tribes, to the achievement of this goal. | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, trust responsibility, Testimony | krc | public |
Testimony–National Council of Urban Indian Health President Anthony Hunter, Before the Committee on Resources United States House of Representatives on H.R.151 October 1, 2003 | 2003 | Hearing on H.R. 151, to elevate the position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of the Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health and H.R. 2440, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003 | H.R.151, H.R.2440, IHCIA, Amendments, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003, Director of IHS, Indian Health Services | krc | public |
Testimony–Kay Culberson, President of National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the Reauthorization of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act March 8, 2000 | 2000 | NCUIH strongly supports the recommendations of the National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. NCUIH, on behalf of the urban Indian health care organizations, was an active participant in the activities of the National Steering Committee in developing the recommendations. This initiative brought together the Indian Health Service, the Tribes, and the urban Indians in a united effort to develop sensible and effective amendments to the IHCIA, as well as certain other Federal laws which affect the provision of health care services to Indian populations (such as the entitlement programs Medicaid and Medicare, as well as the Federal Tort Claims Act). The parties recommendations are incorporated in H.R. 3397. NCUIH fully supports these recommendations. This testimony addresses those recommendations which directly relate to urban Indians and urban Indian organizations. NCUIH asks that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs fully support the entire set of recommendation made by the National Steering Committee. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, NSC, National Steering Committee, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, reauthorization, appropriations, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | krc | public |
Testimony–House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health–Hearing on Health Care Reform Draft Proposal June 24,2009 Testimony of W. Ron Allen On Behalf of the Jamestown S | 2009 | I and NCAI strongly support the Administrations and Congress’s goals to reform health care. Perhaps nowhere in the country will the effects of this reform be more beneficial than in Indian Country. We share the commitment to reducing costs, protecting current coverage and access to culturally competent care, and ensuring affordability and quality. These goals, as well as investments in workforce, prevention and wellness and long term care are much needed in Indian Country. We are, however, concerned with several aspects of the House draft bill that seem to diminish the trust responsibility of the federal government to provide health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people. | Testimony, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, HCR, health care reform | krc | public |
Testimony of the National Indian Health Board Presented by Kathy Kitcheyan Chairwoman-San Carlos Apache Tribe and Board Member of National Indian Health Board on the Presidents FY 2007 Budget for American Indian and Alaska Native Health Programs 02-14-06 | 2006 | The President recommends increases in nearly every line item of the Indian Health Service’s budget, requesting that Congress appropriate about $3.2 billion dollars this year for health care delivery to America’s Native Peoples and another $.8 billion in third party recoveries (such as Medicaid, Medicare and other third party insurance). NIHB notes with appreciation that the FY07 budget request continues the Administration’s trend of slight increases to the IHS each year – but, with calculation for population growth included, as well as inflation, America’s Native populations cannot maintain even the status quo under this budget. Further, the budget seeks to completely cut funding to urban Indian clinics – a significant block in the foundation of the Indian health care delivery and a recommendation that is completely unacceptable to us. Indeed, in the current economic environment, the President’s request is appreciated. | IHS, Indian Health Services, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, appropriations, FY2007, budget, testimony | krc | public |
Testimony of the National Council of Urban Indian Health Presented by Geoffrey Roth Executive Director for the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Formulation for the Urban Indian Health Program February 14-15 2007 | 2007 | Providing this testimony is particularly important at this time when following the recent announcement of the Administration's FY 2008 budgetthe Urban Indian Health Program line item now has been eliminated two years in a row. While the FY 2007 budget proposal argued that Urban Indian Health Program medical services are a duplication of services already provided by Community Health Centers (CHC), the FY 2008 budget cut states that "urban Indians can receive health care through a wide variety of Federal, State, and local providers." However, contrary to the assertions made in the President's FY 2008 budget, urban Indian health programs do not duplicate the functions of CHCs nor does Federal, State or local providers have the capacity, means or cultural understanding to take on the sizable urban Indian patient load. Rather, they serve a unique, non-duplicative and culturally specific purpose within the large urban Indian communities. The fact that there are other health services available in urban areas is already reflected in how IHS funding is distributed, with urban Indian programs receiving $32.744 million in FY 2007. This funding is a sound investment in urban Indian health - particularly when taking into consideration that these funds are leveraged on a 2-for-1 basis with private, local, state and other resources. With these monies the Urban Indian Health Organizations have successfully maintained their renowned high-quality medical and behavioral health services. | Testimony, Geoffrey Roth, UIHP, Urban Indian Health programs, appropriations, budget elimination, CHC's, community health centers | krc | public |
Testimony of Rachel A. Joseph, Co-Chair of the National Steering Committee to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on Advancing Indian Health Care February 5, 2009 | 2009 | The following recommendations are made to advance and improve the Indian health care delivery system. First and foremost, passage of the IHCIA reauthorization is a vital component of any health care reform so that the underlying authorities for the operation of the Indian health system reflect 21st century health care practices. Secondly, the Indian health care delivery system needs to be fully funded, and specifically, full funding is needed for contract support costs (CSC) and contract health services (CHS). And finally, the Committee should explore extending health care coverage to IHS beneficiaries through the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program or through universal health care coverage established under any health care reform legislation that might be enacted. | SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Testimony, Rachael Joseph | krc | public |
Testimony of Moke Eaglefeathers Board President of National Council of Urban Indian Health on the President | 2007 | "The Committee has included the funding level for urban health centers in the bill itself in order to underscore the importance of this program and the Committee's intention to insure that funding is continued in the Service's budget. The Committee is dismayed by reports from tribes that the Department of Health and Human Services has instructed the Service to proceed with plans to close down the 34 urban centers, despite the fact that the House Committee on Appropriations is already on record as disagreeing with the proposal for elimination. The Committee stresses that no funds were provided in fiscal year 2006 to effect the closure of these facilities and it expects the Department to refrain from any further action until House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have concluded negotiations on the 2007 budget.” | UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, budget elimination, appropriations, FY 2007, Testimony, Congress, Moke Eaglefeathers | krc | public |
Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Regarding Healthcare Reform June 11th, 2009 | 2009 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Geoffrey Roth. I am the Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and the President of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. I am also a descendent of the Hunkpapa band of The Lakota Sioux Nation, part of the Standing Rock Tribe. On behalf of NCUIH, our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for this opportunity to testify on Indian Country’s recommendations for health care reform. NCUIH strongly supports the joint recommendations drafted together with the National Indian Health Board and the National Congress of American Indians. All of our organizations believe that these recommendations are the very minimum of what must be included in health care reform. The National Council of Urban Indian Health also strongly encourages this Committee to pursue a standalone bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Given the tight schedule for health care reform, I am honored for this opportunity to present what we feel are the key foundations that must be included in health care reform if it is to be meaningful for American Indians and Alaska Natives, whether they reside on or off Tribal land. | testimony, congress, Geoffrey Roth, NNAACP, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, recommendations, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health House Interior Appropriations Subcommittees Native American Witness Day March 25th, 2009 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), its 36 member organizations and the 150,000 Urban Indian patients that our programs serve annually, I would like to thank the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee for the opportunity to provide testimony addressing the FY2010 Budget. NCUIH strongly urges the full funding of Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) line item at $46.2 million, the previously unfunded renovations provision at $10 million and NCUIH further asks for funding for a one-time needs assessment. | FY2010, NCUIH, UIHP, One-time needs assessment, Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Native American Witness Day, NIHB, IHS, UIHP, Urban, IHCIA, Needs Assessment, Congress, Relocation | krc | restricted |
Testimony of David Rambeau, President National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Addressing Advancing Indian Health Care February 5th, 2009 | 2009 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is David Rambeau. I am the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and the Executive Director of the United American Indian Involvement in Los Angeles California. On behalf of the NCUIH, our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for this opportunity to testify on Advancing Indian Health Care. As we enter into not only a new Congress but also a new Administration it is critically important that reforming and improving the health care delivery system for Native Americans remains a high priority. I would like to thank Senator Dorgan, Senator Murkowski, and indeed the entire Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for all of their hard work on behalf of Indian health. It is my hope that in this new Congress that we can move forward on the critical issues facing the I/T/U system. | Dave Rambeau, NCUIH, SCIA, IHCIA, American Indians, Senate, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Dorgan | krc | restricted |
Sutcliffe Pharmacy Letter to Senator Obama concerning President Bush zeroing out the Urban Indian Health Programs in FY 2009 | 2008 | Today in his FY 2009 budget, President Bush has zeroed out the funding for the Urban Indian Health Program. 67% of the American Indian population lives in these urban areas and the federal government wants to give 0 funding to them. This does not seem like a fiscally responsible way to distribute the funding. | Sutcliffe Pharmacy, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Programs, Senator Obama, prevenative care, prevention | krc | restricted |
Sutcliffe Pharmacy Letter to Representative Schakowsky concerning President Bush zeroing out the Urban Indian Health Program | 2008 | Today in his FY 2009 budget, President Bush has zeroed out the funding for the Urban Indian Health Program. 67% of the American Indian population lives in these urban areas and the federal government wants to give 0 funding to them. This does not seem like a fiscally responsible way to distribute the funding. | UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, prevenative care, prevention, sutcliffe pharmacy, appropriations | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Dr. Walker of the Oregon Health and Science University–OneSky Center–04-30-08 | 2008 | On behalf of the 36 urban Indian health clinics across the United States, the National Council of Urban Indian Health would like to first congratulate you on the good and successful work that the One Sky Center has done in developing effective communication pathways for systems and individuals to access best practices specific to Native American cultures, developing networks of providers and resources dedicated to serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, and providing necessary consultation, technical assistance and training to organizations dedicated to serving the Native American community. I was delighted to tour your facilities in Portland this past April and would like to offer the strong support of the National Council of Urban Indian Health for the One Sky Center and all of your work. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, One Sky Center | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health letter to Dr. Cheryl Healton of American Legacy Foundation congratulating and commending American Legacy Foundation on Tobacco Cessation 04-30-08 | 2008 | On behalf of the 36 urban Indian health clinics across the United States, the National Council of Urban Indian Health would like to first congratulate you on the good and successful work that the American Legacy Foundation has done in developing culturally sensitive tobacco cessation programs. We would also like to express our strong support for the work that the Legacy Foundation has done and continues to do. We are very interested in the programs you have developed targeting Native American people and commend your efforts to develop cessation initiatives for our community, which is often overlooked. | smoking cessation, NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, American Legacy Foundation | krc | restricted |
Letter to Congressman Norm Dicks Committee on Appropriations March 18, 2008 from various Congressmen expressing support for the Indian Health Service | 2008 | United States Congress Dear Colleague letter to Congressman Norm Dicks Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations requesting support for the Urban Indian Health Program for FY 2009 | uihp, Urban Indian Health Program, appropriations | krc | public |
Support Letter–Letter to Congressman Dicks and Tiahrt Committee on Appropriations March 29, 2007 expressing support for Indian Health Services Urban Indian Health Program for FY2008 | 2007 | United States Congress Dear Colleague letter to the Committee on Appropriations requesting support for the Urban Indian Health Program for FY 2008 | United States Congress, Appropriations, UIHP, urban indian health program | krc | public |
Support Letter–A letter to United States Senators Reid, and McConnell, and House Representatives Pelosi, and Boehner May 15, 2008 concerning the impact of the directive to states issued by Health and Human Services August 17, 2007 | 2008 | As representatives of non-partisan organizations committed to improving health care for all children, we are writing to share our deep concern regarding the impact of the directive to states that was issued by the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 17, 2007. In particular, we are concerned that scores of children who are currently enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will lose coverage as a result of this policy change. Unfortunately, the letter CMS sent to states on May 7, 2008, which seeks to clarify the directive’s requirements, does not change the policy outlined in the August 17 directive and, sadly, does nothing to mitigate its impact. States still must overcome serious hurdles before they can provide SCHIP coverage to uninsured children in working families and children – even those who lose a parent or whose parents become unemployed – will be subject to a one-year waiting period before they will be eligible for coverage under SCHIP. We urge Congress to enact legislation that would impose a moratorium on the implementation of this directive. | HCR, health care reform, SCHIP, state children's health insurance program | krc | restricted |
Letter from National Indian Health Board to Tribal Leaders January 28, 2008 invitation to attend and participate in three meetings with the Center for Disease Control and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | 2008 | You are invited to attend and participate in three meetings with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)1 that have the potential to substantially impact your Tribes health status by identifying additional resources available to Indian Country for public health programming. These meeting are: the CDC Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (TCAC) Pre-Consultation Meeting, an Orientation and Overview of CDC, and the first ever Biannual CDC Tribal Consultation Session. These meetings will take place February 26 to February 28, 2008 at the CDC Tom Harkin Global Communication Center, Building 19, on the Roybal Campus. This building is located at 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, Invitation | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Representative Rahall expressing strong support for the House Committee on Natural Resources H.R.1328 03-24-08 | 2008 | I am writing to express my strong support for the House Committee on Natural Resources’ version of H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. While we are all hopeful that any conflicts between the different versions of H.R. 1328 can be quickly resolved, I would like to express support for this version of the bill over the version that has not yet been reported out of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health. | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, H.R.1328, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NSC, national steering committee | krc | restricted |
Support Letter– Letter to Honorable Max Baucus Chairman of Committee on Finance, United States Senate from Various Senators about extension of Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) May 6, 2008 | 2008 | Dear Colleague Letter expressing the want a 3 year extension on the SDPI | SDPI, special diabetes program for indians, Senate | krc | public |
Summary of Urban Indian Health Plan Conference Call 02-06-06 | 2006 | Funding for the IHS Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP) has been eliminated from the FY 2007 Presidents Budget request, including the Title V contracts and Title V 4-in-1 grants. Restoring the programs funding should be proactive and based on accurate and reliable data. The IHS has access to statistics on Indian people living in urban areas through the UCRR report, but the reports structure has affected accuracy of some of the statistics. | Conference Call, OUIHP, office of urban indian health programs, uihp, urban indian health programs, title V | krc | restricted |
Substitute Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act S.1200 of 2008 | 2008 | Amendments to Senate Bill S.1200, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 | 110th Congress, Senate, S.1200, IHCIA, american indian, urban indian health, indian health care improvement act, amendments | krc | public |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Grants (SAMHSA) | 2009 | SAMHSA grants for urban programs 2005-2010 | samhsa, grants, urban indian health programs, UIHP, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration | krc | restricted |
Status of State Recognized Tribes (Congress Maintains the Constitutional Authority to Legislate for State Recognized Tribes) December 22 2005 | 2005 | State-recognized tribes share a common history with federally recognized tribes. Both share a history of treaty relations with the authorized government – with state-recognized tribes often entering into treaties with the independent States prior to formation of the Union. Both share a history of continuous political existence despite the vacillating policies and pressures of the dominant society – with many state-recognized tribes located on the eastern seaboard having to endure those policies for decades longer than many other federally recognized tribes. And both share a history of Congressional action with regard to their lands, their health, their homes and their culture. | state recognition, recognition, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians | krc | restricted |
Statement of Edward P. Lazarus Partner of Akin Gump Strauss & Feld, LLP to the U.S. Senate Committee of Indian Affairs Hearing on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 03-08-07 | 2007 | Good morning, Chairman Dorgan, Vice Chairman Thomas, and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify about the constitutionality of the proposed amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (the IHCIA; as amended, the Act).1 In particular, I have been asked to address: (1) whether Congress has the constitutional authority to amend the Act to provide benefits and services to Indians2 and Urban Indians | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Urban Indians, Testimony | krc | restricted |
Spreadsheet for the Lost of Purchasing Power 1993-2006 | 2009 | Spreadsheet showing the lost of purchasing power from 1993-2006 | purchasing power | krc | restricted |
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Legislative Update by National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and National Indian Health Board (NIHB) | 2009 |
Congress established the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) in 1997 and the program was reauthorized in 2002, for five years at $150 million per year. The SDPI is a grant program administered by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and grants are awarded to IHS service units, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and urban Indian clinics to provide diabetes prevention and treatment programs. The SDPI is set to expire in 2008. | SDPI, special diabetes program for indians, IHS, Indian Health Services, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Fact Sheet October 2007 | 2007 | Congress established the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) in 1997 and the program was reauthorized in 2002, for five years at $150 million per year. The SDPI is a grant program administered by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and grants are awarded to IHS service units, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and urban Indian clinics to provide diabetes prevention and treatment programs. The SDPI is set to expire in 2008. | SDPI, special diabetes program for Indians, IHS, Indian Health Service | krc | restricted |
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Consultation–FY 2010 and 2011 Tribal Consultation for Tucson Area Indian Health Services 01-15-09 (SDPI) | 2009 | This is an overview of the consultation of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians | SDPI, special diabetes program for Indians, tribal consultation, IHS, Indian Health Services | krc | restricted |
South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc. Top Two Priorities for South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc | 2009 | One-page overview of the top two priorities of South Dakotas Urban Indian Health as listed by Donna Keeler. | SDUIH, South Dakota Urban Indian Health Program | krc | restricted |
Strategies for System of Care Development: Locally Identified Factors for System Implementation (Supplement to Issue Brief #2) | 2007 | Companion document for Critical Factors in System of Care Implementation, System Implementation Issue Brief #2, which presents cross-site patterns of system implementation. This document delineates locally identified implementation factors that stakeholders considered critical to system of care development. This data presentation was prepared by Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health investigators Sharon Hodges, Kathleen Ferreira, Nathaniel Israel, & Jessica Mazza | systems of care, implementation, factors, cross-site, systems, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Case Studies of Systems of Care | krc | restricted |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200-Thune–January 22, 2008–S64 | 2008 | Congressional Record—Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Smith–January 22, 2008–S62 | 2008 | Congressional Record—Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Smith–January 22, 2008–S61 | 2008 | Congressional Record—Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Smith–January 22, 2008 S60 | 2008 | Congressional Record—Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–President Obama–January 22, 2008–S63 | 2008 | Congressional Record—Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
RTC Study 3 Financing Structures and Strategies to Support Effective Systems of Care: Issue Brief 1: Effective Strategies to Finance a Broad Array of Services and Supports | 2007 | Effective Financing Strategies for Systems of Care is a Research and Training Center study that is examining financing strategies used by states, communities, and tribes to support the infrastructure, services, and support s that comprise systems of care. This issue brief presents the results of the first wave of study site visits regarding financing strategies to support a broad range of services and supports. | Building Effective Systems of Care, Child Welfare Reform,Facts and Figures on Well-Being, Systems Planning and Policy | krc | restricted |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Dorgan–January 22, 2008– S45 | 2008 | Congressional Record--Senate Floor Statements January 22, 2008 | Senate Floor Statement, Congressional Record, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Dorgan–January 22, 2008–S32 | 2008 | Congressional RecordSenate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional-- Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Dorgan–January 22, 2008–S37 | 2008 | Congressional RecordSenate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Floor Statements–S.1200–Dorgan–January 22, 2008–S44 | 2008 | Congressional Record--Senate Floor Statements--January 22, 2008 Indian Health Care Improvement Act | Congressional Record, Senate Floor Statements, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Press Release February 13, 2009–Recovery and Reinvestment Package Includes Major Push to Create Jobs, Economic Opportunity in Indian Country | 2009 | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act approved by Congress Friday includes approximately $2.5 billion to create jobs and economic opportunity in Indian Country. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND), who proposed including initiatives for Indian Country in the package, said the legislation represents “a long over-due and urgently needed investment in Indian Country. Indian reservations have faced 50% unemployment rates and double digit poverty rates for decades. These initiatives are targeted to help create jobs in the short term where they are most in need. In addition, the initiatives will also help promote long term economic opportunity and activity.” | ARRA, american recovery and re-investment act, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | krc | restricted |
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions–Bill- To make quality Affordable Health Care for All Americans–(Affordable Health Choices Act) 06-09-09 | 2009 | To make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. | affordable health care choices, health care reform | krc | restricted |
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions–Affordable Health Choices Act–Indian Provisions in HELP Bill–Draft-June 14, 2009 | 2009 | Affordable Health Choices Act--Indian Provisions | Affordable Health Choices Act, Health Education Labor Pensions Committee | krc | restricted |
Seattle Indian Health Board Urban Indian Health Institute | 2006 | This is a memorandum to all Urban Indian Health Programs from the Seattle Indian Health Board Urban Indian Health Institute. | Seattle Indian Health Board, UIHP, UIHB, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs,Zero-ing out, President Bush's Proposal to Zero-out, eliminating funds, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board, Indian Health Services, IHS, National Association of Community Health Centers | krc | restricted |
Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians letter to Senator Barbara Boxer expressing concern over the opposition to preserve Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) 01-22-08 | 2008 | Letter from the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians to Senator Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein of California expressing concern over certain opposition to the Urban Indian Health Programs and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Santa Ysabel, Diegueno Indians, UIHP, Urban Indian health Program, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein | krc | restricted |
Sample Support Letter Template for National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Tribal Leaders to contact Senator | 2008 | We would like to express our concern over the opposition to fund and preserve the Urban Indian Health Programs across the country. I understand that a series of rumors based on pieces of misinformation have been circulating in Congress. Such rumors are devastating to the existence of Urban Indian Health Programs, which would translate into the elimination of services for all Native Americans in the urban settings they serve. For this reason, we would like to restate our support of Urban Indian Health Programs and Title V of S.1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). | template letter, uihp, urban indian health programs, support letter, ncuih, national council of urban indian health | krc | restricted |
Sample Support Letter Template for National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Partners to contact Senator | 2008 | The Urban Indian Health Program is the only culturally sensitive medical and behavioral health provider available to urban Indians. Today nearly 70% of American Indians and Alaska Natives reside in urban settings. 34 Urban Indian Health Clinics provide culturally appropriate medical services to this population. To date Congress has supported this program and, in the FY 2008 has set aside 34,547,000 million dollars in a line item to the Urban Indian Health Program. We believe that this is a sound investment in Indian Country by Congress. Every dollar provided through the Indian Health Service was leveraged 2-to-1 with private, local, state and/or other federal sources. With these monies the clinics were able to provide unique and non-duplicative services to approximately 150,000 patients. | template letter, non-duplicative services, uihp, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Bill S.1790 | 2009 | The Indian Health Care Improvement Act final Bill for 2009 | S.1790, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 2009, reauthorization and extension | krc | public |
Revisiting Pay or Play: How States Could Expand Employer-Based Coverage Within ERISA Constraints (Briefing Paper) May 2002 | 2002 | The vast majority of insured Americans receive health coverage through the workplace, but over one-third of working people (37 percent) are not covered by their employers. The likelihood of having coverage declines with firm size: only 41 percent of employees in firms with under ten workers receive coverage through their employment compared to 66 percent of employees in firms with 200 or more workers. Some of these workers are offered coverage in which they do not enroll, but most work for firms that do not offer coverage at all. Employers not offering health coverage justify this choice based on cost and/or worker preferences. The problem small businesses experience in affording health coverage has led states to experiment with premium subsidies and other initiatives to make coverage more affordable and therefore more sustainable by employers. But often those subsidies were available only to employers who had not previously offered coverage, creating an uneven playing field with those who had. The enactment of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) exacerbated the inequity. SCHIP provides funding for children in families with incomes up to 200% FPL (or lower at the state’s option) and requires the program to avoid “crowding out” private coverage. Generally, public funds cannot subsidize children already covered by an employer but can cover children whose parents work for an employer who does not provide insurance. | pay or play, health insurance, employer coverage, insurance, SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Policy | krc | restricted |
Review of Indian Specific Provisions in Health Care Reform Bills | 2009 | Review of Indian Specific Provisions in Health Care Reform Bills Other Than the Indian Health Care Improvement Act REVISED and UPDATED on January 10, 2010 | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, legislative, side-by-side | krc | public |
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center on Financial Institutions 07-10-07 | 2007 | WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), a non-profit organization, adopted this resolution during a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 10, 2007. | NNAAPC, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, resolution, Geoffrey Roth | krc | restricted |
Resolution #7 by the members of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians of the United States adopted at the 2007 Mid-year conference at Shelton Washington 05-24-07 | 2007 | We, the members of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians of the United States, invoking the divine blessing of the Creator upon our efforts and purposes, in order to preserve for ourselves and our descendants rights secured under Indian Treaties and benefits to which we are entitled under the laws and constitution of the United States and several states, to enlighten the public toward a better understanding of the Indian people, to preserve Indian cultural values, and otherwise promote the welfare of the Indian people, do hereby establish and submit the following resolution: | Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians of the United States, resolution, uihp, urban indian health programs, elimination, appropriations, confer, IHS, HHS, Budget | krc | unavailable |
Requirements for Designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center 07-17-09 | 2009 | Each FQHC Look-Alike is expected to gain a thorough knowledge of the community and populations groups it intends to serve. In particular, the entity must assess and understand the needs, resources and priorities of the underserved populations residing in its community and design a health care program that is culturally and linguistically appropriate to those populations. Needs and resources should be monitored on an ongoing basis and comprehensively assessed on a periodic basis. | FQHC, Look-a-like, community, urban indian health, cultural and linguistic appropriateness, legislative update, ncuih, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Report to Congress on the Oklahoma City Area Urban Indian Health Programs Demonstration Projects provided to Indian Health Services | 2009 | In Section 512 (b) of Public Law (P.L.) 102-573, the 1992 amendments to the Indian Heath Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the Congress instructed the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide a report on “the findings and conclusions derived from the demonstration projects specified” earlier in that Section. This document reports the findings and conclusions derived from the Oklahoma City Area Urban Indian Health Demonstration Projects (Oklahoma Demonstration Projects). Both projects operate with IHS funding and represent integral components of the Oklahoma City Area healthcare service delivery system. The Oklahoma City Clinic serves 15,752 registered users; the Tulsa Clinic serves 17,021 registered users. Both clinics were established in the early 1970s and, later, were funded as urban programs under Title V of the IHCIA. | Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Program, development, IHS, Indian Health Services, Oklahoma Demonstration Projects | krc | restricted |
Results of mental health needs assessments performed by four urban American Indian organizations | 1999 | 1: Novins DK. Results of mental health needs assessments performed by four urban American Indian organizations. American Indian Alaska Native Mental Health Res. 1999;8(3):vi-iv. PubMed PMID: 10681130. | Health Services Needs and Demands; Mental Disorders/Epidemiology; Mental Health Services/Statistics & Numerical Data; Needs Assessment; Urban Health Services | krc | restricted |
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, April 20, 2010 | 2009 | Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, April 20, 2010 | Susan E. Rice, UN, United nations, permenant forum on indigenous issues, Indigenous, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act | krc | public |
