2013 American Indian Research Center for Health (AIRCH) Conference
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
August 15-16, 2013
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) American Indian Research Center for Health (AIRCH) in collaboration with the Dental Prevention Clinical Support Center (DPCSC) will be hosting the 2013 AIRCH Health Research Conference on August 15-16, 2013 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino. This year’s theme is “Addressing Tribal Health Priorities through a Community-Based Translational Research Framework.” The conference focus will be on translational research which is scientific research that helps to make findings from basic science useful for practical applications that enhance human health and well-being. Translational research links the discoveries of the research bench to the development of better diagnostic methods, therapeutic products and preventive processes that improve healthcare outcomes.
This conference will examine tribal health priorities and translational research to help build tribal health and oral health research capacity for the present and into the future. This conference will provide ongoing dialogue among tribal leaders, health officials, researchers, students and other key stakeholders regarding current and future translational research in American Indian communities.
I.H.S. TeleBehavioral Health Center for Excellence: 8-Part Webinar Series
Suicide Training: Operation S.A.V.E. (gatekeeper), Risk Assessment, and Safety Planning
June 10, 2013 – Operation S.A.V.E.
June 17, 2013 – Understanding Suicide
June 24, 2013 – Theory of Suicide
July 1, 2013 – Understanding Impact of Suicidal Related Behavior
July 8, 2013 – Safety Planning for Suicide
July 15, 2013 – Clinical Practice Related to Suicide
July 22, 2013 – Suicide Risk Assessment Formats
August 12, 2013 – Introduction to Available Clinical Resources from SPRC
3:30 PM (EST)
Length: 1-hour of continuing education credit
Presented by Pamela End of Horn, MSW, LICSW
ADHS Office of Infectious Disease Services
2013 Infectious Disease Training & Exercise
July 23-25, 2013
Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85021
This 3-day infectious disease training and exercise introduces participants to a variety of topics in infectious disease including: vaccine preventable diseases; nosocomial infections; tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases; vector-borne and zoonotic diseases; food-borne diseases; and information on outbreaks and investigations. Participants shall obtain the most current infectious disease information and have the opportunity to interface with a variety of partners including federal, state and local health, infection control practitioners, public and community health nurses, health educators, epidemiologists, sanitarians, correctional facility representatives, animal control agencies, preparedness coordinators, laboratorians, border health counterparts, and university faculty and students. Sessions shall be led by experts in the field of infectious disease with emphasis on current trends. Participants are encouraged to forge connections with partners and exchange information and knowledge of current infectious disease topics.
TEC Links and Resources
- Alaska Native Epidemiology Center
- Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
- California Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board Tribal Epidemiology Center
- United South & Eastern Tribes Tribal Epidemiology Center
- Urban Indian Health Institute Epidemiology Center
SOPHE Summer Webinar Series
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is pleased to present its 5th Annual Summer Webinar Series! We recognize that budgets are tight and that your meeting travel may be restricted. Thus, we invite you to take advantage of these FREE professional development opportunities, and to join us from the convenience of your office or home!
Health Literacy: Strategies to Address the Problem
June 11, 2013
4:00 PM- 5:00 PM (EST)
Please join us for a health literacy webinar that delves into the definition of health literacy, the impact of health literacy on health outcomes, the attributes of a health-literate organization, and strategies that can facilitate consumer understanding of health information. Click here to register.
An application has been submitted for Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) to award Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists up to 1.0 CECH. Maximum Advanced-level contact hours available is 1.0. An application has also been submitted for 1.0 Certified in Public Health (CPH) Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Road to Health Toolkit Diabetes Prevention
July 18, 2013
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EST)
This webinar brings together a panel of diabetes experts that will discuss the community-based diabetes prevention and control initiatives called Road to Health. Click here to register.
Speakers:
Catherine Howard, PhD, MSPH
Lead, Diabetes Prevention Program, Division of Disease Control
Florida Department of Health
Janice Long, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Kennesaw State Univerisity
Event password: suite605 (case sensitive)
An application has been submitted for Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) to award Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists up to 1.0 CECH. Maximum Advanced-level contact hours available is 1.0. An application has also been submitted for 1.0 Certified in Public Health (CPH) Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Note: If you are unable to participate, these webinars will be recorded and posted, along with presentation slides, within 2 weeks at SOPHE’s CORE.
CDC Orientation for New Health Officials
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites Tribal Health Leaders to participate in its upcoming Orientation for New Health Officials. This orientation will be held October 15-17, 2013, at CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. This orientation is offered at no cost to you – CDC will cover all of your travel expenses through an agreement with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
New! TWS Technical Assistance to Tribal Communities
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) Tribal Water System Program is dedicated to providing technical assistance to tribes in order to develop technical, managerial, and financial capacity (TMF), as well as water & wastewater utility sustainability through education, access to resources, training, and technical assistance. The program partners with federal agencies and other organizations to ensure these services are available to Tribal Water Utility operators and managers.
Regional Water Meetings and Events
Information coming soon!
2013 ICIN Meetings
July 16, 2013, ICIN Meeting: In conjuction with Law Enforcement Pow Wow, held in Flagstaff, Arizona
Tribal Training Officer
TRIBAL TRAINING OFFICER
ICS Train-the-Trainer Course Prerequisites
Prerequisite Course List:
☐ IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100.
