Rural tribal health and human services resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/tribal/ The purposes of the Indian Education Professional Development Grants program are to (1) increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indians; (2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/02/07/2012-2768/applications-for-new-awards-indian-education-professional-development-grants-program Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:44:12 CST https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/02/07/2012-2768/applications-for-new-awards-indian-education-professional-development-grants-program Phoenix AZ April 1, 2012 http://www.methpedia.org/cops-tribal-meth-summit Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:17 CST http://www.methpedia.org/cops-tribal-meth-summit FOX News article reports that Native Americans who often ate processed meat in a can, generically known as "spam" and a common food on reservations, one subsidized by the government -- had a two-fold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little or none, according to a U.S. study. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/31/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-finds/#ixzz1l3Vb2JOV Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:55:32 CST http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/31/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-finds/#ixzz1l3Vb2JOV Daily Yonder article reports that The National Congress of American Indians every year releases its State of Indian Nations, an alternative prospect for the Congress reported during the week of the State of the Union. One goal set by Nation Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel is to turn out a record number of Indian voters in 2012. http://www.dailyyonder.com/state-indian-union/2012/01/28/3719 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:48:02 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/state-indian-union/2012/01/28/3719 The Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence will hold the second of four public hearings January 31, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The hearing will highlight the issue of children's exposure to violence in rural and tribal communities. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17225 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:08:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17225 Daily Yonder tells how the White House has added "rural issues" and "Native American issues" to a list of nearly a score of items administration officials will talk about (via Twitter) in the days after the President's State of the Union Address. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-native-americans-now-white-house-schedule/2012/01/23/3710 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:08:25 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-native-americans-now-white-house-schedule/2012/01/23/3710 Denver CO March 21, 2012 -- Administration on Aging http://www.kauffmaninc.com/ltss/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:47:31 CST http://www.kauffmaninc.com/ltss/ The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces, subject to the appropriation of funds, funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 for the IHS Loan Repayment Program for health professional educational loans in return for full-time clinical service in Indian health programs. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/23/2012-1211/loan-repayment-program-for-repayment-of-health-professions-educational-loans-announcement-type Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:20:16 CST https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/23/2012-1211/loan-repayment-program-for-repayment-of-health-professions-educational-loans-announcement-type Provides information about transportation funding opportunities to meet the needs of elders living on reservations. Describes Title VI Aging Services and Tribal Transit Programs. -- National Center on Senior Transportation http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Crossing_Great_Divides.pdf?docID=144635 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:24:29 CST http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Crossing_Great_Divides.pdf?docID=144635 Offers a short overview, plus suggestions and tips for setting up, operating, and maintaining Telemental Health (TMH) Clinics, in the form of live interactive videoconferencing. -- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Western Region: Native Domain http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:31:22 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Helps communities and tribal nations find solutions to their infrastructure and development needs through information, resource management, expertise, and technical assistance. Helps rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. http://www.map-inc.org/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:33:46 CST http://www.map-inc.org/ Located in Salt Lake City, UT, this center focuses on outreach, access issues, and the needs of Native Veterans and Aging Veterans. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/western/index.asp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:03:37 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/western/index.asp Discusses the extent to which American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have access to mental health services at Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal facilities. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-08-00580.pdf Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:29:32 CST http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-08-00580.pdf Loans to finance water and waste facility projects in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:15:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Loan program helps create, improve or expand the supply of affordable housing for communities in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:58:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 A nationwide interactive map that shows the location of Native elderly services. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/nrcnaa/servicelocator.php Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:30:38 CST http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/nrcnaa/servicelocator.php Describes how a tribal human services center added original Ojibwe art to the walls of their health care facility as a way to develop a sense of community ownership and identity. -- National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=04-minnesota&issue=2011_v2 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:15:28 CST http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=04-minnesota&issue=2011_v2 An independent grantmaker focused on small communities, leadership, and diversity. Focused on the needs of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native nations in those states. http://www.bushfoundation.org/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:55:40 CST http://www.bushfoundation.org/ Shares the perspectives of directors, administrators, and physicians at health care organizations within the IHS system. Discusses disparities in health care, funding, and the impact of health reform. http://www.nnaapc.org/publications/20100814NativeHealthUnderfunded.pdf Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:10:40 CST http://www.nnaapc.org/publications/20100814NativeHealthUnderfunded.pdf Analyzes population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census. Provides a snapshotof race and Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, and African American origin in the United States. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 09:43:00 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf Presents statistics and data on American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States. Includes demographics, education, economics, insurance coverage, and health. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=52 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:34:18 CST http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=52 Provides a basic overview of the history and underlying principles of tribal governance. Provides information about tribes today to ensure that decision makers and members of the public at large have the information necessary to understand and engage effectively with contemporary Indian Nations. -- National Congress of American Indians http://www.ncai.org/fileadmin/initiatives/NCAI_Indian_Nations_In_The_US.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 09:27:53 CST http://www.ncai.org/fileadmin/initiatives/NCAI_Indian_Nations_In_The_US.pdf Advocates quality child care provision for Native American children. http://www.nicca.us/ Mon, 16 May 2011 14:41:57 CST http://www.nicca.us/ Training and scholarship program to support current and future American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health professionals in their educational development. -- Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2604 Thu, 12 May 2011 11:29:08 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2604 American Indian/Alaska Native National Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) that helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. http://www.nihb.org/rec/rec.php Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:50:50 CST http://www.nihb.org/rec/rec.php Describes issues faced by people living on American Indian Area, Alaska Native Area, Hawaiian Homeland Area (AIANHH) lands, such as poverty, housing deficiencies, and social and health-related problems. Information is based on the 2000 Census. http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/nativeoverview.pdf Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:55:11 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/nativeoverview.pdf Designed to help reflect and learn more about the concern of suicide in Native communities, identify their own resources, and use the knowledge and understanding of the communities readiness to work toward a common vision for wellness. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://www2.sprc.org/aian/index Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:12:09 CST http://www2.sprc.org/aian/index Presents a list of factsheets regarding Native American aging. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health http://ruralhealth.und.edu/publications/3 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:05:42 CST http://ruralhealth.und.edu/publications/3 Provides information advocates of Indian health would need to help influence the future of Indian health care. The guide explains types of legislation, tips for calling or writing Congress and how to write an effective letter. -- National Indian Health Board http://www.nihb.org/docs/11102009/NIHB%20Guide%20to%20Congress%20for%202009.pdf Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:44:25 CST http://www.nihb.org/docs/11102009/NIHB%20Guide%20to%20Congress%20for%202009.pdf Highlights promising prevention programs within Indian Country. Guide begins the process of identifying, developing, and looking at Tribal community promising prevention practices with the intent to allow other communities to replicate these practices. -- National Indian Health Board http://www.nihb.org/docs/04072010/2398_NIHB%20HICI%20Book_web.pdf Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:43:43 CST http://www.nihb.org/docs/04072010/2398_NIHB%20HICI%20Book_web.pdf