Organization and financing of alcohol and substance abuse programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2006 | American Indians have the highest prevalence of substance abuse and dependence among the racial and ethnic groups comprising the United States1–8 but are served by the country’s most complicated behavioral health care system.9–11 Substance abuse treatment services for Natives are provided by tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian programs, the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and state, local, and other programs | Financial Support--Trends; Health Care Costs--Evaluation; Health Resource Utilization; Health Services--Indigenous; Organizational Development--Trends; Substance Use Rehabilitation Programs--Administration/Economics; Cost and Cost Analysis--Method; Data Collection Methods; Descriptive Statistics; Evaluation Research; Funding Source; Health Service Needs and Demand; Health Services Research; Inpatients; Native Americans; Outpatients; Policy Making; Record Review; Regression; Surveys; Urban Areas | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board PowerPoint Presentation of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Legislation–Senate Staff Briefing for January 2008 | 2008 | National Indian Health Board PowerPoint Presentation of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Legislation--Senate Staff Briefing for January 2008 | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, IHCIA, Indian Health care Improvement Act, Reauthorization | krc | restricted |
Reaffirming Federal Support for Urban Indian Health Care in the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act June 2007 | 2007 | The House Legislation Omits Urban Indians from the Policy Statement. In the equivalent section of the House bill (H.R. 1328), urban Indians are not mentioned. Removing urban Indians from this important policy statement would imply that the Congress no longer considers the health status of urban Indians to be a national priority. We urge the Committee to insert and urban Indians into the policy statement, consistent with current law as follows (inserted language is underlined): | Zero-ing out, Urban Indians, H.R.1328, United States House of Representatives | krc | restricted |
Quality Improvement Strategies that Work – System Implementation Issue Brief #6 | 2008 | The goal of this issue brief is to discuss findings regarding the types of data and data collection procedures systems used to evaluate and monitor their performance. There is a critical need for systems of care to dedicate resources to self-evaluation and monitoring activities. The brief highlights the evaluation activities that systems rely on to continually improve the quality of mental health service delivery to children with serious mental health challenges. | System Implementation, case studies, system of care | krc | restricted |
Profiles of Certain Urban Indian Health Programs (Dallas, Wichita, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Pierre, and Albuquerque | 2009 | 2 page overview of selected UIHP's | Dallas, Wichita, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Pierre, South Dakota, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, Profiles | krc | restricted |
Press Release from National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 06-04-07 NNAAPC selects new Executive Director | 2007 | June 4, 2007 – Denver, CO – The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), a national organization committed to addressing HIV/AIDS in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities, announced today the appointment of its new Executive Director. Mr. Warren Jimenez was selected following an extensive national search. The appointment is effective July 9. | NNAACP, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, ED, Warren Jimenez | krc | restricted |
Press Release from National Council of Urban Indian Health 07-05-06 Indian Organizations Enter Into Groundbreaking Partnership | 2006 | A historic partnership was entered into last week when the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which a cohesive strategy for securing long-term health funds for all American Indians and Alaskan Natives was laid down. The groundbreaking agreement was signed during NCAI’s mid-year conference in Sault Ste. Mary, Michigan. | MOU, memorandum of understanding, NCUIH, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Press Release Bolivian President meets with Indigenous Leaders in New York NY 04-24-08 | 2008 | At the American Indian Community House (AICH) in the Bowling Green section of New York, President Evo Morales of Bolivia gathered with Native American leaders from across the Western Hemisphere to discuss the achievements of his administration in assisting the rural poor of Bolivia. The AICH is a Native American social services and arts organization that has been a longstanding fixture in New York City. The leaders were and still are present in New York City for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), a yearly meeting aimed at human rights issues and other problems placating Indigenous peoples. | Bolivian President, President Morales, Evo Morales, American Indian Community House, New York, AICH, NCUIH, Tribal Leaders, UNPFII, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Human Rights, Issues | krc | restricted |
Press Release 09-12-07 Members of Congress Join National Indian Organizations in Support of Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2007 | WASHINGTON—September 12, 2007—Members of Congress along with the Washington, D.C. Native American community rallied in support of the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) H.R. 1328 and S. 1200 today, bringing attention to the proposed legislation that, if passed, will bring much needed improvements to health services for Native people. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Reauthorization, H.R.1328, S.1200 | krc | restricted |
Press Release 03-22-07 Urban Indian Health Line Item Fully Restored in Fiscal Year 2007 Budget | 2007 | The news that the Urban Indian line item in the Indian Health Service budget had been fully restored— with a pay cost increase—in the Department of Health and Human Services fiscal year 2007 agency work plan was received by Indian Country with a sense of relief and hope for the future. The Urban Indian Health Program (Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) was first proposed eliminated in the Administration’s fiscal year 2007 budget proposal of February 2006. The Administration argued then that the urban Indian health centers offer duplicative services, which can be replaced by Community Health Centers. However, through the collective action of Indian Country and an impressive support letter campaign, the urban health facilities were successful in proving their strong connection and relevance to Indian Country and the far reach of their health services. | UIHP, urban indian health program, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, CHC's, Community Health Clinics | krc | restricted |
Recommended Evidence-Based Practices Handouts | 2007 | The following handouts offer professionals and family members information on evidence-based recommendations for a variety of topics. Copying and distribution of these documents is encouraged. | Supporting children with challenging behavior, effective practices for behavioral challenges | krc | public |
Recommended Practices: Being an Evidence-Based Practitioner | 2006 | What does it take to be an evidence-based practitioner? This fact sheet describes what evidence-based practitioners do, notes some of the challenges that affect the implementation of evidence-based practices, and offers advice for addressing those challenges. | evidence-based, practice, early, early childhood, early intervention, intervention | krc | restricted |
Press Release 03-22-07 Indian Country Marks It | 2007 | The first National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was marked yesterday with events across the country. The day was originally established in the hope of raising awareness and mobilizing communities and individuals in Indian Country to fight this deadly and stigmatizing disease. HIV/AIDS is Indian Country’s silent killer. Despite representing less than 1% of the total number of HIV/AIDS cases reported in this country, American Indians and Alaska Natives rank third in terms of AIDS diagnoses. The disease, however, remains almost invisible in Indian Country, overshadowed by other severe diseases and social problems such as diabetes, alcoholism, unemployment and poverty. Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is the first coordinated step towards bringing attention to this serious health issue. | HIV, AIDS, Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | krc | restricted |
Practice Guidelines in Working with Individuals who have Developmental Disabilities. | 2006 | These Practice Guidelines are intended to assist providers and consumers in clinical decision-making and to improve care to individuals with developmental disabilities. They also document evidence available to determine appropriate care. Guidelines are not meant to dictate clinical practice but are evidence based and a good place to go for guidance in the treatment of mental health disorders. One needs to keep in mind that each consumer is an individual and that each provider has his or her own approach to delivery of care. Therefore, all treatment must be individualized to the consumer. Good clinical judgment should be used in all situations and at times will supersede practice guidelines. Providers should use these guidelines as a road map for effective evidence-based care/intervention. We also intend consumers to use these guidelines to help them make choices about treatment decisions. | Practice guidelines, best practice, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, mental retardation, assessment, intervention. | krc | restricted |
Policy History–Why Congress Should Designate American Indians and Alaskan Natives as a | 1984 | Policy History--Why Congress Should Designate American Indians and Alaskan Natives as a 'Medically Underserved Population' in the Public Health Service Act of 1984 (May 1984) | MUP, medically underserved population, public health service act of 1984 | krc | restricted |
Please Defend and Support the Vitality of Urban Indian Health Programs! S.1200 Vote | 2009 | A small but critical link in Native health care. Although the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) constitutes only 1% of the Indian Health Service budget, it provides an important link in the circle of health services that connects the reservation Indian population and the Urban Indian population (between which there is an ongoing mixing and movement). Removing Urban Indians from the IHCIA would also be a complete financial debacle for Tribal Programs nation-wide. This proved to be the case with the closing of the IHS operated urban facility in Albuquerque in 2005. Urban Indians were forced to return to reservations to obtain medical care, consuming the scarce resources available in the already overburdened Tribal facilities. The end result of the closing of this urban facility was indeed financial chaos for a series of Tribes; especially if we consider that- according to the 2000 Census- 67 % of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. The UIHP has been a fixture of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act since its initial passage in 1976, principally serving urban Indian communities in those cities where the Federal government relocated Indians during the 1960s and 1970s. Although the UIHP overwhelmingly serves citizens of federally recognized tribes, it has the authority to serve other Native Americans, largely those who have descended from the Federal relocatees. S. 1200 provides a modest expansion of authority for the UIHP to engage in a wider array of health related programs, consistent with the many changes that have occurred in health delivery in the United States since the IHCIA was last reauthorized fourteen years ago. | Native Health Care, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Urban Indians, American Indians | krc | restricted |
HRSA 101–Understanding HRSA programs and designations FQHC | 2010 | HRSA 101 Understanding HRSAs Programs and Designations Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Department of Health and Human Services National Council of Urban Indian Health Annual Leadership Conference April 7, 2010 | HRSA, Health Resources and Service Administration, DHHS, Department Health and Human Services,technical assistance, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Leadership Conference, FQHC, Federally qualified health centers | krc | public |
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Update | 2010 | Update by Phyllis Wolfe on the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs at NCUIHs annual Conference April 7th, 2010 | OUIHP, office of urban indian health programs, annual conference, Phyllis Wolfe | krc | restricted |
Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) letter to Honorable Christensen, Inslee, and Upton supporting the amendment for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research July 20, 2009 | 2009 | The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) is writing in strong support of your amendment on comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) as an essential step to advance CER that is centered on the needs of patients and providers and improves health care quality. PIPC supports comparative effectiveness research as an important element of health care reform that, if appropriately structured, can have a significant benefit for patients. We believe the goal of CER is to provide doctors and patients with the information they need to make good health care decisions | PIPC, Partnership to Improve Patient Care, CER, Clinical Effectiveness Research, Amendment | krc | restricted |
Overview of National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) program of assisting Urban Indian Health Programs promotion of HIV-AIDS testing, education, and awareness 02-21-08 | 2008 | As a part of the initial phase of a larger SAMHSA project, NCUIH will provide 13 small grants of $500 each for events aimed at the promotion of HIV/AIDS testing, education and awareness in Urban Indian communities. All UIHPs are eligible. All events must be carried out on or by March the 20th, 2008. To advance the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Indian Country by getting as many individuals tested as possible. Participating programs are under the impetus to plan and sponsor an event focused on AI/AN community involvement and aimed at creating greater awareness about HIV/AIDS, opportunities available for testing and affiliation with National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 20th, 2008. | HIV, AIDS, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | krc | restricted |
Overview for Relocation for National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) | 2009 | Overview of NNAACP relocation options | NNAAPC, national native american AIDS prevention center, relocation | krc | restricted |
Osteoporosis in American Indian/ Alaska Native Women Background 12-11-07 | 2007 | Osteoporosis is a major health threat for 44 million Americans, 68% of who are women. In the U.S. today, 10 million individuals already have osteoporosis and 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for this disease. One out of every two women and one in four men over 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their live time. More than 2 million American men suffer from osteoporosis, and millions more are at risk. Each year, 80,000 suffer a hip fracture and one-third of these men die within a year. Osteoporosis can strike at any age. Osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually, including 300,000 hip fractures, and approximately 700,000 vertebral fractures, 250,000 wrist fractures and more than 300,000 fractures at other sites. Estimated national direct expenditures (hospitals and nursing homes) for osteoporosis and related fractures are $14 billion each year. | osteoporosis, women's health | krc | restricted |
Organizational Cultural Competence: A Review of Assessment Protocols | 2006 | Organizational Cultural Competence: A Review of Assessment Protocols contributes to understanding how cultural competence is currently operationalized and measured at the organizational level. This monograph compares organizational assessment instruments through the following questions:
| Cultural competence, systems of care, access, disparities, Culture, children's mental health, instruments, assessment | krc | restricted |
Oklahoma City Area Position Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban National Budget Work Session for Fiscal Year FY 2009 | 2008 | Oklahoma City Area is comprised of a large group of tribes steeped in rich cultural and traditional value systems, each distinct in its own way, and varying in size, culture and societal arrangement. It is unfortunate that although tribes have learned to co-exist and work together on a myriad of issues, the ever present disease burden and lack of adequate and equitable appropriations for healthcare remain formidable wounds for the Oklahoma City Area (OCA) I/T/U health care providers. | Oklahoma City, Budget, FY 2009 | krc | restricted |
Northwest Portland Indian Health Board FY 2007 Indian Health Service Budget 3-21-06 | 2006 | An Administration’s budget is a statement of its priorities. This year’s FY 2007 IHS budget provides a 4.1% increase for Indian health programs. When the President or members of his Administration meet with tribal leadership, they will most certainly defend this as a very good budget given the current fiscal realities. It will be reasoned that given the reduction in other discretionary funded programs that the IHS budget did quite well. This argument is based on faulty reasoning because the IHS budget is not like other discretionary programs. In effect it is like the Medicaid program and should be funded at the approximate level. Unlike any other agency within Health and Human Services, the IHS provides direct medical care and is subject to much higher rates of inflation than other discretionary programs. When these services are not funded, ultimately services have to be cut. When taking into account both the consideration of significant health disparities of Indian people, and the need to fund medical inflation, the IHS budget is deserving of increases that allow it to truly meet its need. One thing is clear: the lack of significant increases to fund the real costs of health programs indicate that Indian health care is not a priority for this President. | NPAIHB, northwest portland area indian health board, IHS, Indian health service, budget | krc | restricted |
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Presidents FY 2007 Indian Health Service Budget Request 02-10-06 | 2006 | Portland, OR The Presidents FY 2007 budget provides $3.17 billion for the Indian Health Service (IHS), an increase of $125 million over the FY 2006 final enacted level. Initial estimates by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) indicate that it will take at least $436 million to maintain current services in FY 2007. Since 1993, the IHS has absorbed approximately $2.5 billion in mandatory cost increases. The FY 2007 increase of $125 million will leave another $311 million in unfunded mandatory costs. This lost purchasing power has resulted in a diminishment of medical services to American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) putting their health and lives at risk | Indian Health Services, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, NPAIHB, AI/AN, FY2007 | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Hill Heartbeat March 11, 2009 | 2009 | NCUIH Hill Heartbeat for March 11, 2009 President Obama has just signed the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill which provides funding for the federal government through the end of fiscal year, ending September 30, 2009. The Omnibus bill passed the House of Representatives by 245-178 on the 25th of February, but was held up in the Senate for two weeks due to Republican filibuster-by-amendment tactics. The Senate passed the Omnibus bill last night 62-37 via voice vote with no amendments. The entire bill appropriates $410 billion dollars for the remainder of the FY2009 year. The Urban Indian Health Program received 36.189 million in the FY2009 Omnibus Bill, an increase of 1.689 million from FY2008s appropriated level of 34.5 million. | Legislative Alert, NCUIH, Hill Heartbeat, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill | krc | restricted |
Native Hawaiians are the Indigenous People | 2009 | The major health issues of Native Hawaiians living across the continental United States are similar to those living in Hawai`i with increasing diabetes and cardio-vascular disease rates. These are often compounded by the lack of extended family support systems and lack of culturally sensitive health professionals with any knowledge of Hawaiian culture. In an on-going effort to include Native Hawaiians living on the continental United States in health care planning, POL has developed working relationships with the largest Native Hawaiian membership organization founded by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana`ole known as the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs which has 52 clubs of which 12 are located across the continent from California to Virginia (11) and the newly formed NHPI (Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander) Alliance. (12) | HCR, Health Care Reform, hawaiian, Papa Ola Lokahi,Native Hawaiian Health Care System, NHPI Alliance, Native Hawwaiian Pacific Islander Alliance | krc | restricted |
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center–Talking points for HIV/AIDS in Native Communities 12-01-09 | 2009 | 28 years into the Epidemic, HIV/AIDS continues to recieve national attention as the number of new infections continues to rise. Populations of color have been disproportionately impacted by this disease, and American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities present statistics that consistantly point to a growing health disparity. | NNAAPC, HIV, AIDS, Health Disparities, Cultural issues, national native american aids prevention center | krc | restricted |
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)resource sheet to HIV/AIDS in Native Communities 11-18-09 | 2009 | NNAACP National Native American AIDS Prevention Center one-page resource sheet on HIV/AIDS in Indian Country | NNAACP, national native american aids prevention center, AIDS, HIV, Prevention, resource, TA | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board–Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Update for the week of January 22-25, 2008 | 2008 | For two consecutive days, January 22 and 23, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) along with other Indian Organizations monitored S 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) on the U.S. Senate floor. With strong leadership from Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the Senate remained mostly on topic except for diversions to enact a 3.5% pay raise for troops in Iraq, and Floor Statements on the Economic Stimulus Package and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). With a deadline of February 5th, the Senate tabled IHCIA to pursue the reauthorization of the FISA. | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
Navajo Area Indian Health Services Budget Formulation Submission 1-10-07 | 2007 | Attached is the Navajo Area Recommendation for the development of the FY 2009 Indian health Service Budget. This recommendation was developed by the Navajo Area Budget Formulation Team in a meeting held on December 13th, 2006. | budget recommendation, IHS budget, FY 2009, Navajo Area, budget | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board–Indian Health care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Issue: Definition of Health Promoting (Family Planning) and Limitation on use of funds appropriated to Indian Health Services for Abortion services (S.1200, Section 4 and Section 805) 02-22-08 | 2008 | Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) ISSUE: Definition of Health Promotion [Family Planning] and Limitation on use of funds appropriated to Indian Health Services for abortion services (S. 1200, Section 4 and Section 805) | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Definition, Health Promotion, Family Planning, abortion, IHS, Indian Health Services, NIHB, National Indian Health Board, S.1200 | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board–Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Issue–Limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Indian Health Services for abortion services (H.R.1328 Section 805) 03-10-08 | 2008 | SECTION 805: SECTION AT ISSUE: The language in Section 805 of H.R. 1328 is currently codified in section 806 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, current law. [25 U.S.C. 1676] This provision subjects funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service (IHS) to the Hyde Amendment, which limits the use of federal funds to perform abortions unless there is a danger to the life of the mother or if a pregnancy results from rape or incest. POSSIBLE AMENDMENT: The proposed amendment would add language restricting the use of IHS funds to perform abortions, with an exception for cases of rape or incest of a minor, or if the life of the woman is endangered. The amendment is more restrictive than the Hyde Amendment by limiting the exception, unlike Hyde, to incidents of incest of a minor. The amendment is more expansive than the Hyde amendment as it applies not only to use of Federal funds, but to facilities of the Service and limitations on purchase of health insurance coverage. This expansion could be interpreted as an infringement of tribal determination and use of tribal funds. | H.R.1328, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHS, Indian Health Service, Amendments, Hyde Amendment, abortion | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Washington Report Issue 07-08 July 25,2007 | 2007 | The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) 24th Annual Consumer Conference (ACC) theme is HOPE for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery in Indian Country. This year celebrates the 35th Anniversary of NIHB and will be held September 24-28, 2007 in Portland Oregon. Special events include an opening reception, 35th Anniversary Celebration/cultural event, Just Move It fitness activities and exclusive events sponsored by NIKE and Pendleton Woolen Mills. The conference will focus on the issue areas of mental health, alcohol/substance abuse addiction and recovery, suicide prevention, diabetes prevention, HIV/AIDS and drug use, fetal alcohol syndrome and depression. NIHB partners for this conference include Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nominations for awards are open for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Indian health care at the local, regional and national levels. The deadline for award nominations submission is Monday August, 6, 2007. Tribal and Corporate sponsorships, and conference book advertising opportunities are available. | NIHB, National Indian Health Board, ACC, Annual Consumer Conference, 2007 annual conference, HIV, AIDS | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Reponse to Department of Justice Memorandum on S.1057, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Now! October 2006 | 2006 | Thirty years ago, on September 30, 1976, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 was enacted. Thirty years later, Indian Country, once again, sees another Congressional session ending without passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2006 (S. 1057 and H.R. 5312). This time, the bill was derailed largely due to an unofficial memorandum provided to key Senators during the late hours on the last day of the pre-election Session of Congress. This memo, highly critical of many foundation elements of the Indian health care system and issues that go to the heart of sovereignty and containing several inaccurate and erroneous claims, was written by an unnamed person within the Department of Justice. Once again, at the 11th hour of consideration of the reauthorization bill, it appears that Indian Country faces a nameless opponent whose actions threaten the foundation of American Indian and Alaska Native health care. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.5312, S.1057, reauthorization | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner on H.R.1328 The Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act March 10,2008 | 2008 | As Chairman and on behalf of the National Indian Health Board, I write regarding H.R. 1328, a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). H.R. 1328 has been favorably reported by the Natural Resources Committee and by the Health Subcommittee of the Energy & Commerce Committee. The commitment and dedication shown by these two committees to achieving improvements in the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives is appreciated throughout Indian Country. | H.R.1328, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, HCR, health care reform, reauthorization of 2008 | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Letter to Representative Nick Rahall seeking support for H.R.3962 the Affordable Health Care for America Act November 6, 2009 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Indian Health Board and, we are writing to ask for your support of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Specifically, we ask that you support the inclusion of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) as part of H.R. 3962. This version of the IHCIA in H.R. 3962 is exactly the same as the IHCIA reauthorization in H.R. 2708, which has broad support throughout Indian Country. | NIHB, National indian health board, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R.3962, H.R.2708, HCR, health care reform | krc | restricted |
National Indian Health Board Letter to Honorable Byron Dorgan of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs seeking assistance in the passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act November 11, 2009 | 2009 | On the behalf of the National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (NSC), we write to seek your assistance in the passage of the IHCIA this year. The recent successful passage of H.R. 3962, which included the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, has given us great hope. In order to ensure a similar victory in the Senate and in Conference Committee, we ask that you introduce for inclusion as a part of the Senate's health care reform bill or as an IHCIA amendment to the Senate health care reform bill with language that mirrors the House bill. | NSC, national steering committee, reauthorization, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, H.R.3962 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health–Urban Indian Health Needs Assessment (UIH) | 2009 | According to IHS estimates, the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) has been working at 22% of necessary funding to meet the projected needs of the patient population. The UIHP receives approximately 1.5% of the Indian Health Service Budget despite having a potential user population of 939,588 and an annual patient population of over 150,000. Many of the clinics and programs are seeing increases in patient utilization of the program due to the economic down turn. The UIHP does not have the base services to meet all of the needs of the current patient population, much less the entire potential user population. Moreover, IHS calculation that the UIHP is funding at 22% of the total need is based upon a needs assessment conducted in 1981. There has not been a needs assessment conducted for the Urban Indian community in over 30 years. In order to truly understand what full funding for the UIHP is, and what services are needed, a needs assessment must be done. | IHS, NCUIH, Indian Health Services, UIHP, Budget, Needs Assessment | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health–Call to Action–Action Alert–Calls Needed to Congress to help protect Special Diabetes Program for Indians 07-11-08 | 2008 | President Bush has announced that he intends to veto H.R. 6331, the Medicare Physician’s Fee Fix that also contains the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. Congress needs to know that this bill is critically important not just to protect the health care access of our elders, but to maintain the SDPI programs serving American Indians and Alaska Natives. Indian Country cannot survive both a 10% decrease in Medicare payments for our elders or losing the SDPI program. | H.R.6331, medicare physician fee fix, sdpi, special diabetes program for indians, action alert, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, legislative update | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health- Indian Health Service Travel Report for November 2006 | 2006 | NCUIH Travel Report to the Board of Directors | Travel Report, Board of Directors | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health update about the 2007 NCUIH Conference; United and Stronger by Knowledge Sharing | 2007 | Unity makes a real difference, and so does knowledge sharing-- NCUIH’s Annual Conference in fall 2007 was a living proof of both. A total of eighty five (85) participants -including NCUIH general membership, spiritual leaders, tribal and urban representatives; and NCUIH’s Board of Directors —gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 18th-21st to discuss current challenges and opportunities in the Urban Indian Health sector. The conference’s design allowed for the sharing of practical and technical knowledge that stemmed from the participants’ own experiences. This generated a great participative synergy throughout the whole event. | NCUIH, Annual Conference, 2007 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Uniqueness Handout (Providing Culturally Competent Services) 10-08-09 | 2009 | The stamp of historical trauma on the Native American collective memory is reflected in the mistrust with which many American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) relate to their health care practitioner. Feeling misunderstood and/or unable to describe their health needs, these individuals often refrain from or only reluctantly seek medical services outside their culture, even if desperately needed. The Urban Indian Health Programs enjoy the confidence of their clients at the cultural level and play a vital role in educating health care providers in the community about the unique needs and cultural conditioning of the urban Indian population. | uihp, uniqueness, urban indian health program, cultural competency | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Template letter to Senator Dorgan urging Support for Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) and Amendments to Title V of the Indian health care Improvement Act (IHCIA) | 2009 | We write to you today to express our support of the Urban Indian Health Program amendments introducing two new sections to Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and amending current law section 509: Facilities Renovation to ensure that the language between House and Senate is as similar as possible. We believe that it is important that the House and Senate versions of IHCIA are as similar as possible in order to ensure that conference goes as smoothly as possible for Indian country. We support the delivery of culturally competent health care services to our brothers and sisters living in urban centers. We believe that the trust responsibility to provide health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives follows the individual no matter where they reside. We know that Urban Indian Organizations (UIO) provide culturally sensitive medical and behavioral health services to American Indian/Alaska Natives who live in urban centers. Furthermore, we know that these clinics do not compete with Tribal funding. In fact, UIHPs have stood with the Tribes to fight for fair and appropriate funding for all of Indian Country | uihp, urban indian health programs, title v, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, current law 509, UIO, urban indian organization | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Telephone Conference Call on Eligibility 03-30-07 | 2007 | NCUIH Eligibility Task Force Conference Call March 30, 2007 | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Telephone Conference Call 03-06-07 | 2007 | NCUIH conference call with BOD 03-06-07 | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, bod, board of directors, conference call | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Summary of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of the 109th Congress | 2007 | The DOJ also objected to the extension of FTCA coverage to home and community-based services provided outside of a health facility, and traditional health care practices. The DOJ was concerned that these services would not be carried out following appropriate standards of care. Currently, the IHS and tribes provide home health care services following State Medicaid standards of care. Traditional health care practices are usually provided as complementary services to Western medical practices at the request of family members. In most cases, the traditional health care practitioners are not employees of the IHS or tribes so FTCA coverage would not apply in the event that a malpractice claim was ever filed. | DOJ, FTCA, Federal tort claims act, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, IHS, indian health service, summary, legislative update | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Resolution requesting the Administration to withdraw a Department of Justice memorandum and support passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation without further opposition | 2008 | National Council of Urban Indian Health Resolution requesting the Administration to withdraw a Department of Justice memorandum and support passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation without further opposition | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, reauthorization | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health request for Support of the Restoration of Key Authorities for Urban Indian Organizations that have been Struck from the Manager | 2009 | Introduction. Attached are two proposed amendments. The first would restore authorizations for certain activities by Urban Indian Organizations that had been in S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, and in Section 520 of the managers amendment/substitute amendment until January 22, 2008. In the course of last minute negotiations on the managers amendment, these authorizations were struck. The second amendment is a compromise that would restore three of the five