Month February 2018

Month February 2018

Tribal EpiCenters
02/14/2018

2018 Leadership Institute Application Period Now Open

Training

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 cohort of the Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute. A nine-month online program with three on-site sessions in Seattle, the Leadership Institute is designed to help emerging public health leaders strengthen their leadership skills to meet the complicated demands of today’s public health landscape.

The 2018 Leadership Institute program is framed through a life-course lens that emphasizes health equity and social justice. Scholars will learn and practice collaborative leadership and change management skills to help them work effectively toward goals with colleagues, systems, policy makers, communities, and stakeholders.

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE QUICK FACTS

When: Late April–November 2018. On-site session dates: May 2–4, August 8–10, and November 5–7

Format: Distance-based and in-person learning; three Seattle on-site sessions

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted through March 23. Early-bird deadline is March 9.

Cost: $3,000 ($2,700 by the early-bird deadline). Some partial scholarships available to those in the field of maternal and child health.

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Tribal EpiCenters
02/09/2018

Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH)

Grant Opportunities

The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. Priority will be given to those projects that enhance educational equity for underrepresented students; strengthen institutional educational capacities; prepare students for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; and maximize the development and use of resources to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.

Who is eligible to apply:

Individual public or private, nonprofit Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions of higher education that meet the definitions of Alaska Native-Serving Institution or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution established in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d.) are eligible institutions under this program. See RFA for further information.

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Posted Date: Friday, February 2, 2018
Closing Date: Friday, March 30, 2018
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AHSI-006489
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000

Tribal EpiCenters
02/05/2018

2018 Training Course in MCH Epidemiology

Training

Chicago, IL – June 25-29, 2018

The Health Resources And Services Administration (HRSA), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CityMatCH are offering a Training Course In MCH Epidemiology as part of their ongoing effort to enhance the analytic capacity of state and local health agencies.

 

The training course is an intensive program, combining lectures, discussion, hands-on exercises, and opportunities for individualized technical assistance. Several post-training webinars will serve to build upon and extend the content of the in-person training.

 

Content For The 2018 Course Will Include:

  • Needs Assessment And Prioritization
  • Specialized Multivariable Regression Methods
  • Performance Measurement And Trend Analysis
  • Program And Policy Evaluation
  • Quality Improvement Analysis And Reporting
  • Effective Data Presentation And Translation

Who Should Apply?

This national program is aimed primarily at professionals in state and local health agencies who have significant responsibility for collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting Maternal And Child Health data. This year, the course is geared to individuals with Intermediate to Advanced skills in statistical and epidemiologic methods, preferably in MCH or a related field.

Note: Only applicants who work domestically and regularly analyze data rather than manage programs, will be considered.

If you have Basic to Intermediate skills (mostly generate descriptive statistics with limited application of regression analysis), we welcome you to apply to next year’s course, and to review the online archived course materials from the 2017 basic to intermediate course. If you are a program manager, please see the training links below for data users.

Details:

  • Training will begin mid-day Monday, June 25 and conclude mid-day Friday, June 29.
  • Hotel room lodging is included in the training.
  • A limited number of scholarships for airfare are available.
  • Applications will be competitively reviewed, and acceptance notifications issued by late March.

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Completed applications must be submitted online for competitive review by 11:59 pm PST, February 23, 2018. No late applications will be accepted.