The September/October issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice illustrates the positive influence of local public health agencies on the populations they serve.
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is excited to present a groundbreaking new collection of articles on Indian wellness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) seeks to build on a new sense of possibility in Indian Country. This PCD collection of 7 articles chronicles the journey of GHWIC, from conception to behavioral outcomes, as the first 5 years come to a close.
Together, the articles on GHWIC describe a model for public health practice across the country and around the world, one that seeks to be relevant to the people being served, to uplift culture and respect local knowledge, and to institutionalize sustainable health improvements.
The purpose of this IHS grant program is to enhance and develop health management infrastructure and assist Tribes/Tribal Organizations (T/TO) in assuming all or part of existing Indian Health Service (IHS) programs, functions, services and activities (PFSA) through a Title I Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) contract and assist established Title I ISDEAA contractors and Title V ISDEAA compactors to further develop and improve management capability. In addition, Tribal Management Grants are available to T/TOs under the authority of 25 U.S.C. Section 5322(e) for the following: (1) obtaining technical assistance from providers designated by the T/TO (including T/TOs that operate mature contracts) for the purposes of program planning and evaluation, including the development of any management systems necessary for contract management, and the development of cost allocation plans for indirect cost rates; and (2) planning, designing, monitoring, and evaluating Federal programs serving T/TOs, including Federal administrative functions.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 01, 2019
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,465,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $50,000
The Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) is in the 4th year of the current 5-year grant cycle. If funding continues, the next SDPI grant cycle will be for the fiscal years 2021-2025. To prepare for this, a national Tribal Consultation/Urban Confer regarding SDPI is planned for Fall 2019. This recorded webinar (presented live on April 8, 2019) conveys information on SDPI that will be helpful as Tribal and Urban Indian Organization (UIO) Leaders provide input during the Tribal Consultation/Urban Confer process.
In April 2019, the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center co-hosted a RPMS training for Bemidji Area I/T/U clinical staff with the IHS regional Bemidji Area Office.
Eighty-seven percent of participants “agreed” or “strongly agreed” (n=15) that the training was valuable.
This training was made possible through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Building Public Health Infrastructure in Tribal Communities program.
