June 2012 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 1, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Upcoming Tribal Consultation Session announcement regarding the Affordable Care Act (3 opportunities in July and August 2012) and Quarterly Report
- Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting Announcement, June 13-15, 2012 in North Falmouth, MA (agenda and logistics attached)
- NPAIHB Report- Funding Opportunity
Attn: (WA) Washington Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 8, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Attn: (OR) OREGON Delegates & Tribal Health Directors
Attn: Delegates & Tribal Health Directors
- 2012 National Title VI Training & Technical Assistance Forum, July 10-13, 2012 in Denver, CO Forum and Listening Session designed to improve and strengthen the quality of services for older American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
- I.H.S. Clinical Rounds webex seminar- Organizing a Wound Health Program: Replicating a Model that Works on June 14, 2012 2:00-3:00 pm EDT (service delivery models) continuing education credit available (see flyer for details)
- NPAIHB Youth Focused: Native Fitness IX August 8-9, 2012 at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR (fitness training, health, and wellness)
- NPAIHB Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training, September 24-28, 2012 at the NPAIHB office
- Northwest Center for Public Health Practice- three (3) training opportunities (register by July 2)
Employment Opportunity
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 15, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- U.S. Government Accountability Office 12-446 Indian Health Service Action Needed to Ensure Equitable Allocation of Resources for the Contract Health Service Program
- I.H.S. Tribal Self Governance Advisory Committee letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius RE: Comments on the General Guidance on Federally facilitated Exchanges issued by the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-071 Indian Health Service Issues Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2012
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-072 IRS Final Regulations on the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-073 Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Approved by House Committee
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-076 DOJ Initiates Tribal Consultation on Eagle Feather Policy: Joint Tribal Federal Law Enforcement Training Session to be Held
Attn: Delegates & Tribal Health Directors
- Save the Date: Public Health Accreditation Prerequisites: Community Health Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan and Strategic Plan Training on September 18, 2012 in Portland, OR
- Reconnecting Youth: A Peer Group Approaching to Building Life Skills leader training, August 6-10, 2012 in Seattle, WA
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training, September 24-28, 2012 at the NPAIHB office in Portland
- Weight of the Nation- 4 Part HBO Series confronting the nation’s obesity epidemic- Free online
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 22, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Attn: Delegates & Tribal Health Directors
- VA Office of Tribal Government Relations: Western Region Training, July 10-11, 2012 in Grand Ronde, OR (for those who serve or care for veterans in Indian Country)
- Accreditation Webinar Series: Understanding the Accreditation Process (June & July)
Attn: Oregon Delegates & Tribal Health Directors
