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Tribal EpiCenters
03/23/2018

8th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health

Call for Abstracts
The American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Paediatric Society are pleased to announce that the call for proposals for the 8th International Indigenous Child Health Meeting is now open!

 

The IMICH Planning Committee invites session/workshop proposals from anyone working with Indigenous populations, on any topic related to Indigenous child and youth health.

 

8th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health

Submit your session proposal online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/IMICH2019Proposals
For more information, visit www.cps.ca/en/imich or www.aap.org/nach

Share this invitation and mark our conference dates in your 2019 calendar today!

Tribal EpiCenters
03/14/2018

The Opioid Crisis Impact on Native American Communities

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AASTEC recently produced and disseminated a new fact sheet on the impact of the opioid crisis among Native American communities. Key findings demonstrate that overdose deaths due to any type of opioid use have been on the rise among Native Americans since 2000.

 

The current opioid-related overdose death rate for Native Americans nationwide is 13.7 deaths per 100,000 population, which exceeds the national rate of 13.1 per 100,000.

 

The opioid overdose death rate among Native American males significantly exceeds the rate among Native American females (10.0 per 100,000 vs. 7.0 per 100,000). Among youth, more than 1 in 10 Native American high school students in New Mexico (11%) used a prescription pain medication without a doctor’s order in the past 30 days, and high school students who used a prescription pain medication also used heroin in the past 30 days (22%).

The fact sheet concludes with strategies that can be adopted at the individual, family and community level to reduce the harmful impact of opioids.

THE OPIOID CRISIS IMPACT ON NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

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Tribal EpiCenters
03/09/2018

2018 Public Health Management Certificate Application Period Now Open

Training

 

Applications are now being accepted for NWCPHP’s 2018 Public Health Management Certificate program.

 

As the challenge to deliver efficient public health services becomes more pronounced in today’s public health environment, it’s important for managers to possess critical skills in core areas such as budgeting, planning, organizing, and personnel management. NWCPHP is now accepting applications for the 2018 Public Health Management Certificate program to help public health professionals build these important skills to be successful managers in their workplace.

Applications will be accepted through May 31, with early-bird rates available for those who apply by May 1.

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Tribal EpiCenters
03/08/2018

2018 Tribal Youth Health Policy Fellowship

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Description: The National Indian Health Board’s second cohort of Fellows will consist of 12 Native youth from around the country to engage throughout the year in Indian health policy and programming efforts. The Fellows will engage in Indian health policy solutions, tell their personal story, and advocate for changes in the healthcare and public health systems important to their Tribal communities.

The Fellowship provides youth with key opportunities for relationship- and skills-building that allows them to return home feeling empowered, connected to other Native youth, and well equipped to be the next generation of advocates for Indian health.

Deadline: April 6, 2018

Apply Here