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2022 Training Course In MCH Epidemiology

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Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town Albuquerque, NM
June 27- July 1, 2022

We are hopeful that the 2022 Training Course in MCH Epidemiology can return to a full, in-person course this summer. CityMatCH, MCHB, and CDC are monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, trends, and are taking in to account all current guidance and protocols. In the event the course must be moved to a virtual delivery format, accepted applicants will be notified of the change immediately. We encourage submitting an application regardless of current ability to travel.

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Completed applications must be submitted online for competitive review by 11:59 p.m. PST, March 1, 2022. Late applications will NOT be accepted.

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TECPHI NOFO – CDC-RFA-DP22-2206 Tribal Epidemiology Centers Public Health Infrastructure

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The purpose of the NOFO is to strengthen the public health infrastructure and capacity of 1) Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and 2) the tribes and Urban Indian Organizations (UIO) they support to meet national public health accreditation standards and deliver the 10 Essential Public Health Services. This work will support efforts to effectively identify and address underlying social determinants of health, reduce persistent health disparities, and improve the overall health and wellbeing of American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Deadline for Applications: May 11, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time

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Tribal Epidemiology Centers: HHS Actions Needed to Enhance Data Access

TEC News, TECs in the Media
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GAO

FAST FACTS – American Indians and Alaska Natives have worse health outcomes than the general U.S. population—such as a life expectancy that is 5.5 years shorter than the U.S. average. To provide public health support, Congress established tribal epidemiology centers and authorized their access to data collected by the Department of Health and Human Services.

GAO-22-104698
March 4, 2022

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Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian & Alaska Native health professionals

TEC News, Training

The Summer Research Training Institute curriculum is designed to meet the needs of professionals who work in diverse areas of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health. Almost anyone who works in Indian health can take advantage of this skill-building opportunity – from administrators to community health workers, physicians, nurses, researchers, and program managers. Because our courses emphasize research skills, program design, and implementation, those professionals who seek training opportunities related to research will find relevant courses in this program. American Indian and Alaska Native health professionals and health science students are strongly encouraged to attend. We also seek American Indian and AlaskaNative students and participants from other professional areas who are interested in Native health issues.

June 13 – June 30, 2022

All courses will be virtual. All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

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Weaving Success: Evaluation in Indian Country

TEC News, Training

This course covers evaluation methods that honor Native peoples’ values and ways of knowing, learning and being. After completing this course, learners will be able to evaluate the impact of their programs on the health of their patients and the overall community.

This course consists of five sequential modules that build on each other and must be attended in order. They will cover evaluation definition and purpose, identifying and engaging invested partners, needs assessment, types of evaluations, data collection and analysis and more. The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) created this course in order to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities in their efforts to improve the health of their people.

Who Should Register
Physicians, RNs, APRNs, LVN/APNs and all staff who manage or work on programs in Tribal health clinics and agencies.

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