authorizations that are most critical to the Urban Indian Organizations (Sections 212, 701 and 707(g)). | UIHO, urban indian health organizations, uihp, urban indian health programs, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, reauthorization of 2007 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Release Please Defend and Support the Vitality of Urban Indian Health Programs! Vote NO and Speak up against Hostile Amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 S.1200 | 2007 | Although the Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) constitutes only 1% of the Indian Health Service budget, it provides an important link in the circle of health services that connects the reservation Indian population and the Urban Indian population (between which there is an ongoing mixing and movement). Removing Urban Indians from the IHCIA would also be a complete financial debacle for Tribal Programs nation-wide. This proved to be the case with the closing of the IHS operated urban facility in Albuquerque in 2005. Urban Indians were forced to return to reservations to obtain medical care, consuming the scarce resources available in the already overburdened Tribal facilities. The end result of the closing of this urban facility was indeed financial chaos for a series of Tribes; especially if we consider that- according to the 2000 Census- 67 % of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. | UIHP, urban indian health programs, IHS, indian health services, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, urban indians | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health release on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Fact Sheet 2008 | 2008 | What is IHCIA? The United States has a longstanding trust responsibility to provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This responsibility is carried out by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services through the IHS. Since its passage in 1976 the IHCIA has provided the programmatic and legal framework for carrying out the federal governments trust responsibility for Indian health. The IHCIA is the law under which health care is administered to American Indians and Alaska Natives. | IHCIA, indian health care improvement act | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Release 06-27-06 Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 07 Funding for Urban Indian Health Programs | 2006 | Washington, D.C. - The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee voted today to approve the restoration of funds for the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) in the FY 2007 Budget at the FY 2006 level. Programs under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act are one significant step closer to receiving funds to provide much needed health care services to Urban Native Americans. | Senate, Appropriations, uihp, urban indian health programs, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, title V, legislative update | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Program Narrative Continuation Cooperative Agreement Grant U259400012 for FY 2007 Budget 09-01-07 to 08-31-08 | 2008 | The poor health status of Native Americans is a well known fact. However, this knowledge doesn’t cover the great disparities in treatment options for urban Indians. As the educational agency of the Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs), the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) seeks to increase awareness of the grave health disparities affecting the country’s indigenous population. According to our mission statement, “NCUIH seeks to educate US policy makers on the substandard health care available to Native Americans as well as the federal government’s trust responsibility vis-à-vis its native population.” The constant challenges that UIHPs have faced in the last few years, along with the alarming proposal to zero out the Indian Health Care Improvement Act’s (IHCIA) Title V funds for the Fiscal Year 08 Budget demonstrate a continued need for educating US policy makers and mainstream media on the reality of urban Indian health and related issues. | co-op agreement, ncuih, national council of urban indian health | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Press Release Why are Urban Programs so Important! | 2009 | An Amendment to eliminate the Urban Indian Health Program within the Indian Health Care Improvement Act would have far reaching and devastating consequences. Urban Indian health programs report that the elimination of federal support would result in bankruptcies, lease defaults, elimination of services to tens of thousands of Indians who may not seek care elsewhere, an increase in the health care disparity for American Indians and Alaska Natives and the near annihilation of a body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by these programs. According to the 2000 Census, nearly 70% of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. Notably, the 34 Urban Indian Health Programs receives only 34 Million of IHS funding, stretching those dollars to achieve extraordinary results with 150,000 individual patients annually. | UIHP, urban indian health program, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, funding elimination | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health PowerPoint Presentation on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act presented by Geoffrey Roth Executive Director of NCUIH 04-05-08 | 2008 | NCUIH powerpoint presentation update on the IHCIA Reauthorization being passed as of April 2008 | IHCIA, NCUIH, indian health care improvement act, reauthorization, 2008, national council of urban indian health, Geoffrey Roth | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health overview of Rapid HIV/AIDS Testing in Indian Country Project Overview | 2009 | While in most mainstream US communities rates for HIV infection and death by AIDS are declining, both have become steadfast growing problem in American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities. Americas Native population, in fact, present the shortest time between diagnoses of HIV and death. This situation is partly caused by a series of cultural and socioeconomic factors that had not been appropriately approached by most governmental initiatives. The results of this neglecting trend became evident when CDC figures were released- where 58.1% of the American Indians and Alaska Natives reported never having been tested. Given this critical situation a culturally sensitive and effective outreach approach is urgently needed. | HIV, AIDS, CDC, centers for disease control, rapid testing | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health outline letter for Urban Indian Health Program Patients to show support to their Congressional Representative for the fiscal year 2009 | 2009 | The Urban Indian Health Program within the Indian Health Service (Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) is again facing elimination in Fiscal Year 2009. The Administration, for the third straight year, has recommended zero funding, despite Congressional support to the contrary providing full funding in the 07 and 08 FY budgets. A cut or zeroing out of funding would result in the near certain elimination of over half of the clinics providing services to 150,000 Native Americans annually. These are people who are unlikely to seek medical care elsewhere. Moreover, without funding the lack of current services would only increase the gross healthcare disparities present for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Bankruptcies and lease defaults would ensue and the unique body of medical and cultural knowledge of Native health held by these programs would be lost | UIHP, urban indian health programs, Title V, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, fy2009 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Memorandum of Understanding with the University of New Mexico, HSLIC Native American Health Information Services MOU-UNM-NAHIS | 2009 | The overall purpose of this agreement is to collaborate in the dissemination of documents, white papers, and other materials held by the University of New Mexico to the organizational and associate members of the National Council of Urban Indian Health through an online, password-protected database. NCUIH and the University of New Mexico agree that the primary goal of the DHHS’ Healthy Indian Country Information (HICI) database is to spearhead the development of culturally specific, evidence-based best practices of American Indians and Alaska Natives. | MOU, memorandum of understanding, unm, university of new mexico, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, collaboration, dissemination | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Memorandum Concerning the Restoration of Urban Indian Health Programs Outline Letter for Senator/Representative support and Improve Urban Indian Health Programs | 2009 | I would like to thank you for your support in our quest to restore the funding for the Urban Indian Health Organizations. We are glad to inform you that your constituency is very supportive of our combined cause and efforts- as clearly expressed in the enclosed letters. In fact, the documents contained in this package are the reaction to the Administration’s budget for FY08. In it, the Administration called for the Elimination of the Urban Indian Health Programs. The loss of this core funding would be a detrimental loss and new burdens would be passed onto the Indian Health Service and Tribally operated programs that are already under funded. | UIHP, urban indian health program, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, fy2008, budget request | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Meeting (NCUIH) with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Washington, DC. NCUIH is a national membership based organization serving as resource center and central hub providing leadership (1), advocacy (2), education (3), and other services for its members—Urban Indian Health Programs—across the country. These urban health programs, or Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs), as they are also referred to, provide a wide range of health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in urban settings. There are 36 Urban Programs and close to a dozen additional Alcohol and Substance Abuse (A/SA) programs that serve 41 cities in eleven areas within the Indian Health Service. The programs services range from comprehensive, ambulatory health services to limited ambulatory to outreach/referral services. They began in the late 1960s, early 1970s in response to the federal government’s “relocation programs”—policies and programs that tried to assimilate AI/AN people into mainstream American society by relocating them from off the reservation to various urban cities across the country. The UIHPs are often the main and only source of health care and health information for urban Indian communities. NCUIH is funded primarily by the Indian Health Service through a cooperative agreement, and by its membership through annual dues collected at the beginning of each calendar year. NCUIH also works with other Indian organizations, recently having signed MOUs with the National Congress of American Indians. | ncuih, national council of urban indian health, uihp, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Voices: A Community-Based Participatory Research Health and Needs Assessment | 2010 | This community-based participatory research (CBPR) project utilized a mixed-methods survey design to identify urban (Tulsa, OK) American Indian (AI) strengths and needs. Six hundred fifty AI's (550 adults and 100 youth) were surveyed regarding their attitudes and beliefs about their community. These results were used in conjunction with other community research efforts to inform program development, support proposals for external funding, and develop a comprehensive service system model to be implemented in the community. | Participatory Research; Needs Assessment; American Indians; Health Needs; Program Development; Urban American Indians; Urban Areas; Surveys; Attitude Measures; Community Resources; Financial Support; Models; Delivery Systems; Disadvantaged; Access to Health Care; Cultural Relevance; Family Structure; Tribes; Family Income; Transportation; Telecommunications; Religion; Volunteers; Wellness; Physical Health; Mental Health; Youth Programs; Cultural Influences; At Risk Persons; Neighborhoods; Life Satisfaction; Diseases; Substance Abuse; Pregnancy; Unemployment; Safety | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer requesting her to Speak at NCUIH annual Conference 09-07 | 2007 | Urban Indian Communities nation-wide are thrilled to know that we have your support, empathy and understanding in our quest to restore and dignify healthcare access for Native Americans living in urban settings. For such reason, we would like to hereby officially request your presence as a speaker in our Annual Conference on September the 18th, 2007-- here in Washington, D.C. This event will also be a unique opportunity for us thank you for being our champion in Urban Indian Health issues. | ncuih, national council of urban indian health, invitation, barbara boxer, annual conference | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Nancy Pelosi thanking for work and development of H.R.3200 10-29-09 | 2009 | The primary focus of the National Council of Urban Indian Health is advocating for the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban centers. We believe that health care reform is critical to ensuring all Indian people have access to affordable care and all medically necessary health care services. To that end we are delighted that the House has included H.R. 2708, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, in H.R. 2708. We join the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), and the National Steering Council (NSC) in their request for your continued support of Representative Pallones bill in H.R. 2708. Including IHCIA will ensure that national health care reform addresses the unique health care needs of Indian people. It has been 10 years since this important piece of legislation has been reauthorized. This is the best opportunity to pass this critical piece of legislation for Indian people and the only chance this Congress | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, hcr, health care reform, h.r.2708 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Indian Health Services formally protesting the closing of Fresno Native American Health Center and call to implement Office of Urban Indian Health | 2007 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) strongly opposes the Indian Health Services decision to close down the Fresno Native American Health Center, effective at the end of this week. The Fresno Native American Health Center wasat its opening in 2003one of the latest additions to the federally funded Urban Indian Health Program, which provides culturally relevant medical and behavioral health services to urban Indians across the nation. Today nearly seventy per cent of American Indians and Alaska Natives reside in urban areas, a fact which only emphasizes the need for competent and culturally knowledgeable medical services. | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, fresno native american health center, uihp, urban indian health program | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Honorable Baucus, and Grassley of the Senate Committee on Finance regarding the Express Lane Agency enrollment September 23,2009 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NIHB) and the 36 urban Indian health clinics serving over 150,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas, I am writing to address Senator Grassley’s concern regarding the addition of Indian tribes, tribal organization, and urban Indian organizations to the definition of an Express Lane Agency. | express lane agency, medicaid, health disparities, consultation | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Democratic Leadership urging placement of S.1790 The Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act (IHCIA) in the merged Health Insurance Reform Bill 11-18-09 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and the 150,000 patients our programs serve annually, we write to beseech you to include S. 1790, the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009 (IHICA) in the merged health insurance reform bill currently being consider by the Senate. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, S.1790, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, hcr, health care reform, reauthorization | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Claudia Zendel Colorado Division of Mental Health in support of Keeping the Circle Whole Systems of Care 1-16-08 | 2008 | We would like to hereby express our support of the proposed Systems of Care, Keeping the Circle Whole, submitted by The Colorado Division of Mental Health, in partnership with the Denver Indian Family Resource Center, the Indian Center and Denver Indian Health and Family Services for the Child Mental Health Initiative # SM-08-004. We are most certain that this project will serve metro Denver’s urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth with Severe Emotional Behavior Disorder; as well as it will support their families with an integrated and comprehensive system that is guided by their own strengths and respectful of their needs. | Systems of Care, keeping the circle whole, colorado division of mental health, | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Chairman Baucus emphasizing female support for access to quality, affordable, comprehensive health care 02-09 | 2009 | Today, millions of women depend on a health care system that is failing them. They struggle to get necessary health care or go without it altogether. Unequal access to high-quality health care leads to poorer health outcomes, particularly for women of color, poor women, immigrant women, women identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), women with disabilities, women living in rural communities, and women with both chronic and acute medical conditions. Considering women’s experiences with our health system, it is no wonder that in a recent poll over 80% of women said that it is extremely or very important for Congress and the new Administration to guarantee access to quality, affordable, comprehensive health care. | women's health, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, hcr, health care reform | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health letter to Center for Disease Control (CDC) offering assistance in distribution of the Eagle Book Series 10-05-07 | 2007 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and our 36 member organizations in urban centers across the country, we are pleased to be assisting the Center for Disease Control with the distribution of the Eagle book series for education and health promotion in our Native community. The creation of these books has been in consultation with the Native community and the final products reflect a sense of community and cultural pride. We are proud to support the efforts of CDC to educate young people about health topics, because as you know, the younger our children learn good health habits, the more likely they are to become life long behaviors. | ncuih, support letter, cdc, centers for disease control, Eagle book series | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health letter of Support for Susan Roth Executive Director at LifeLines Community Native American Program application to the Minority Outreach and Technical Support grant in the Baltimore Area 07-13-07 | 2007 | Letter of Support for Susan Roth and Lifelines Community Native American Program for their application to the Minority Outreach and Technical Support grant for the Baltimore Area. | supprot letter, susan roth, baltimore, lifelines | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter of 06-13-08 Thanking the House of Representatives for Restoring Urban Indian Health Line Item and Urging Support for Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R. 1328 | 2008 | Thanking the House of Representatives for Restoring Urban Indian Health Line Item and Urging Support for Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R. 1328 Dear Representative, On behalf of the 36 urban Indian health clinics serving over 150,000 Native American patients annually, I am writing to thank you for the restoration of the Urban Indian Health Line item in the Indian Health Services budget. I am also writing to request your support for H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 (IHCIA), which would modernize and reauthorize the programs of the Indian Health Service. The nonprofit Urban Indian Health Programs leverage, by an outstanding 2:1 margin, the resources Congress invests in addressing the health status of urban Indians, creating a vital link in the overall IHS system while providing culturally appropriate, high-quality health care. | support letter, house of representatives, h.r.1328, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, amendments of 2007, uihp's, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter for Support FY2009 of Urban Indian Health Programs | 2008 | Dear Urban Indian Health Program Participants and Advocates: President Bush has, once again, recommended elimination of Urban Indian Health Program funding in the Administrations proposed FY 2009 Budget. This is the third consecutive year that the Administration has attempted to shut down the Urban Indian Health Programs. If the proposal is successful, the Urban Indian Health Programs across the country will be severely limited and, according to our estimate, over half would be forced to close down. | NCUIH, support letter, uihp, urban indian health program | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Invitation to NCUIH 2006 Annual Award Reception | 2006 | On behalf of our Board of Directors, the National Council of Urban Indian Health would like to invite you to our Annual Awards Reception on May 31, 2006. The Board of Directors will take this opportunity to express gratitude to all invested partners for their continued support. | invitation, awards ceremony, ncuih, may 31, 2006 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Handout about Genocide and Relocation 01-11-07 | 2007 | NCUIH br ochure and conference handout about Genocide, and Relocation | brochure, welcome packet, ncuih | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Hand-out for New Language for Section 512 | 2009 | In Public Law 102-573, language was included that required a report be prepared regarding the demonstration projects and submitted from the Secretary to the President for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 1999 budget request. Discussions with Indian Health Service staff have shown that the report was never prepared. Given the substantial impact the demonstration projects have on the jurisdictional authority and contract health service delivery area of the Cherokee Nation, as well as other adjoining Tribes, it is imperative that the impact of the demonstration projects be evaluated. The costs for the study will be nominal as several reports, publications, etc. are available and direct information from affected Tribes and the demonstration projects can be easily attainable. | legislative update, P.L.102-573, IHS, indian health services | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health FY 2009 Budget Request | 2008 | In preparation for the FY 2009 IHS budget formulation process NCUIH has created this brief guide for local UIHP participation. The IHS Budget Formulation Context, section is meant to give perspective on the consultation process. The Steps to a Successful Formulation, gives a few ideas on what local officials might be looking for and thinking. Under the Budget requests section, we have laid out for you, all of the NCUIH requests for FY 2007-2009. Following that is a comprehensive timeline of the IHS budget formulation process and the FY 2009 budget process. | IHS, indian health services, uihp, urban indian health program, budget formulation | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health FY 2008 Budget Strategy Document | 2007 | Introduction. In preparation for Congressional consideration of the FY 2008 Indian Health Service budget, this memorandum sets out basic strategies and a time line for action. In preparation for the FY 2008 Appropriations process, NCUIH should undertake the following: | IHS, indian health services, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, appropriations | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Five Year Strategic Plan 2007-2011 | 2009 | In the summer of 2006 the Board of Directors and Staff of the National Council on Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) met in a retreat to review the previous strategic planning efforts of the organization and to prepare a revised five year (2006-2011) strategic plan. In order to maintain a strategic focus within its current operating environment NCUIH will be monitoring this strategic plan at each of its meetings. Efforts are also underway to identify opportunities later in the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 fiscal years to enable the organization to engage in an intensive strategic planning process. | strategic plan, ncuih, national council of urban indian health, 5-year strategic plan | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Executive Director | 2006 | Quarter one has been an exciting, challenging and interesting time for NCUIH. During the months of summer we worked, among other things, towards educating US policy makers to reauthorize funding for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, published our first newsletter and started working on a Knowledge Map, the purpose of which is to gain as much understanding of what is known (Indian clinical knowledge, scholarly articles, clinical reports and UIHP partnerships) about urban Indian health. All of these duties which will be explored in greater detail in this report have contributed significantly to the organization, its output and ability to be a true representative of urban Indian health. While the report doesnt set up a chronological timeline of events, it is intended to be informative of NCUIHs scope of work through detailed descriptions of our accomplishments, the challenges weve been faced with and our general, ongoing work from July through October. | Executive Directors Quarterly Report, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, uihp, urban indian health program, | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Economic Stimulus five ready to build infrastructure projects for Urban Indian Health | 2009 | UIHP Infrastructure Projects: The National Council of Urban Indian Health has identified five ready to build infrastructure projects. Details of these projects can be found in the appendixes. These projects are facilities construction projects designed to accommodate increased patient load and services. All of these projects are construction ready with finalized, or near to finalized, architectural plans and appropriate permits. These projects were stalled due to the economic crisis and failure to secure additional lines of necessary credit. | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, uihp, urban indian health programs, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, stimulus, infrastructure | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Draft Proposal for 2010 US Census National Marketing Campaign (Bridging the Divide through our Generations: Urban Indians Count Submitted to the Ford Foundation | 2009 | The 2010 Census will shape the next decade for Indian country. Not only does the Census count define the tribal voice in Congress but it seriously affects funding and other opportunities for tribal people. The future of Indian Country is dependent upon an accurate count to allow for economic growth and improvement in services for native people. Unless the American Indian/Alaska Native population is strategically targeted, the count will be incomplete. The devastating effects of this will permeate beyond the urban setting and affect tribal people living in all areas of the country. It is expected that any undercount of the urban population will ultimately result in even more significant disparities in health and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is committed to a complete and accurate count of all American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of AI/AN live in urban areas. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. Urban Indians are our brothers, sisters, cousins, or ourselves as we move between our tribal homes and the urban centers for work, to pursue education, or to advocate on behalf of all Native Americans. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives were originally forced to urban locations during the Termination and Relocation era due to economic pressures and the federal policy at the time, now most Native Americans transition between their tribal homes and the urban centers depending upon their needs and the needs of their families | marketing campaign, 2010 census, draft proposal, ford foundation | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health article about the Nike N7; A Shoe for Indian Country | 2009 | Nike recently unveiled a new shoe at the National Indian Health Board’s consumer conference. What makes this latest release special is that it marks the first time the company designs a sneaker based solely on Indian people’s feet. Dr. Rodney Stapp-- CEO of the Urban Inter Tribal Center of Texas (NCUIH member) --along with Nike experts, formed part of the designing team for the shoe. After two years of research, the N7 was created to fit the American Indian foot more comfortably than most other tennis shoes. | Nike, indian country, nike, n7 | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Accounting Policies and Procedures | 2009 | NCUIH Accounting policies and procedures manual | NCUIH, accounting, policy and procedure | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health description of the Roles and Responsibilities of a | 2009 | The purpose of this document is to describe the functions of a Policy Governance Board and to set the stage for a discussion at the NCUIH Board Retreat. In particular this document will provide a perspective on the definition of a Policy Governance Boards; the functions of a Policy Governance Board; the distinction between Policy and Operational issues; and the division of roles and responsibilities between Board and Staff. | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, bod, board of directors, policy, governance, operations | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Appendix E for Urban Indian education and Research Organization Grant Program (NCUIH) Membership and Board of Directors July 17th,2009 | 2009 | The following section provides a brief but detailed description of each of NCUIH’s member programs. The information has been divided by Regions and by State to improve the readability of the document. The first part shows a chart with a breakdown of the services provided per region and per clinic, the second part provides a narrative explanation of the UIHP; the third section shows a chart with specific traditional services provided by each member. | NCUIH, Membership, program description, uihp, urban indian health programs, services offered | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health and the National Indian Health Board (NCUIH)(NIHB) letter to Dr. Roubideaux Director of Indian Health Services Regarding Indian Health Service Scholarship Program, American Indians Into Psychology 10-30-09 | 2009 | I am contacting you regarding the Indian Health Service Scholarship Program, American Indians Into Psychology authorized by Section 217 of Public Law (P.L.) 94-437, as amended, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The American Indians Into Psychology program was established by Congress for the purpose of developing and maintaining American Indian psychology career recruitment programs as a means of encouraging Indians to enter the mental health field. This program is awarded to at least 3 Universities to administer. As a part of the program, the Universities select students to receive the IHS Graduate Scholarship, which provides financial support for graduate Psychology students, with a requirement for full-time clinical practice following their graduation. It has come to our attention that there are some problems with the administration of this program that is affecting Native Psychologists (scholarship recipients of this program) all across the country. I would like to ask you to find solutions to ensure that this very important program can continue and that Native scholarship recipients are supported and treated in a fair and equitable manner for the benefit of Indian Country. | NCUIH, NIHB, Scholarship Program, National Indian Health Board, National Council of Urban Indian Health, IHS, indian health services | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Action Alert to Urban Indian Health Programs anticipating the vote on Indian Health Care Improvement Act | 2009 | NCUIH is anticipating that the IHCIA will be coming to the floor of the Senate early next week or in the weeks there after. There have been some negotiations going on within the Senate leadership regarding how to bring the bill to the floor. It is becoming more and more likely that we will be seeing an amendment on the floor of the Senate that will eliminate Title V of the bill. This would remove all authority for the Urban Indian Health Program. | NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, Title V, UIHP, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health 111th Congressional Priorities Background and History 2008 | 2008 | According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of American Indians and Alaska Natives currently live in urban centers. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. Urban Indians are our brothers, sisters, cousins, or ourselves as we move between our tribal homes and the urban centers for work, to pursue education, or to advocate on the behalf of all Native Americans. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives were originally forced to urban locations during the Termination and Relocation era due to economic pressures and the federal policy at the time, now most Native Americans transition between their tribal homes and the urban centers depending upon their needs and the needs of their families.1 The Urban Indian Health Program is there to provide health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives when they live in urban setting, thus helping to form a complete circle of care with tribal and IHS health providers. | legislative update, 111th congressional priorities, uihp, urban indian health program, reauthorization | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (Relocation Document) (Relocation has been endemic to modern American Indian History) | 2009 | NCUIH Relocation Brochure--During the U.S. expansion of the 19th century, for instance, large numbers of American Indians were forced to relocate further west. In 1830 the Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. The Act authorized the President to conduct treaties to exchange native land east of the Mississippi River for lands west of the river. As a result, as many as 100,000 American Indians eventually relocated in the west. | relocation, welcome-packet, brochure | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Health Care Reform General Policy Statement | 2009 | The iniquity in the state of health care in the United States can no longer be ignored. American Indians and Alaska Natives understand that our health care system is broken. Experiencing health problems at rates far greater than other ethnic or racial groups[1], American Indians and Alaska Natives are among the most vulnerable of citizens. The Indian health care system consisting of Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Providers (I/T/U)[2] are directly affected by the failures of the general health care system. As a discretionary part of the federal budget, the Indian health system is chronically underfunded, understaffed, and American Indian and Alaska Native patients are generally uninsured, thus unable to access our financially-driven health care industry. | NCUIH, Health Care Reform, IHCIA, NIHB, Urban Indian Health, Urban, diabetes, National Council of Urban Indian Health, American Indians, Native Americans, Health Care | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health article Planting the Seed for New Urban Indian Health Research; The John Hopkins University (JHU) Summer Indigenous Research Institute | 2009 | Information and research on Urban Indian Health issues is extremely scarce. A recent study -sponsored and carried out by NCUIH- shows that in twenty years less than 150 documents were published and made available electronically. Most of these presented limited scope and focus, which is unfortunate when it comes to national policymaking. For this reason, NCUIH has supported and actively participated in the candidates selection for the Summer Indigenous Research Institute. This project -led by the John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and supported by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI); the Indian Health Service (IHS) and NCUIH held its first set of operations in 2007.This first round, sessions focused on the Social Determinants of Health in Indigenous populations; and hosted two Urban Indian Students in its first class. | ncuih, national council of urban indian health, ncai, nihb, national congress of american indian, national indian health board, ihs, indian health services | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Article Sharper Federal Advocacy | 2009 | This is a two-page overview of efficient and effective methods of advocating on the hill. | advocacy, technical assistance | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Why Urban Indian Health Programs Are So Important! | 2009 | An Amendment to eliminate the Urban Indian Health Program within the Indian Health Care Improvement Act would have far reaching and devastating consequences. Urban Indian health programs report that the elimination of federal support would result in bankruptcies, lease defaults, elimination of services to tens of thousands of Indians who may not seek care elsewhere, an increase in the health care disparity for American Indians and Alaska Natives and the near annihilation of a body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by these programs. According to the 2000 Census, nearly 70% of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. Notably, the 34 Urban Indian Health Programs receives only 34 Million of IHS funding, stretching those dollars to achieve extraordinary results with 150,000 individual patients annually. | UIHP, 2000 Cenus, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Welcome Brochure to 2008 Annual Conference July 8-10, 2008 | 2008 | We are delighted to welcome you to our 2008 Annual Conference. NCUIH Staff is honored to be your hosts and guides throughout your stay in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. Over the past year the Board of Directors has spent many hours working on moving NCUIH to the next level in organizational stability by proposing changes to the Bylaws and Regional governing structure. As you can see from the agenda this year’s conference will spend a good deal of time allowing membership input into the proposed changes. | 2008, annual conference, welcome letter | krc | public |
