NCAI-2017 Executive Council Winter Session

We here at United Indian Health Services (UIHS) wanted to take a moment and invite you all to the beautiful Northern California Coast to our Hands on Health Conference scheduled for April 23-26, 2018 at Bear River Rancheria, in Loleta, California. Thank you to Bear River Rancheria for being such a gracious host. Two years ago we held a Tribal Resource Conference in Klamath, California and it was so well attended by you all, but we missed getting to meet some of you and our CDC GHWIC partners. Welcome to all of you interested in good health and wellness and learning first hand of the strategies we use with our community 
This conference is called Hands on Health for a few reasons, but the most notable one is that there is a common thread that links us together as Native People, resilience. As you all know too well, our People suffer from the highest prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, cancer and other diseases and it is our belief that the way to good health and wellness for our People is get in and get your hands on health. Do your part in the reduction of chronic risk factors and be hands on!
We have created and would like to share opportunities and strategies through social, traditional and cultural activities that strengthen and promote community health and wellness. Sustaining those practices by using tribally driven, holistic and positive improvements to support and enhance policies that reflect upon healthier Native communities (PSE).
The entire conference is focused upon all of you and us going hands on and sharing knowledge and strategies that have served us well to promote good health and wellness here in our communities, and now we hope that you can implement some of those further into your communities across Indian Country.
So, please join us!
Register at:
www.handsonhealth.eventzilla.net

Agenda
Revision 3/26/18 KR
Monday April 23 – Thursday April 26, 2018 - Loleta, CA
Monday, April 23, 1:00pm-6:00pm Registration
Bear River Casino Resort - Lobby, Wiyot Tribe & Bear River Rancheria Garden Tours Meet & Greet
Bear River Casino Resort - Lobby, Think Tank
Bear River Casino Resort – Tish Non Meeting Room Tuesday, April 24
6:00am – 7:00am
Run/Walk
Liz Jackson
Wendy Rinkel
Meeting in Bear River Casino Resort – Lobby
7:00am – 1:00pm
Registration - Bear River Casino Resort – Lobby
7:30am – 8:30am
Breakfast
Bear River Casino Resort – Ballroom
8:30am – 10:15am
Keynote: Ashley Callingbull
Bear River Recreation Center
10:30am – 12:30pm
Workshops
Feeding Our People
Ron James
Tish Non Community Center - Parking Lot
Food Preservation
 Dehydration
Master Food Preservers
Tish Non Community Center - Front ½
Traditional Ecological Physical Fitness
Guylish & Pyuwa Bommelyn
Tish Non Community Center - Back ½
Tobacco
UIHS Tobacco Program
Bear River Casino Resort – Ballroom
12:45pm
Lunch Bags
Bear River Casino Resort – Ballroom
1:15pm
Garden Tours
Potawot Health Village – Garden & Bees
Big Lagoon Rancheria - Youth Gym
Blue Lake Rancheria - Garden & Bees
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Dinner
Bear River Casino Resort – Ballroom
7:45pm – 9:00pm
Native Authors & Book Signing
Bear River Casino Resort – Ballroom

Hotel Information
The Hands on Health Conference will be held at the Bear River Rancheria in Loleta, CA Monday, April 23 to Thursday, April 26.
The host hotel Bear River Casino Resort has rooms at the special rate of $109.00/night. For reservations please call (707)733-9644 Opt. 2. When calling to make your reservation please reference the group code: HEALTHY. This rate will only be available until April 11. 2018 so please make your reservations soon.
Best Western Plus, Humboldt Bay Inn located at 232 W. 5th Street in Eureka, CA is 14.5 miles from the conference and is also be offering rooms at $109.00. For reservations please call (707)443-2234 and reference the group code: HANDS ON HEALTH.
Comfort Inn & Suites Redwood Country located at 1583 Riverwalk Drive in Fortuna, CA is 5 miles from the conference and is also offering rooms at $99.00/night. For reservations please call (707)725-7025 and reference the group code: HANDS ON HEALTH. This rate will only be available until April 1, 2018 so please make your reservations soon.
If you have any questions please call Kella Roberts at (707)825-4145.
Hands on Health Conference Airport Information
United Airlines flies between the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport and San Francisco International Airport via its United Express subsidiary. The Airport is located 30 miles north of the Bear River Rancheria. The Airport Code is ACV.
Hands on Health Conference Rental Car Information
The Hands on Health Conference will be held at the Bear River Rancheria in Loleta, CA which is about 30 miles south of our only Airport. The Airport offers the following Rental Car Companies on site –
Alamo Car Rental - (707)839-3229
Hertz Car Rental - (707)839-2172
National Car Rental - (707)839-3229
Enterprise Rent-A-Car – (707)826-9090 – They offer a shuttle to their office from the airport