ACOG: American Indian Affairs
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- Cultural appropriateness
- Native American health programs
- Committee: Indian Affairs
- ACOG / IHS Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Neonatal Course
- Fellows in Service
- Fellows in Service Frequently asked questions
- Stories from the ACOG Today newsletter about Indian Health
- A.C.O.G. Providers Partnership Project
- Care for the underserved
- Violence against women: ACOGNET
- Sexual assault prevention
- Adolescent health
- A.C.O.G.'s Medem site
- Adolescent pregnancy and infant mortality
- Infant outcome disparities
- Other Professional Groups
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guidelines S.O.G.C. (Society of O.-G. Canada)
- Mission
- Aboriginal issues
- Professionals'guide
- Health Canada, aboriginal page
- First Nations Inuit Health Care Branch
- Comprehensive Maternal Child Health Care in First Nations
ACOG Native American Health Programs
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has had programs to improve the care provided to American Indian and Alaska Native women since 1970.
- Historical Background of ACOG Involvement in Indian Health (WORD 75k)
- History of the ACOG Fellows in Service Program (WORD 44k)
- Various ACOG Programs (WORD 36k)
ACOG Committee on American Indian Affairs
The committee serves in a consultative capacity to Indian health programs and professionals. (WORD 25k)
ACOG / IHS Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Neonatal Course
Excellent primer and update on the breadth and depth of women's and neonatal care
ACOG Fellows in Service Program offers challenges and rewards.
The Fellows in Service Program places OB/GYNs at I.H.S. hospitals for brief periods. It can also help recruit OB/GYNs to positions
ACOG / AIA Indian Health Staff in the ACOG Today News
Stories from the ACOG Today newsletter about Indian Health
Providers Partnership project, A.C.O.G. / H.R.S.A. / M.C.H.B.
About
the project. The Providers
Partnership works with the MCHB and maternal and child health providers'
organizations to address health promotion/risk reduction behaviors, e.g. HIV,
tobacco, depression, psychosocial services.
Key issues. HIV, psychosocial screening, providing technical assistance, and convening meetings between ACOG leadership and state MCH (Title V) programs.
Building Public/Private Partnerships to Address Perinatal HIV: A Case Study in Connecticut. Determining how to increase rates of HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women in the state.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, H.R.S.A. / H.H.S. "The final purpose of the Bureau is to serve all children, to try to work out standards of care and protection which shall give to every child his fair chance in the world." (Circa 1912.)
Health Care for Underserved Women, A.C.O.G.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offer a wide variety of services and updates about health care for underserved women.
Violence against women, ACOGNET
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offer a wide variety of services and updates about violence against women.
Drawing the Line, ACOG
A Guide to Developing Effective Sexual Assault Prevention Programs for Middle School Students presented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Adolescent Health, ACOG
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offer a wide variety of services and updates about Adolescent Health.
American College for Obstetricians and Gynecologists (A.C.O.G.) Medem Site
The medical information about women's health on this page is either an A.C.O.G. document or is information derived from A.C.O.G. or the nation's other leading medical societies.The nation's leading medical societies have joined forces to create Medem, an e-health network you can trust.
A.C.O.G. National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (F.I.M.R.) program: newsletter, Spring 1999
Newsletter topics include: Adolescent Pregnancy and Infant Mortality; F.I.M.R. Success Story: Broward County, Florida; F.I.M.R. Success Story: Lynchburg, Virginia; CDC Conference on Preterm Birth; FIMR Websites; and more
A tool communities can use to address issues related to health disparities in infant outcomes
A.C.O.G. National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program (F.I.M.R.) issues associated with disparities, coalition/community partnership buiding, voice of local families, outcome interventions, and making a difference.
Other Professional Groups
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guidelines
Welcome to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (S.O.G.C.)
The Mission of the S.O.G.C. is to promote optimum women's health through leadership, collaboration, education, research, and advocacy in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. This is the Canadian organization simialar to A.C.O.G.
Aboriginal Issues Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
This is the S.O.G.C. committee similar to the A.C.O.G. Committee on American Indian Affairs.
A guide for health professionals working with Aboriginal peoples (S.O.G.C.)
The Sociocultural context of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Items on-line, in Acrobat Reader (.PDF) format:
Comprehensive Maternal Child Health Care in First Nations and Inuit Communities
- Dawn Smith, RN, MN, Office of Nursing Services, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
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