☐ IS-200.b, Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200.
☐ ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS).
☐ ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System (ICS).
☐ IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction.
☐ IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), an Introduction.
☐ Demonstrate a working knowledge of ICS through experience and/or training.
Letter of Experience and/or Training:
☐ Previously attended classes in adult education. Formal instructor training such as college courses, National Wildlife Coordinating Groups Facilitative Instructor M410 course, Emergency Management Institute’s Master Trainer Program, National Fire Academy’s Instructional Methodology class, or DHS Office of Grants and Training’s Instructor Training Certification course, or equivalent (Fire Instructor II/III, EMS PI, EMA Instructional/Presentation Skills, FEMA Master Trainer, ILEA instructor, etc.)
Letter of IC, Command, General Staff positions:
☐ Participants must have worked as IC, command or general staff positions on incidents that went longer than one operational period or involved a written action plan and involved multiagency coordination.
Additional information on the Tribal Training Officer ICS Train-the-Trainer Course to be posted in the near future. The Tribal Training Officer Prerequisites are based on the FEMA/NIMS Instructor Training Prerequisites, dated February 2008.
AAA / AICOA Quarterly Meeting
June 18-20, 2013
Place: Hon-dah Resort-Casino and Conference Center
777 Hwy. 260
Pinetop, AZ 85935
Water Distribution-Level Two Training and Examination, June 3-7, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZ.
Two Waters Complex, Building A, Room A209 (Tortoise)
10005 East Osborn Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Hosted by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Open Enrollment Exam Session, June 14, 2013, in Phoenix, AZ + Computer-Based Exam Sessions
OPEN ENROLLMENT EXAM SESSION
FOR TRIBAL WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
Registration has been Closed
Water Treatment – Level Three Training and Examination, June 24-28, 2013, in Pinetop, AZ.
Hon-Dah Resort-Casino & Conference Center
777 Highway 260
Pinetop, AZ 85935
1-800-929-8744
Water Treatment-Level One Training and Examination, July 8-12, 2013, in Gallup, NM.
Federal Building
Conference Room 162
301 West Hill Street
Gallup, NM 87301
Hosted by the Drinking Water Program of the BIA/Bureau of Indian Education, Arizona Navajo Central Agency
2013 Intertribal Circle of Caring and Sharing Conference
The Intertribal Circle of Caring & Sharing conference brings together early child care providers, headstart providers, tribal leaders, direct service practitioners, supervisors, program managers, policy makers, administrators, and advocates who serve Indian children and families in our communities.
Introducing WIC’s New Look
ITCA WIC has a new look!
Thank you, WIC Directors, for all your assistance and ideas in selecting our new look! Your feedback and thoughts helped us shape this awesome new logo.
Using the elements of participant-centered services, your incredible WIC staff has already created a revitalized energy in offering services to our WIC participants across the state. Our new logo represents that energy and the care and support WIC staff members provide to each and every WIC family in your own communities.
Watch for our new look beginning October 1, 2013 on many different items, including:
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ID folders
- Window decals
- Nutrition education materials
- Brochures
- Outreach materials
First Responder Operations 24 Hour – Whiteriver, Arizona
First Responder Operations 24-Hour
Host: White Mountain Apache Tribe
May 7-9, 2013
Whiteriver Fire Department Training Room
Whiteriver, Arizona
Click for the Training Flyer and Registration Form
New! Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Educational Materials
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Dental Prevention and Clinical Support Center (ITCA DPCSC) in collaboration with the ITCA Women, Infants and Children Program, Indian Health Service (IHS) Phoenix Indian Medical Center’s Dental and Nurses’ Programs, and the ITCA Dental Support Center Working Group have designed some oral health Early Childhood Caries (ECC) educational materials. These products are made possible with funding support from the American Dental Association Foundation’s Dr. Samuel D. Harris Children’s Dental Health Grant Program. These materials were developed in the spirit to start a culturally appropriate ECC awareness and dental prevention campaign focusing on children 16 months and younger and pre-and post-natal parents in the Phoenix and Tucson IHS Service Areas.
Flyer: “Give Your Baby the Gift of a Proud Smile”
This flyer can be used for chair side education and waiting room use.
Brochure: “Your Baby’s Precious Teeth are at Risk for Decay Starting with the First Tooth”
The brochure can be used for chair side education only. It is important for your staff to go over the information with your patients before giving it out to them. It is preferred to go over the brochure with pre/post-natal parents of children 16 months and younger.
Posters: “1st Birthday. 1st Priority. 1st Dental Visit” and “Your Baby’s Teeth are at Risk for Decay Starting with the First Tooth”
These posters can be hung in the clinic’s waiting room or in a clinical room. They are laminated for infection control purposes and wipe easily.
2013 Tribal Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Training Calendar
To Download Calendar: CLICK HERE
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is pleased to provide another year of Tribal operator training and certification events. To receive a hardhopy of the original calendar or if you have questions, please contact Tyler Walls, TWS Environmental Specialist, by phone (602) 258-4822 or by email at tyler.walls@itcaonline.com.
Thank You
POSTPONED: UST Compliance Training for Owners/Operators – Mayetta, KS
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
April 2, 2013
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Prairie Band Casino and Resort
12305 150th Road
Mayetta, KS 66509
Tel:(785) 966-7777
