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Syphilis 101: Understanding an Emerging Infection in AI/AN Communities

July 23, 2024 

12:00-1:30pm MST/PHX

Topic: Syphilis 101: Understanding an Emerging Infection in AI/AN Communities

Presenter: Mayra Mollo, ADHS, STI/HIV DIS Coordinator

Nurturing Connections

Nurturing Connections: The Social-Ecological Model, ACES and Maternal Health

July 17, 2024 and July 31, 2024 

12:00-1:30pm

Topic: Nurturing Connections: The Social-Ecological Model, ACES and Maternal Health

Presenters:
Stephanie Noriega, University of Arizona
Lakisa Muhammad, AZ Birthworkers of Color

Nurturing Connections

Maternal Health Resources

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Governmental and large-scale health and policy organizations addressing maternal and child health (MHI) broadly.

• Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
• Arizona Center for Rural Health
• ADHS Women’s and Children’s Health
• CDC: Maternal Mortality
• CDC: Hear Her Campaign
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• HRSA Tribal Affairs
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• Medicaid Innovation Collaborative
• Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
• National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
• Public Health Shift (Maricopa)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Doula Medicaid Project
• Doula Medicaid Resource Library
• Best Practices for Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care
• Pregnancy Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees
• American Indian/Alaska Native Pregnancy Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Arizona Department of Health Services: Doula Licensing

“Laws 2021, Ch. 282 (Senate Bill 1181), created a voluntary licensing program for doulas within the Arizona Department of Health Services. A.R.S. § 36-766(3) states, a “doula” is “… a trained nonmedical professional who may provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to families before, during and after childbirth for a period of one year after birth or in the case of loss and who may serve as a liaison between the birth parents and medical and social services staff to improve the quality of medical, social, and behavioral outcomes.”- ADHS

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Related Resources for Further Learning

Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Data presented by Arizona Department of Health Services

Topic: Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Data presented by Arizona Department of Health Services
Date: June 30, 2023
Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM MST
Presenter: Glenda M. Ramirez, MPH, and Aubri Perez
Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
Presentation Slides

 

The Importance of Postpartum Care

Topic: The Importance of Postpartum Care
Presenter: Jacqueline Badine, RDN
Link to Recording

The Importance of Postpartum Care Presentation

Nutrition and Pregnancy

April 27, 2023

Topic: Nutrition and Pregnancy
Presenter: Jacqueline Badine, RDN
Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
Nutrition and Pregnancy Presentation
Healthy eating during pregnancy
Healthy eating tips while pregnant
My plate
Cooking temperatures

Breastfeeding Training for Healthcare Providers- Together for the Duration

The Together for the Duration is a program developed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, AZ Health Zone, and the Arizona WIC Program to support health care professionals in their lactation education and build stronger community partnerships while working with maternal and infant populations. The Together for the Duration series contains 15 online learning courses. Each course is 60 minutes long, including the review of external resources and completion of all items within the course.

More information is available here.

Introduction to Cultural Safety

This course is available free on line through Frontier Nursing University.

The purpose of this course is to:

Introduce the concept of cultural safety and to explore the three main aspects of it, which include:

  • Learning about the history and impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
  • Being self-reflective on our identities as health providers who may care for Indigenous people
  • Centering the Indigenous patient experience and listening as the patient defines what safe care is

At the end of this Introduction to Cultural Safety course, learners will be able to:

  1. Define cultural safety
  2. Identify the three key tenets of cultural safety
  3. Explain the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
  4. Describe what culturally safe vs. culturally unsafe care may look like (give examples)
  5. Discuss personal and systems change strategies for improving the cultural safety of care

https://ceu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/introduction2cultural-safety

 

Standardized Prenatal & Postpartum Care at Whiteriver Indian Hospital Birthing Center

March 29, 2023

Topic: Standardized Prenatal & Postpartum Care at Whiteriver Indian Hospital Birthing Center
Presenter: Laura Close, DNP, FNP-BC

Link to Recording

Link to Resource:
Presentation Slides

Navigating Maternal Health Care

 March 22, 2023

Topic: Navigating Maternal Health Care
Presenter: Nicolle L. Gonzales, BSN, RN, MSN, CNM

Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
Presentation Slides
Road Map through Pregnancy Care

Toolkits

Social Media Toolkit
ITCA is pleased to provide a social media toolkit for tribal health programs to promote perinatal health in their communities. This is a living document that will be updated periodically as we add new information so check back often! There are also links to presentations on how to share maternal health research findings using social media.

