I H S Research Conferences
Annual National Research Conference
SAVE THE DATES: 21st Annual Native Health Research
Conference - “Science
AS Storytelling and the Science OF Storytelling” 
August 3-6, 2009
Portland, Oregon
$50.00 Registration Fee
Hilton Portland & Executive Towers
921 SW
6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 226-1611
www.hilton.com
A block of rooms are reserved, for the government rate, valid
through July 7, 2009.
Reference 2008 Native Health Research Conference
(group code: NRN) when making room reservations, or reserve a room at www.portland.hilton.com.
For
further information contact Alisson Ball, NRN Co-Chair
(aball@uoregon.edu)
or Lisa Thompson, NRN Co-Chair (lrthomas@u.washington.edu)
Previous Annual National Research Conferences
20th Annual Native Health Research Conference, August 25 - 28, 2008 in Portland
OR
Exploring the Interface between Science
and Tradition in Native Health Research
Red Lion on the River
909 N. Hayden Island Dr.
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 283-4466 Fax (503) 283-4743
http://www.redlion.com/jantzenbeach
Please
reference 2008 Native Health Research Conference when making room reservations.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 20th Annual Native Health
Research Conference (co-sponsored this year by the Indian Health Service, the
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, and the Native Research Network,
Inc.) will bring together many different stakeholders involved in the conception,
production, translation, and use of health research in American Indian/Alaska
Native/Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) communities from across the continent. Conference
participants will include health care providers, administrators, educators, policy-makers,
and tribal leaders, as well as researchers. It is anticipated that the conference
will enhance our collective ability to advance biomedical, psychosocial, and
health services research for the benefit of Native communities, as well as to
showcase recent health research projects and efforts undertaken in Indian Country.
There is opportunity in the conference program for pre-coordinated panel presentations,
oral presentations, and poster presentations concerning AI/AN/NH research projects.
We are especially interested in proposals that will address this year’s
conference theme on the Interface of Science and Tradition, as well as presenters
who might address Community-Based Participatory Research from the community’s
perspective and Native Hawaiian Health Issues. Beyond this, proposals regarding
any area of AI/AN/NH health research will receive full consideration. Abstracts
must be received by 5:00 pm (Pacific
Standard Time) on May 15, 2008 , in order to be reviewed by the Scientific
Program Committee of the Native Research Network. We anticipate notifying all
potential presenters of the selection outcome via email by June 15, 2008.
19th Annual Indian Health Research Conference,
June 4 - 7, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ
18th Annual Research conference, 2006 in Albuquerque, NM
17th Annual Research Conference, 2005 in Seattle
Annual Fall Conference for NARCH Investigators and Project
Directors
The annual fall meetings for NARCH Investigators and Project Directors are
timed to coincide with the NIH celebration of Native Heritage Month each November.
There is generally a plenary lecture and poster session on the NIH campus and
a day of technical assistance and NARCH-group discussions at or near IHS Headquarters.
The purpose of these meetings is to cross-fertilize between program staff at
the various NIH Institutes and the NARCH investigators. The meeting provides
a showcase for results from the NARCH Projects, as well as an opportunity for
NARCH investigators to learn more about the programs at specific NIH Institutes.
There are several invited speakers and space for 20-30 posters from NARCH projects.
Poster presentations are selected by program staff of IHS and NIGMS who review
the submitted abstracts.
2007 Meeting
This year’s NARCH/NIH Fall Science Meeting has been scheduled
for November 7-8. Both days will find us at the Natcher Conference Center on
the NIH campus. We will begin on Wednesday, 11/7, at about 11:00 AM. The featured
speaker that day will be Dr. R. Dale Walker, Director of the One Sky National
Resource Center for AI/AN Substance Abuse Services. We will also have two NARCH
speakers for about 10 minutes each and the usual NARCH poster session that follows.
Thursday afternoon is kind of a “NARCH open house” for NIH program
staff, held in conjunction with the NIH Native Heritage Week celebration.
On Thursday,
11/8, we will hold the day-long meeting for NARCH Investigators, Project Directors,
and other NARCH participants. We will have an opportunity to interact with one
another as well as hear presentations from NIH program staff and leadership.
