February 2012 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 3, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- 14th Annual DHHS Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC) March 7-9, 2012 ~ Washington, DC
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo RE: Office of Personnel Management Teleconference on Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
- Amicus Brief 11-393 & 11-400: Tribal amicus brief of 449 tribes challenging that Indian-specific and IHCIA provisions of the Affordable Care Act are legally separable from the minimum coverage provisions and the remainder of the Act that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional
- NPAIHB letter dated 1/31/2012 to Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, DHHS RE: Comments on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin
- Indian Health Service Findings of Medical Use of Marijuana
Attn: Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
- Reclaiming the Health of our Tribal Nations, May 2-3, 2012 in Tempe, AZ
- SNS Tribal Working Group Webinar, February 8, 2012 from 1:00-2:00 pm EST
- Western States Tribal Epidemiology Meeting, February 23, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ
- Emergency Preparedness - Incident Command System Trainings
- Free Onsite QI Training: Performance Improvement Managers Network
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Wellness Center Director, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Lab Tech, Billing & Coding Clerk for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
- Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC) Director, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 10, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Sample of tribal consultation policy for Idaho’s health insurance exchange (discussion draft)
- PAO-IHS Nominations for Area Director’s Calendar Year 2011 Recognition of Excellence
- PAO-IHS Invitation to the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act Orientation in Portland on February 28-29, 2012 in Portland, OR
- PAO-IHS Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act Orientation and registration for February 28-29, 2012 in Portland, OR
- Region 10 Native American Contact (NAC) position update from regional administrator
- NPAIHB Monthly Funding Report
- 2012 Direct Service Tribes National Meeting Save the Date August 14-16, 2012 in Tucson, AZ
Attn: Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
- Northwest Diabetes Management System Training Schedule for 2012 March-December at the NPAIHB office in Portland, OR
- 2nd Annual THRIVE Conference June 25-29, 2012 in Portland, OR
- Call for Abstracts AAIP/CENTER “Advancing Native Health and Wellness” July 31-August 5, 2012 in Anchorage, AK
Attn: Washington (WA) Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 17, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- DHHS 14th Annual Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation (draft agenda) March 8-9, 2012 in Washington, DC (tribal resource day March 7, 2012)
- 14th Annual Tribal Budget and Policy Consultation registration form
- 2012 AI/AN Long Term Services and Supports Conference and draft agenda March 21-23, 2012 in Denver, CO
- 2-Day Financial Intro to Self-Governance in I.H.S. March 27-28, 2012 in Tucson, AZ
- Sacred Hoop Ceremony hosted by Grand Ronde’s Behavioral Health and Prevention March 9, 2012 in Grand Ronde, OR
- Tribal Health Reform: National Training for Indian Country on the Affordable Care Act and Indian Health Care Improvement April 18-19, 2012 in Prior Lake, MN
- National Indian Health Board Issue the.washington.report
- NPAIHB Grant Opportunities
Attn: Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
- 2012 Tribal Best Practices Conference: Climbing New Heights Leveraging Best Practices to Improve Patient Care July 22-26, 2012 in Salt Lake City, UT
- Society for Prevention Research 20th Annual Meeting “Promoting Healthy Living Through Prevention Science” May 29-June 1, 2012 in Washington, DC
Attn: Oregon (OR) Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
Attn: Washington (WA) Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 24, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Save the Date for the Tribal Caucus Briefing on the Special Diabetes Program for Indians on March 7, 2012 in Washington, DC
- Invitation and Agenda for Region 10 Tribal Consultation for March 29-30, 2012 in Seattle, WA
- Agenda for the National Congress of American Indians Tribal Nations Legislative Summit 112th Congress Executive Council for March 6-8, 2012 in Washington, DC
- Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Attn: Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
Attn: Washington (WA) Tribal Chairs
Attn: Washington (WA) Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
- DSHS Health Care Authority Announcement- No Funding for ProvidenceOne Phase 2
- Upcoming HCA & AIHC Meeting Announcements in Olympia, WA
- Tribal Waiver Notice from the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