Click here to access the social media toolkit

Disseminating Maternal Health Research Findings on Social Media

Practical Steps for Using Social Media to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

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Pediatric Primary Care Toolkit

Pediatric Primary Care

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Implementing a Tribal Maternal Health Task Force Toolkit

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Two-Spirit People: Sex, Gender & Sexuality in Historic and Contemporary Native America

Made by Harlan Pruden (Nehiyawe/First Nations Cree) and Seh-ah-dom Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, Yakama). This is a guide meant to provide a basic understanding of Two-Spirit People, their history, and a steppingstone to the Tribal Equity Toolkit for LGBTQIA+.

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Tribal Equity Toolkit 3.0: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit & LGTBQ Justice in Indian Country

PatientInfo

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Indigenizing Love: A Toolkit for Native Youth to Build Inclusion

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Youth Support

Connecting Native youth with valuable resources to support them in all walks of life.

PatientInfo

The Power of Prenatal Care During Pregnancy

February 27, 2023

Topic: The Power of Prenatal Care during Pregnancy
Presenter: Jacqueline Badine, RDN

Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
Presentation Slide

Reproductive Grief Care: Sensitivity to Pregnancy Loss

February 24, 2023

Topic: Reproductive Grief Care: Sensitivity to Pregnancy Loss
Presenter: Sara West, MSHS-PH
Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
Presentation Slides
Best Practices
Misconceptions about Miscarriages
I Care- What to do if someone shares their story
Patient Information Sheet- Grief and Loss after Miscarriage
Patient Information Sheet- Grief and Loss after Abortion
abortionchangesyou.com

ACES and Trauma Informed Perinatal Care

January 10, 2023

Topic: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma Informed Perinatal Care
Presenter: Valerie M. Kading, DNP, MBA, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Link to Recording

Links to Resources:
ACE Questionnaire
Preventing ACEs
ACEs in AI/AN Population Article
ACEs Aware
ACEs Resource Basket

Previous Recording and Survey Links

Funding for this was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

Recent recordings and survey links (2025-2026) can be accessed below.

Webinars

Webinar 1 – “Great Plains Tribal Leader’s Health Board GHWIC Subawardees”

 

Order recordings and survey links (2022-2025) can be accessed below.

 

Webinars

Webinar 1 – “ITCA GHWIC Virtual Kickoff”

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Held: December 17, 2024
  • Subawardee-specific updates, recording available on request.
  • Survey link closed

 

Webinar 2 – “Prior GHWIC Successes, MOA, and Updates”

 

Webinar 3 – “Prior GHWIC Successes from ITCA GHWIC Subawardees”

 

Webinar 4 – “Tribal Public Health Law & Policy: Foundations”

 

GHWIC Work Group 1

Work Group 1 (March 25 – 27, 2025) – Mesa, Arizona

> DAY 1: March 25, 2025

> Session 1 “Indigenous Framework Approach”

  • Presenter: Eric Hardy, ASU Labriola Center

> Session 2 “Building and Strengthening Partnerships”

  • Denisa Livingston, Diné Community Advocacy Alliance (DCAA)

 >> DAY 2: March 26, 2025

>> Session 3 “Promoting Wellness Your Way”

  • Presenter: JoAnna Garcia, Tamaya Wellness Center
  • Session 3 survey link closed

>> Session 4 “Getting Back on Track – Exercise Programming to Battle Diabetes”

