The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites proposals for the 2014 Annual Consumer Conference, "Advancing Health Care through Consultation, Technology and Tradition." This year's conference will focus on the following tracks:

Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform 

Strategic Plan: Budget, Policy and Advocacy
Health Information Technology
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Youth Health and Public Health
Tribal Oral Health

NIHB encourages presenters addressing the top Tribal health priorities, as identified by American Indians and Alaska Natives.  Click here for online application and more information.

The National Indian Health Board is proud to announce that we are currently accepting applications for this year's Native Youth Health Summit.  The Summit this year is being hosted by the Navajo Nation and will take place in Window Rock, AZ, September 4-9, 2014 as an official pre-conference event to the Annual Consumer Conference.  The Youth Summit always serves to energize all youth and adults involved. There is no better investment in our future than investing in our youth. 

The Summit will allow participants to develop their own digital stories that they can then take back home to share with their Tribes, Health Board, Area and friends.  The Summit will also feature fitness activities, educational forums, and some fun activities that will bring the participants outsides and interacting with the community. The Youth Summit is a wonderful and exciting opportunity to assist youth to grow in their own health advocacy and knowledge. 

The application packet and additional information is available online at http://nihb.org/communications/acc_2014_youth_summit.php.  The packet contains information on deadlines, application process, travel, fees, agenda, roles and responsibilities for both youth participants and adult chaperones. The packet also includes actual application forms that the youth will need to completedand submit to NIHB by July 31st. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Robert Foley, Acting Director of Public Health Programs and Policy, at [email protected]. 

This summer, NIHB will be traveling to many locations in Indian Country to provide training on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The law offers new opportunities for Indian Country because it allows American Indians and Alaska Natives increased access to those health services not provided onsite at the IHS facility, and will increase the continuity of care.  The ACA also reinforces the government-to-government relationship that Tribes have with the Federal Government, as it permanently reauthorizes the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is a vital component of our health care delivery system.

This summer NIHB will be holding several training sessions across Indian Country including locations in Ft. Duchesne, UT; Phoenix AZ; and Navajo Nation.  Topics in the training include:  

• Overview of Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• Health Insurance Marketplace

• Medicaid Expansion and CHIP

• Exemption Waivers

• Large Employer Shared Responsibility Provision of the ACA

• New Opportunities for Direct Service Tribes with 638 and Purchased/ Referred Care

• Implications for Tribal Communities and Individuals

   

You can view the full schedule here.  

If you are interested in requesting a training for your area or community, please contact Dawn Coley, Tribal Health Care Reform Outreach and Education Program Manager, at [email protected] or April Hale, Tribal Health Care Reform Outreach and Education Communications Coordinator, at [email protected], or call NIHB at 202-507-4070. You may visit www.nihb.org/tribalhealthreform for information about the trainings.