May 2009 eMailout
WEEK 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 1, 2009
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
11th Annual HHS Tribal Budget Consultation Testimony by Andy Joseph
Federal Register Announcement: Indian Health Services Tribal Management Grant Program
From: Jim Fry, Information Services Director
Federal Register Announcement: Rural Utilities Service Grant Deadlines and Funding Levels
From: Erik Kakuska, AAIR Project Specialist
Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR) Monthly Update Newsletter
From: Dr. Thomas Becker, NARCH/Cancer
News from the Center for Healthy Communities Spring 2009 Newsletter
From: Terresa White, WTPP Coordinator
News Release- Clearing the Air: The Native Truth Film Project
Tribal Chairs
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Accepting Project Proposals by the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) by Portland Area Office Indian Health Service (PAIHS)
Tribal Health Directors
From: Steven Poitra, PAIHS
Na-ha-Shnee 14th Annual Native American Health Science Institute in Spokane, WA on June 21-27, 2009
From: Mary Brickell, Indian Health Services
National GPRA
From: Terresa White, WTPP Coordinator
CANCELLED Tribal Tobacco Data Training in Kingston, WA on May 21, 2009
CANCELLED American Cancer Society’s Native SpeakOUT Workshop in LaPush, WA on May 30, 2009
WEEK 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 8, 2009
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Tribal Chairs, Tribal Health Directors, and Delegates
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE/ELECTRONIC DENTAL RECORD
From Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
NPAIHB POLICY BRIEFING: FY 2010 Budget Request
From Michelle Edwards, Grants Administrator
May Monthly Funding report
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE (IHS) TRIBAL CONTRACT SUPPORT COST WORKGROUP MEETING (CSCWG)
WEEK 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 15, 2009
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Northwest Roundtable on Health Care Reform Policy Options for the Indian Health System, June 2-3, 2009 in Portland, OR
From: Morgan Randall, Portland Area I.H.S.
Mental Health NHSC HPSA Scores
From: Sonciray Bonnell, Health Resources Coordinator
Narch VI (Native American Research Centers for Health) Update
Tribal Chairs
From: Armina Wise, Portland Area I.H.S.
ARRA- Addendum to Tribal Contracting Agreements
STATE OF WASHINGTON- Delegates, Tribal Health Directors, and Tribal Chairs
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Results of 2009 Legislative Session- Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Phase Two of HRSA’s Realignment and Reform- Department of Social and Health Services
WEEK 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 22, 2009
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Northwest Roundtable on Health Care Reform Policy Options for the Indian Health System, June 2-3, 2009 in Portland, OR
From: Morgan Randall, Portland Area I.H.S.
Tribal Management Grant (TMG) Program 2009 Training
Grant Announcements
From: Sonciray Bonnell, Health Resources Coordinator
State of Washington & Port Gamble S’Klallam Agreement
Tribal Health Directors
From: WTDP Staff
Diabetes Management System Training, June 2-4, 2009, NPAIHB location
STATE OF OREGON- Delegates, Tribal Health Directors, and Tribal Chairs
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)- What It Means to Oregon
STATE OF WASHINGTON- Delegates, Tribal Health Directors, and Tribal Chairs
From: Erik Kakuska, AAIR Project Specialist
AGO State of Washington Grant Announcement
WEEK 5
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 29, 2009
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
PAO IHS letter dated May 22, 2009- Approved ARRA Projects for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
PAO IHS letter dated May 28, 2009- Announcement from Roselyn Tso, Acting Area Director
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 09-062 (IHS Children and Youth Project Funding)
From: Morgan Randall, Portland Area I.H.S.
Grant Announcements
Tribal Health Directors
From: Joe Finkbonner, Executive Director
Summer Institute for Public Health Practice 2009, August 10-14, 2009 in Seattle, WA
STATE OF WASHINGTON- Delegates, Tribal Health Directors, and Tribal Chairs
From: Erik Kakuska, AAIR Project Specialist
AGO State of Washington Grant Announcement
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
DRAFT MEMO from Doug Porter, State of Washington- Health and Recovery Services Administration (HRSA) Internal Reorganization
IHS Tribal Contract Support Cost Workgroup Meeting (CSCWG), June 10-11, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ
