Native Elder Health in California Training March 12
March 12 2010
Trainings to develop strategies for improving the health of California’s Native Elder population
This free training is designed to provide critical information concerning the health of native elders
from our study American Indian and Alaska Native Elder Health in California
and to build skills, stimulate action and networking on the health of Native Elders.
California is home to one of the largest populations of American Indian elders.
This project presents for the first time population level information on California’s Native Elders.
Free advanced training includes:
Interactive trainings using Native Elder specific examples and data
Introduction to Health Data: Understanding Data, Appropriate Uses of Data, Criteria for Evaluating Data, Determining the Data You Need
Finding Data: Producing local estimates, How to “localize” data using the AskCHIS online data query, Using and combining quantitative and qualitative data
Target audience: tribal leaders, executive directors, medical directors, program directors,
policy advocates of tribal or native health and human service or related programs, and public health
and aging leaders responsible for improving the health of minority populations.
Where/When:
Morongo Casino Resort Spa Hotel
Cabazon, CA
March 12, 2010, 7:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
To apply:
Complete the application form which can be downloaded from http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/nativeelders and fax to (310) 794-2686 or email to and by February 26, 2010. You will receive an email confirming your registration status by March 1, 2010. There are 20 limited seats for this advanced interactive training.
For more information contact:
Delight Satter, MPH (Umpqua, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)
Co-Principal Investigator, at (310) 794-2691 or .
or Lauren M. Smith (Mohawk) at (310) 794-0975 or
A Thursday afternoon plenary presentation with resource materials will be made at the IHS Tribal Leaders Conference open to all (see IHS Conf Agenda).
This advanced interactive training takes place Friday morning.
To learn more about the study please visit http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/nativeelders
