Mini-grant and Website Launch Announcement
Posting Date: November 10, 2016 Funding Activity: Child Passenger Safety Intervention Activity Funding Funding Purpose: The overall goal is to support existing or create new child passenger safety efforts in tribal communities. Application Deadline: December 12th, 2016 Dear Sir or Madam: Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among Native American and… Continue Reading Mini-grant and Website Launch Announcement
Indian Country dying from a curable disease
Jessica Leston, HIV/STI/HCV Clinical Programs Director for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board was a guest columnist in the Oregonian on October 11, 2016. She writes about one of the many health inequities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native people and calls for action, “Veterans Affairs received total access to hepatitis C medication… Continue Reading Indian Country dying from a curable disease
Native Dental Therapy Initiative
The mission of the Native Dental Therapy Initiative is to connect tribal communities with innovative approaches to address AI/AN oral health disparities, to remove barriers impeding the creation of efficient, high quality, modern dental teams and to provide opportunities for AI/AN people to become oral health providers. According to the IHS 2014 Oral Health Survey, the majority… Continue Reading Native Dental Therapy Initiative