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Tribal EpiCenters
02/15/2019

Submit Your Story Maps and Win Great Prizes

Call for Proposals

Your tribe does some amazing work, and Esri wants you to share your story. Submit your tribe’s story maps to the 2019 Tribal Story Map Challenge between now and March 29 for your chance to win some pretty cool prizes!

Three tribes will be selected to receive a prize package consisting of the following:

  • One ArcGIS Online five-user account or 2,500 service credits
  • Up to $2,500 in complimentary Esri training courses

Not only will winners get access to free software, but we will also give you the resources to help you get up and running quickly so that you can start solving your tribe’s most pressing problems.

Submissions will be accepted today through March 29! All entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Friday, March 29, to be eligible to win one of these great prize packages.

Enter Today

Tribal EpiCenters
02/15/2019

SAMHSA Building Communities of Recovery Grants

Grant Opportunities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for 2019 Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) grants. The purpose of this program is to mobilize resources within and outside of the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery support from substance abuse and addiction. These grants are intended to support the development, enhancement, expansion, and delivery of recovery support services as well as promotion of and education about recovery.

Applications due Tuesday, April 2, 2019

View Grant Opportunity

Tribal EpiCenters
02/14/2019

Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence

Grant Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for research and evaluation on violence against women. This program furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of victims of crime, particularly at the state, local, and tribal levels.

Review the Solicitation

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Tribal EpiCenters
02/13/2019

AASTEC Success Story: Tribal PRAMS Project

Success Stories, TEC News
In May 2018, the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) launched the Tribal Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) – a new tribal public health surveillance system designed to learn more about the experiences, attitudes and behaviors of new American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) mothers before, during, and after their pregnancy. Key topics on the survey include prenatal and preconception care, breastfeeding, substance use, stress and stressors, health insurance coverage, and infant health care and safety.

 

Tribal PRAMS is a collaboration between AASTEC, the Navajo Tribal Epidemiology Center, and the New Mexico Department of Health.

 

Tribal Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

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The survey is complimentary to the existing New Mexico PRAMS, where the majority of new AI/AN mothers not selected for participation in this state-sponsored surveillance system, are invited to participate in Tribal PRAMS. The survey instrument consists of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PRAMS core survey questions, the NM-state specific PRAMS questions, and a Tribal addendum, which includes questions about breastfeeding, injury prevention, language, and cultural activities. Survey administration is multimodal, where participants can complete the survey by mail, online, or telephone.

The overarching goal of Tribal PRAMS is to strengthen the availability of high quality, AI/AN-specific data that can be used by tribes and tribal health programs to:

  • Understand the health status and specific needs of AI/AN mothers and their babies throughout New Mexico
  • Monitor trends in the health status of AI/AN perinatal women and their infants over time
  • Develop and/or enhance health programs and clinical care for AI/AN perinatal women and their infants
  • Inform tribal maternal child health policy development

For more information on Tribal PRAMS, please contact Sheldwin Yazzie shyazzie@aaihb.org or Ayanna Woolfork awoolfork@aaihb.org

 

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Tribal EpiCenters
02/07/2019

AASTEC Creates Tribal Injury Prevention Resource Center

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The Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) is excited to announce the creation of the Tribal Injury Prevention Resource Center (TIPRC). This program serves all American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities across the country.

 

Its key aims are to provide technical assistance and training to promote the implementation of evidence-based best practices in motor vehicle safety throughout Indian Country with the goal of reducing injuries and fatalities associated with motor vehicle crashes.

 

 

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Technical support and Program Services

  • Understand and implement best practices for tribal motor vehicle injury prevention.
  • Develop tribal policies to decrease alcohol-impaired driving and to promote seatbelt and car seat use.
  • Evaluate tribal motor vehicle safety projects.
  • Develop local surveillance systems to track injuries and deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes.
  • Identify data sources to monitor motor vehicle crashes and fatal and non-fatal injuries caused by crashes.
  • Collect and manage observational survey data related to seat belt and car seat use, etc.

Injury Prevention Trainings (available upon request)

  • Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technician certification and CEU courses
  • Safe Native American Passengers (SNAP) training
  • IHS Introduction to Injury Prevention (Level 1) training
  • IHS Intermediate Injury Prevention (Level 2) training
  • Identifying funding opportunities for tribal injury prevention programs

TIPRC Team
Jerrod Moore (jmoore@aaihb.org) TIPRC Program Manager
Carrie Brown, MSML (cbrown@aaihb.org) Tribal Traffic Safety Specialist
Tabatha Harris, MHHSA (tharris@aaihb.org) Tribal Traffic Safety Specialist