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November 1, 2023 | View as a webpage
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Join HHS and OMH in Celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2023
Each November, Native American Heritage Month celebrates the diverse traditions, cultures, histories, and achievements of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). This November, join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) in celebrating Native American Heritage Month by promoting Better Health Through Better Understanding for AI/AN communities through culturally and linguistically respectful healthcare services, information, and resources.
Visit the Native American Heritage Month website to learn about health disparities in AI/AN communities and access social media graphics and messages. Join HHS for this upcoming event focused on AI/AN communities:
White House Tribal Youth Forum
HHS will host the 2023 White House Tribal Youth Forum in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building. The Department will welcome Native youth from around the country to engage on policy initiatives and issues impacting their communities.
November 6, at 8:45 a.m. ET.
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Funding |
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Special Diabetes Program for Indians
Cooperative agreement from the Indian Health Service to provide diabetes treatment, prevention activities, and services to AI/AN communities.
Deadline is November 28.
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury
Grant from the CDC supporting research on community violence prevention involving youth or young adults. Applicants should focus on populations experiencing high risk of community violence such as Black, Hispanic, and AI/AN communities.
Deadline is November 30, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Grants
Grant from the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation for projects directly impacting the health and well-being of Alaska Native communities.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
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National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program
Cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration to help identify and educate rural stakeholders in rural policy and federal funding opportunities. Projects will support engagement from rural communities and build upon existing networks of rural health organizations to help improve health in rural communities.
Deadline is November 29.
Advancing Aging Network Capacity to Support Family, Kinship and Tribal Family Caregivers: Financial and Workplace Security
Cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living for one organization to create and disseminate information, resources, and training to state, area, and local units on aging at a national level with an emphasis on how to strengthen the financial and workplace security of family caregivers.
Deadline is December 10, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
HHS Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge
Challenge grant from the HHS Office of Minority Health seeks Tribal and community-led strategies to address health disparities in Tribes and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental and climate change-related hazards.
Phase 1 Deadline is January 30, 2024.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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The Power of Tribal Culture and Community in Crisis Response
Part of webinar series hosted by the University of California Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
November 7, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Strategies for Breaking Down Silos in Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Webinar hosted by the Indian Health Service (IHS) TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence.
November 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Effective Cultural Programs in Integrated Care Clinics
Part of webinar series hosted by the IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence.
November 30, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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Beyond Survivance: Thrivance Among American Indian and Alaska Native Cancer Survivors
Part of webinar series hosted by the National Cancer Institute.
November 7, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Paths to Vaccine Equity: Annual Vaccinations
Part of webinar series hosted by the National Council of Urban Indian Health.
November 9, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Diabetes Prevention Program on the Fond du Lac Reservation
Webinar hosted by the Colorado School of Public Health.
December 5, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
Let’s TALK: Improving Healthcare Communication
Improving health communication is one of the focus areas of Healthy People 2030 and effective methods like teach-back can help patients make well-informed decisions in their healthcare. The Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Literacy Workgroup produced Let’s TALK, a tool designed to improve communication between providers and patients.
Visit the IHS Healthcare Communication website to learn how to implement Let’s Talk in your practice, assess health literacy with your patients, and implement the teach-back method to improve health outcomes in your community.
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Updated: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2022 Data
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collects health-related risk data at the state and local level from all 50 states and three territories. The information collected can help states and other organizations monitor risk behaviors across their state or local areas to help create health programs and collaborations that can positively impact patient health outcomes. Users can download and use 2022 BRFSS data sets in various formats and view and analyze the data using analysis tools.
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Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit: An Actionable Guide for Organizations Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities through Opioid Prevention Programming
AI/AN communities have long traditions of assessing and evaluating community-based approaches to improve health and wellbeing. Indigenous evaluation refers to the use of Indigenous ways of knowing and meaning making and deep community involvement when evaluating an effort’s effectiveness and impact.
The Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit from Seven Directions at the University of Washington focuses on the urgent need to address the opioid overdose crisis and the related impacts of substance use in Indigenous communities. The toolkit consists of four key phases and detailed guides that programs can use to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing into their programming and evaluation efforts.
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Clinical Trials |
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Intervention for Native American Men
This study, sponsored by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in collaboration with the National Institute of Nursing Research, will evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate educational program for Native American men aimed at reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks. This study will take place in Buffalo, New York.
Using Facebook to Support Opioid Recovery Among American Indian Women
This study, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, will evaluate the effectiveness of a social media group program that incorporates social support, mindfulness-based, and cultural practices aimed at supporting opioid use disorder recovery for American Indian women. This study will take place in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Workforce Development |
Maternal and Child Health Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions
The fellowship from the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center will support early and mid-career public health faculty at diverse institutions such as Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions. The fellowship will include an individual learning plan, coaching and mentorship, and participation in peer-to-peer learning activities.
Deadline for application is November 9, by 11: 59 p.m. ET.
Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health Scholarships
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health offers scholarships for AI/AN scholars, health leaders, professionals and paraprofessionals that are serving tribal communities to attend Winter Institute courses. Winter 2024 courses will cover injury prevention in American Indian communities and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the health of Native Americans.
Deadline for application is November 17.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
This week, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Cultural Competence in Caring for American Indians and Alaska Natives. This brief book published by StatPearls addresses how a culturally competent clinical approach can improve outcomes for AI/AN communities and makes recommendations to better foster cultural competencies for AI/AN patients in healthcare settings.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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