September 2010 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 3, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Monthly Funding Report
Follow up Letter to Director of IHS from the Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee
Letter from Director of IHS to Urban Program Directors
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Tribal Resources Day and Tribal Consultation, September 28-29, 2010, Washington, DC
Health Resources and Services Administration Seeking Grant Reviews
Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Consultation Invitation
DOJ Save the Date
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo 10-109 Indian Community Development Block Grant Funds Available
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo 10-110 Conference In Albuquerque on US Agencies Responsibility to Enforce Indian Civil Rights
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo 10-111 ACF Announces Tribal Resources Day and Consultation Session
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo 10-112 Older American Act Grants
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memo 10-113 Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to Hold Tribal Consultations on Sole-Source 8(a) Contracting on October 5, 7, and 19
Photoshoot Casting Call
5th Annual Dancing in the Square Pow Wow, September 24, 2010, Portland, OR
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
DSMD Letter on CMS Re: Coding
CMS Training, September 14-15, 2010, SeaTac, WA
Attn: Oregon Tribal Health Directors
Oregon Health Authority Health Insurance Exchange Forum, various location throughout Oregon
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 10, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Letter to Secretary Sebelius regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA)
US Department of Justice Tribal Consultation Session Invitation Letter and Draft Agenda, October 4-5, 2010, Spokane, Wa
5th Annual Dancing in the Square Pow Wow, September 24, 2010, Portland, OR
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 17, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
In Celebration of National Indian Day- 5th Annual Dancing in the Square Pow Wow, September 24, 2010, Portland, OR
Dorgan Grows Closer to IHS Subpoena, Indian Country Today
2010 Area Director’s Awards Ceremony
IHS Data Calls
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
Upcoming Webinar on Domestic Violence, September 21, 2010
A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness: CultureCard American Indian and Alaska Native
Trail of Tears, and Hope, Harvard Magazine
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Issue Paper, National Rural Health Association
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 24, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Letter to Director of I.H.S. and Director of Office of Intergovernmental Affairs regarding I.H.S. Billing Arrangements with Departments of Defense and Veteran’s Affairs
Office of Minority Health Resource Center HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Award Application and Procedures
Rural Utilities Service: Substantially Underserved Trust Areas Initiative Webinars/Teleconference, October 20, 2010
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
FASD Workshop, October 20-21, 2010, Usk, WA
