TRAININGS AND WEBINARS

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oin the National Council of Urban Indian Health as we recognize Native American Heritage Month with a presentation that supports equitable adult vaccination and aims to prevent severe illnesses arising in Urban Indian communities from RSV and influenza. This event focuses on providing RSV and flu information and assisting Urban Indian Organizations in developing effective and culturally competent strategies for educating and promoting RSV and flu vaccination among their patients and the urban Native communities they serve.

Presenters:
All Nations Health Center
• Cherith Smith, PharmD, RPh (Piikani (Peigan Blackfoot)/Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux))
• Christian Goes Ahead-Lopez MHA, BSHA (Crow/Apsáalooke)

Native Health
• Jennifer Veaco, MD IBCLC

Objectives:
1. Support RSV and flu vaccine promotion and education initiatives at Urban Indian Organizations.
2. Increase flu and RSV vaccination rates among urban American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Protecting Native Communities: Best Practices for RSV and Flu Vaccination

Join NCUIH for the first of three presentations in the Managing Health Care Operations series. This webinar aims to help Urban Indian Organizations manage health care operations by sharing the basics of grant requirements for sustainability planning. Participants will learn proactive strategies to ensure sustainable grant funding and how to communicate successes to funders effectively. Don’t miss this opportunity to plan for the future and build a more robust health care organization.

NCUIH Presenters:
• Evelina Maho, MAdm. (Diné) Director of Technical Assistance
• Lyzbeth Best, MA, MPH, Manager of Technical Assistance

Objectives:
1. Learn the basics of grant requirements for sustainability planning.
2. Employ proactive and strategic planning steps to ensure sustainable grant funding.
3. Communicate success to funders through documentation and narration.

Managing Health Care Operations: Grant Requirements for Sustainability Planning

Join NCUIH for the third presentation in its “Clinic to Community” series, designed to provide Urban Indian Organizations with more information on the HIV Navigation Services framework. This event will review the five steps of providing HIV Navigation Services to people with HIV and high-risk HIV-negative individuals. Organizers will connect participants to further training opportunities to expand staff capacity in providing this level of care.

Presenter:
Kurt Begaye (Diné) Senior Capacity Building Specialist, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the steps to HIV Navigation Services for clients with HIV and high-risk HIV-negative clients;
2. Implement tenets of HIV Navigation Services at their organization; and,
3. Access further training opportunities to expand staff competency in providing HIV Navigation Services to urban Indian communities.

Clinic to Community: Implementing HIV Navigation Services in Urban Indian Organizations

Join NCUIH for training on data sharing and data use agreements. This standalone virtual event will include a presentation around the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA™), data use, and data sharing. Participants will increase their knowledge of establishing data use agreements and have an opportunity to ask questions of expert speakers and peer Urban Indian Organizations.

Objectives:
1. Increase Urban Indian Organizations’ (UIOs) knowledge surrounding 2. TEFCA™ and data sharing.
Increase UIOs’ knowledge on creating and utilizing data use agreements.

Data Sharing & Data Use Agreements 101

Bandwidth among health care workers is low, and applying bite-sized content during trainings can help improve staff engagement and knowledge retention. This final presentation in the “Incorporating Infection Control Micro-Learn Training Resources” series will provide an overview of the CDC Project Firstline’s Cough and Congestion Micro-Learn and help Urban Indian Organization (UIO) staff learn how they can incorporate these approachable trainings at their facility. One continuing nursing education (CNE) credit is available.*

www.cdc.gov/project-firstline/media/pdfs/Micro-Learns-Cough-Congestion-508.pdf

Presenter:
Zeshan Chisty, MPH (He/Him), Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Objectives:
1. Explain the benefits of using the Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-2. Learn Training Resources with staff at your UIO.
Discuss and outline the Cough and Congestion Micro-Learn, including incorporating it at UIOs.
3. Summarize additional relevant CDC core IPC practices related to respiratory hygiene.

Infection Prevention and Control Practices: Addressing Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette

Join the National Council of Urban Indian Health as it previews its new toolkit “Investing in Wellness: Financing Behavioral Health.” Speakers will highlight key financing strategies to strengthen access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Indian Health Service beneficiaries. Participants will learn valuable insights and resources and receive tools to enhance behavioral health programming and initiatives through sustainable financing opportunities.

National Council of Urban Indian Health Presenters:
• Evey Maho, MAdm. Director of Technical Assistance
• Lyz Best, MA, MPH, Manager of Technical Assistance

Objectives:
1. Learn how to utilize the Behavioral Health Financing Toolkit as a resource to support and enhance behavioral health programs and initiatives within your organization.
2. Explore key financing strategies for behavioral health programming in Indian Country.
3. Engage in discussion to share insights and needs related to behavioral health financing.

Investing in Wellness: Financing Behavioral Health Toolkit Launch

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Community of Learning

NCUIH’s Communities of Learnings (COLs) are peer-to-peer workforce support groups guided by technical specialists to create culturally appropriate and relevant trainings and technical assistance. NCUIH designs tailored content and resources for Urban Indian Health Care leaders, providers, and professionals that support quality health care delivery to urban American Indians and Alaska . The COL operates in virtual classrooms that enable Urban Indian program staff and leadership to gain best practices knowledge, conduct training webinars, share strategies and solutions, and request individual and/or peer-to-peer support. NCUIH uses SharePoint available on-demand to UIOs.

UIO Board Training

NCUIH assists UIO boards with their obligation to uphold the duty of organizational care, organizational loyalty, and ethical and legal obedience. In the interest of promoting sustainability and effectiveness, members understand a need to increase revenue, staffing, and quality of service delivery. NCUIH’s structured training and technical assistance promotes current best practices to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) efforts within UIOs, allowing them to provide added public value and become better stewards of their funding dollars by:

Improving accountability
Refining service delivery
Meeting changes in service need
Enhancing information management, client tracking & documentation
Contributing to the design of new programs
Facilitating creative/innovative solutions
Supplementing Board orientation, recruitment, and training programs

Contact the Team

National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202.544.0344

TRAININGS AND WEBINARS

Webinars and Events

Community of Learning

Community of Learning Topics:

Accreditation

Behavioral Health

Board of Directors Trainings

COVID-19 Response

Grant Writing

HIV/AIDS Resources

Homelessness & Housing Insecurity

Person-Centered Care

Prevention of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP)

Standing Together to Address Urban Indian STI Disparities

Strengthening Wellness Using the Medicine Wheel

Trauma-Informed Care

Workforce Development

Youth Resources

UIO Board Training