Letter to Secretary Clinton about the UN forum on Indigenous People | 2009 | On the behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), our 36 member programs and the 150,000 patients that our programs serve annually. NCUIH works to raise the health status of all American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban centers. As the primary organization dedicated to urban Indian issues, we have been participating in the UN forum on Indigenous People and been working with other indigenous groups from other countries to find innovative solutions to our peoples needs. We feel that with the new Administration there is a great opportunity for the United States to become a world leader on protecting the freedoms, health, and wellbeing of indigenous peoples everywhere. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Secretary Clinton, UN, United Nations, Indigenous, American Indian, Alaska Native | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Progress Report to Ms. Knight of Association of American Indian Physicians for the Healthy Indian Country Initiative 07-31-08 (HICI) | 2008 | The Healthy Indian Country Initiative: a U.S. Department Health and Human Services project aimed at improving the health situation of our Indian brothers and sisters. This project identifies the need to assist Tribes on a national, regional and local level. The project will have 2 primary objectives. The first is to develop a national intergenerational education and awareness campaign about prevention activities regarding programs and promoting the creation of a healthier Indian Country. The second is to create an accessible, resource database of successful tribal prevention programs that can be replicated to other tribal communities. | HICI, healthy indian country initiative, HHS, health and human services, progress report | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) PowerPoint Presentation of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Reauthorize Now) | 2009 | Powerpoint presentation overview of the IHCIA reauthorization | IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, s.1200 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Press Release 2-4-08 | 2008 | Todays release of the Administrations proposed FY 2009 budget was met with mock surprise by the National Council of Urban Indian Health. This year marks the third consecutive year that the Administration has called for the elimination of funding for the Urban Indian Health Program based upon the assertion that medical services offered by Urban Indian Health Programs are a duplication of services already provided by community resources. "We are once again infuriated by the Administrations inability, or perhaps unwillingness, to see the value and unique nature of our programs," NCUIH Executive Director Geoffrey Roth stated this afternoon. The past two years Congress has reinstated our funding, because they see the integral role that the Urban Indian Health Program plays in providing quality health care for American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. | NCUIH, Bush Administration, FY2009, FY2007, FY2008, National Association of Community Health Centers, Urban Health Centers, Indian Health Service, Tribal Health Clinics, Geoffrey Roth | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Press Release 12-11-06 Reauthorization Ryan White Care Act | 2006 | Following months of political stalemate, the Ryan White Care Act (RWCA) was reauthorized by the Senate last week. While the passing of the bill bodes well for all individuals infected with HIV/AIDS, the news of the reauthorization was also widely lauded by Indian Country. For the first time in the history of RWCA, provisions guaranteeing treatment for Native Americans are included | RWCA, Ryan White, Bingaman, NCUIH, NNAAPC, HIV/AIDS, Yvonne Davis, Native Americans, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Press Release 02-04-08 Urban Indian Health Program Zeroed-out for Third Consecutive Year | 2008 | Todays release of the Administrations proposed FY 2009 budget was met with mock surprise by the National Council of Urban Indian Health. This year marks the third consecutive year that the Administration has called for the elimination of funding for the Urban Indian Health Program based upon the assertion that medical services offered by Urban Indian Health Programs are a duplication of services already provided by other community resources. | fy 2009, uihp, urban indian health program, elimination, zero-ing out | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Paper on Urban Indian Health Program Third-Party Billing Issues 10-02-09 | 2009 | Accessing revenue through Third-Party Billing (Medicaid, Medicare, and third-party Insurance), is historically foreign to many Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) as they were set up under a different federal system that, over time, became a dysfunctional patchwork of assorted programs. Lack of knowledge about the Third-Party Billing (TPB) system as well as negative federal policy towards their existence has severely handicapped the UIHPs ability to improve, expand, and adequately finance their core operations. Navigating a multi-layered, multi-component system can be very overwhelming for UIHPs; especially because the TPB system entails complex technical challenges that can be exacerbated by legal and technological issues (e.g. a situation combining Medicaid services, Federal Qualified Health Center status and Electronic Health Records). Approaching the TPB issue in UIHPs will thus require an interdisciplinary technical assistance program to successfully implement and maximize third party billing in an era of Health Information Technology (HIT). | uihp, urban indian health program, ta, technical assistance, third-party billing | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Paper on Urban Indian Health Program Third-Party Billing Issues (Attachment) 10-02-09 | 2009 | Evaluation of the project will employ a range of strategies that have been developed to comprehensively assess the activities of three centers within the Georgetown Center for Child and Human Development (the National Technical Assistance Center for Childrens Mental Health, the National Center for Cultural Competence, and the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities), which provide technical assistance to a broad range of recipients. The evaluation strategies can be grouped into three categories. First, reach/process evaluations which assess the delivery of program activities and technical assistance and verify whether the activities were conducted as intended. These activities will provide feedback on program delivery in the TPB project, increasing understanding of what activities contribute to the outcomes achieved as well as the challenges encountered in implementation. Second, utility evaluations constitute an important link between reach/process and impact information. The perceived usefulness of the TA activities and the satisfaction of recipients both are critical benchmarks for the quality of the activities provided. Finally, and most importantly, impact/outcome evaluation measures the actual effects of the TPB activities and resultant outputs, including changes in awareness, knowledge and abilities of the individuals in the UIHPs, changes in procedures and policies, and changes in billing practices. | third-party billing, billing, NTAC, TA, technical assistance, uihps, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI) Indian Country FY 2007 Budget Request–Reasons to Invest in Indian Country, Visions of Strong Native Families and Traditions February 2, 2006 | 2006 | Tribes in the United States have sustained vibrant and supportive communities for millennia, with time-tested traditions and values reinforcing strong family and kinship systems, sound tribal governance, and good stewardship. These values are best expressed in the accomplishments of the policy of Indian self-determination, the most successful Indian policy in the history of the Union. When tribes are able to operate as governments responsible for their resources, the resulting achievements have consistently been improved efficiency and competency. | Strong family bonds, tribal governance, self-determination, Indian Country, National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indians, National Indian Health Board, NCAI, NCUIH, NIHB | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) one-pager to oppose President | 2006 | President Bush has proposed the elimination of the Urban Indian Health Program within the Indian Health Service. Urban Indian health programs report that such a cut would result in bankruptcies, lease defaults, elimination of services to tens of thousands of Indians who may not seek care elsewhere, an increase in the health care disparity for American Indians and Alaska Natives and the near annihilation of a body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by these programs. According to the 2000 Census, nearly 70% of Americans identifying themselves as of American Indian or Alaska Native heritage live in urban areas. Notably, the Urban Indian Health Program receives only 1% of IHS funding, stretching those dollars to achieve extraordinary results. | budget elimination, uihp, urban indian health programs | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Myths and Realities Handout 10-08-09 | 2009 | Myth and Realities one-pager, overviews many different common misconceptions about urban indian health | Myths, realities, NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, materials | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Draft to Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) to sign petition against 2008 Budget Cuts | 2007 | Last year when funding was first threatened you signed a petition letter in support of reinstating funding for the Urban Indian Health Program. Today we are asking you to show your support again by signing the enclosed petition letter and mailing it back to us. Your stamp on this envelope will be highly appreciated. Alternatively, you can submit an electronic version of the petition letter online at www.ncuih.org. | petition, support, zero-ing out, UIHP, urban indian health program | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Membership Survey 11-12-09 | 2009 | Please take a few moments to complete this survey regarding the focus, work, and activities of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). The information you provide is completely anonymous with electronic encryption protections. The information will be used to assist NCUIH in improving the focus and services provided to its membership. The survey is expected to take approximately 15-20 minutes and should be completed by the Executive Director of the Urban Indian Health Program. | survey, NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, membership survey | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) letter to Senator Conrad and Gregg to respond to the request of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Views and Estimates on the Presidents 2009 FY Budget 02-28-08 | 2008 | letter to the senate committee on indian affairs about the FY 2009 budget request for Indian programs | SCIA, senate committee on indian affairs, fy2009 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) letter to House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Members opposing any amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act that would eliminate the Urban Indian Health Programs | 2009 | Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee asking for support in rejecting amendment to IHCIA eliminating Urban Indian Health Programs | energy and commerce committee, ihcia, indian health care improvement act, s.1200, uihp's, uihp, urban indian health program | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Handout 3 Mission statement and purpose | 2009 | NCUIH is the only membership-based organization representing the 36 Urban Indian Health Programs across the country. NCUIH devotes itself to the support and development of accessible, quality healthcare programs for all American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in urban communities. We do so by providing technical assistance, educating policymakers and developing leadership in urban Indian communities. NCUIHs position enables coordination and good communication between government agencies and Urban and Tribal Indian Populations. | NCUIH, NCUIH Background, Mission Statement, Purpose | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) General Business Implementation Plan General Chart | 2009 | General Buisness Implementation Plan Flow-chart | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Facilitators Summary Report of the NCUIH Board Retreat in Seattle Washington 07-31 to 09-01 2006 | 2006 | A facilitator was contracted to assist with the design of the meeting, lead the moderate the discussions, and develop documentation on the outcomes of the retreat. Consistent with the objectives of the retreat the agenda (attached) provided opportunities for all participants to receive an update on the current state of the organization, share their expectations and perspectives, review and update the 2004-2009 Strategic plan, address policy governance issues, and discuss priorities for the coming 2006/2007 fiscal year (i.e. cooperative agreement). During the session te Board also took time to attend to several conference calls relating to the continued threat to Title V funding within budget and reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). | strategic plan, govenance, title v, IHCIA, indian health care improvement act | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Board of Directors Monthly Report February 2008 | 2008 | NCUIH has meet with Out of Many One OMO regarding data task force and willingness of NCUIH to join the multicultural health care advocacy organization. They have forward a MOU for the NCUIH Board to consider and have invited NCUIH staff to meetings that have already been planned. OMO has with NCUIH assistance already penned and distributed and letter of support for the reauthorization of IHCIA. The Urban representatives (Geoffrey Roth and Moke Eaglefeathers) to the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee participated in a quarterly meeting. The Main topic of discussion was how to distribute funding for the one year extension of SDPI funding in FY09. A final determination has not been made yet as Regional Tribal Representatives are getting local feedback before agreeing to historical funding levels | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Annual Report of Activities 2007-2008 | 2008 | NCUIH has focused its efforts on solidifying its position as both the only national organization working continuously to improve the Urban Native American populations access to healthcare; as well as an agency fostering the socioeconomic development of all Urban Indian communities across the United States. Building on the accomplishments achieved during the previous term, NCUIH has sought to bring about positive changes for our population via the education of policymakers on our plight; as well as via an increased delivery of technical assistance for our members. The projects and programmatic initiatives implemented during the period covered under this report are perfectly aligned with our organizational mission: structured according to our strategic plans five main goals; and carried out as delineated in our Five Year Business Plan. In order to ease the reading of this document, NCUIH hereby presents a report divided into two major categories: A) Core Activities B) Organizational Development and C) Legislative Update. All three categories are further subdivided into goals, objectives and their respective tangible deliverables. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban indian health, development, annual report | krc | restricted |
National Congress of American Indians–Examination and Overview of Eligibility Requirements in Indian Health Service 08-24-09 | 2009 | In the 1980s, changes to the Indian Health Service (IHS) eligibility criteria were proposed, including a new blood quantum requirement. In response to strong protest from tribes, Congress imposed a moratorium on the implementation of these revised eligibility criteria and required IHS to conduct a study on the potential impacts of the proposed eligibility changes. That study, released in 1996, concluded that implementation of the proposed eligibility changes would have catastrophic impacts on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The following paper presents background information on eligibility requirements for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) receiving health care services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), which remained unchanged after the 1980s debate, as well as a detailed account of that debate. Past debates hold important lessons for current policy discussions about IHS eligibility requirements. | eligibility, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, IHS, Indian Health Services, recognition | krc | restricted |
National Congress of American Indians, and National Indian Health Board joint support letter to Senators Reid, Baucus, and Harkin for Indian Health Care Improvement Act–amendment to Health Care Reform November 16, 2009 | 2009 | Indian Country was successful in working with the House to get the IHCIA reauthorization included in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. As the Senate moves towards final passage of the national health insurance reform bill it is critical to tribes that we have the IHCIA language in the Senate bill to strongly compliment the House bill. Indian Country is hopeful that your leadership will concur with this urgent request. | Affordable Health Care for America Act, IHCIA, Indian Health care Improvement Act, NCAI, NIHB, National Indian health Board, National Congress of American Indians | krc | restricted |
National Congress of American Indians Memorandum of Cooperative Agreement Between the National Congress of American Indians and the National Council of Urban Indian Health | 2009 | This Memorandum of Cooperative Agreement is entered into between the National Congress of American Indians, hereafter referred to as NCAI, and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, hereafter referred to as NCUIH. As set forth by this agreement, a cooperative relationship is hereby established between NCAI and NCUIH while recognizing the independent and autonomous authorities of each entity. The major purpose of this agreement is to facilitate shared efforts to promote health care for all Indian people and to cooperate by providing services, technical help and outreach to each other in areas of common interest. | NCAI, NCUIH, National Congress of American Indians, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Reauthorization of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | 2009 | Substance abuse continues to be one of the most damaging and chronic health problems faced by Indian people. Behavioral and mental health care services and programs promote positive behavior and address youth suicide in our communities. Currently, our communities are developing successful programs that address mental and behavioral health, suicide prevention, and substance abuse but with the scarce resources available have limited outreach capabilities. | SAMHSA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Agency, NCAI, NIHB, national congress of american indians, national indian health board | krc | restricted |
Letter to the House of Representatives to Preserve the Urban Indian Health Program from Various Representatives 3-2-07 | 2007 | The 34 urban Indian health organizations are established, trusted, and well-known institutions, offering professionals who are uniquely trained to provide primary care and outreach services in a culturally-knowledgeable manner to 150,000 underserved urban Indians annually. Of the 4.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S., 2.5 million live in urban areas. Urban Indian health organizations have provided quality health care services in a culturally sensitive manner for over 30 years, and we are concerned that urban Indians living off-reservation may be deprived of appropriate care if the program is eliminated. | UIHP, urban indian health programs, house of representatives | krc | restricted |
Letter to Members on Executive Director | 2010 | I am writing today to thank you for support and inform you of the transition happening at the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). You may be aware that Geoffrey Roth will be leaving his position as Executive Director of NCUIH later this month. We are incredibly grateful to Mr. Roth and the outstanding job he has done in the past four and a half years. His leadership as Executive Director has built a strong organization that has done and is doing tremendous work to support the Urban Indian Health Programs. He has been promoted to the Indian Health Service as Special Advisor to the Director of IHS, and we wish him all of the best as he begins his new endeavor. | Geoffrey Roth | krc | public |
Letter to Congresswoman Dianne DeGette from National Council of Urban Indian Health in Support for Urban Indian Health Programs 07-10-07 | 2007 | In fact, the documents contained in this package are the reaction to the Administrations budget for FY08. In it, the Administration called for the Elimination of the Urban Indian Health Programs. The loss of this core funding would be a detrimental loss and new burdens would be passed onto the Indian Health Service and Tribally operated programs that are already under funded. | FY2008, Zero-ing out, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, IHS, Indian Health Services | krc | restricted |
Letter of Support to the U.S. House of Representatives Chairman Dingell and Pallone from various local, state, and national organizations in support of H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 04-25-08 | 2008 | We the undersigned local, state, and national organizations are writing to express our strong support of H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007. We also request that you take action to hold a hearing on this important legislation early in 2008. The provisions in H.R. 3014 are critical to reducing health disparities and restoring equity to healthcare coverage for individuals most in need of assistance, by improving access to health care and health care education for underrepresented minorities. H.R. 3014 would go a long way toward closing health care and quality gaps for communities of color as well as language minorities, gaps that have been well-documented for many years. | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007, health care reform, HCR, H.R. 3014 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Business Plan 2007-2012 | 2006 | NCUIH Business Plan 2007-2011 | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health 2007 Annual Conference Agenda | 2007 | NCUIH 2207 Annual Conference Agenda | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Agenda, Conference, 2007 | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health 2006 Annual Conference Agenda 05-31-06 | 2006 | NCUIH 2006 Conference Agenda | Agenda, 2006, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | unavailable |
MSPI Social Marketing 101- Youth Tool | 2010 | Social marketing is using marketing techniques to address various issues that a society of people is concerned about. Social marketing can be used on a number of social concerns that a community wants to address, including such things as drug abuse, cell phone use while driving, or even how to be a friend to someone with mental illness. Social marketing serves two very important roles. First, social marketing raises awareness about the issue. For example, the national campaign focused on trying to get teenagers to stop using the cell phone while driving provides information and data about car accidents that happen because of talking on the phone while driving. The second purpose for social marketing is to change peoples behavior. So, in the example above, a social marketing program want to inspire teenagers to take their time behind the wheel and stay free of distractions while driving. Social Marketing is about positive change in peoples behavior that will benefit the person and the entire society in which they live. | MSPI, Methamphetamine, Suicide, Prevention,NCUIH, Urban Indian Health, social marketing | krc | restricted |
Leadership Qualities in Successful Systems of Care (System Implementation Issue Brief #3) | 2007 | This issue brief presents system of care leadership as defined by stakeholders in four established systems. When asked to identify factors critical to system of care implementation, leadership was included by all systems that have participated in Case Studies of System Implementation. This overview was prepared by Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health investigators Kathleen Ferreira, Sharon Hodges, Nathaniel Israel, & Jessica Mazza. | systems of care, definition, systems change, implementation, systems, case study, study 2, qualitative, cultural competence, factors, values, mental health, services | krc | restricted |
Letter to National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) from Senator Harry Reid of Nevada about Indian Health Care and Improvement Act (IHCIA) 12-18-07 | 2007 | Update from Senator Harry Reid to NCUIH on IHCIA | IHCIA, indian health care improvement act, harry reid, geoffrey roth, ncuih, national council of urban indian health | krc | restricted |
Letter to President Barack Obama from Senator Grassley applauding the President for making Health care reform a main Priority of the Congress March 4, 2009 | 2009 | Letter from GOP members offering bipartisanship cooperation to health care reform. | Health Care Reform, HCR, bipartisanship, gop, obama, United States Senate, McConnell, Enzi, Hatch, Grassley, Gregg | krc | restricted |
Letter to President George W. Bush and Honorable Michael O. Leavitt Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, sharing deep concern regarding the directive to states that was issued by HHS August 17, 2007 (05-19-08) | 2008 | As representatives of non-partisan organizations committed to improving health care for all children, we are writing to share our deep concern regarding the impact of the directive to states that was issued by the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 17, 2007. In particular, we are concerned that scores of children who are currently enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will lose coverage as a result of this policy change. Unfortunately, the letter sent to states by CMS on May 7, 2008, which seeks to clarify the directives requirements, does not change the policy outlined in the August 17 directive and, sadly, does nothing to mitigate its impact. States still must overcome serious hurdles before they can provide SCHIP coverage to uninsured children in working families and children even those who lose a parent or whose parents become unemployed will be subject to a one-year waiting period before they will be eligible for coverage under SCHIP. | health care, children, hhs, health and human services, medicaid, cms, SCHIP, State children's health insurance program | krc | restricted |
Letter to Representatives Waxman, Miller, Rangel from the National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board and the National Council of Urban Indian Health applauding the efforts to advance Health Care Reform July 23, 2009 | 2009 |
While H.R. 3200 takes important steps to improving access to health insurance and preventative health care services for all Americans, the bill does not take into account the unique position of Indian health care providers. Moreover, the bill does not respect the fact that Indian people have already paid for their health care by ceding millions of acres of land. The federal trust responsibility to Indian people and the Indian health system often requires specific language to prevent unintended adverse consequences to this health care delivery system. | HCR, Health Care Reform, NIHB, NCUIH, NCAI, national council of urban indian health, national indian health board, national congress of american indians, federal trust, tri-committee | krc | restricted |
Letter of Intent Request for Funds Ford Clinic for National Council of Urban Indian Health Advocacy Project 07-12-06 | 2006 | The health care funds to which urban Native Americans are entitled by treaties with the U.S. government were cut to zero in the proposed Federal Budget for 2007. This signaled a complete indifference and lack of awareness on the part of mainstream politicians of Native American issues both in urban and rural locations. Individuals in urban Indian communities suffer from chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease and a variety of mental health disorders at rates far above those of any other group. For instance, American Indians living urban centers of the United States suffer from alcoholism at a rate 176% higher than all other races combined. | NCUIH, National council of urban indian health, | krc | restricted |
Letter from V. Davidson to Medicaid Commission Department of Health and Human Affairs 08-05-05–Proposals for Consideration by the Commission | 2005 | Medicaid Commission Recommendations regarding September 1, 2005 Report | Medicaid commission, recommendations | krc | restricted |
Letter from South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc to Representative S. Sandlin requesting support of H.R. 3962 (Affordable Health Care for America Act) and Inclusion of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) 11-06-09 | 2009 | Letter from South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc to Representative Stephanie Sandlin requesting support of H.R. 3962 (Affordable Health Care for America Act) and Inclusion of Indian Health Care Improvement Act | SDUIH, South Dakota Urban Indian Health, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
Letter from Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of Wyoming to Senator Michael Enzi expressing concern over opposition to Urban Indian Health Programs and Indian Health Care Improvement Act Title V 12-09-07 | 2007 | Letter from Chairman of Shoshone and the Arapaho disaproving of the opposition to the Urban Indian Health Program | Shoshone, Arapaho, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, IHS, indian health service | krc | restricted |
Letter to Obama from the United States Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 11-10-08 | 2008 | Letter from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to President Obama congratulating on election and urging support for Health Care Reform | HCR, Health Care Reform, Dingell, Energy and commerce, Obama | krc | restricted |
Letter from National Council of Urban Indian Health to Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee and Indian Health Services recommending G. Roth to TLDC. | 2009 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) would like to thank the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC) and The Indian Health Service for your exhaustive work in completing the charter for the TLDC. We are pleased to be able to provide technical advice to the committee. I would like to recommend Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health is appointed to the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee. Mr. Roth works closely with various Indian organizations like the National Indian Health Board, National Congress of American Indians, and the Native American AIDS Prevention Center to focus on combating the health problems for tribal and urban Indians alike | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, TLDC, tribal leaders diabetes committee, NNAACP, NIHB, NCAI, | krc | restricted |
Letter from National Council of Urban Indian Health to Peter Courtney Senate President supporting Jackie Mercer | 2007 | As the Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) I hereby wish to express my unconditional support of Jackie Mercers nomination to the position of Portland Area Representative to the Legislative Commission on Indian Services. I have had the pleasure of dealing with Ms. Mercer both professionally and personally and she has impressed me deeply with her knowledge of both local and national Indian affairs. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, J. Mercer, portland area, indian services | krc | restricted |
Lessons from Successful Systems: System of Care Definition (System implementation Issue Brief #1) | 2007 | This Issue Brief introduces an expanded definition for systems of care to facilitate discussion about system implementation and evaluation of impact. The proposed definitions result from the work of Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health Investigators Sharon Hodges, Kathleen Ferreira, Nathaniel Israel & Jessica Mazza. | systems of care, definition, systems change, implementation, systems, case study, study 2, qualitative, cultural competence, factors, values, mental health, services | krc | restricted |
Joint Indigenous Research Institute on Social Determinants of Indigenous Health Background | 2009 | In May 2002, Health Canada and the Department of Health and Human Services signed a five year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which provides an opportunity for collaboration on indigenous health issues. The MOU recognizes a common objective to improve the health status of indigenous people in Canada and the United States, and a common interest in improving approaches to health issues with indigenous populations by identifying and reinforcing best practices. | social determinants, indigenous health | krc | restricted |
Kennedy Health Care Reform Bill–Health Care Reform Draft Proposal of June 18, 2009 | 2009 | Health Care Reform Draft proposal | Health Care Reform, HCR | krc | restricted |
Kennedy Summary–Summary of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Draft Bill 06-09-09 | 2009 | Summary of Senate HELP Committee Draft Bill Health Care Reform | Health Care Reform, HCR, definitions, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
Letter from Helena Indian Alliance to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi thanking her for the work being done on H.R.3692 11-02-09 | 2009 | Letter to Nancy Pelosi from Helena Indian Alliance thanking her for her work on H.R.3962 Health Care Reform | Health Care Reform, HCR, H.R.3962, Helena Indian Alliance, Nancy Pelosi, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | restricted |
Information Dose January 15th, 2010 | 2010 |
This Information Dose includes: Information on the Wellness/Healing Skills Training Strategies for Indian Country in the New Millennium Conference in Rio Rancho, NM on April 20-23 (All Staff) New US Census Indian specific Materials for Census 2010 (Other: Community Outreach) Kaiser report on Medicaids Impact on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childrens Access to Care (Executive Director) 7th Quality Health Care for Diverse Population Conference CALL FOR PAPERS in Baltimore, MD (Medical, Behavioral Health) H1N1 Update (Public Health, Community Outreach) | Information Dose, 01-15-10, H1N1, Racial dispartities, Ethnic Disparities, Children's Access, 2010 Census, Indian Specific, Native American Health, American Indian Health, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | public |
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Written Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health before House Committee on Energy and Commerce On National Health Care Reform June 24th, 2009 | 2009 | Introduction: On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the House Committee on Natural Resources for this opportunity to testify on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009. NCUIH strongly supports the quick reauthorization of this critical piece of legislation as it is desperately needed to modernize and support the Indian health delivery system. As the debate around national health care reform sweeps through Congress, it is important that the needs of Indian people are remembered and addressed. I would like to thank Representative Pallone for introducing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in this new Congress. I would also like to thank Representative Rahall for moving quickly ahead on this important legislation. It is my hope that in this new Congress that we can move forward on the critical issues facing the I/T/U system. | Congress, Testimony, NCUIH, Geoffrey Roth, House Committee on Natural Resources, Indian Health Care, Rahall, Pallone, legislation, IHCIA, Indian health Care Improvement Act, HCR, Health care Reform | krc | restricted |
Indian Country Tribal Amendments to House of Representatives Health Care Discussion Draft–July 2, 2009 | 2009 |
RECOMMENDATIONS: The following recommended amendments to the House Health Care Reform Discussion Draft are made by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). | Health Care Reform, HCR, NCAI, NCUIH, NIHB, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Indian Country Recommendations to the Center for Disease Control regarding HIV/AIDS | 2009 | Indian Country Recommendations to the CDC Regarding HIV/AIDS A Native title to the Ryan White CARE Act needs to be added in the next reauthorization of this vital legislation for people living with HIV and AIDS. By doing this, American Indians, Native Americans and Alaska Natives ("Native Peoples") could access all Ryan White programs and funding, either through Indian Health Services (IHS) or other authorized tribal and/or urban healthcare service providers. This simple process would greatly improve all issues of access caused by inadequate IHS facility distribution as well as the lack of resources faced by all health-care providers serving Native Peoples' communities. | Indian Country, RWCA, Ryan White Care Act, HIV, AIDS, IHS, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Tribal, Urban, Healthcare, Cultural Specific Best Practices, CDC | krc | restricted |