  • Presenters: Amber James & Alisha Damon, Nihi Dine’é Bá Wellness Center
  • Session 4 survey link closed

>> Session 5 “Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Approach to Diabetes Prevention”

  • Presenter: Eika Alvarez, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
  • Session 5 survey link closed

>> Session 6 “A Cultural Approach to Good Health & Wellness”

  • Presenter: Ignacia Bennett, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
  • Session 6 survey link closed

>>> DAY 3: March 27, 2025

>>> Session 7: “Tribal CHR Panel”

  • Presenter: Jesse Morgan, San Carlos CHR Program
  • Presenter: Amanda Whitesinger, Gila River Health Care CHR Program

>>> Session 8: “Live, Life, Powerfully”

  • Presenter: Waylon Pee Pahona, Founder/Creator of Healthy Active Natives

 

GHWIC Work Group 2

Work Group 2 (July 22 – 24, 2025) – Reno, Nevada

  • Survey links for Day 1 and Day 2 closed
  • Survey for Day 3 only available for in-person attendees.
  • Please contact your assigned Health Promotion Specialist for the Social Network Analysis (SNA) survey if you need another copy to submit.

Conference Calls

Conference Call 1

  • Presenter: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Held: October 17, 2022
  • Subawardee specific updates, recording available on request

Conference Call 2

Conference Call 3

  • Presenters: ITCA GHWIC Subawardees
  • Held: May 13, 2024
  • Subawardee specific updates, recording available on request

 

 

Webinars

Webinar 1 – “KHOP Community Activities Improving Health and Wellness”

 

Webinar 2 – “Traditional Healing and Medicinal Flora in Alaska”

 

Webinar 3 – “Canva for Multimedia Creation”

 

Webinar 4 – “Social Media Campaigns & Digital Storytelling Training”

 

Trainings

Training 1 (February 6 – 7, 2024) “Building a Blueprint for Success”

  • Survey link closed

> Day 1: Strategies for Inclusive Community Involvement

>> Day 2: Mastering Project Planning and Implementation

 

Training 2 (July 9 – 10, 2024) “Grant Writing Training”

  • Presenters: Resolute Nonprofit Consulting & Toby Fox Consulting, LLC.
  • Survey links closed

> Day 1: Define purpose, craft case statement, measure impact, & develop program budget

>> Day 2: Research grants, elements for writing, funder relationships, and tips for successful proposals

 

 

Chronic Disease Prevention Working Group (CDPWG)

CDPWG Meeting 1 (December 12 – 14, 2023)

> CDPWG 1, Day 1

  • Presenters: Tribal Subawardees + Coordinating Center for GHWIC (CCG)
  • Held: Dec 12, 2023
  • Recording: Recording limited to ITCA GHWIC sub-awardees, please contact Vanessa.Dodge@itcaonline.com for permission to view.
  • Passcode: %.+1%w#y
  • Survey link closed

>> CDPWG 1, Day 2

  • Presenters: Dine Community Advocacy Alliance + Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
  • Held: Dec 13, 2023
  • Recording: Recording limited to ITCA GHWIC sub-awardees, please contact Vanessa.Dodge@itcaonline.com for permission to view.
  • Passcode: 1Lt@?TH*
  • Survey link closed

>>> CDPWG 1, Day 3

Conference Calls

Conference Call 1

  • Presenter: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Held: October 17, 2022
  • Year 4 sub-awardee specific, recording available on request

Conference Call 2

Conference Call 3

  • Presenter: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. + Sub-awardees
  • Held: February 22, 2023
  • Year 4 sub-awardee specific, recording available on request

Conference Call 4

  • Presenter: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Held: April 17, 2023
  • Year 4 sub-awardee specific, recording available on request

Conference Call 5

  • Presenter: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Held: June 20, 2023
  • Year 4 sub-awardee specific, recording available on request

 

Webinars

 

Webinar 1 – “Breastfeeding Policy in Practice”

 

Webinar 2 - “Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure Program”

 

Webinar 3 - “Canva for Multimedia Creation”

 

Webinar 4 - “SPTHB’s GHWIC Overview”

 

Trainings

 

Training 1  (November 29 – 30, 2022)

> Day 1 – What is Team-Based Care?

