January 2010 eMailout
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 8, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
CMS State Medicaid Director letter Regarding Citizenship Documentation
Health Care Reform & Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Testimony for the Record Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board before: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs “Promises Made, Promises Broken: The Impact of Chronic Underfunding of Contract Health Services”
FY10 Contract Health Service (CHS) letter to Dr. Roubideaux regarding funding decisions & recommendations
Quarterly Board Meeting Draft Agenda dated February 9-11, 2010
SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for $95.5M in Grants for the Access to Recovery Program
National Indian Health Board Medicare & Medicaid Policy Committee and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Tribal Technical Advisory Group dates to remember for 2010
Secretary Sebelius to Host Tribal Call during National Influenza Vaccination week on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:30 EST
General Notices Status Report and Federal Register Highlights from OMS
12th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session, March 3-5, 2010 in Washington, DC
Final User Population Estimates for FY09 from DHHS
Community Based Cancer Control: A Seminar for American Indian and Alaska Native Community Health Advocates, March 7-12, 2010, Portland, OR
From: Michelle Edwards, Grants Administrator
Funding Report
NBAIHB Delegates:
February 9-11, 2010 Quarterly Board Meeting & Hill Visits
State of Oregon Delegates/THD/Tribal Chairs:
Federal Register DHHS IHS Notice of Re-Designation o the Service Delivery Area for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Tribal Health Directors:
Sunset of MMA Section 630- Indian Provision to Bill for Certain Part B Series
Secretary Sebelius National Influenza Vaccination Week Announcement (January 10-16, 2010)
Tell Us What You Have Planned for National Influenza Vaccination Week 1-pager
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 15, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Federal Register- Memorandum of November 5, 2009 Tribal Consultation
Portland Area Fund Distribution Workgroup (FDWG) Update regarding 2010 Contract Health Services (CHS) from PAO IHS
Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Cost
FEMA letter dated January 5, 2010 from Administrator regarding Commitment to Increase Nation to Nation Relations with Tribal Communities
FEMA Tribal Policy
SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Approx $7.5M in Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Adult Drug Courts
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-001: ANA Seeks Comment on Proposed Program Policies and Procedures
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-002: Ninth Circuit Rejects Disenrollment Challenge Based on ICRA Habeas Corpus Provision
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-003: Tribal Eligibility for DHS FY2010 Grants
TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS:
Save the Date: 10th Annual NSMHSA Tribal Mental Health Conference, May 13, 2010, Bow, WA
Gathering of Native American’s Training Drug-Free Communities - Best Practices Training, January 28-30, 2010, Toppenish, WA
Project Connect: A Coordinated Public Health Initiative to Prevent Domestic and Sexual Violence
February 23rd Risky Business, February 24th Joint meeting with the NW Tribal Cancer Coalition and the Native Adolescent Health Alliance, and February 25th Washington State Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Education Conference, Little Creek Casino, Shelton, WA
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 22, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Indian Health Service Contract Health Service (CHS) Reform and Tribal Consultation
DHHS SAMHSA ACF Funding Opportunity for Needy Families (TANF) Programs under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act Announcement
Office of Information Technology Update: 2nd Round of Broadband Funds Available to Tribal Communities American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The National Congress of American Indians- 9th Annual State of Indian Nations Address, January 29, 2010, Washington, DC
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-004 Indian Health Service Scholarships
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-006 New H1N1 Public Service Announcement are Tailored to Indian Country
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-007 New Session and Date Change for Consultation on Indian Reorganization Act Regulations Revisions
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-008 Department of Justice Directive on Tribal Consultation and Planning at the US Attorney’s Office Level
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-009 Treasury Department Schedules Conference Calls with Tribal Leaders to Seek Advice on Consultation
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-010 IHS Seeks Consultation and Input on Contract Health Service Programs
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-012 Colorado Supreme Court to Review Scope of Tribal Sovereign Immunity
TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS:
Northwest Diabetes Management System Training, February 23-25, 2010. NPAIHB, Portland, OR
Week 5
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 29, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Chairman Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senator letter dated January 13, 2010 regarding his term in the U.S. Senate
Save the Date Contract Health Service Training Seminar, May 4-6, 2010, Denver, CO
Federal Registry Vol. 75 No. 15- Capital Grant component of VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
Federal Registry Vol. 75 No. 15- Assistance under the Per Diem-Only component of VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
I.H.S. Policy Analyst, Office of Tribal Self-Governance Job Announcement
TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS:
Native Wellness Institute, Leading the Next Generations Health Relationships Curriculum Training, February 23-26, 2010, Lincoln City, OR
Native Wellness Institute Registration Scholarship Request Form (first come-first serve)
OHSU/PSU- Public Health Seminar Series, Using the Community Coalition Model to Impact Childhood Public Health Outcomes, February 5, 2010, Portland, OR
OHSA- American Indian/Alaska native Health Lecture Series, Behavioral Health in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities: Culture-base Interventions Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice, February 19, 2010, Portland, OR
