Under the direction of the Maternal Health Innovation Program (MHIP) Manager, the Maternal Health Innovation Program (MHIP) Specialist assists in promoting, implementing and evaluating the Maternal Health Innovation Program. Timely attendance to work and work-related events is an essential function of this position.
TWS Certification Specialist will coordinate and facilitate individual water and wastewater systems training and certification examination events, as assigned, and process applications for new Tribal certification and renewal of existing Tribal certification. Position requires monthly travel. Timely and regular attendance to work and events is an essential function of this position.
Native Vote Specialist will assist the Civic Engagement team in promoting voter participation in non-partisan, non-tribal elections for the current election cycle. This position will require travel throughout tribal communities in Arizona. Timely and regular attendance to work and events is an essential function of this position.
Under the general supervision of the TEC Director at ITCA, Inc. the Epidemiologist II effectively provides American Indian Tribes in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah with epidemiologic expertise regarding behavioral health and substance abuse public health programming, data collection, analysis, interpretation, quality improvement, dissemination, and disease prevention and control. The Epidemiologist will serve as lead support on both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal Overdose Prevention Program (TOPP) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) Substance abuse and Suicide Program (SASP) and the Domestic Violence Program (DVP) by providing technical assistance and training to support Tribally-funded projects. This position will require travel to Tribes for site visits, and national and regional conferences. This position will interface with key stakeholder groups, including: the IHS Behavioral Health Offices, CDC, state and local health departments, and other partners. The Epidemiologist will work closely with the team of ITCA TEC epidemiologists and other staff to develop Tribal Community Health Profiles. Timely and regular attendance to work and work-related events is an essential function of this position.
Under the direction of the Nutrition Manager, the Nutrition Services Coordinator effectively provides and oversees nutrition and breastfeeding services at the assigned local agencies and assists the Nutrition Manager with monitoring, material development, staff training and other related areas. Timely and regular attendance to work and work-related events is an essential function of this position.
For Tax Year 2023, the ITCA VITA site will be open to in-person tax return preparation services. Acting on behalf of concern for the safety of all community members and volunteers, the tax site will provide services by appointment only.
To book an appointment, access the following link: City Of Phoenix VITA | Scheduling and Booking Website (simplybook.me). You may also call 602.534.8359 for assistance with appointment scheduling.
The United Way in partnership with H&R Block is offering an online tax preparation software service for qualified individuals to prepare their own federal and state income tax returns. The service is free for simple returns that include forms for the following:
Some forms are not supported by My Free Taxes and require a fee. For a complete listing of what forms are supported (free) or not supported (fee), visit https://www.myfreetaxes.com/.
Arizona Family Rebate Recipients
The IRS has determined the Arizona Families Tax Rebate sent to eligible taxpayers is subject to federal income tax and is required to be reported as part of the federal adjusted gross income. The rebate is not subject to Arizona income tax and should be subtracted from the federal adjusted gross income on the 2023 Arizona individual income tax return.
Affected taxpayers will be sent a statement by mail that they are to check the online portal to access their 1099-MISC which documents the rebate amount they received. The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is required by federal law to issue this form to taxpayers as an informational statement since the income must be reported on the income tax return.
Taxpayers can also check their bank statement to confirm the amount received from ADOR for the Arizona Families Tax Rebate. The statement is not a bill, and individuals should not send any type of payment in response.
Effective January 31, ADOR is adding Form 1099-MISC to its online portal to search, download, and print 1099 forms through https://www.AZTaxes.gov.
Avoid Scams: The IRS urges taxpayers to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to use schemes to steal personal information and money. Remember, the IRS will not call , text you, email you or contact you on social media asking for personal or bank account information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2023
Contact: Maria Dadgar
(602) 258-4822
THE INTER TRIBAL COUNCIL OF ARIZONA and INTER TRIBAL ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT ON HAALAND v. BRACKEEN
PHOENIX – The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), and the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona (ITAA), two separate nonprofit organizations representing Tribal Nations in Arizona, released a joint statement adding their voice to the groundswell of support across Indian Country for the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was enacted in 1978 to protect the well-being and best interests of American Indian children and families. The Haaland v. Brackeen lawsuit was brought by Texas (and previously Indiana and Louisiana) and several individual plaintiffs, who alleged that ICWA was unconstitutional. The case worked its way through the lower courts and ultimately the US Supreme Court. Today, the US Supreme Court released their decision, which was to uphold ICWA.