 

Training 2  (June 7 – 8, 2023)

> Day 1 – “Empowering Indigenous Communities through Inclusive Nutrition Education”

 

>> Day 2 – “Empowering Indigenous Communities through Inclusive Nutrition Education” cont’d

 

Chronic Disease Prevention Working Group (CDPWG)

 

CDPWG Meeting 1  (February 14 – 16, 2023)

> Day 1 – Lightening Round Presentations

  • Held: February 14, 2023
  • Year 4 sub-awardee specific, recording available on request
  • Survey link closed

>> Day 2 – “Cultivating Indigenous-Focused Nutrition Programs: Leveraging the Power of Dieticians in Community Programs”

>>> Day 3 – “Engaging & Retaining Community & Staff Members through Health Promotion”

 

CDPWG Meeting 2 (July 18 – 20, 2023)

> Day 1 – “Nation to Nation GHWIC Tour” and “Need for Policy / Bringing it Back”

>> Day 2 – “Community Health Representatives: Key to Tribal Community-Clinical Linkages”,  “Improving Land Use Design”, and “Full Circle Indigenous Planning and Design”

>>> Day 3 – “Increasing Access and Participation in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)”

Data Reports

March of Dimes AZ Report March of Dimes US Report IHS MCH Program AZ Perinatal Trust AZ Tribal Needs Assessment ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS 2024 Health Profile ADHS Health Status Profile SMM Report ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile ADHS Health Status Profile <a

Tribal Maternal Health Steering Committee Meetings

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.

Voting During a Pandemic Requires Coordinated Effort, Planning

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.

Maria Dadgar
Maria Dadgar, Executive Director
of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. (ITCA)

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.

We currently do not have any open positions.

We thank you for your interest in working for the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) Resources

Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts
COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Treasury, IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments
Mental Health Resources and Information for Tribes Working to Transition Some of Their Healthcare Programs to Telebehavioral Health Programs
Tribal Telework Toolkit
Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC)
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Updated March 21, 2022

Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts

Recommendations for COVID-19 Close Contacts

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Recommendations for People with COVID-19

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Arizona’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program Overview

Arizona's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Overview

Click to Download

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Click to Download

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Click to Download

Prevaccination Checklist for COVID-19 Vaccines

Prevaccination Checklist for COVID-19 Vaccines

Click to Download

ADHS COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Form

ADHS COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Form

Click to Download

Arizona HL7 Specific Rules for Version 2.5.1

Arizona HL7 Specific Rules for Version 2.5.1

Click to Download

Treasury, IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments

Treasury, IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments

Click to Download

Mental Health Resources and Information for Tribes Working to Transition Some of Their Healthcare Programs to Telebehavioral Health Programs

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

Tribal Telework Toolkit

ITCA COVID-19 Tribal Telework Toolkit

Click to Download

Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC)

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:

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

2020 Quechan Senior Games-Save The Date

January Announcement Save the Date.Quechan

Infographics

Funding for this was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

 

The ITCA Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed and distributed the infographics below to support tribal communities in responding to GHWIC tobacco topics. Tribes are welcome to download, print, and distribute these materials. Please contact ITCA HHS staff if you have any questions about the materials, if you’d like to add your Tribe seal to the infographic, if you want to request development of a infographic related to the GHWIC Strategy Areas, or experience any difficulty in downloading the files.

Tobacco

  • Electronic Smoking Devices

Electronic Smoking Devices

  • Smokeless Tobacco

Smokeless Tobacco

  • Pregnancy & Smoking

Pregnancy & Smoking

  • Secondhand Smoke & Children

Secondhand Smoke & Children

  • Diabetes & Smoking

Smoking & Diabetes

  • Heart Disease & Tobacco

Heart Disease & Tobacco

 

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