Indian Country Article on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) of 2008 | 2008 | The American health care system has undergone revolutionary changes in the last two decades. Unfortunately these changes are not reflected on the American Indian/Alaska Native health care system, above all because the Indian Health Care Improvement Act has escaped reauthorization for thirteen years. Thus, the improvements in technology and methods of health care that have swept through the American medical landscape have rendered Native American health services outdated. In a coordinated effort NCUIH, NIHB, NCAI and several tribal consultants met with more than fourteen Republican members of the Energy and Commerce Committee last week to discuss the possible reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The meetings served as a platform for discussing the means necessary to bring Native American health care into the 21st century. | IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NCUIH Update, National Council of Urban Indian health, Natiuonal Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board, Indian Country, Energy and Commerce Committee, reauthorization | krc | restricted |
Indian Center of Santa Clara Valley Inc, Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives asking support for H.R.3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act and Inclusion for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act especially the provision for Urban Indian Health Programs November 4, 2009 | 2009 | Letter from Elizabeth Hunt CEO of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Inc, to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, asking for support of H.R.3962 The Affordable Health Care for America Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act | Indian Health Center of Santa Clara, H.R.3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, HCR, Health Care Reform, Elizabeth Hunt | krc | restricted |
IHS National Budget Formulation Workgroup Meeting FY 2012 | 2010 |
IHS National Budget Formulation Workgroup Meeting FY 2012 February 9th-10th, 2010 Urban Indian Health Programs Line Item Background and History | IHS, Indian health Service, Budget Formulation, FY2012 | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Letter to Congresswoman Hooley extending thanks for support of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) 12-11-07 | 2007 | The National Council of Urban Indian Health would like to thank you and extend our appreciation for the support you have given to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in getting it to the full committee. The National Council of Urban Indian Health is grateful to you, particularly for helping us to keep Title V unchanged, in the Act. | support, thank you, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NCUIH, NARA, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Native American Rehabilitation Association | krc | restricted |
House Communication–Letter to Senator E. Kennedy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from (NCUIH,NIHB,NCAI) expressing thanks for Congress | 2009 | On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indian Health Board, and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, we thank you for ensuring that the Presidents promise that all Americans will be able to preserve their health care of choice was extended to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Indian people have resoundingly said that they wish to preserve and protect as well as strengthen and enhance our Indian health delivery system and The Affordable Health Choices Act demonstrates Congresss commitment to making this happen. | NCAI, NCUIH, NIHB, Senate committee on indian affairs, SCIA, Affordable health choices act, HCR, health care reform | krc | restricted |
Hope Johnson from the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi thanking her for the work on H.R. 3692 11-03-09 | 2009 | Thank you letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from Hope Johnson, Executive Director of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center | Gerald L. Ignace, H. Johnson, Nancy Pelosi | krc | restricted |
HITECH | 2010 | PowerPoint Presentation by CMS on the Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 | CMS, Centers for Medicaid Services, ARRA, American Recovery and Re-investment Act, HITECH, Medicaid | krc | restricted |
Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Update to Members and Partners on Health Care Reform 11-23-09 | 2009 | As health care reform continues to move forward we would like to give you a quick synopsis of the conference call held today at 1pm going over the recent developments in the House and Senate for health care reform. The following are notes from the conference call: | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Senate, House of Representatives, HCR, Health Care Reform | krc | restricted |
Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Hill Heartbeat 10-29-09 (Now is the Time to Act for Indian Health! We Need You! | 2009 | As NCUIH already announced the Indian Health Care Improvement Act has been folded into H.R. 3200 the Affordable Health Care for American Actthe House of Representatives health care reform bill. We have all been fighting for over 10 years to get IHCIA passedand this is our only chance to get IHCIA through Congress this year. And its not just our only chance, it is our BEST chance; but, only if you call your House members NOW. We know how hard you can fight for your patients and your programs. Were asking you to bring that passion to Congress now. In fact, were asking that you encourage your patients to call Congress and tell them that they have to support Indian people. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Health Care Reform, HCR | krc | restricted |
Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Hill Heartbeat 09-10-09 White House Reform Team Meets with Indian Leaders | 2009 | On August 26th, Members of the White House Health teamincluding Director Yvette Roubideaux, Deputy Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jodi Gillete, and Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs Kimberly TeeHeemeet with Indian leaders to discuss health care reform, including Del Nutter, Executive Director of the Denver Indian Health and Family Services. The National Council of Urban Indian Health, the National Congress of American Indians, and the National Indian Health Board attended the meeting to help staff and support Tribal and Urban Indian leaders. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, White House, health reform, health care reform, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, NIHB, National Indian Health Board | krc | restricted |
Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Hill Heartbeat 03-07-09 End of Session Review (What Passed, What Died, and What will have to be revisited in the 111th Congress | 2009 | We are moving toward the end of a frustrating, contentious, and ultimately disappointing second session of the 110th Congress. Although Congress, at the time of writing this review, intends to come back into session for a lame-duck period on November 17th after the elections, the likelihood of Congress passing any substantive legislation besides the much discussed second stimulus package is very slim. This means a number of Indian Countrys top legislative priorities remain unfinished, including the reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The second session of the 110th Congress is not without its bright spots. Congress reauthorized the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and reauthorized the Community Health Centers Act. However, those bright spots were few and far between due to a number of issues. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, SDPI, Special Diabetes Program for Indians, Community Health Centers Act | krc | restricted |
Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Action Alert: Health Care Reform–Indian Country Tool Kit for Health Reform–August 11, 2009 | 2009 | Currently Congress and the Obama Administration are fighting to reform our health care system. They are fighting an uphill battle against entrenched interests. Not only do Congress and the Administration need to know they have our support, they need to know what they must include in health care reform to ensure our unique health care system is preserved. As American Indians and Alaska Natives, we know, more than most, that health care reform is long overdue. We need to support President Obama and his plan for national health insurance reform. But we must also make our voices heard. We must loudly insist that our system of care the Indian Health System BE PRESERVED AND STREGTHENED. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, health care reform, HCR | krc | restricted |
Healthy Indian Country Initiative Project Background The Urban Indian Health Approach (HICI) | 2009 | Background and Scope of Work for the Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI) | HICI, Healthy Indian Country Initiative, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health | krc | restricted |
Kaiser Family Foundation Comparison of ALL 3 Major Health Care Reform Proposals of the House and Senate including President | 2009 | This side-by-side compares the leading comprehensive reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Included in this side-by-side are proposals for moving toward universal coverage that have been put forward by the President and Members of Congress. In an effort to capture the most important proposals, we have included those that have been formally introduced as legislation as well as those that have been offered as principles or in White Paper form. This side-by-side will be regularly updated to reflect changes in the proposals and to incorporate major new proposals as they are announced. | Health Care Reform, comparison, Obama, House of Representatives, Senate, KFF, Kaiser Family Foundation | krc | restricted |
Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Regarding Healthcare Reform June 11th, 2009 | 2009 | Honorable Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Geoffrey Roth. I am the Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and the President of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. I am also a descendent of the Hunkpapa band of The Lakota Sioux Nation, part of the Standing Rock Tribe. On behalf of NCUIH, our 36 member clinics, and the 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native patients that we serve annually, I would like to thank the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for this opportunity to testify on Indian Countrys recommendations for health care reform. NCUIH strongly supports the joint recommendations drafted together with the National Indian Health Board and the National Congress of American Indians. All of our organizations believe that these recommendations are the very minimum of what must be included in health care reform. The National Council of Urban Indian Health also strongly encourages this Committee to pursue a standalone bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Given the tight schedule for health care reform, I am honored for this opportunity to present what we feel are the key foundations that must be included in health care reform if it is to be meaningful for American Indians and Alaska Natives, whether they reside on or off Tribal land. | Geoffrey Roth, NCUIH, NNAACP, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, NIHB, IHCIA, Testimony to Congress, SCIA, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Urban Indian, Tribal Land, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs | krc | restricted |
Health Care Reform Indian Country Recommendation Executive Summary Joint Recommendations | 2008 | Tribal Leaders agree with Chairman Baucus's Proposal to augment funding for the Indian Health Services and concur with his observation that "IHS desperately needs additional funding. It is impossible to keep America's promise to provide health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives with the current level of IHS funding" | Baucus, IHS, funding, health care, IHCIA, american indians, alaska natives, health care reform, HCR, NCUIH, NIHB, NCAI | krc | restricted |
Health Affairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere–How Many Are Underinsured? Trends Among U.S. Adults, 2003 and 2007 06-10-08 | 2008 | With health insurance moving toward greater patient cost sharing, this study finds a sharp increase in the number of underinsured people. Based on indicators of cost exposure relative to income, as of 2007 an estimated twenty-five million insured people ages 1964 were underinsureda 60 percent increase since 2003. The rate of increase was steepest among those with incomes above 200 percent of poverty, where underinsurance rates nearly tripled. In total, 42 percent of U.S. adults were underinsured or uninsured. The underinsured report high levels of access problems and financial stress. The findings underscore the need for policy attention to benefit design, to assure care and affordability | Health Care Coverage, Insurance, underinsured, uninsured, | krc | restricted |
Guiding Principles and Objectives–Indian Tribes and Indian Health Program Delivery from Indian Country 12-05-08 | 2008 | As the administration considers changes to the Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP with the goal of maintaining financial stability, it is important that the government upholds its responsibility to honor the unique health care obligations that it has to Tribes and Indian People. This document outlines slightly revised principles for Indian Health program delivery that were established in previous health care reform activities and adopted by the consensus of all tribes. | Obligation to Indian people, trust responsibilities, cultural sensitivity, health needs, IHCIA, IHS, Sovereignty, TTAG, CMS, IHS | krc | restricted |
Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi of the United States House of Representatives urging support for the Reauthorization for the IHCIA and definition changes to “Indian” | 2009 | Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi of the United States House of Representatives urging support for the Reauthorization for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and recommended change of definition November 4, 2009 | Definition, Urban Indians, Urban Indian Organizations, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal, Consultation, Confer, Title V, Great Plains, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200 | krc | restricted |
FY2010–Urban Indian Health Program Appropriations History and Explanation Document 11-20-09 National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Update | 2009 | The FY2010 Interior Appropriations passed on October 29, 2009. It included a 7 million dollar increase for the Urban Indian Health Program. A nearly 20% increase over the previous years appropriation for the program and the single largest increase the entire history of the UIHP. The ground work for this increased was first laid with Representative Dicks a staunch supporter of the UIHP and the incoming Obama Administration. Starting in November of 2008 NCUIH started working with the incoming Obama Administration and key Congress members to ensure that the FY2009 and FY2010 appropriation began to address the near decade of flat funding under the Bush Administration. Despite the herculean efforts of Representative Dicks, chairman of the Interior Appropriation Subcommittee, to increase the UIHP budget item in recent years, expanding the UIHP budget provide difficult when the Bush Administration insisted on zeroing out the program for three years running. NCUIH hoped that with a new, sympathetic administration that Representative dicks would have the leverage necessary to expand the UIHP budget. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, FY 2010, Appropriations, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, Legislative | krc | restricted |
FY2010–National Council of Urban Indian Health FY2010 Appropriations Packet for First Nations Community Healthsource of the Urban Indian Health Program | 2009 | APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST AGREEMENT We the undersigned submit our Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations request with the understanding that the Honorable Martin Heinrich looks to promote only those projects that benefit the common good and are of enduring value to the people of the First Congressional District of New Mexico. We further agree that the dollars requested fund only those endeavors that can easily withstand any and all public scrutiny and, in fact, invite anyone to look further into the benefits that these requested dollars add to the community and welcome the opportunity to delve into further detail about the project these dollars will fund. Finally, we agree and understand that the following pages, and any other documents produced during the appropriations process henceforth for the purpose of this request, will be posted online at. | Appropriations, Budget, Heinrich | krc | restricted |
FY2010–National Council of Urban Indian Health Fiscal Year FY2011 Budget Priorities (Background and History) 04-29-09 | 2009 | According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of American Indians and Alaska Natives currently live in urban centers. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. Urban Indians are our brothers, sisters, cousins, or ourselves as we move between our tribal homes and the urban centers for work, to pursue education, or to advocate on the behalf of all Native Americans. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives were originally forced to urban locations during the Termination and Relocation era due to economic pressures and the federal policy at the time, now most Native Americans transition between their tribal homes and the urban centers depending upon their needs and the needs of their families. The Urban Indian Health Program is there to provide health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives when they live in urban setting, thus helping to form a complete circle of care with tribal and IHS health providers. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, FY2011, Budget, Priorities | krc | restricted |
FY2010–Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Senators Conrad, and Gregg of the Committee on the Budget for Funding of FY2010 Native American Programs 03-13-09 | 2009 | Regarding Funding for Native American Programs for Fiscal Year 2010 | United States Senate, tribal funding, fy 2010 | krc | restricted |
FY2010–Department of Health and Human Services letter to Tribal Leaders about organizing 11th Annual National HHS Budget Formulation and Consultation Session April 29-30, 2009 | 2009 | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host the 11th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session April 29th-30th, 2009 in Washington DC at the Hubert Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave SW. | HHS, Health and Human Services, Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session, Consultation, Formulation, Budget | krc | restricted |
FY2010–Department of Health and Human Services 2009 Tribal Consultation Guidance for Testimony Submission for the 11th Annual Tribal Consultation Session 03-09-09 | 2009 | Health and Human Services encourages and appreciates Tribal testimony for its 11th Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session. To assist Tribes with testimony preparation, we have prepared this guidance document. Tribes, as equal partners in our work, may submit testimony in whatever format they desire. However, these guidelines will, in our experience, produce testimony that is most likely to positively affect the budget formulation and policymaking process. | Template, Tribal Consultation, 11th annual tribal budget consultation | krc | restricted |
The State of Best Practices in Indian Country- A Concept Paper published in Healthy Indian Country Initiative Promising Practice Guide 2010 | 2010 | In a national effort towards accountability and effectiveness of health care, the use of evidence-based practices (EBP) is becoming the standard for clinical care. Every health discipline has examples of historical treatment approaches (i.e., we've always done it this way) without real evidence that it works. The same trend is occurring in the area of prevention as the United States begins the shift from high cost interventions to preventative care. Unfortunately, the historical treatment and prevention approaches are not always effective and have, at times, resulted in no-improvement at best in some cases and fatalities at worst. The move toward demonstrating evidence or research-base of the effectiveness of prevention, treatment and intervention approaches were a step toward ensuring the best possible care for patients and their community. However, as the pendulum swings toward the sole use of clinical practices with formalized research base, new challenges and limitations have emerged, especially for ethnic minority populations and the historically underserved groups of people. | Evidence Based Practices, Practice Based Evidence, Effectiveness, cultural competency, best practices, Native American, American Indian, Delores BigFoot, Jami Bartgis | krc | public |
Factors affecting American Indian adolescent tobacco use | 2005 | The present study merged problem behavior and social ecological theories to examine how mental health and environmental factors, including culture, were associated with American Indian youth tobacco use. | Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior/psychology, Adult Femalem, Humans Indians, North American/psychology* Male Prevalence Risk Factors Smoking/ethnology, Smoking/prevention, control, United States/epidemiology | krc | restricted |
Governor Kulongoski letter to Senator Smith opposing elimination of Urban Indian Health Programs | 2006 | Gov. Kulongoski letter to Sen. Smith urging opposition of President's proposed elimination of the National Urban Indian Health Program. | U.S. Senate; National Urban Indian Health Program; Indian Health Service; National American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest; traditional Indian culture; primary care; mental health; alcohol and drug addiction services; social services | krc | restricted |
Dear Colleague Letter 03-02-07 from McDermott and Wilson asking to support the Indian Health Services (IHS) Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) | 2007 | We are writing to ask you to join us in supporting the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) in the Fiscal Year 2008 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The Administration proposed eliminating this program in its FY07 and FY08 budgets. Last year, with the help of 41 Members of the House, we were successful in restoring funding for this important program in the appropriations process. The 34 urban Indian health organizations are established, trusted, and well-known institutions, offering professionals who are uniquely trained to provide primary care and outreach services in a culturally-knowledgeable manner to 150,000 underserved urban Indians annually. Of the 4.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S., 2.5 million live in urban areas. Urban Indian health organizations have provided quality health care services in a culturally sensitive manner for over 30 years, and we are concerned that urban Indians living off-reservation may be deprived of appropriate care if the program is eliminated. | IHS, Indian Health Services, UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Hill Heartbeat–National Council of Urban Indian Health Hill Heartbeat 10-29-09 Action Alert: Indian Health Care Improvement Act included in H.R. 3200 | 2009 | The Speaker of the House announced on October 22nd that Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) of 2009, HR 2708, will be included in HR 3200, the Affordable Health Choices Act. Two changes were made to the Bill Pallone introduced: the licensing language in Sec. 221 will not be included and the reauthorization period was extended and made permanent. | House of Representatives, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, IHCIA, HCR, Health Care Reform, Affordable Health Choices Act, H.R.3200, Reauthorization, H.R.2708 | krc | restricted |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Template letter for Partner to Senator expressing concern over the zeroing out of the Urban Indian Health Program in President | 2008 | I write to express my deep concern over the zeroing out of the Urban Indian Health Program in the Presidents FY 2009 Budget. This is the third year in a row that the Administration has attempted to end this small but vital program. Standing in solidarity with our Urban Indian Health Program partners, we once again come to Congress to ask that you protect these programs. We understand that the Administration is, for the third year, claiming that the Urban Indian Health Programs are duplicitous with other health programs, notably the Community Health Centers and local health programs. This assertion was proven incorrect during the debate over both the FY 2007 and FY 2008 budgets. Furthermore, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has provided both testimony refuting the Administrations claim and letters in support of the Urban Indian Health Program. | NCUIH,National Council of Urban Indian Health, Zero-ing out, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Association of Community Health Centers, NACHC, UIHP | krc | restricted |
Letter to Senator Dorgan and Barrasso of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Expressing strong support for Dr. Yvette Roubideaux (IHS) from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) 04-21-09 | 2009 | I am writing to express my strong support of Dr. Yvette Roubideaux for the position of Director of Indian Health Services (IHS). I express individual support but also extend support on behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, our 36 member programs and the 150,000 patients that our programs serve annually. We feel that Dr. Roubideaux not only has the experience and passion to be a dynamic Director, but that she is also deeply innovative at a time where innovation and the ability to think creatively are desperately needed. As health care reform moves forward all American Indians and Alaska Natives, particularly those living in urban centers, need a Director at IHS that is able to fully exploit the opportunities opening at this time. The Indian Health Service must be flexible at this time. Dr. Roubideaux is a person who understands the need to re-imagine not just what the Indian Health Service is currently doing, but what it could be doing. | Template letter, Dorgan, Barrasso, NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Geoff Roth, IHS, Indian Health Services, Dr. Roubideaux | krc | restricted |
Information Dose 5-26-10 | 2010 | The Information Dose previews the latest news in research and technical assistance, from NCUIH's Research and TA Department led by Dr. Jami Bartgis. | information dose, info dose, technical assistance, ta, research, department, newsletter, news, newsletters | krc | public |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Hill (NCUIH) Heartbeat 11-05-09 Votes for H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act likely start soon and needs your support! | 2009 | The House Health Care Reform Bill, H.R. 3962 contains the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) bill (H.R. 2708, introduced June 4, 2009). In addition, H.R. 3962 contains PERMANENT reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act! This is the best package for urban Indian providers in over 8 years. Many of the provisions that we lost during the Bush administration were restored in H.R 2708. This is the BEST bill for Urban Indians and our ONLY shot at getting it passed this Congress. | NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Hill Heartbeat, 11-05-09, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, H.R.3692, Reauthorization, H.R.2708 | krc | restricted |
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Health Status Report on Cardiovascular Disease 02-25-08 | 2008 | Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) Data - Diseases of the cardiovascular system are responsible for over 40% of deaths in the US general population. The two major categories of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are heart disease and stroke, which respectively are the first and third leading causes of death in the US. CVD is responsible for more deaths than any other condition among both males and females, and in all racial and ethnic groups. However, low-income and minority populations carry a disproportionately high burden of death and disability related to CVD. In recent years the impact of CVD on AI/AN communities has been growing. In 2001, heart disease was the leading cause of death among all AI/AN (20% of all deaths) and stroke was the fifth leading cause of death (5% of all deaths). More AI/AN men and women over the age of 45 now die of CVD than any other single disease category. In addition, the heavy burden of disability caused by CVD is a major and increasing component of both inpatient and outpatient medical expenditures by the Indian Health Service and tribal health programs. With the increasing prevalence in AI/AN communities of risk factors for CVD, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the burden of CVD in tribal communities is expected to increase. | CVD, Cardio-vascular Disease, Heart Disease, Stroke, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native American, Health Disparities | krc | restricted |
The Office of Urban Indian Health Programs and National Council of Urban Indian Health Briefing prepared for Dr. Charles W. Grim | 2007 | Recent years have found Urban Indian Health programs encounter difficult times for a variety of reasons. These difficulties can often times be resolved with education and advisement from a neutral source. It is the NCUIH Boards intention to create a model of technical assistance delivery that encompasses our strengths as an Urban Indian Health System of Care. The NCUIH Board requests a 1.5% set aside of the supplemental funding provided to the Indian Health Services in the FY 2007 CR for UIHP support and the formulation of an Urban Indian Health technical assistance module. 1% to be distributed to Urban programs and .5% to be allocated to NCUIH for TA. The NCUIH Board of Directors would also like to extend an invitation to our annual conference to be held the first week of June. Your input and information sharing on Urban Indian Health would be an valuable for all program Directors. The Board would also like to have a commitment to meet bi-annually with you to discuss issues of relevance on the Urban Indian Health System of Care and the larger Indian Health System of Care. Urban Indian Health Programs indicate that a module of Technical Assistance needs to be developed where communication and expertise can be shared among peer programs. It is the intention of the NCUIH Board to coordinate and maintain a system of technical assistance by utilizing best practices of our member organizations. Such a system will benefit the individual Urban Indian Health Organizations to provide world class medical and behavioral health services to the urban Indian population. By identifying programs of expertise and providing an avenue for information dissemination to other programs in need we will resolve a wide array of programmatic and management compliance issues in a confidential and cost effective manner. | UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, TA, Technical Assistance, Supplemental Funding, Dissemination, Communication | krc | restricted |
Cervical cancer screening: knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of American Indian women | 1998 | Cervical cancer is a significant problem among American Indian women. Studies report very high mortality and poor 5-year survival rates as compared to other ethnic groups. This paper reports on the impact of a culturally framed cervical cancer educational project on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward cervical cancer screening among American Indian women in California. | Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Cervix Neoplasms/Prevention & Control; Female; Health Education/Methods; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires | krc | restricted |
Center for Native American health: A Unique Collaboration in Indian Health | 1999 | As more tribes and urban programs begin to take a more active role in developing and expanding their health programs, they are seeking resources and assistance from a variety of new sources. The Center for Native American Health (CNAH) at the University of Arizona is an example of a unique collaboration in Indian health that assists tribes and urban programs as they develop health and prevention programs in their communities | Health Planning/Economics; Health Promotion/Economics; Health Promotion/Organization & Administration | krc | restricted |
Senator Dorgan Staff Concept Paper for Indian Health Care Reform–History and Background on the Indian Health Care System–July 6, 2009 | 2009 | Native Americans suffer significant health disparities due to an outdated, strained and underfunded health care system. For over a decade, Indian Country had asked Congress to address these issues by reauthorizing and amending the Indian Health care Improvement Act (IHCIA). Last Congress, the Senate passed an Indian Health care bill by an overwhelming 82 to 10 vote. Unfortunately the bill did not pass the House of Representatives. It is now time for us to take a fresh look at the Indian Health care system . | IHCIA, NCAI, NIHB, NCUIH, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, SCIA | krc | public |
PowerPoint Presentation: Native Suicide Prevention: Approaches, Interventions, and Responses for an International Strategy | 2006 | Overview: An Environmental Scan; Behavioral Health Care System Issues; Fragmentation and Integration; Discuss Suicide; Disaster; Indigenous Knowledge+Evidence Based Knowledge=Best Practice; Integrated Care Approaches. | Behavioral Health; Suicide; Evidence-Based Best Practice; Integrated Care Approaches | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health-related historical legislation Chart | 2010 | Historical Urban indian Health-related Legislative Chart | Legislative, history, Urban Indian health | krc | public |
Tester Amendments S. 1790 | 2010 | Amendments to S.1790 proposed by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) | tester amendments | krc | public |
Testimony to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Appropriations Committee (3/10) | 2010 | Testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, given by NCUIH President-elect, Dr. Patrick Rock, CEO of the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis. | testimony, scia | krc | public |
Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before House Interior Appropriations Subcommittees Native American Witness Day March 23-24th, 2010 | 2010 | Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health before House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee’s Native American Witness Day March 23-24th, 2010 | krc | public | |
MSPI Campaign RFA 2010 | 2010 | MSPI Campaign RFA 2010 | MSPI, Methamphetamine, Suicide, Prevention, Request for Application, 2010 | krc | public |
Information Dose Special Edition | 2010 | Special edition on Meth & Suicide Prevention | Meth Prevention, Methamphetamine, Prevention, PowerPoint, Journals, MSPI | krc | public |
Q&A-Instructions on how to use the Knowledge Resource Center | 2010 | March 31st, 2010-Q&A-Instructions on how to use the Knowledge Resource Center | krc | public | |
Legilsation for Urban Indian Health Providers- Paper. The Urban Indian Perspective Series | 2010 | In accordance with its
principles, NCUIH strongly believes continuous, meaningful dialogue with
the
urban Indian community and urban Indian health providers is critical to
ensuring that legislative activities
undertaken by the legislative department is done in accordance with the
interests and needs of the urban Indian community. | krc | public | |
UIHP Uniqueness Factsheet | 2007 | UIHPs provide unique services that are culturally relevant and appropriate to our population FACTSHEET | krc | public | |
Relocation Factsheet | 2007 | Relocation of American Indian in urban settings-- FACTSHEET | relocation Urban Indians | krc | public |
Myths Factsheet | 2007 | Myths and Realities faced by Urban Indian communities across the US FACSHEET | Myths urban American Indian | krc | public |
UIHP Provided Services 2008 | 2008 |
Spreadsheet/Chart listing all services provided by UIHPs across the US. Categorized by NCUIH Members/Region | uihp services | krc | public |
Urban Indian Facts Sheet | 2007 |
2007 Urban Indian Communities Factsheet Developed by the National
council of Urban Indian Health as part of its PR/Awareness Packet | Urban Indian, factsheet, awareness, general Information about Urban Indian population | krc | restricted |
Traditional Services UIHPs | 2008 | Spreadsheet/Chart listing TRADITIONAL services provided by UIHPs across the US. Categorized by NCUIH Members/Region | Traditional Services | krc | restricted |
Questions from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | 2009 | Questions from Senator Dorgan and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to the National Council of Urban Indian Health. | Senator Dorgan, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, SCIA, NCUIH, HIT, Indian Health Programs, UIHP, FQHC,Rural Health Clinics, RHC, IHS, Udall, Barasso, cultural accessibility | krc | restricted |
Technical Assistance for Urban Indian Communities– The Urban Indian Perspective Series | 2010 | The TARC is NCUIHs implementing agent to assist the Urban Indian Health Programs to attain their own goals in diverse areas-- such as Public Health Policy, Management, Finance and Operations, Communications, Education, Evaluation, Outreach, Quality Care and Technology, to name a few. As such, the TARC has been designed to operate under a holistic approachthat is, both in seamless coordination with the other NCUIH departments (Legislation, Policy, Technology, and Executive Office) and in coordination with the unique needs of the Urban Indian Health Programs and the communities they serve. | Technical Assistance, Urban Indian communities, best practices,management | krc | restricted |