“Since ICWA’s inception over 40 years ago, the goal has been to provide protection for the wellbeing of American Indian/Alaska Native children by giving preference to American Indian families for foster care and adoptive placement of American Indian children,” says Bernadine Burnette, President of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and Regional Vice President of the Western Region of the National Congress of American Indians.
Studies have found that the Indian Child Welfare Act has had positive outcomes for American Indian children – including such factors as higher self-esteem and lower instances of substance abuse.
“Indian Country will continue to stand up for the rights of our children and families — we applaud today’s Supreme Court decision which affirms the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act and strengthens tribal sovereignty,” states Shan Lewis, Vice Chairman of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and President of the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona.
About the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona
These organizations were established in 1952 to provide a united voice for tribal governments located in the State of Arizona to address common issues of concerns. For more information, please call 602.258.4822.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2021
Contact: Maria Dadgar
(602) 258-4822
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Receives EPA Grant to Help Tribal Communities Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water
PHOENIX, Arizona – December 3, 2021 – The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., (ITCA), a consortium of 21 federally recognized Indian Tribes in Arizona, recently received a $1,581,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help protect children by identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities. The funding will help protect children and helps advance the federal action plan to reduce childhood lead exposure. The ITCA project will serve schools or child care facilities at federally-recognized tribes located in New Mexico (in EPA Region 6), as well as those located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and the Navajo Nation (in EPA Region 9). The project will also build on previous lead-testing programs at Tribal schools in these areas.
“Water is sacred in all forms and especially with regard to the drinking water we provide to our children,” stated Maria Dadgar, Executive Director of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. “We look forward to working with Tribal schools and child care facilities to assist with developing programs for monitoring their facilities’ drinking water plumbing. This will include providing technical assistance to support addressing older plumbing fixtures and in general, work toward improving the quality of their drinking water.”
The funding was awarded under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act for states, territories, and tribes to test for lead in schools and childcare facilities. The Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Drinking Water grant program continues to help protect children’s health and make progress under the Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures.
The grant supports EPA’s action plan for reducing lead in school drinking water-Training, Testing, and Taking Action, or the 3 Ts. This toolkit helps prepare schools, child care facilities, and grantees to build a voluntary implementation program to reduce lead levels in drinking water with detailed training modules and materials. Learn more about the 3 Ts here: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/3ts-reducing-lead-drinking-water
EPA’s Children’s Health program highlights how children can be more vulnerable to pollutants than adults, which can lead to greater exposure and/or unique windows of susceptibility during development. This is especially true of lead-an exposure that would have little effect on an adult can have a significant effect on a child. In fetuses, infants and children, low levels of exposure have been linked to damage to the central and peripheral nervous system, learning disabilities, shorter stature, impaired hearing, and impaired formation and function of blood cells. Lead in drinking water is one of the main ways children can be exposed to lead.
Learn more about and EPA’s WIIN grant programs at https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/wiin-grant-lead-testing-school-and-child-care-program-drinking-water
About the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), was first established in 1952 to provide a united voice for tribal Governments located in the State of Arizona on common issues and concerns. Currently, ITCA’s membership includes 21 of the 22 Tribes of Arizona.
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The steering committee is composed of health care, community health, traditional healers, and other maternal health professionals who work with pregnant women and those of childbearing age in tribal communities across Arizona. Meetings are designed to share data, best practices, and new ideas to support pregnant people and their families. The Steering Committee also informs ITCA’s work on implementation of the Tribal Maternal Health Strategic Plan.
If you would like to participate in steering committee meetings, contact Wendell Honanie, Jr. at wendell.honanie@itcaonline.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2021
Contact: Maria Dadgar
(602) 258-4822
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and the Bureau of Reclamation Sign Historic Agreement to Ensure Tribal Participation in Colorado River Negotiations
PHOENIX, Arizona – March 2, 2021 – The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., (ITCA), a consortium of 21 federally recognized Indian Tribes in Arizona, has entered into a groundbreaking memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado River Basin establishing a platform for ITCA Member Tribes to engage directly with the Bureau of Reclamation on issues related to management of the Colorado River.
“This agreement is an historic step toward protecting the significant water rights and entitlements of ITCA Member Tribes,” stated Bernadine Burnette, President of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. “By formalizing the relationship between ITCA and the Bureau of Reclamation and establishing the Colorado River Tribal Roundtable, ITCA’s Member Tribes will, for the first time, have a means to actively engage in management and policy decisions affecting the Colorado River while also being able to leverage the resources of the Bureau of Reclamation to build informed participation with tribes.”