We already have confirmations from Dr. Richard Nakamura, Deputy Director, NIMH
and Dr. Howard Moss, NIAAA Associate Director for Clinical and Translational
Research. We expect more to follow. This year we will also try to allow more
time for discussion and interaction between folks from the various NARCH centers.
2006 Meeting
Day One
Day Two, Theme: Behavioral Health Research
2005 Meeting
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Regional Research Conferences
Third Annual Turtle Mountain Research Conference - March 29th and 30th of
2007
This
conference will take place at the Turtle Mountain Community College located in
Belcourt, North Dakota. If you have any questions please feel free to contact
the organizers (Dr. Lyle Best, Melanie Nadeau and Jacob Davis) via email at jdavis1@tm.eduor
by phone at 701-477-7961.
2007 Summit Flyer [WORD - 126KB]
2007 Summit Brochure [WORD
- 528KB]
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Other Conferences
January 7-18, 2008, Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health-Winter Institute 2008
Deadline for scholarship support: November 1, 2007
Research for Native Health: Strengthening Partnerships, Promoting Trust,
and Increasing Communication Conference held 8/22 - 8/23 2007 in Denver,
CO
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Public Health
and Science (OPHS) Region VIII is hosting a two-day conference entitled, "Research
for Native Health: Strengthening Partnerships, Promoting Trust, and Increasing
Communication," in collaboration with Regions VI and IX, the Office for
Human Research Protections (OHRP), Indian Health Service, the Office of Minority
Health, and other partners.
The two-day conference will be held at the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado
on August 22-23, 2007.
Registration will open on June 4, 2007! To register beginning June 4 go to
http://www.peopleware.net/2104c
For more information, contact Jodie Bohl, JSI Research & Training Institute
at jbohl@jsi.com or 303-262-4301.
Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Professionals
Announcement For Indigenous Graduate Institute Scholarship Opportunity
“SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS”
JULY 23-27 at JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
Deadline for Application: April 12, 2007 (Details below)
The Indian Health
Service, Health Canada, University of Alberta School of Public Health and Johns
Hopkins Center for American Indian Health are offering a week-long institute
course on Indigenous social determinants of health that is being designed as
the launch of an indigenous health training program. A total of thirty-five scholars
from Indigenous communities from the United States, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand will be selected and provided FULL SCHOLARSHIP for tuition, room and
board to participate in this Institute.
Course offering and
tuition costs:
- Social Determinants of Health in Indigenous Populations, 221.674.11 (2 credits)
- July
23 - 27, 2007 (8:30am to 12:20pm)
- Tuition: $1,456 for 2 credits, $1,000 for non-credit
Indigenous populations
shoulder the largest burden of health disparities of any racial or ethnic group
in the world. These disparities are largely the result of historical, social
and behavioral determinants that can be effectively addressed through evidence-based
and culturally competent public health interventions. Such interventions are
best developed from within Indigenous communities themselves. However, there
is a paucity of Indigenous professionals trained in public health sciences and
interventions research. This institute course aims at using a social determinants
framework to build public health skills among Indigenous peoples to address health
inequalities in Indigenous communities. Class format will include lectures from
international experts in social determinants of health and with direct experience
in indigenous communities. Lectures will be followed by guided class discussions
and activities to explore social determinants that are most relevant to select
Indigenous communities. Each class participant will formulate a work plan for
social determinant research in their chosen Indigenous community.
Course
details:
- Course may be taken for credit (bachelor’s degree required) or non
credit (bachelor’s degree not required)
- Course faculty includes experts
in Indigenous health from the US and Canada
Target audience for the course:
- New and emerging Indigenous academic researchers
- Indigenous health leaders
- Professionals and paraprofessionals serving Indigenous communities or similar
populations
Application and deadline:
- Application deadline for financial/scholarship support: April 12, 2007
- Applications
More information is available from the following individuals:
A supplemental course, Collecting, Analyzing and Using Public Health Data
in Native American Communities (221.670.11), is also available to interested
participants. This 3-credit course is offered July 16-20, 2007 (8:30 am – 12:20
pm, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm). Tuition for the course is $2,184 for 3 credits
and $1,500 for non-credit. Some tuition support is also available.
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For further information please feel free to contact:
Indian Health Service
Office of Public Health Support
Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Research
Dr. Alan Trachtenberg (301) 443-0578
801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 450
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Fax: (301) 443-0114
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