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Questions to National Council of Urban Indian Health 07-15-09 | 2009 | In 1981 the Indian Health Service conducted a comprehensive needs assessment not bound to the current locations of the urban Indian health programs. This was not only the last study conducted on the needs of the urban Indian community, but the most comprehensive needs assessment conducted for the urban Indian community by any federal agency. This study is the basis upon which NCUIH has developed its own recommendations for a new needs assessment. | Needs Assessment, NCUIH, SCIA, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, FQHC, Tribe, Urban, Urban Indians, Data, CMS, Senator Barasso, Senator Udall, Methadology | krc | unavailable |
Senate-Passed S.1200–Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization bill– puts Moratorium on Center for Medicaid/ Medicare Services Target Case Management Services Regulations 02-26-08 | 2008 | S. 1200 includes an amendment added on the Senate floor which places a 13-month moratorium on implementation of the CMS Targeted Case Management regulations that are otherwise scheduled to become effective March 3, 2008. The amendment (# 4023) adopted by voice vote during the Feb. 14 debate, is the same as S. 2578, (Coleman and Klobuchar with 19 co-sponsors) and H.R. 5173 (Ellison and 30 co-sponsors). The effort to prevent these regulations from taking effect has strong support from a number of social services, mental health and disability groups. | S.1200, IHCIA, CMS, reauthorization, Indian Health Care Improvement Act | krc | unavailable |
Oral Testimony of Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director National Council of Urban Indian Health House Interior Appropriations Subcommittees Native American Witness Day March 25th, 2009 | 2009 | Im Geoffrey Roth, Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health. On behalf of the 36 NCUIH member organizations and the 150,000 Urban Indians that our programs serve annually, I would like to thank Chairman Dicks and Ranking Member Simpson for this opportunity to provide testimony addressing the Urban Indian priorities for the FY2010 Budget. | NCUIH, FY2010, Budget, Urban, Indian, IHS, Testimony, Native American Awareness Day, Geoffrey Roth | krc | restricted |
Impact Survey Spreadsheet | 2009 | UIHP's Survey Chart (xls) on the Impact caused by the "Possible loss of Indian Health Services for Urban Indian Health Programs" Survey Carried out by the national Council of Urban indian Health in 2009. Please see related Narrative/document at http://krc.ncuih.org/admin/publication_form.php?publication_id=361 | congress, economic, loss, advocacy, poverty, disparities, urban indian communities | krc | unavailable |
Impact Survey Spreadsheet – Urban Programs Possible loss of Indian Health Services for Urban Indian Health Programs | 2009 | UIHP's Survey Narrative Responses on the Impact caused by the "Possible loss of Indian Health Services for Urban Indian Health Programs" Survey Carried out by the national Council of Urban indian Health in 2009. Please see related spreadsheet/document at http://krc.ncuih.org/admin/publication_form.php?publication_id=360 | congress, economic, loss, advocacy, poverty, disparities, urban indian communities | krc | unavailable |
National Council of Urban Indian Health merged Letters to Multiple Representatives asking support for H.R.3962–Affordable Health Care for America Act and the addition of Indian Health Care Improvement Act November 6, 2009 | 2009 | On behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, I am writing to ask for your support of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Specifically, we ask that you support the inclusion of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) as part of H.R. 3962. The addition of IHCIA in H.R. 3962 honors the trust responsibility incumbent upon the United States to provide health care to Indian people regardless of where they reside. | krc | unavailable | |
National Indian Health Board Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act–Bringing the Indian Health Services into the 21st Century–Title-by-Title of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization and Congressional Budget Office Score | 2007 | The following is a summary of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) reauthorization bills, S. 1200. The Senate bill is organized into two titles: Title I: amending and revising the IHCIA and Title II: Improvement of Indian Health Care Provided under the Social Security Act. | krc | unavailable | |
Section-by-Section Analysis of January 10, 2008 Draft Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S.1200 Indian Health care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 | 2008 | What follows is a section-by-section overview of the January 10, 2008, amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. Each section is briefly described; then there is a description of how the S. 1200 amendment in the nature of a substitute would change current law; and then there is a citation to the section of the federal code (Title 25 of the United States Code) that is current law. Sections of the bill that would be completely new law are so noted. | krc | unavailable | |
National Healthcare Disparities Report 2008 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services | 2009 | The purpose of the NHDR, as mandated by Congress, I is to identify the differences or gaps where some populations receive poor or worse care than others and to track how these gaps are changing over time. Although the emphasis is on disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, this directive also includes a charge to examine disparities in “priority populations.” These include groups with unique health care needs or issues that require special attention. Among the priority populations addressed in the NHDR are women, children, older adults, residents of rural areas, and individuals with disabilities or special health care needs. | krc | unavailable | |
The Kaiser Family Foundation–Compendium of Cultural Competence–Initiatives in Health Care– January 2003 | 2003 | Public and private sector organizations are involved in a number of activities that seek to reduce cultural and communication barriers to health care. These activities are often described as cultural competency and/or cross-cultural education. The Institute of Medicine report (2002)1, Unequal Treatment, recommended that the health care system pursue several of these techniques as part of a multi-level strategy to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care | krc | unavailable | |
Self-Determination and Urban Indians May 2009 | 2009 | The right to self-determination is a fundamental principle of human rights law whereby individual and collective rights to freely determine one's political status and freely pursue economic, social, and cultural development are guaranteed. | krc | unavailable | |
The Healthcare Equality Project (HEP) Background and Who we are: 03-06-09 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) | 2009 | Our healthcare system is in critical condition. We can’t get our economy back on track if we don’t solve our health care crisis. The longer we wait and do nothing, the worse it will get. We must act quickly to fix a system that costs too much and covers too few. But for some Americans, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, the crisis is much deeper than that. | krc | unavailable | |
The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation–Healthcare and the 2008 Election–Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What are the Options–October 2008 | 2008 | One in three residents of the United States self-identify as either African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or multiracial. By 2050, this number is expected to increase to one in two. Despite significant advances in civil rights, race remains a significant factor in determining whether an individual receives care, whether an individual receives high quality care, and in determining health outcomes. | krc | unavailable | |
United States House of Representative Act H.R.2 To amend title 11 of the Social Security Act to extend and improve Children’s Health Insurance Program 01-21-09 | 2009 | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. | krc | unavailable | |
United States House of Representatives Bill to Improve the Health of Minority Individuals, and for other purposes (Healthy Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 06-25-09 | 2009 | To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Template Letter to U.S. Senate urging to include the Indian Health Care Improvement Act into the Senate’s Health Care Reform Bill 11-13-09 | 2009 | The IHCIA is the baseline for all health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Since 1992, when the IHCIA was last overhauled, the American health care system has been revolutionized, but the Indian health care system has not been. It is imperative that the IHCIA be reauthorized to begin to bridge this gap. Including IHCIA in a health care reform bill will modernize the Indian health care system at the same time as Congress is reforming health care for all Americans. | krc | unavailable | |
Urban Indian Health Programs Program Matrix (an information tool for development) 2008 for Healthy Indian Country Initiative for the Urban Indian Health programs | 2009 | Every Urban Indian Health Program carries out programs in different stages of development. The purpose of this assessment tool is to get a broad stroked, snapshot of your individual programs so that we may provide better advocacy and individualized technical assistance. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health letter to Paul Lumley Congratulations on appointment as Executive Director of the National American Indian housing Council 01-29-07 | 2007 | We would like to congratulate you on your appointment as Executive Director of the National American Indian Housing Council. Given your rich experience in American Indian and Alaska Native affairs, we rest assured that the housing situations of our people will continue to improve with you at the helm of NAIHC. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Thank You Letter to Glynn Crooks Vice-Chairmen to Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe 03-11-07 | 2007 | I would like to thank you and express my appreciation for allowing me to share your table at the NCAI Awards Ceremony. As a young organization, the National Council of Urban Indian Health looks up to your Tribe’s excellent work in Indian-Country. The high performance, integrity and compassion shown by the Tribe sheds light on our path and work; it indeed gives NCUIH the hope that Indian Country can indeed join efforts, speak and work in unison. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council or Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Scope of Work for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) for Marketing, Branding, and Web-Site design 11-15-06 through 02-14-07 | 2007 | NCUIH shall render the Marketing & Branding services here below listed to the National Native American Aids Prevention Center (NNAAPC) in the period comprising September the 15th, 2006 through February 14th, 2007: | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Diabetes Data Collection | 2009 | The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is available for technical assistance to support Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHO) reach their goals with diabetes data collection. The technical assistance offered can be adapted to individual program needs. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Urban Indian Education and Research Organization Grant Program Categorical Budget and Narrative Year 1 | 2009 | This budget narrative is organized according to the Federally approved budget categories: a) Personnel, b)Fringe, c) Travel, d) Equipment, e) Supplies, f) Contractual, g) Other. Appropriate justification has been provided for all expenses listed in the budget detail. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health letter to support Susan Roth Executive Director LifeLines Community Native American Program 07-13-07 | 2007 | We would like to hereby present our strong support for the LifeLines Community Native American Program’s application for the Minority Outreach and Technical Support grant. The LifeLines program accounts for proven success in the delivery of substance abuse and support services for disadvantaged Native Americans living in the Baltimore area. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health submission to Phyllis Wolfe, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Indian Health Service for the Research Organization Cooperative Agreement HHS-2008-UIHP-0003 for the FY 2008 | 2007 | Enclosed in this package, please find the resubmission of our proposal for the Urban Indian Education and Research Organization Cooperative Agreement-- HHS-2008-IHS-UIHP-0003-- for the FY 2009 Budget; with grant activities occurring September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Transition Plan: Urban Indian Health The First 100 Days 10-10-08 | 2008 | This document is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of the needs of the Urban Indian Health Program, but rather the intent is to identify immediate issues and concerns for the incoming Administration. The Urban Indian Health Program has suffered decades of neglect, and in the last four years, outright hostility and attack. The National Council of Urban Indian Health hopes to work with the incoming Administration to remedy the problems and difficulties facing the UIHP. This document is an invitation to discuss what NCUIH sees as problems and potential solutions for the UIHP. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Proposal to Ms. Margaret Knight Executive Director of the Association of American Indian Physicians on the Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI) March 2008 | 2008 | American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are currently in their most critical health condition ever-- presenting the highest rates of health disparities in the nation. Caught between the US Government and Tribal tensions; entangled by inadequate federal policies; and restrained by our own pride and stoic nature, Urban American Indians struggle greatly to access the healthcare and welfare systems. Advocacy, knowledge and awareness are extremely urgent. Advocating on our own behalf to change federal policies becomes a titanic challenge when funds, leadership and skills are very scarce; while information and knowledge are practically nonexistent. For the afore-mentioned reasons, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) hereby expresses its commitment and excitement to collaborate with the Association of American Indian Physicians, the National Indian Health Board, and the US Department of Health and Human Services to improve the situation of our Indian brothers and sisters through the Healthy Indian Country Initiative (HICI). NCUIH would like to respond to this unique opportunity by presenting a proposal that takes into account the (extremely shocking) lack of information on Urban Indian Health. NCUIH intends to tackle the same by incorporating an academic collection of information; as well as the gathering /analysis of the evidence-based information and knowledge foundation emanating from the practical experience of main field actors. The knowledge compiled and the materials created will be used to create an online toolkit that will make this categorized information available to the Urban Indian Health partners and Tribes as proven tools for replicable successes across the United States. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health 1st quarter Executive Director’s Report 2007 | 2007 | Part of stabilizing an organization includes ensuring that consistent and clear communication is presented to the Board of Directors as prescribed by the NCUIH Policy Governance Manual. This is my first draft of a reporting module that is consistent with both our IHS cooperative agreement and Executive Limitations in the Policy Governance Manual. As this is a first draft I will adjust it for subsequent quarterly board meetings at the Boards pleasure. My hope is that this ED report along with monthly financial statements will allow our geographically diverse Board the tools to make informed goals setting and evaluation as needed. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Telephone Conference Call 03-21-07 on Eligibility | 2007 | There’s a new non-profit organization called the California Consortium of Urban Indian Health, developed from the Western Indian Network WIN program which was funded by the Indian Health Service. | krc | unavailable | |
The National Council of Urban Indian Health and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act NCUIH-IHCIA | 2009 | As the primary organization promoting and advocating urban Indian health at the national level, NCUIH has been excited to be a participant in the many different ways of bringing awareness to the pending reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). Of grave consequence to the health of all Indians, IHCIA remains one of the main pillars of federal recognition of its trust obligation to this nation’s indigenous population. | krc | unavailable | |
Press Release 02-15-07 National Council of Urban Indian Health, National Indian Health Board, and National Congress of American Indians host Press conference on Elimination of Urban Indian Health Program | 2007 | WASHINGTON—February 15, 2007—The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) hosted a joint press conference with the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) earlier this morning, addressing the elimination of the Urban Indian Health Program from the Administration’s proposed budget for FY 2008. | krc | unavailable | |
Testimony of the National Council of Urban Indian Health Presented by Moke Eaglefathers Board President of NCUIH on the Presidents Fiscal Year 2008 FY 2008 Budget Elimination of the Urban Indian Health Program 02-15-07 | 2007 | We predicted in last year's written testimony to the HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation Session that the proposal to zero out the Urban Indian Health Program in the FY 2007 budget may very well set precedent in the following years' budget. While we succeeded—with the help of our allies in Congress—in restoring funding for the Urban Indian Health Program back into the FY 2007 budget, the original proposal did indeed set precedent as is obvious from the FY 2008 budget. It is now even more acceptable to bypass the historical, federal trust responsibility vis-a-vis this nation's indigenous peoples than it used to be. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health FY 2008 Budget Strategy and Timeline | 2007 | We have another tough year ahead for Urban Indian Health. NCUIH is again anticipating the Urban Indian Health line item in the IHS budget to be zeroed out. We are ready to employ the political capital we have gained from last year’s congressional renouncement of the proposed budget, and have been busy planning for and producing materials that will be key in our advocacy efforts this year. We are better situated then in years past and we will again achieve success. | krc | unavailable | |
National Council of Urban Indian Health Press Release Spring Conference May 31, 2006 | 2006 | May 15, 2006- The National Council of Urban Indian Health will host its annual Spring Conference in Washington DC on May 31, 2006. NCUIH was created to support Urban Indian Health Programs and will be pushing forward to mark eight years of advocacy. | krc | unavailable | |
Evaluation of the IHS urban health business office concept | 1992 | Purpose: The "Evaluation of the IHS Urban Health Business Office Concept," commonly called the Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Project, was a ten month grant demonstration project that was contracted to the American Indian Health Care Association (AIHCA) by the Indian Health Service (IHS) with cooperation of the Social Security Administration (SSA). | Indian Health Service; Office Concept; Social Security Administration; minority populations; benefit enrollment; American Indian/Alaska Natives; outreach programs; data collection; income; access to assistance services; health care benefits | krc | restricted |
Health and aging of urban American Indians | 1992 | Although half of the American Indian population resides off the reservtion, mostly in the western states, research on the health or urban American Indians remains sparse. American Indians living in urban areas are not eligible for the federally mandated health care provided by the Indian Health Service and receive health care services in a variety of settings. This popultion is at high risk for many health problems, especially cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Social, cultural, and economic barriers that impeded access to health cae for this group, particularly for elders living in an urban setting, could be reduced if physicians improved their understanding of and communication with American Indian patients. | Cross-Cultural Comparison; Delivery of Health Care; Female; Health Services for the Aged; Health Services Accessibility; Male; Morbidity; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Health behaviors and diabetes risk factors among American Indians in an urban setting | 1994 | The goal of this study was to characterize general health behaviors and risk factors for diabetes and hypertension among a group of urban American Indians. Simple, descriptive analyses were performed on survey data collected from a sample that included 860 individuals who self-reported at lease one full-blooded American Indian grandparent. | Adult; Aged; Child; Diabetes Mellitus/Epidemiology; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Behavior; Health Surveys; Middle Age; Chronic Disease; Risk Factors; Residence Characteristics; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Health perceptions among older urban American Indians | 1994 | The purpose of the present investigation was to explore the phenomenon of health among urbanized members of older American Indians. More specifically, the study focused on how these individuals perceived their health and how they managed their health problems. | Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Health; Female; Health Behavior; Male; Middle Age; Nursing Methodology Research; Self Care; Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Health service access, use, and insurance coverage among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Whites: what role does the Indian Health Service play? | 2004 | Objectives: We compared access and utilization of health services among American Indian/Alaska Natives (AIANs) with that among non-Hispanic Whites. | access/utilization; health services; Indian Health Service; insurance coverage; | krc | restricted |
Health status of urban American Indians and Alaska Natives. A population-based study | 1994 | Objective--To use vital statistics and communicable disease reports to characterize the health status of an urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)population and compare it with urban whites and African Americans and with AI/ANs living on or near rural reservations. | Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Ethnic Groups; Health Status; Health Surveys; Infant; Middle Age; Rural Health/Statistics & Numerical Data; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health/Statistics & Numerical Data; Vital Statistics | krc | restricted |
Hepatitis A incidence and hepatitis a vaccination among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1990-2001. | 2004 | Obejctives: We assessed the effect on trends in hepatitis A incidence of the 1996 recommendation for routine hepatitis A vaccination of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) children. | hepatitis A vaccination; children; metropolitan areas; Navajo Nation; | krc | restricted |
High school students’ misuse of over-the-counter drugs: a population-based study in an urban county | 2005 | A survey of high school students (n=~ 39,345) found 4.7% occasionally misuse over-the-counter drugs (i.e., to get high) and an additional 2.1% reported misuse during the past month. Misuse more common among older white and Native American youths and was associated with depressive affect and other substance use, especially alcohol and illicit drugs. | Substance Abuse; Adolescents; Over the counter | krc | restricted |
HIV infection in American Indians and Alaska Natives: surveys in the Indian Health Service | 1992 | A network of surveys of HIV seroprevalence in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) was begun in 1989. From July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1991, 37, 681 serologic specimens were collected from prenatal and sexually transmitted disease patients in 58 facilities operated or funded by the Indian Health Service. | Adolescence; Adult; Female; HIV Seroprevalence; Male | krc | restricted |
HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaskan Natives–United States, 1981-1997. | 1998 | This report: 1) describes characteristics of AI/ANs with AIDS reported to CDC through 1997; 2) summarizes trends in AIDS incidence among AI/ANs from 1986-1996; and 3) for the 25 states in which surveillance was conducted during 1994-1997 for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, compares the characteristics of AI/ANs who reported HIV infection (without AIDS) with those of AI/ANs who has AIDS. | acquired immunodeficiency sydrome; centers for disease control; human immunodeficiency virus | krc | restricted |
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Early Intervention, and Health Promotion | 2001 | The Mountain-Plains Regional AIDS Education and Training Center (MPAETC) and the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) developed this Self-Study Module as one component of a larger training project to help health care providers respond to the HIV epidemic within the Native American population. The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of helath care practitioners who may not have direct access to education and training centers or academic institutions, yet who recognize the need to develop knowledge, skills, and consultative support for HIV issues in professional practice. | Mountain-Plains Regional Aids Education and Training Center; National Native American AIDS Prevention Center; self-study module; HIV; consultative support; professional practice; cultural issues | krc | restricted |
Human T lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II): epidemiology, molecular properties, and clinical features of infection. | 1996 | Human T lymphotropic virus, type II (HTLV-II), infection has been shown to be endemic in a number of American Indian populations, and high rates of infection have also been documented in intravenous drug abusers in urban areas throughout the world. Although the role of HTLV-II in human disease has yet to be clearly defined, there is accumulating evidence that like HTLV-I, infection may also be associated with rare lymphoproliferative and neurological disorders. In this article we review and summarize the epidemiology, molecular properties and clinical features of HTLV-II infection. | Human T-lymphotropic virus type II; urban areas; neurological disorders | krc | restricted |
Hypertension in older urban Native-American primary care patients. | 2003 | OBJECTIVES: To examine hypertension and its management in a population of older urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). | Indians; North American; Alaskan Natives; hypertension; quality of care; aged; urban; Pacific Northwest; obesity; diabetes mellitus; depression; heart disease; renal disease; diuretics; beta-blockers; serum cholesterol; creatinine; retinal screening; urinalyses; electrocardiograms; life-style modification counseling; | krc | restricted |
ICS-II USA research locations: environmental, dental care deliver system, and population sociodemographic characteristics | 1998 | Secondary data sources are used to describe the ICS-II USA research locations in terms of external environment, dental care delivery system, and population sociodemographics. Dental care services in Native American communities were largely Indian Health Service (IHS) financed by the US government. Each geographical area exhibited diverse characteristics indicating challenges for the delivery of community and clinical dental services. | Adult; Aged; Blacks/Statistics & Numerical Data; Comparative Study; Delivery of Health Care/Economics; Dental Health Services/Supply & Distribution; Dental Health Services/Economics; Dental Research; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Research; Hispanic Americans/Statistics & Numerical Data; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Socioeconomic Factors | krc | restricted |
Inhalant use among urban American Indian youth. | 1999 | AIMS: To assess the prevalence of inhalant use among urban American Indian youth and to examine differences between inhalant users and non-users. | American Indian youth; inhalant use; Seattle metropolitan area; family conflict; alcoholism; peer and sibling deviance; self-esteem; deliquency; aggression; anxiety; depression; sensation seeking | krc | restricted |
Injury prevention awareness in an urban Native American population. | 1991 | The injury-related mortality rate for Native American children between the ages of 1 and 4 years is nearly three times of that of the same age group in the general population. To assess injury prevention awareness in urban Native American familites, we administered 39 age-appropriate questions from the Framingham Survey to 50 Native American familites and 100 other families and developed an answer scoring system to analyze and compare survey responses. | injury-related mortality rate; Native American children; injury prevention; ingestion prevention practices | krc | restricted |
Intercultural collaboration: an approach to long-term care for urban American Indians. | 2003 | An approach to American Indian elderly requires some understading of Indian ways in order to be effective therapeutically and acceptable to the older Indian. Multiple interviews, a focus group, and a survey conducted in an uran Indian comuunity revealed the consistent perception by American Indian elderly and their families that health care providers lacked information, understanding, and respect for Indian culture. | American Indian elderly; long-term care; culturally appropriate | krc | restricted |
Interpersonal violence in the lives of urban American Indian and Alaska Native women: implications for health, mental health, and help-seeking | 2006 | Objective: We surveyed American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) women in New York City to determine the prevalence of 3 types of interpersonal violence among urban AIAN women and the behavioral health and mental health factors associated with this violence. | Battered Women--Psychosocial Factors; Health; Health Status; Help Seeking Behavior; HIV Infections--Prevention and Control; Mental Health; Native Americans--Psychosocial Factors; Violence--Epidemiology--New York; Violence--Psychosocial Factors; Adult; Aged; Brief Symptom Inventory; Checklists; Chi Square Test; Child Abuse; Confidence Intervals; Convenience Sample; Data Analysis Software; Depression; Descriptive Statistics; Domestic Violence; Female; Funding Source; HIV Infections--Risk Factors; Interview Guides; Interviews; Mental Disorders; Middle Age; Multiple Logistic Regression; New York; Odds Ratio; Purposive Sample; Rape; Risk Taking Behavior; Self Report; Snowball Sample; Surveys; Trauma--Psychosocial Factors; Urban Areas | krc | restricted |
Journeys of the Circle: a culturally congruent life skills intervention for adolescent Indian drinking. | 2003 | There has been an increasing call for and development of culturally appropriate substance prevention/intervention for ethnic minorities in schools and communitites, especially among reservation and in urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Past attempts to intervene in and reduce misuse of alcohol and other drugs have not had great success. The Journey of the Circle Project utilized innovative programs with a strong emphasis on historic cultural traditions. | Cultural Congruence, Drug and Alcohol, American Indian/Alaska Native, Adolescent, Life Skills, Intervention. | krc | restricted |
Lifetime and current abuse, pregnancy risks, and outcomes among Native American women. | 2002 | This study examines the effects of current abuse, battering during pregnancy, and lifetime physical and sexual abuse on pregnancy risks and outcomes among 30 urban Native American women. | physical and sexual abuse; pregnancy; Native American women; decreased birth weight; inadequate prenatal care; risk factors; substance abuse; sexually transmitted diseases | krc | restricted |
Long-term care preferences and attitudes among Great Lakes American Indian families: cultural context matters. | 2003 | This research examines the role of family and culture in planning for future long-term care needs and preferences among 252 elders age 55 and older and 74 middle generation children of Great Lakes American Indians living in three residential areas: urban, reservation, and off-reservation rural. | long-term care needs; role of family/culture; urban Indians; Great Lakes; reservation; off-reservation rural; non-institutional home-based; acculturation levels | krc | restricted |
Maintaining appropriately trained staff. A National Council of Nursing position paper | 2000 | The Issue: It is the responsibility of Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban program (I/T/Us) to assure and improve the quality of care provided to our beneficiaries through the availability of appropriately and adequately trained staff. | Indian Health Service; tribal; Urban programs; quality of care; trained staff; Join Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations; training; education; development; health care professionals; decreased funding; technology; Indian Health National Council of Nursing; administration | krc | restricted |
Making the Guiding Principles of CPG Work for Your Community | 2002 | The intent of the HIV prevention community planning procedure is to encourage open, candid and participatory processes in which differences of cultural and ethnic background, perspective, and experience are valued as being vital to the process. | HIV/AIDS prevention; CPG; Parity, Inclusion and Representation; community planning | krc | restricted |
Manpower utilization study, San Carlos Hospital | 1974 | The San Carlos Service Unit provides direct in-patient and out-patient field health services. It is responsible for the health care of some 5,800 San Carlos Indians on the Reservation and in the surrounding urban areas. This manpower utilization study is an integral part of the federal government's continuing efforts to measure it's efficiency as well as its effectiveness. This study supported the development of productivity indices, work measurement, and unit-cost analysis and performance. | Community Health Planning; Costs and Cost Analysis; Delivery of Health Care, Economics, Evaluation Studies; Hospital; Integrated; Health Care Costs; Health Care Facilities, Health Care Economics and Organizations; Manpower, and Services; Health Manpower; Program Development; Program Evaluation | krc | restricted |
Mapping Indian Elders | 1998 | Purpose: This project, "Mapping Indian Elders," represents the national aging network's first application of Geographic Information System (GIS) computer mapping technology to identify health and demographic characteristics of American Indian elders. | Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Community Health Planning; Community Health Services; Demography; Health Services for the Aged; Information Systems/Trends; Geographic Locations; Population Density; Rural Population/Statistical & Numerical Data; Urban Population/Statistical & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
Maryland’s Special Populations Cancer Network: cancer health disparities reduction model | 2005 |
Cancer in Maryland is a serious health concern for minority and underserved populations in rural and urban areas. This report report describes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported Maryland Special Populations Cancer Network (MSPN), a community-academic partnership. The MSPN's priority populations include African Americans, Native Americans, and other medically underserved residents of rural and urban areas. | Cancer health disparities, rural, urban, ethnicity, minority groups, community clinical trials; Baltimore City; rural Eastern Shore; Southern and Western Maryland; Piscataway Conoy Tribe; Maryland Native American Tribes; University of Maryland Eastern Shore; University of Maryland Statewide Health Network; outreach; training | krc | restricted |
Motor vehicle crashes and maternal mortality in New Mexico: the significance of seat belt use. | 1997 | In recent years, as deaths from medical complications during pregnancy have declined, injuries-specifically those sustained in motor vehicle crashes-represent a growing proportion of all pregnancy-associated deaths. To investigate pregnancy-associated deaths in motor vehicle crashes in New Mexico, we scrutinized the database of the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator for all deaths during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postpartum from 1986-1995 | pregnancy; motor vehicle crashes; fatalities; New Mexico; injury-related deaths; fetal gestational age; rural vs urban; drug/alcohol use; American Indian; seat belt use | krc | restricted |
Motor-vehicle crash-injury risk factors among American Indians | 1997 | The rates of motor-vehicle crash mortality are highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, compared to other ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to compare risk factors for motor-vehicle crashes and occupant injuries between rural and urban American Indian (AI) drivers, and between rural AI and non-AI rural drivers. | Accidents; Traffic; Alcohol Drinking/Adverse Effects; Comparative Study; Risk Factors | krc | restricted |