The Colorado River Tribal Roundtable will operate as part of ITCA’s Tribal Leader Water Policy Council, which has been a trusted forum for water policy discussions among ITCA’s Member Tribes for more than a decade.
“Reclamation has a long history working with the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and the Tribal Leaders Water Policy Council,” stated Leslie Meyers, Area Manager for the Phoenix Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation. “We are proud to sign this MOU and are ready to convene the Colorado River Tribal Roundtable.”
The Colorado River is managed by the Secretary of Interior through the Bureau of Reclamation. The 2007 Interim Guidelines, the current rules under which the Colorado River is managed, expire in 2026. As the Colorado River Basin tribes, states and stakeholders move toward renegotiation of the 2007 Interim Guidelines, this agreement will create a space for Tribal Leaders to work directly with the Bureau of
Reclamation and other state interests to ensure that the water rights and contracts of ITCA’s Member Tribes are protected as federal trust assets in order to meet the future water needs of Arizona tribes.
About the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), was first established in 1952 to provide a united voice for tribal Governments located in the State of Arizona on common issues and concerns. Currently, ITCA’s membership includes 21 of the 22 Tribes of Arizona.
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BY MARIA DADGAR NOVEMBER 02, 2020
OPINION. In the state of Arizona, American Indian people have fought a long political battle for the right to vote. It wasn’t until 1924 that the Indian Citizenship Act was passed and even though American Indians became citizens, they were still not eligible voters in Arizona. It took numerous lawsuits by American Indian citizens, Tribal leaders and Tribal Nations in Arizona before voting rights were won in July of 1948. Though the victory in 1948 was a milestone, American Indians are still facing obstacles and barriers getting to the polls and casting their vote.
While history has shown that American Indians in Arizona have experienced levels of disenfranchisement during elections, our tribal communities have also been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribes in Arizona have been significantly impacted by the pandemic and it will take coordinated efforts on many levels to facilitate Native people to vote during the 2020 election. These efforts must be led by tribal and state governments as well as each tribal citizen to ensure everyone – from young people to elders – have an opportunity to exercise their right to vote. The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), and Tribal leaders across the state agree that the Native vote is critical during this election.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed our lives from the way we interact with our families and coworkers to how our Tribal Nations govern and support their citizens. I’m incredibly proud of the ways our Tribal leaders in Arizona have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and worked to immediately mobilize resources to protect Tribal members, families, elders and employees. We have seen how Tribes in Arizona have worked collectively to respond to the pandemic across the state.
The pandemic brings an added challenge to voting in this election, but we are certain that Tribes are doing all they can to facilitate Tribal members’ participation in the upcoming election. We understand that Tribal governments are taking extra precautions and collaborating with public health experts in planning a safe experience for voting absentee by mail, early in-person voting or in-person on Election Day. During a public health emergency, we need to be guided by health experts and data.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2018 there were more than 309,000 American Indian and Alaska Native eligible voters in Arizona. That is 6% of the state’s population – a percentage that can certainly make a difference in any election. Yet, the turnout among our demographic is one to 10 percentage points lower than the rate of others. Even though we’re facing this new challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must work together to increase Native voter turnout and see ourselves as advocates of change and protectors of Tribal sovereignty.
Despite all of the obstacles, we all still need to vote. In order to vote during the pandemic, make a plan to vote by mail or in-person. Mail in your ballot right away, especially if you live in remote areas of the state. In-person voting is an option – either early or on Election Day – make sure you practice all Tribal and state public health orders. Wear a mask, stay six feet apart and wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer. An important aspect of your voting plan, especially when voting in-person, is to know your polling location.
Every election – whether within our Tribal community, the state or at the national level – our Native vote is consequential. We are the only people in the United States that live as part of “nations within a nation.” We are sovereign people. It was Tribal nations that originally demonstrated the enlightened principles of a democratic government. It was this progressive concept of a free association of independent nations governed under one law that the U.S. Constitution was founded upon.
Voting is empowering. Your vote is your voice in our democracy, and voting is your right. A right fought for by leaders in Arizona including Tribal members Frank Harrison and Harry Austin of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Let’s all do our part to carry on their legacy and vote in this election. Consider safely volunteering to be a poll worker. Check on your relatives and elders and help them request and then mail their ballot or safely vote in-person. It is through civic engagement and working together in a unified effort that we can be the advocates of change and have everyone recognize that in Arizona – the Native vote matters.
