Announcements

New! National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Announces Accreditation Funding Opportunity

Through a NACCHO initiative, public health departments and organizations that assist local/Tribal health departments may now apply for funding in support of accreditation efforts.

Official Funding Announcement

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Save the Date: 9th Annual Conference, American Indian/Alaska Native Leadership Initiative on Cancer

Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: Strength Through Tradition and Science
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for community leaders and members, students, researchers, clinicians, service providers, and others to address critical cancer issues among Native people.

October 25-28, 2013
Hyatt Regency Abuquerque
Albuquerque, NM

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New! National Cancer Institute Announces 2013 Internship Program

The National Cancer Institute is now accepting applications for its 2013 internship program designed to expand opportunities in the field of biomedical research.

Application Information

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Awardees for the Capacity Building Assistance to Improve Health in Tribal Populations FOA (July 2012)

• National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
  Awarded $288,400 to provide capacity building and technical assistance to six tribal health departments. Funding will support
  •  Strengthening organizational infrastructure and programmatic skills
  •  Providing culturally responsive HIV counseling, testing, and referral services
  • Applying a link-to-care protocol based upon the Antiretroviral Treatment Access Studies model through multifaceted capacity building assistance
    
• Southcentral Foundation (SCF)
  Awarded $ 300,000 to assist in reducing childhood obesity among Alaska Native and American Indian youth in Alaska. SCF’s capacity building assistance will support
  • A breastfeeding education class for pregnant women
  • A support group for women after childbirth
  • Lactation education courses and certification for three health educators
  • Revisions to the InJoy curriculum to be culturally relevant and teach breastfeeding basics
  • The Snuggle Time weekly support group, where participants share their struggles and joys with one another, a behavioral health consultant, and a certified lactation educator
  • The Physical Activity Club for Kids, an after-school program for overweight and obese children, led by two Alaska Native clinical exercise specialists
    

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New Leadership for CDC Tribal Support
OSTLTS recently welcomed its new Associate Director for Tribal Support, Delight Satter, MPH. Satter was central in planning the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ Tribal and State Health Collaborative Roundtable that took place earlier this year in Atlanta.

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Tribal Consultation Policy under Review
CDC is currently revising our Tribal Consultation Policy [PDF - 254KB]. For more information, please contact us.