Moving beyond the “exotic”: applying postcolonial theory in health research. | 2006 | Postcolonialism offers nursing scholarship a framework for understanding culture and identity as fluid and complex, historically situated, and discursively contructed. This article describes one version of implementing postcolonial theory, using examples from a research project conducted with urban American Indians on the topic of diabetes. | culture; urban American Indians; diabetes; methodology; postcolonialism; social justice; stereotypes | krc | restricted |
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (Introduction) | 2002 | The NLEAP pilot program was developed in response to the findings of a Community Prevention Group (CPG) needs assessment that Sage Associates Inc., conducted under the direction of NNAAPC in June and July of 2002. The findings of the assessment revealed the need for leadership training to insure membership retention and effective participation that would increase parity, inclusion and representation of Natives in the HIV community. The purpose of this program was to enhace each scholar's leadership through the provision of professional development and educational programs specifically designed to enhace their knowledge and skills in the principles of HIV community planning and community mobilization efforts. | HIV/AIDS; community prevention group; National Native American AIDS Prevention Center; leadership training; development/educational programs | krc | restricted |
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Needs Assessment: Focus Series on Young Native Adults and Sexual Health | 2003 | Purpose: In preliminary surveys, HIV Prevention programs throughout the country have indicated to the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) that they have little to no information about the specific needs of Native youth to help guide the development of well-rounded prevention programs. In order to provide these programs with technical assistance and capacity building services that are both culturally relevant and age appropriate, NNAAPC has subcontracted to The American Indian and Alaska Native Research Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Reseach, to conduct a needs assessment with Native Young Adults on sexual health. Focus groups on the topic youth sexuality and sexual health were conducted for the needs assessment. | American Indian/Alaska Native youth; sexuality, youth health, sexual health; HIV/AIDS; capacity building; culturally relevant; needs assessment; female and male; prevention curricula | krc | restricted |
NATIVE AMERICA AT THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 2001 | It is impossible to weave a concise and meaningful summary of the state of Native America at the new millennium without losing a sense of the cultural richness and diversity that characterizes Indian Country. The experiences, concerns, problems, and succeses of tribes and individuals are as varied as the American Indian and Alaska Native people themselves. Indeed, looking across the more than 550 tribes that comprise Indian Country, one sees a picture of diversity-of societies and cultures, of governments and leadership, of organizations and activities, of socio-economic status, and of trends and concerns. Nonetheless, there are identifiable common threads that tie America's 2.4 million Native Americans together. The task of this introduction is to highlight th patterns. | Native America; cultural diversity; American Indian/Alaska Native; tribes; government; leadership; socio-economic status; youth; education; crime; Indian Country; gang violence; teen drug use; family; community | krc | restricted |
Native American elders. Health care status | 1995 | This articel reviews current data relevant to the health care status of elderly Native Americans, a population cohort encompasing American Indians and Alaskan Natives/Aleutians. Serveral topics are addressed, including the history of Native American health policy, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, oral health, nutrition, long-term care, and the circumstances of urban Native American elders | Native American elders; health care status; health policy; heart disease; diabetes mellitus; cancer; oral health; nutrition; long-term care; aging; female; male; morbidity | krc | restricted |
Native American families in the city: American Indian socialization to urban life-final report | 1975 | This report, sponsored by the Minority Studies Center of the National Institute of Mental Health, was conceived, researched and written by Native Americans. To answer questions about the problems young Native American families were facing raising children, the authors conducted a three-year study of 120 families who resided primarily in Oakland, California, and the surrounding area. Some areas of interest in the study include Indian identity, experiences of Native American parents and children in the city, the urbanization process, and social policy recommendations. | Acculturation; Child; Child Welfare; Culture; Family/ethnology; psychology; social policy; urbanization | krc | restricted |
Native Community Planning Group Needs Assessment Survey | 2002 | In July 2002, a total of 35 telephone interviews were conducted, 24 with appointed or elected community planning group (CPG) co-chairs and eleven with Native CPG members, in thirteen states in order to complete a needs assessment for Natives involved in HIV prevention planning. | HIV/AIDS prevention; community planning; Native Americans | krc | restricted |
Native women, violence, substance abuse and HIV risk. | 2005 | Violence has become a critical public health issue in the United States. It has had a particularly devastating impact on the health and well being of Native Amerian women and children. The relationship between aggression and substance use is an intrinsic one: Native women often bear the brunt of violence in drinking situations, which places them and their children at extremely high risk for physical and sexual abuse. | violence; Native American women & children; substance use; physical and sexual abuse; mental health; trauma; psychological distress; high-risk behavior; social role impairment; HIV/AIDS | krc | restricted |
NCUIH Newsletter – Summer 2006 – PDF | 2006 | CONTENTS Groundbreaking Partnership betweenNCUIH and NCAI Announced Szeps- Znaider, Tamar, MA Pending Threat to Urban Indian Health Program Stirred by Detroit Lawsuit Szeps- Znaider, Tamar, MA Organizational Change Szeps- Znaider, Tamar, MA NCUIH Leaders Visit Capitol Hill Szeps- Znaider, Tamar, MA Highlighting South Dakota Urban Indian Health Woestehoff, Michael, BA | krc | unavailable | |
NCUIH Newsletter Summer 2009 | 2009 | The Obama Administration and the Urban Indians Communities: an Opportunity to Seize - Delaney, Danielle, JD. e-Urban Indian Communities? Health, Technology & Sustainable Development - Bermudez-Del-Villar, Alejandro, MA The 2009 Inauguration as experienced by an Urban Indian -Locario, Sepreiono, MPH National Needs Assessment -Fine, Greg Native American LifeLines: Baltimore -Bartgis, Jami, PhD. The Future of Indian Country: US Census 2010 -Bartgis, Jami, PhD | krc | unavailable | |
News: Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski letter to Oregon Senate and House Delegation | 2006 | Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski letter to Oregon Senate and House Delegation urging their opposition to the proposed FY2007 IHS Budget elimination of the Urban Indian Health account. | Oregon Senate; Indian Health Service budget proposal | krc | restricted |
News: R. Dale Walker, MD officially submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | 2006 | R. Dale Walker, MD officially submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs as part of the official hearing record. The testimony will be included as part of the Committee's oversight hearing on the President's FY2007 IHS Budget. Walker, president of the First Nations Behavioral Health Association and director of the One Sky Center expresses concern regarding the proposed elimination of the Urban Indian Health line item. | Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; testimony; President's FY2007 IHS Budget; urban Indian health | krc | restricted |
News: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: American Indian/Alaska Native Communities | 2004 | A comprehensive list of American Indian/Alaska Native programs that are currently funded by SAMHSA in accordance with President Bush's New Freedome Initiative. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), focuses attention, programs, and funding on improving the lives of people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders. This document highlights SAMHSA activities in support of the American Indian/Alaska Native populations across the Nation. | SAMHSA; New Freedom Initiative; substance abuse; mental disorders; recovery; policy, program, and budget; cultural competency/sensitivity; gender-sensitive; age-appropriate; American Indian/Alaska Native communities; grants program | krc | restricted |
North American Indian Alliance mental health needs assessment report. | 1999 | The North American Indian Alliance (NAIA), located in Butte, Montana, conducted a mental health needs assessment from December, 1991 to June, 1992. The goals of this assessment were to identify unmet health needs, obtain input regarding the need for additional services, and identify barriers to providing and accessing services. | mental health needs assessment; unmet health needs | krc | restricted |
Obesity correlates with increased blood pressures in urban Native American youth | 2003 | Although obesity is a growing problem with Native American youth living on reservations, little research has been conducted examining the prevalence of obesity and correlations between age, body composition, dietary intake, and blood pressures (BP) for urban Native youth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of these variables in urban Native American youth. | Native American youth; obesity; dietary intake; blood pressure | krc | restricted |
One Sky Newsletter | 2004 | One Sky Center First Newsletter. Overview: Center Governance, Alliances & Joint Initiatives, Resource Database; Networking, Presentations, Consultations and Technical Assistance, Preliminary Expansion Opportunities, Upcoming Training, Workshops, Meetings and Events, Evaluation | newsletter; joint initiatives; resource database; technical assistance; training; workshops; events; evaluation | krc | restricted |
Oral disease prevalence among HIV-positive American Indians in an urban clinic. | 2005 | According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, there have been almost 930,000 AIDS cases diagnosed at the end of 2003 in the United States. About 3,000 of those infected were American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Persons with HIV and AIDS have been shown to have increased risk of dental and periodontal disease. Unfortunately, there are no publications on dental disease and AI/ANs with HIV/AIDS. This study addresses this shortcoming by examining the relationship between dental health, drug use, and HIV among AI/AN patients in an urban setting. The study included a consecutive chart review of 51 AI/AN HIV-positive dental patients seen from 2001 to 2004 at the Native American Health Center in San Francisco. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HIV/AIDS; dental & periodontal disease; drug use | krc | restricted |
Pap smear screening among urban Southwestern American Indian women | 1999 | Background: American Indian women have among the highest incidence and mortality rates of cervix cancer in the United States. The incidence of cancer of the cervix among American Indians is 19.5/100,000 versus 7.8/100,000 in U.S. whites, and comparison by geographic region/tribe indicates that the rate is four to six times higher is some tribes. Papanicolaou cytological testing (Pap Smear) permits the detection of cervical lesions before they become cancerous, effectively reducing the incidence of cervical cancer by 7500%. The American Cancer Society recommends a Pap smear every year beginning at age 18 years or when sexually active, and more frequent screening in high-risk populations. | Adult; Age Factors; Cervix Neoplasms/Prevention & Control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Logistic Models; Middle Age; Multivariate Analysis | krc | restricted |
Patient and smoking patterns in northern California American Indian clinics. Urban and rural contrasts | 1996 | Background: This article elaborates on an earlier article about a smoking cessation program conducted in Northern California Indian clinics. Whereas the previous article discussed Indian smoking rates in general, this article compares the smoking patterns of Indians who live in urban and rural settings. The difference between the two populations are described, and the implications of these differences for planning, policy, and educations are discussed. | Adult; Female; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Male; Questionnaires; Rural Population/Statistical & Numerical Data; Smoking Behaviors; Smoking Cessation; Social Support; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress; Psychological; Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Patterns and correlates of physical activity among US women 40 years and older. | 2000 | Objectives: This study describes the patterns of physical activity among minority women by using a variety of definitions and determines sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of physical activity in this populations. | physical activity patterns; minority women; sociodemographic & behavioral correlates; cross-sectional study; female; African American; American Indian/Alaska Native; rural/urban regions | krc | restricted |
Patterns and predictors of HIV risk among urban American Indians. | 2000 | A preliminary survey of HIV risk and service preferences among American Indians residing in the New York metropolitan area included 68 women and 32 men (M age=35.8 years). | HIV; preliminary survey; American Indians; New York metropolitan area; female; male; HIV transmission; sexual activity; alcohol and drug use; trauma; domestic violence; physical/sexual assault; social cognitive variables; postcolonial framework | krc | restricted |
Pedestrian fatalities by race/ethnicity in Arizona, 1990-1996. | 2002 | Purpose: To explore rates of pedestrian fatalitites in Arizona, and how rates and circumstances of pedestrian deaths differ by race/ethnicity, urban or rural residence, age, and gender. | pedestrian fatalities; alcoholic-related; race/ethnicity; American Indians, motor vehicle crashes; urban/rural residence; age; gender; | krc | restricted |
Perceived barriers to VA mental health care among Upper Midwest American Indian veterans: description and associations. | 2002 | Objectives: This community-based study was undertaken to understancd why Native-American veterans in the Upper Midwest choose not to use VA mental health services despite high rates of certain psychiatric disorders. | community-based study; Native American veterans; mental health services; psychiatric disorders; nonprobability sampling method; mood disorders; PTSD symptoms | krc | restricted |
Perceptions of ceremonial and nonceremonial uses of tobacco by American-Indian adolescents in California. | 2006 | Background: American-Indian adolescents have the highest tobacco use prevalence of all ethnic groups in the Unites States. Although much has been written about the role of tobacco in traditional Native-American cultures, little is known about modern-day perceptions of tobacco among American-Indian adolescents. | American-Indian adolescents; tobacco use; ethnic groups; traditional ceremonial tobacco use; commercial tobacco; advertising imagery; health education; habitual use; | krc | restricted |
Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives | 2002 | Objectives. We sought to provide a national profile of rural and urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) maternal and infant health. | Adolescence; Adult; Alaska/epidemiology; Cause of Death; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eskimos/statistical & numerical data; Female; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant welfare/ethnology; Low Birth Weight; National Center for Health Statistics; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care/standards; Public Health Risk Factors; Rural Health; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in Native American women. | 2003 | Background: Rates of physical activity among Native American women are low, and few studies have assessed the factors associated with physical activity in this population. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among physical activity and various personal, social environmental, and physical environment factors in Native Americcan women. | physical activity; Native American women; personal, social environmental, & physical environmental factors; multisite study; logistic regression analyses; community support | krc | restricted |
Physical abuse of urban Native Americans | 2000 | To ascertain the extent of, and risk factors for, physical abuse among older urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), we conducted a chart review of 550 urban AI/AN primary care patients >50 years old seen during 1 year. | Age Factors; Elder Abuse/ethnology/statistics & numerical data; North American Indians; Logistic Models; Primary Health Care; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; urban population | krc | restricted |
Physical growth and development of urban native Americans: a study in urbanization and its implications for nutritional status | 1978 | Abstract: Anthropometric measurements and hematocrits are reported on a mixed longitudinal sample of 1309 urban Native Americans from Minneapolis from 22 days through 10 years of age (the sample size for each measurement varied from 276 to 1309). The results are compared to the United States national probability samples from the National Center for Health Statistics (HANES and HES), as well as, from 6 through 12 years, to a sample of related American Indians from a reservation in northern Minnesota. | Adolescence; Anthropometry; Cephalometry; Child; Preschool; Female; Growth; Hematocrit; Infant; Male; Nutrition; Rural Population; Sex Factors; Skinfold Thickness; Urban Population; Urbanization | krc | restricted |
Plasma fibrinogen and other cardiovascular risk factors in urban American Indian Smokers | 1993 |
Although cardiovascular disease is an important health concern for urban American Indians, little information is available on their risk factor levels. We examined several risk factors (plasma fibrinogen, body size and shape, and serum cholesterol) among American Indian smokers in a smoking cessation trial at four urban Indian health clinics. | Adolescence; Adult; Blood Pressure; Body Constitution; Body Weight; Cardiovascular Disease/Blood; Cardiovascular Disease/Prevention & Control; Cholesterol/Blood; Female; Male; Middle Age; Obesity/Complications; Questionnaire; Smoking/Adverse Effects; Smoking/Blood | krc | restricted |
Positioning and Networking – CPG Needs Assessment Survey | 2002 | Objective: By the end of this section the reader will learn the "Eight Steps to Transformation" which is a model for implementing change within a community and/or organization. Learn principles and effective steps in developing networks, linkages, and coalitions. At the end of this section the reader will increase their knowledge and leadership skills in how to motivate communities by establishing a sense of urgency, creating a guiding coalition, develop a vision and strategy, and how to communicate the vision for change. | HIV/AIDS; networking; community-based; leadership | krc | restricted |
Potential medicare and Medicaid revenues for the Indian Health Service | 1975 | Indian Health Service (IHS), a component of the Health Service Administration, Public Health Service, is the principal provider of medical care and public health services to nearly one-half million American Indians and Alaska Natives. In the fiscal year 1975, Congress appropriated some $230 million for IHS personal health services, an amount believed to fall short of need by $70 million. The objective is to close this gap with alternative funding, such as Medicare and Medicaid. Macro Systems, Inc. (MSI) was contracted to analyze and forecast collection procedures, recapture costs, net revenues realized, and other issues raised by the implementation of a collection program. | Indian Health Service; Medicaid; Medicare; public health services; American Indian/Alaska Natives; collection costs; net revenues; potential revenues; third-party reimbursements; patient load/outpatient; health status; rural/urban population | krc | restricted |
PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practice Behavioral Health Approaches for American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2004 | Overview: Overview of Comorbidity Issues; AI/AN Comorbidity; Comorbidity Best Practices; Barriers to integrated treatment; Solutions | Best Practice; Behavioral Health; Comorbidity; Integrated Treatment; American Indian/Alaska Natives; PowerPoint Presentation | krc | restricted |
PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in Native Coommunities: Strengthening Our System of Care | 2006 | Best Practices Overview: History; Approach; Public Health Model; Examples of Evidence Based; Examples of Native Based; Fragmented System; WHO Knowledge Series; Outcome | PowerPoint Presentation; Public Health Model; Evidence Based; Native Based; Outcome; Drug/Alcohol; Mental Health; Quality of Care; Treatment; Circles of Care | krc | restricted |
PowerPoint Presentation: Disparity of Services and Research: A National Strategy for Native Addictions, Prevention, and Treatment | 2004 | Overview: Behavioral Health Care Issues; Introduction to One Sky Center; Projects and Products; Best Practice=Evidence-Based +Indigenous Knowledge; Integration; Training/Research Issues; Technical Assistance Platform; Recommendations | Behavioral Health; Best Practice; Projects; Evidence-Based; Training & Research; Technical Assistance | krc | restricted |
PowerPoint Presentation: Effective Addictions Treatment and Native Healing | 2004 | Overview: Mental Health; Culture, Race, and Ethnicity; Problems in AI/AN Communities; Selected Treatment/Prevention Activities; Healing Concepts; Circle of Care; Building a Successful Program | Mental Health; Culture/Race/Ethnicity; American Indian/Alaska Communities; Treatment/Prevention Activities; Healing Concepts; Circles of Care; Traditional Healing; Addiction/Substance Abuse | krc | restricted |
PowerPoint Presentation: Honoring Heritage: Traditional and Contemporary Medicine as Partners in Healing | 2006 | Overview: An Environmental Scan; Fragmentation and Integration; Introduction to One Sky Center; Native Aspirations; Introduce the SAMHSA Family; Best Practice=Evidence Based + Indigenous Knowledge | Environmental Scan; American Indian/Alaska Native; SAMHSA; Best Practice; Evidence-Based; Technical Assistance; Ecological Model; Circles of Care; Mental Health | krc | restricted |
Pre-pregnancy drinking: how drink size affects risk assessment. | 2001 | Aims: We considered the role of drink size in determining average daily consumption among groups at risk for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; cross-sectional retrospective data; prenatal care; urban areas; Native Americans; volume of drinking; risk levels | krc | restricted |
Prenatal alcohol use among urban American Indian/Alaska Native Women | 2000 | This paper examines prenatal drinking among American Indian/Alaska Native women using the 1988 Urban Indian Over-Sample for the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey. Using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses, alcohol consumption during pregnancy was examined by demographic and behavioral variables. | Alcohol Drinking/ethnology; Educational Status; Health Surveys; Maternal Health Services/statistics & numerical data; Maternal Welfare; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Prevalence and severity of dental caries among American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2000 | Objectives: This paper reports findings from the 1991 IHS Patient Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs Survey (1991 IHS patient survey) and presents trends in caries among American Indian and Alaska Native (Native American) populations since 1957. | Adolescence; Adult; Alaska/epidemiology; Child; Preschool; Comparative Study; DMF Index; Dental Caries/classification/epidemiology/prevention & control; Dental Caries Susceptibility; Dental Health Services; Dental Restoration; Permanent/methods; Eskimos; Health Care Rationing; Health Promotion; Health Resources; Health Services Needs and Demand; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Tooth; Deciduous/pathology; United States/epidemiology | krc | restricted |
Prevalence of prone sleeping position and selected infant care practices of North Dakota infants: a comparison of whites and Native Americans. | 1994 | A cross-sectional prevalence study was done in four primary care clinics (two rural and two urban sites) and four Native American clinics serving members of the Chippewa, Sioux, Hidasta, Arikara, and Mandan tribes, all in North Dakota, to determine the prevalence of prone, suping, and side sleeping position in white and Native American infants. | cross-sectional prevalence study; rural & urban sites; Native American clinics; prevalence of prone, supine, and side sleeping position; questionnaires; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | krc | restricted |
Prevalence of SIDS risk factors: before and after the “Back to Sleep” campaign in North Dakota Caucasian and American Indian infants. | 2000 | Prevalence of SIDS risk factors: before and afteyr the "Back to Sleep" campaign in North Dakota Caucasian and American Indian infants. McCulloch K, Dahl S, Johnson S, Burd L, Klug MG, Beal JR. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2000 Jul;30(7):403-10. PMID: 10914305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. | krc | restricted | |
Prevalence of smoking among adult American Indian clinic users in northern California | 1995 | Background: The American Indian Cancer Control Project is a 5-year program funded by the National Cancer Insititute designed to promote smoking cessation among adult Indian living in Northern California. This article describes the result of our smoking prevalence survey. Our Indian-specific program combines the physician's anti-amoking message with the efforts of Indian Community Health Representatives, who have access to the Indian patients' families and communities. | Adult; Age of Onset; Aged, 80 & over; Female; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Male; Middle Age; Obesity/Complication; Sex Distribution; Smoking/Adverse Effects; Smoking/Epidemiology; Smoking/Prevention & Control; Smoking Cessation; Socioeconomic Factors; Tobacco Use Disorder/Complications; Tobacco Use Disorder/Epidemiology/Prevention & Control | krc | restricted |
Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska Natives in primary care | 2001 | Little is known about prevention among elderly or urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. We reviewed the medical records of 550 older urban AI/AN primary care patients to evaluate how frequently preventive measures were received. | American Indian; Native American; preventive services; older adults; adherence; urban population; smoking cessation | krc | restricted |
PRIDE: substance abuse education/intervention program | 1994 | The Positive Reinforcement in Drug Education (PRIDE) program, started as part of a school-wide restructuring and development effort by the Chief Leschi schools of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, located in Tacoma, Washinton, has been implemented at the tribe's elementary, middle, and high schools. While the PRIDE program is prevention-based, it also incorporated intervention practices and policies, treatment referral and after-care provisions. The program involves four components: (1) development of students' cultural identity; (2) "no use" curriculum including health awareness, drug/alcohol awareness, refusal skills, and life skills; (3) policy-based and environmental reducation of in-school drug use; and (4) intervention and social service access. | Adolescence; Curriculum; Female; Health Education; Health Planning; Indians; North American/education/psychology; Male; Self Concept; Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control/psychology; Urban Population; Washington | krc | restricted |
PRIME-MD: its utility in detecting mental disorders in American Indians | 1997 | Objective: To examine the utility of using PRIME-MD (Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders) for diagnosing mental disorders in American Indians. | Adolescence; Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Male; Mental Disorders/Classification; Mental Disorders/Diagnosis; Psychology; Middle Age; Patient Care Team; Primary Health Care; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/Statistical and Numerical Data; Psychometrics; Referral and Consultation; Reproducibility of Results | krc | restricted |
Psychiatric function and roles in an Indian health program context | 1990 | This paper relates the experience of a non-Indian psychiatrist who successfully functioned in an urban Indian health care setting. It illustrates the process of becoming a part of a mental health team and the complexities of becoming a culturally-sensitive psychotherapist. | Adolescence; Adult; Female; Internship and Residency; Patient Care Team; Physician-Patient Relations; Physician's Role; Psychiatry/Education; Psychotherapy/Education; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Public education strategies for delivering breast and cervical cancer screening in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. | 2004 | A 1993 amendment to the authorizing legislation for the Center of Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program allows direct funding to tribal organizations and urban Native health centers. This study examined tribal programs' implementation of the public education and outreach component utilizing a multisite case study design implemented in partnership with tribal programs. Data were collected from 141 semistructured interviews with key informants and 16 focus groups with program-eligible women. | breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, early detection of cancer, health education, mammography, Native Americans, Pap smear, women's health, urban, tribal programs, case study | krc | restricted |
Racial misidentification of American Indians/Alaska Natives in the HIV/AIDS Reporting Systems of five states and one urban health jurisdiction, U.S., 1984-2002 | 2007 | Objectives: We examined racial misidentification of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) reported to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency sydrome (AIDS) Reporting Systems (HARS) of five U.S. States and one county. | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ethnology; Disease Notification/statistics and numerical data; HIV infections; homosexuality; male; humans; Indians; North American; Inuits; Male Residence Characteristics; Substance Abuse; Intravenous/ethnology; United States/epidemiology; Indian Health Service | krc | restricted |
Racial/Ethnic differences in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American high school seniors, 1976-89. | 1991 | Background: This paper reports racial/ethnic differences in the use of licit and illicit drugs by high school seniors in the United States. | high school seniors; licit and illicit drug use; questionnaire; cigarettes; alcohol; marijuana; prevalence rates; cocaine; urban/rural distinctions | krc | restricted |
Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act P.L. 94-437. Speaking with one voice, IHS, tribes, urban | 1998 | Purpose: The focus of the Roundtable Conference was the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law 94-437. The purpose of this Roundtable Conference was to stimulate discussion and recommendations regarding the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) that would result in a base of information from which the Indian Health Service (IHS) will begin to plan a tribal consultation process. | Community Health Services; Delivery of Health Care; Health Policy; Health Services Administration; Health Services; Rural Health Services | krc | restricted |
Reducing diabetes risk in American Indian Women | 2008 | Background: American Indians experience high rates of type 2 diabetes. The impact of low-intensity interventions on diabetes risk among young American Indian women is unknown. Conclusions: A culturally influenced, low-intensity lifestyle intervention can improve self-reported intakes of vegetables and fruit over 18 months in young, urban American Indian women. | Adolescent, Adult, Cultural Characteristics, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, prevention & control, Diet, Exercise, Female, Fruit, Health Promotion/methods, Indians, North American, Program Evaluation, Risk Reduction Behavior, Social Support,Urban Population, Vegetables | krc | restricted |
References – CPG Needs Assessment Survey | 2002 | CPG Needs Assessment Survey References | HIV/AIDS; References | krc | restricted |
Reforming American Indian/Alaska Native health care financing: the role of Medicaid | 2005 | Chronic underfunding of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) health care by the federal government has weakened the capacity of the Indian Health Service, tribal governments, and the urban Indian health delivery system to meet the health needs of the AIAN population. Three suggestions have been made for reforming Medicaid financing of AIAN health care: (1) apply a 100% federal matching rate to the cost of Medicaid services furnished by urban Indian health programs; (2) apply a 100% federal matching role to the cost of Medicaid services furnished by referral to AIAN patients of hospitals or clinics operated by the Indian Health Service, tribes, tribal governments, or urban Indian health programs and (3) exempt AIAN Medicaid beneficiaries who receive services from such hospitals or clinics from state reductions in Medicaid eligibility and benefits. | Health Care Reform/methods; Health Policy/economics; North American Indians; Medicaid/economics; Medicaid/statistics & numerical data; Research Support, Non-U.S. Government; United States Indian Health Service/economics | krc | restricted |
Regional variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors among American Indians and Alaska Natives with diabetes. | 2002 | Objective: To compare by region risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Amerian Indian populations with diabetes. | cardiovascular disease; American Indian/Alaska Native populations; diabetes; federal, urban, and tribally operated facilities; Indian Health Service; tobacco use; obesity; cholesterol; proteinuria | krc | restricted |
Relationship of prenatal alcohol use with maternal and prenatal factors in American Indian women. | 1998 | Demographic factors and patterns of substance use among women who did not consume alcohol during pregnancy were compared to women who did consume alcohol during pregnancy. One-hundred seventy-seven Northern Plains Indian women who received prenatal care at an urban clinic in a rural state were screened for substance use as part of the validation study with a self-administered questionnaire. | substance use; Northern Plains Indian women; prenatal care; pregnancy; questionnaire; education; transportation; tobacco use; illicit drugs; relationship breakups; physical and emotional abuse; counseling | krc | restricted |
Revealing an invisible population:Urban Indian Communities and Families | 2005 | The National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center (NCAIPRC), the National urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC), and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) partnered to conduct a multi-year comprehensive research project aimed at providing a snapshot of urban Indians' socio-economic status, wellbeing, and overall experiences as members of urban Native communities. | American Indian/Alaska Native; urban population; socio-economic status; wellbeing; overall experience; urban Native communities; quantitative data; needs; diversity; social organization; tribal connections; Indian Country; policy | krc | restricted |
RPMS laboratory package implementation: A team approach | 2000 | At present there are 75 Indian Health Service, tribal, or urban facilities that have implemented the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) Laboratory Package. This article gives advice on implementation to those Indian health care systems that currently are not using the package and suggests financial and administrative reasons why implementation should be considered. | Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services/Laboratories; Management Information Systems/Clinical Laboratory Information Systems | krc | restricted |
Rural and urban fatal pedestrian crashes among United States American Indians and Alaskan Natives. | 2003 | The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) were used to compare fatal pedestrian crashed in American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) between urban and rural locations for 2000-2001. There were significant differences between urban and rural crashes for driver, pedestrian, environmental, and engineering factors. | American Indian/Alaska Natives; urban and rural locations; fatal pedestrian crashes; driver, pedestrian, environmental, and engineering factors; alcohol-related | krc | restricted |
Rural injury deaths in Nevada: a comparison of American Indians and non-Indians, 1980-1987 | 1990 | Past studies have shown that American Indians are at higher risk of injury death than non-American Indians. These studies have not considered differences between urban and rural environments. Using mortality data (1980-1987) from the National Center for Health Statistics, adjusted injury death rates for American Indians and non-Indians living in rural Nevada were compared. | Accidents/Mortality; Comparative Study; Female; Homicide/Mortality; Male; Motor Vehicles; Risk Factors; Rural Population; Suicide/Mortality; Wounds and Injuries/Mortality; Statistical & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