If you experience barriers in trying to cast your vote or feel you are being disenfranchised, call the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona’s Native Vote Hotline at 1-877-777-3831 for assistance. You can also contact your tribal government administration to see if your tribe has a resource person for voting information or contact your local voting office.
Maria Dadgar is Executive Director of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.
Updated April 3, 2020
Below are our training videos on Google Earth™. You can also view the videos on our YouTube channel: ITCA YouTube.
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS)
Indian Health Service Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Other Resources
Many federal, state, and local agencies have been responding to the Corona Virus 2019 outbreak domestically and internationally. The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Tribal Epidemiology Center has compiled a list of COVID-19 resources to support Tribal Health Departments in the Indian Health Service Phoenix-Tucson Service Areas and these resource links, include:
This was the first session part of the Tribal Self-Governance and Coronavirus: A Mini Webinar Series for Tribal Health / Public Health Professionals and Tribal Leaders by Seven Directions in collaboration with Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
This is the second session part of the Tribal Self-Governance and Coronavirus: A Mini Webinar Series for Tribal Health / Public Health Professionals and Tribal Leaders by Seven Directions in collaboration with Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.
This is the third session part of the Tribal Self-Governance and Coronavirus: A Mini Webinar Series for Tribal Health – Public Health Professionals and Tribal Leaders by Seven Directions in collaboration with Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.
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This toolkit serves as a planning tool outlining the After Action Review process (i.e. designing, planning, preparing, and conducting) complete with tools that can be found in the appendices. Each step in the toolkit can be tailored to fit your Tribe’s needs to develop and improve your operations after a public health response.
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This toolkit serves as a planning tool outlining the After Action Review process (i.e. designing, planning, preparing, and conducting) complete with tools that can be found in the appendices. Each step in the toolkit can be tailored to fit your Tribe’s needs to develop and improve your operations after a public health response.
The purpose for developing a Behavioral Health Edition is to feature best practices, programmatic/funding resources, and improvement planning concepts for the following behavioral health areas:
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The purpose of the Emerging infectious disease (EID) Toolkit is meant to provide an overview of the important components and considerations when preparing and responding to an EID emergency in a Tribal setting.
On-Line Google Earth™ Training
https://itcaonline.com/google-earth-training/
This page will provide you with on-line Google Earth™ training.
COVID-19 Case Report Forms and Data Tools (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Arizona)
https://itcaonline.com/covid-19-case-reporting-form-for-tribal-communities-in-arizona-nevada-and-utah/
This page will provide you with case reporting forms and data tools.
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
The webpage has information on COVID-19 related trainings, videos, and worldwide case counts and deaths.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
The webpage has information on COVID-19, resources for the community and healthcare professionals.
Indian Health Service (IHS)
https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus/
The webpage contains information on testing, funding, emergency planning, resources for clinicians, accessing personal protective equipment, service delivery, and case count by Service Area.
Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)
https://www.uihi.org/resources/covid-19-fact-sheets-for-providers-employers-and-the-general-public/
The webpage contains COVID-19 factsheets for providers, employers, healthcare personnel, general public, individuals with HIV, high-risk individuals, pets, and Indigenous resilience.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus
The webpage contains information on COVID-19 as it relates to mental and behavioral health, including resources and information, guidance for opioid treatment programs, and federal guidance for telehealth.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet
The webpage contains information on Medicare telemedicine services.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus
https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/03/22/coronavirus-covid-19-response-tribal-recipients
These webpages contain resources on FEMA response, fact sheets, news releases, and FEMA response for Tribal recipients.
Incident Command Center and National Incident Management System Trainings (ICS/NIMS)
https://training.fema.gov/nims/
The webpage contains resources to a variety of ICS/NIMS trainings offered by FEMA.
Western Region Public Health Training Center, University of Arizona
https://wrphtc.arizona.edu/
The webpage contains a variety of online trainings for public health professionals.
Disaster Responders – Preventing and Managing Stress
https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/responders.asp
https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-and-Managing-Stress/SMA14-4873
These webpages contain information for disaster responders on ways to prevent and manage stress during an outbreak.
Asthma
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/asthma.html
https://community.aafa.org/blog/coronavirus-2019-ncov-flu-what-people-with-asthma-need-to-know
These webpages contain information for individuals with asthma and COVID-19.
Diabetes
https://www.diabetes.org/coronavirus-covid-19/how-coronavirus-impacts-people-with-diabetes
This webpage contains information for individuals with diabetes and COVID-19.
HIV
https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2020/HIV_COVID-19_brochure
This webpage contains information for individuals with HIV and COVID-19.
Mental Health
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
This webpage contains information for managing stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Maternal and Child Health
https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know.aspx
This webpage contains information on COVID-19 for mothers and babies.
At Home
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/home/index.html
These webpages contains information on preparing for COVID-19 at home and cleaning recommendations.
EMS COVID-19 Screening Tool
https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-diseases-services/coronavirus/ems-screening-tool-covid-19.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
This webpage contains a screening tool for first responders when receiving a high-risk complaint.
EMS and 9-1-1 Resources, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php#novel-coronavirus-ems-resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiHLl2N11p4
This webpage contains public safety recommendations, EMS recommendations, COVID-19 resources, and webinars. The video contains a COVID-19 update webinar for EMS and 9-1-1 providers.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-42-cfr-part-2-guidance-03192020.pdf
This webpage contains the SAMHSA COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance.
Epi Info Outbreak Tutorial
https://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/support/tutorials.html
This webpage contains a tutorial for entering and creating data in Epi Info for outbreak investigation.
Exposure and Mitigation Checklist
https://publichealth.arizona.edu/sites/publichealth.arizona.edu/files/EMS-Exposure-Mitigation-Checklist.pdf
This webpage contains an exposure and mitigation checklist for first responders.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/burn-calculator.html
This webpage provides a tool for healthcare facilities optimize and plan for PPE use during COVID-19 response.
Poison and Drug Information Center
https://azpoison.com/news/coronavirus-101
The webpage contains information to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center. The national hotline for poison help is: 1-800-222-1222.
Arizona:
Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php#novel-coronavirus-home
The webpage contains information on statewide recommendations, case and death count, information about COVID-19, and press releases.
Arizona Cost Care Containment System (ACCCS)
https://azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/AboutUs/covid19.html
The webpage contains information on COVID-19, telephone numbers to a 24-hour nurse line by health plan and American Indian Medical Home Facility, telephone numbers to county health departments, and local resources.
Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (AZ DEMA)
https://dema.az.gov/
The webpage contains on services the Arizona National Guard, Division of Emergency Management, and the Division of Administrative Services provides to the people of Arizona.
Nevada:
Nevada Department of Health
https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/
The webpage contains information on case data, resources for different audiences, prevention guidelines, and fact sheets.
Utah:
Utah Department of Health
https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
The webpage contains information on case counts, state updates, resource videos and pages, and information on COVID-19.
Click here for the Training AgendaIncludes the Healthy Native Youth Specialist’s contact information
On May 16, 2018, Governor Ducey signed HB 2235 into law that establishes dental therapy in Arizona and outlines requirements and permissions for dental therapists. Specific provisions in the law allow implementation of dental therapy in the Indian Health Service, Tribal, or Urban Indian Health Programs as soon as it is effective later this year in August 2018.
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Tribal Dental Therapy Forum: Implementing the New Arizona Dental Therapy Law
AGENDA
Background and Overview of the Forum
ALIDA MONTIEL
Dental Therapy Law in Arizona
KRISTEN BOILINI
Dental Therapy Authorization Comparison by State
KRISTEN BOILINI
Panel – Vison for Incorporating Dental Therapy in ITU Dental Programs
DR. JOHN MOLINA
Panel – Vision for Incorporating Dental Therapists Into Your Program
DAN HUBER DMD
Keynote – Utilizing Dental Therapy to Improve Outcomes & Efficiencies/Guidance on Training Programs
DR. TODD HARTSFIELD
Panel – Dental Therapists as Part of the Dental Workforce Model
DR. TOM BORNSTEIN
Panel – Working With A DHAT
SAVANNAH BONORDEN
Steps to Achieve Medicaid Reimbursement
CHRISTOPHER VINYARD
Indian Health Service CHAP Expansion Update
DR. CHRISTOPHER HALLIDAY
National Indian Health Board 2018 Tribal Oral Health Assessment Results
BRETT WEBER
Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program
DR. MARY WILLIARD
SIPI – Developing a Dental Therapy Training Program
VALERIE MONTOYA
Dental Therapy Rulemaking in AZ
WILL HUMBLE
REPORT: TRIBAL DENTAL THERAPY FORUM – Implementing the New Arizona Dental Therapy Law (August 1-2, 2018)
KEVIN WHITNEY RUSSELL
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