Scope of the problem of alcohol and substance abuse among American Indian and Alaska Native communities | 1992 | Purpose: The purpose of this study is to: 1) investigate and examine the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs providing services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) whom have alcohol and drug problems; 2) focus upon information and budget systems concerning the monitoring of services provided and funds expended; and 3) research the scope of the alcohol and drug problems, financial costs, and human costs among AI/ANs. | Indian Health Service/Bureau of Indian Affairs programs; alcohol & drug problems; budget systems; American Indian & Alaska Natives; data collection; cost analysis; mental health | krc | restricted |
Screening for alcohol abuse among urban Native Americans in a primary care setting. | 2002 | The authors examined the rate of and factors associated with alcohol abuse among 754 urban American Indian and Alaska Native primary care patients. Data were collected through a self-administered survey and by abstracting medical records. | alcohol abuse; American Indian & Alaska Native; primary care; data collection; medical records; male; violence; depression | krc | restricted |
Second roundtable conference on health care reform, the Health Security Act, and Indian health care a consensus statement final report | 1994 | This Roundtable on Health Care Reform was the second Indian Health Service (IHS)-sponsored Roundtable on the topic of Health Care Reform and its impact on Indian health. This second Roundtable was held to provide tribal leaders, urban health care providers, and national Indian organizations with the opportunity to contribute their perspectives on detailed substance of the Health Security Act and other reform proposals, and to provide the IHS with Consensus Statements from which further policy analysis can occur. | Consensus Development Conferences/Publication Type/); Community Health Planning; Community Networks; Clinical Competence; Comprehensive Health Care; Consumer Participation; Efficiency, Organizational; Eligibility Determination; Financial Management; Financing, Government; Financing, Organized; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Care Reform; Health Services Accessibility; Health Planning Support; Medicare Part B; Organizational Innovation; Professional Competence; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Regional Health Planning; Social Responsibility | krc | restricted |
Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Native Americans | 1991 | The purpose of this study is to describe the dysfunctional behaviors in a specific urban American Indian family in the northeastern United States in order to discern whatever relationships that may exist between those behaviors and secondary post-traumatic stress. | Case Study; Family Characteristics; Family Health; Intergenerational Relations; Stress Disorders; Post-Traumatic | krc | restricted |
Smoking behavior among urban and rural Native American adolescents in California | 2003 | Background: Previous studies have documented a high prevalence of tobacco use among Native American adolescents. However, little is known about the smoking behavior of Native American adolescents who live in urban areas. This study used statewide data from California to examine the smoking behavior and related psychosocial risk factors among Native American adolescents living in urban and rural counties. | tobacco use; Native American adolescents; urban/rural areas; smoking behavior; psychosocial correlates; tobacco cessation | krc | restricted |
Social cognitive theory in an after-school nutrition intervention for urban Native American youth. | 2004 | Objective: To improve dietary self-efficacy through a 7-month nutrition intervention for Native American children (5 to 10 years) and adolescents (11 to 18 years). | nutrition intervention; Native American children and adolescents; after-school program; dietary self-efficacy; body mass index (BMI); Kruskal-Wallis test; Mann-Whitney analyses; Bonferroni correction; fat & sugar intake; Social Cognitive Theory; personal, environmental, behavior constraints | krc | restricted |
Social correlates of American Indian suicide and homicide rates | 1995 | The state suicide rates of American Indians in 1980 showed a very different pattern of associations with state social variables than did the states suicide rates of Whites. In contrast, the homicide rates had similiar associations, in particular with an index of social instability. The implications of these finding for theory are examined, and suggestions made for futher research. | Acculturation; Adolescence, Aged; Adult; Cause of Death; Child; Female; Homicide/Psychology; Homicide/Statistical & Numerical Data; Incidence; Male; Middle Age; Social Conditions; Social Environment; Social Identification; Suicide/Psychology; Suicide/Statistical & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
Social epidemiology of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis mortality in the United States, 1935-1997: trends and differentials by ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and alcohol consumption. | 2000 | This study examines trends and ethnic and socioeconomic differentials in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis mortality in the United States. Age-adjusted death rates from the National Vital Statistics System were used to analyze race and sex-specific mortality trends from 1968 through 1997. | Cirrhosis, mortality, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, trend, time series, Cox hazards regression, National Vital Statistics System, National Longitudinal Mortality Study, rural-urban residence | krc | restricted |
Strengthening American Indian nurse scientist training through tradition: partnering with elders. | 2005 | American Indian elders have long been the grandparents to not only their own relatives but also other 'grandchildren' in their tribes, clans, and extended families. This worldview demands an elder-youth connection and has been integral to the success of the "American Indian MS to PhD Nursing Science Bridge" at the University of Minnesota, School of Nursing. Elders support the program mission to increase the number of doctorally prepared Native nurses. | American Indian elders; grandchildren; tribes; clans; extended family; elder-youth connection; Nursing; University of Minnesota; nursing school; programming; advising; reservation; urban | krc | restricted |
Studies in ambulatory care quality assessment in the Indian Health Service, Volume II, Appraisal of System Performance | 1977 | This report describes a method designed to assess the quality of ambulatory health care in the Indian Health Service (IHS). | Indian Health Service; ambulatory health care; methodology; severe lacerations;iron deficiency anemia; urinary tract infection; prenatal care; infant care; streptococcal infection; hypertension; tracer conditions;health care quality, access, and evaluation; counseling; maternal and child health;urban location; community planning; data interpretation, statistical; case-control studies; program evaluation | krc | restricted |
Substance abuse among American Indians in an urban treatment program. | 1990 | Chart reviews were used to describe demographic and clinical characteristics of 68 urban American Indian people attending an Indian-oriented outpatient substance-abuse treatment program in Denver, Colorado, and to describe programn staff's assessment of client's response to treatment. | substance-abuse; alcohol; marijuana; Sioux; urban American Indians; Denver, Colorado | krc | restricted |
Substance dependency among homeless American Indians. | 2003 | Extensive qualitative research in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and in Tucson, Arizona, indicates strong associations between substance abuse and homelessness among American Indians. This article takes a comparative approach to describe and analyze precipitating factors and survival patterns of those who are both homeless and who suffer from substance dependency. | San Francisco Bay Area; Tucson, Arizona; substance abuse; homelessness; childhood fostering/adoption into non-Native families; institutionalization; accident; trauma; loss; sobriety group; spirituality; cultural resiliency | krc | restricted |
Successful strategies for increasing breast and cervical cancer screening: lessons learned from tribal programs | 2003 | Late diagnosis of and early mortality due to breast and cervical cancers are serious challenges for health care providers and tribal leaders serving American Indian and Alaska Native women. This article provides selected findings from an in-depth case study of five tribal programs. The five case study sites were chosed because of their interest in participating, their success in moving beyond the start-up phase, and the variety of geographic and cultural setting in which they operate. The findings provide insights for other tribal communities interested in increasing breast and cervical cancer screening or other preventive and early detection services. | Adult; Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control; Cervix Neoplasms; Female; Health Promotion; Mass Screenings/organization & administration/utilization | krc | restricted |
Suicidal behavior in urban American Indian adolescents: a comparison with reservation youth in a southwestern state | 2004 | This exploratory study interviewed a stratified random sample of 144 urban and 170 reservation American Indian adolescents to compare rates and correlates of suicidal behavior. | suicide, morbidity, adolescent, youth, psychological problems, depression; urban Indians; reservation Indians; | krc | restricted |
The beat of the drum | 2000 | This article describes the development of a nurse-managed clinic in an urban environment. The clinic provides primary care services to persons who do not have health insurance. One primary population servied is urban American Indians. Perceived barriers to care are discussed. Cultural sensitivity is addressed and patient situations are presented. | American Indian, cultural sensitivity, nurse-managed clinic, nurse practitioner, primary health care | krc | restricted |
The changing influences of self-worth and peer deviance on drinking problems in urban american Indian adolescents. | 2006 | This study explored the changing relations among self-worth, peer deviance, and alcohol-related problems in a sample of 224 urban-dwelling, American Indian adolescents. | adolescent, alcohol, peer deviance, self-esteem, developmental changes | krc | restricted |
The collaboration process in HIV prevention and evaluation in an urban American Indian clinic for women. | 1999 | This report centers on providers' and evaluators' experiences in developing and implementing a project promoting "healthy relationships" with low-income women from different ethnicities at an urban American Indian clinic. | Community Networks/Organization & Administration; Female; Health Plan Implementation; Health Services Research/Organization & Administration; HIV Infections/Prevention & Control; Interinstitutional Relations; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Urban Health Services/Organization & Administration; Women's Health Services/Organization & Administration | krc | restricted |
The Community Needs Assessment and HIV Community Planning | 2002 | In July 2002, a total of 35 telephone interviews were conducted, 24 with appointed or elected community planning group (CPG) co-chairs and eleven with Native CPG members, in thirteen states in order to complete a needs assessment for Natives involved in HIV prevention planning. . | HIV/AIDS prevention | krc | restricted |
The data policy roundtable: exploring the future of Indian health information systems. | 1998 | The Data Policy Roundtable - The Future of Indian Health Information Systems was convened to explore options and develop strategies for future Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban (I/T/U) program information systems. | Data Collection; Efficiency, Organizational; Information Management | krc | restricted |
The effects of on- and off-reservation residence on in-home service use among Great Lakes American Indians | 1995 | The purpose of this article is to explore differences in in-home service use among urban, rural off-reservation, and rural on-reservation older American Indians using data from a statewide needs assessment | Aged; Home Care Services/Utilization; Interviews; Michigan/Epidemiology; Middle Age; Residence Characteristics; Rural Health/Statistics & Numerical Data; Social Support; Urban Health/Statistics & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
The GAINS project: outcome of smoking cessation strategies in four urban Native American clinics. Giving American Indians no-smoking strategies | 1997 | This study was designed to assess the capability of the Doctors Helping Smokers (DHS) model to produce an increase in smoking cessation over controls within four urban Indian Health clinics. | Smokers, smoking, cessation, quitting, Providers, abstinence, DHS Model, GAINS Project | krc | restricted |
The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. Goals, design, methods, and the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders. | 1996 | BACKGROUND: The Great Smoky Mountains Study of youth focuses on the relationship between the development of psychiatric disorder and the need for and use of mental health services. | youth, psychiatric disorder, mental health, behavioral health, anxiety, hyperactivity, tic disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, poverty | krc | restricted |
The Health of American Indians and Latinos in Lansing, Michigan | 2003 | This Paper summarizes a study that examined the availability and quality of local data on the health of American Indians and Latinos in the city of Lansing, Mich., and compared these populations to Whites and Blacks. | local health data; Lansing, Michigan; American Indians; Latinos; environment; demographics; spatial distribution | krc | restricted |
The Health Status of American Indians/Native Americans in Massachusetts | 2002 | This is the first document published by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) that focuses on the health of American Indians residing in the state. The findings in this report provide a benchmark by which Massachusetts can track improvement in American Indian Health. | pregnancy; tobacco; Early Intervention Program utilization; Massachusetts; per capita income; education; poverty; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | krc | restricted |
The Health Status of Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives- UIHI | 2004 | This report examines several sources of data in order to better describe the health status and health needs of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in areas served by the Urban Indian Health Organizations. | American Indian/Alaska Native; metropolitan regions; Indian Health Service; Urban Indian Health Organizations; Census data; mortality records; birth/death certificates; infant mortality | krc | restricted |
The health status of urban Indian elders | 1999 | AI/ANs suffer physical, emotional and social impairments that are more characteristic of the general U.S. population age 65 or older. Most of the information available on the overall health of urban AI/AN elders was collected in surveys conducted in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and in a multi-site survey of Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Denver, Minneapolis, and Tacoma. | Activities of Daily Living; Age Groups; Aged; Data Collection; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Databases; Health Services for the Aged; Health Surveys; Information Systems; Old Age Assistance; Social Isolation; Social Work; Substance-Related Disorders; Urban Health; Urban Health Services; Urban Population; Women's Health | krc | restricted |
The NICOA report: health and long-term care for Indian elders | 1996 | While this report focuses on services provided by the U.S. Indian Health Service, the issues discussed are relevant to the delivery of health care to Indian elders whether they are part of the IHS system, a tribal health care system, or a participant in an urban health program. | Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Health; Demography; Female; Health Status; Home Care Services; Male; Needs Assessment; Socioeconomic Factors | krc | restricted |
The Oklahoma Postmenopausal Women | 1999 | Since 1994, the National Institutes of Health has required the inclusion of women and minorities in all of its sponsored clinical research. This study describes a workable recruitment strategy that embraces the National Institutes of Health requirement. We describe the recruitment patten of the Oklahoma Postmenopausal Women's Study conducted in the genereal community of Oklahoma City and in surrounding areas that are both urban and rural. | Aged; Asian Americans; Blacks; Body Mass Index; Female; Health Behavior; Health Surveys; Hispanic Americans; Middle Age; Postmenopause/Physiology; Socioeconomic Factors | krc | restricted |
The prevalence of asthma in children of elementary school age in western New York. | 2000 | To determine the prevalence of caregiver-reported asthma in children 4 to 13 years old in metropolitan western New York state, surveys were conducted during 1997-1999 in the Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Iroquois, and Gowanda school systems. | asthma, children, resporatory diseases, western New York,adolescent, | krc | restricted |
The prevention of unintentional injury among American Indian and Alaska Native children: a subject review. | 1999 | Among ethnic groups in the U.S., American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children experience the highest rates of injury mortality and morbidity. Injury mortality rates for AI/AN children have decreased during the past quater century, but remain almost double the rate for all children in the United States. The Indian Health Service (IHS), the federal agency with the primary responsibility for the health care of AI/AN people, has sponsored an internationally recognized injury prevention program designed to reduce the risk of injury death by addressing community-specific risk factors. | injury mortality and morbidity; American Indian and Alaska Native children; Indian Health Service; injury prevention; death; motor vehicle safety; drowning; fire safety; reservation and urban environments; community-based coalitions | krc | restricted |
The promise and the challenge of the spirit of EAGLES program. | 2005 | Background: The Spirit of E.A.G.L.E.S. is a National Cancer Institute funded Special Populations Network. Prior to its inception, there was limited infrastructure available to American Indian and Alaska Native populations to support cancer control activities. | cancer,infrastructure,community-based participatory action | krc | restricted |
The role of race and ethnic status on the psychosocial correlates of smokeless tobacco use in adolescent males. | 1991 | From a statified, random sampling of non-urban high schools in the Southeast, survey data were obtained from 5374 adolescent males. Over half reported trying smokeless tobacco, and approximately one third of these reported a regular, substantial level of use. Factor analysis of the psychosocial items resulted in four factors: substance use/deviant style, modeling, perceived negative consequences, and health behavior. | male adolescents,health behavior, smokeless,tobacco, race, substance use/deviant style, modeling, perceived negative consequences | krc | restricted |
The underreporting of deaths of American Indian children in California, 1979 through 1993. | 1997 | Objectives: This study linked birth and dealth certificates to determine misclassification of deaths of American Indian children in California. | infant,children, birth/death certificates, morbidity, California, underreporting, missclassification, classification | krc | restricted |
The urban American Indian oversample in the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey | 1994 | The Indian Health Service sponsored a special effort to survey mothers of AI infants as part of the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS), a comprehensive national study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control. The authors analyzed questionnaires completed by mothers residing in selected locations served by urban Indian health programs and compared the data with those for women of other races residing in metropolitan areas. | Adult; Female; Health Surveys; Infant; infant Welfare/Statistics & Numerical Data; Maternal Health Services/Statistics & Numerical Data; Maternal Welfare/Statistics & Numerical Data; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health/Statistics & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
The Women’s Circle comes full circle | 2003 | The contributions of Native women are exemplified in theWomen's Circle of the Native American Health Centers in San Francisco and Oakland. Women receive a broad range of services throught the Women's Circle--in a coed residential substance abuse treatment facility (Friendship House), in group, in one-on-one counseling, and at the Friendship House American Indian Lodge, a residential women and children's facility in Oakland. This article will at lessons learned, using both quantitative outcome measures and ethnographic means to examine the impact of the Women's Circle and how the cirlce was completed. | Women's circle, counseling, substance abuse; women and children; ethnographic means; physical; emotional; mental; spiritual-sculpted program; lifestyle changes | krc | restricted |
TMD (temporomandibular disorder ) prevalence in urban and rural Native American populations. | 2002 | The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of TMD in a consecutive sample of 102 subjects from the Native American population living in an urban setting and 90 subjects living in a rural setting. | TMD, temporomandibular disorder, jaw, dental, occlusion, facial; urban and rural setting; pain frequency; sleeping problems | krc | restricted |
Toward a (Dys)functional anthropology of drinking: ambivalence and the American Indian experience with alcohol. | 1997 | This article explores the complex and contradictory experiences of urban American Indian drinkers. While previous anthropological accounts have emphasized the functions served by American Indian drinking, the testimony of drinkers also documents their awareness of the destructive effects of heavy drinking, particulary the way in which it often interferes with their ability to meet social obligations. | alcohol,testimony,anthropology, relationships | krc | restricted |
Trauma among Indians in an urban county | 1996 | The authors describe patterns of serious injury among American Indians in an urban area by comparing characteristics of injuries leading to hospitalization among American Indians and persons of other races. Data are collected from the Harborview Medical Center Trauma Registry. | Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism/Complications; Female; Headache; Hospitalization/Statistics & Numerical Data; Incidence; Male; Middle Age; Multiple Trauma/Etiology; Registries; Risk Factors; Trauma Centers; Urban Health; Violence; Wounds and Injuries/Epidemiology | krc | restricted |
Trends in incidence and treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ in Hispanic, American Indian, and non-Hispanic white women in New Mexico, 1973-1994. | 1999 | Background: Incidence rates of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast carcinoma and the use of breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for its treatment show substancial geographic and ethnic variations nationwide. To the authors' knowledge, few studies have investigated incidence rates and treatment patterns in Hispanics and American Indians. | breast carcinoma, epidemiology, breast-conserving surgery, Hispanics, American Indians, ductal carcinoma in situ, population-based New Mexico Tumor Registry, multiple logistic regression, incidence rates, geographic location, ethnicity, rural/urban residency, socioeconomic status | krc | restricted |
Triangle of Risk:Urban American Indian Woman | 2004 | A community-based mail survey of 155 urban American Indian women revealed 91% engaged in at least one lifetime HIV sexual or drug risk behavior, including 19% who had sex with an injection drug user and 7% who has traded sex.Respondents reported high rates of lifetime physical (37%) and sexual (39%) assault, which was generally associated with lifetime but not more recent indicators of sexual and drug risk behavior | HIV/AIDS, American Indian women, substance use, physical/sexual abuse, drug risk behavior, alcohol | krc | restricted |
UIHI Newsletter | 2006 | Urban Indian Health Institute Newsletter, Winter 2006 | newsletter, diabetes, urban Indians, Maori, Aboriginal, Canada | krc | restricted |
Understanding Community Services Assessment, Gap Analysis and Epidemiology | 2002 | Overview: A major CPG role in the HIV community planning is to review and use key data to establish prevention priorities prior to all decision making. The epidemiological profile is a community service assessment and gap analysis that support are the evidence-based process that is done collaboratively with the health department in determining what are the higher priority population-specific prevention needs in a jurisdiction. This framework is one of the goals of CPG outlined in the HIV Prevention Community Planning Guidance. | HIV/AIDS; prevention; community planning guidance; morbidity | krc | restricted |
Understanding drinking during pregnancy among urban American Indians and African American: health messages, risk beliefs, and how we measure consumption | 2000 | Little is known about urban American Indian and African American women's drinking during pregnancy, or their beliefs about the risk of doing so. However, rates of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are believed to be highest among those ethnic groups. | Measurement, warning labels, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Minorities, Pregnancy | krc | restricted |
Understanding nursing home care in Indian country | 2000 | Most Indian health care facilities have developed some sort of a working relationship with extended care facilities. No matter what the relationship, it is useful to know how to work with an extended care facility, so that patients receive the best care possible. This brief article provides some advice for those readers who have not had the opportunity to work in an extended care environment | Health Services for the Aged; Long-Term Care; Nursing Staff; Practice Management; Professional-Family Relations; Skilled Nursing Facilities | krc | restricted |
Unleashing Yourself in the HIV Community Planning Group Process | 2002 | General working knowledge of the history of Ccommunity Planning Gguidance on HIV. Goals and responsibilities of being a CPG member or a community member who can influence the outcomes of the process. Increase your knowledge of what is the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan’s-Key products. Increase your knowledge of the Ten Guiding Principles for HIV Community Planning. | HIV/AIDS | krc | restricted |
Urban American Indian family Asthma- caregivers | 2003 | American Indian family caregivers of children with asthma face numerous barriers to effective management of the illness. The purpose of this qualitative, community-based study is to identify those barriers as perceived by family caregivers in a large Midwestern city. | asthma; family caregivers; ecological perspective; family-centered care; Ojibwe; American Indian children | krc | restricted |
Urban American Indian health programs profile | 1993 | In response to the needs of the growing urban Indian population, this report identifies the Indian Health Service (IHS)-funded urban Indian health programs, providing an overview of the program and the services offered. | Urban Indian population; Indian Health Service; demographic users profile; poverty density; leading causes of death; age distribution; tribal affiliation | krc | restricted |
Urban health program strategic planning report | 1993 | In August 1991, the Indian Health Service published the "Indian Health Service Executive Reference Guide on Strategic Planning." This report applied the Strategic Planning and Management Model to the Urban Indian Health Program. Although it sets forth the entire steps of the strategic planning model, it is more accurately a progress report through the first eight steps of the strategic planning model. | Community Health Planning; Consensus Development Conferences/Publication Type; Decision Support Systems, Management; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Managed Care Programs; Program Development; Public Health; Regional Health Planning; Urban Health | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health | 1990 | The purpose of this 1990 Indian Health Service (IHS), Urban Roundtable was to discuss and develop a consensus statement for each of the issues prepared for their review. The group elected to add the need to examine and foster state involvement in urban health care. The following issues were discussed by the participants: 1) expanding the database for Urban Health; 2) delivering services to non-Indians; 3) medical malpractice costs; 4) the New Federalism or contracting federal Indian funds to tribal governments; 5) patient billing systems; 6) state health care and assistance resources; and 7) unserved urban sites. | Community Health Planning; Community Health Services; Delivery of Health Services/Legislation and Jurisprudence; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Policy; Health Resources; Health Services Administration; Urban Health; Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian Health -UIHI | 2001 | The purpose of this Issue Brief is to describe the large and growing urban Indian population, their health status and the major federal health programs (i.e., I.H.S. and Medicare) and federal-state programs (i.e., Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Program) that are available to improve Native Americans’ access to needed health services.1 In setting forth the circumstances of urban Indians, this Issue Brief does not intend to suggest that the health care needs of Indian people living in rural areas are in any way less compelling. | American Indians and Alaskian Natives are living in American cities, not on reservations | krc | restricted |
Urban Indian health clinic employees’ attitudes about smoking cessation | 1992 | The intent of the survey was to assess potential staff support for implementing clinical strategies to help patients quit smoking. | American Indian Health Care Association; tobacco cessation; urban Indian health clinic; employee survey | krc | restricted |
Urban Indians’ smoking patterns and interest in quitting | 1992 |
Little is known about smoking patterns of urban American Indians and their interest in quitting. Most published research has focused upon American Indians who live on rural reservations. In this study, personal interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of patients at Urban Indian Health Clinics in four geographically diverse sites: Milwaukee, WI, Minneapolis, MN, and Seattle and Spokane, WA. A total of 419 current smokers and 173 ex-smokers completed interviews. | Tobacco Cessation, Smoking habits, behavioral health; Urban Indian Health Clinics; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Seattle and Spokane, Washington; stress; nervousness; cravings; respiratory problems; pregnancy | krc | restricted |
Urban Native American health issues | 2000 | This article presents an overview of urban-dwelling American Indians and Alaska Natives, including a summary of data issues and a brief overview of historical and related social changes resulting in migration from reservations to urban areas. | Breast Neoplasms/Prevention and Control; Health Care Needs and Demands; Health Expenditures; Health Services, Indigenous; Health Services Accessibility; Urban Health Services | krc | restricted |
Urban-based Native American cancer-control activities: services and perceptions | 1996 | Over the past several decades Native peoples have experienced significant increases in life expectancy and, with these gains, significant increases in cancer incidence and mortality. Limited data are available concerning cancer-control activities accessible to American Indian communities. Even less is known about control programs in place for American Indians resident in urban areas, where more that half of all Native peoples reside. | Cancer Care Facilities/Supply & Distribution; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Male; Neoplasms/Epidemiology; Neoplasms/Prevention & Control; Patient Education/Methods; Preventive Health Services; Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Use of mental health services by American Indian and Alaska Native elders | 1994 | This study uses the Anderson and Newman conceptual framework to identify need as well as enabling and predisposing factors for mental health service use in a national sample of reservation and urban American Indian and Alaska Native elders. | Community Mental Health Services/ut [Utilization]; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Health Services Needs and Demand/Trends; Male; Mental Disorders/Epidemiology; Middle Age; Rural Population/Statistical & Numerical Data; Urban Population/Statistical & Numerical Data | krc | restricted |
Use of Native American healers among Native American patients in an urban Native American health center | 1998 | Prevalence, utilization patterns, and practice implications of the use of Native American healers together with the use of physicians. Semistructured interviews at an urban Indian Health Service clinic in Milwaukee, Wisc | Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Community Health Centers/Utilization; Culture; Female; Health Services, Indigenous/Utilization; Male; Medicine, Traditional; Middle Age; Questionnaires; Urban Population | krc | restricted |
Use of traditional health practices among Native Americans in a primary care setting | 2000 | This study was undertaken to ascertain the extent that traditional health practices are used by urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) primary care patients, to identify related patient characteristics, to determine associations with health status and functioning, and to describe attitudes about care received | Data Collection; Health Services, Indigenous/statistics & numerical data/utilization; Medicine, Traditional; Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data/utilization; Self Efficacy; Urban Population/statistics & numerical data; Washington | krc | restricted |
Violence perpetration among urban American Indian youth: can protection offset risk? | 2005 | Urban Indian Youth Health Survey, conducted from October 9, 1995, to March 30, 1998, consisting of 200 forced-choice items exploring values, cultural identity, relationships, decision-making skills, and health and well-being. | Adolescent Adolescent, Behavior/psychology* Affect Child Female Humans Indians, North American* Juvenile Delinquency/prevention & control* Juvenile Delinquency/statistics & numerical data Likelihood Functions Male Minnesota Multivariate Analysis Parent-Child Relations Peer Group Questionnaires Research Support, U.S. Government, P.H.S. Risk Factors Schools Social Identification Substance-Related Disorders/complications Suicide/psychology Violence/prevention & control* Violence/statistics & numerical data | krc | restricted |
Walking forward: the South Dakota Native American project | 2005 | The purpose is to increase participation of health disparities populations on National Cancer Institute clinical trials as part of the Cancer Disparities Research Partnership program. Clinical practice suggests that Native American cancer patients present with more advanced stages of cancer and hence have lower cure rates and higher treatment-related morbidities. It is hypothesized that a conventional course of cancer treatment lasting 6 to 8 weeks may be a barrier. | Clinical Trials Neoplasms Health Disparities National Cancer Institute | krc | restricted |
Weight perceptions and weight control practices in American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents. A national survey | 1994 | To assess weight perceptions and weight control practices among American Indian-Alaska Native adolescents. | Adolescence; Adolescent Psychology; Body Image; Body Weight; Bulimia/Epidemiology; Cathartics/Administration & Dosage; Child; Comparative Study; Diet, Reducing/Psychology; Diuretics/Administration & Dosage; Feeding Behavior; Female; Health Surveys; Male; Prevalence; Self Concept; Sex Factors; Substance-Related Disorders/Epidemiology; Weight Loss; Weight Perception | krc | restricted |
Weight-loss practices, nutrition beliefs, and weight-loss program preferences or urban American Indian women | 2000 | Objective. To describe health beliefs, weight concern, dieting practices, and weight-loss program preferences of American Indian women residing in an urban setting. | Anti-Obesity Agents; Diet, Reducing; Fasting; Obesity/Prevention & Control; Weight Loss | krc | restricted |
What can the IHS clinical support center do for you? | 1994 | This article is a brief description of some of the services available through the Clinical Support Center (CSC) to Indian Health Service (IHS), Tribal, and Urban Indian health programs. The CSC directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of continuing education activities for health care providers; enhances communication for health care providers and educators; and facilitates special initiatives and activities for IHS clinical programs. | Education, Continuing; Education, Medical, Continuing; Health Occupations; Health Planning Support; Health Services Administration; Information Services | krc | restricted |
What do providers need to know about American Indian culture? Recommendations from urban Indian family Caregivers | 2000 | This qualitative study aims to identify what urban American Indian family caregivers think that health and education providers who work with children with chronic conditions should know about Indian culture. | Attitude of Health Personnel; Child; Child Health Services; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Communication Barriers; Culture; Health Services Needs and Demand; Pediatrics/education; Professional-Family Relations; Quality of Health Care; Social Support | krc | restricted |
Words have power: (re)-defining serious emotional disturbance for American Indian and Alaska Native children and their families. | 2004 | Circles of Care grantees were provided the opportunity to develop a locally relevant definition of serious emotional disturbance that would be used to define what type of emotional, behavioral, and mental disability would be required to receive services. | behavioral health; emotional state disturbance; mental, Circles of Care; mental/emotional disability; GFA; SED; rural; | krc | restricted |