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2024-2025 GHWIC Registration Links

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Fiscal Year 1 Project Schedule for ITCA GHWIC Subawardees (UPDATED 07/02/2025)
FY25_GHWIC Project Schedule_rev20250702

2024-2025 registration links can be accessed below.

Conference Calls

Conference Call 1

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: January 14, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Subawardee-specific meeting, ITCA Health Promotion Specialist will send Tribal Site Coordinators the registration link directly.

Conference Call 2

Conference Call 3

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: June 3, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Subawardee-specific meeting, ITCA Health Promotion Specialist will send Tribal Site Coordinators the registration link directly.

Conference Call 4

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: September 23, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Subawardee-specific meeting, ITCA Health Promotion Specialist will send Tribal Site Coordinators the registration link directly.

 

Webinars

Webinar 1 – “ITCA GHWIC Virtual Kickoff”

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: December 17, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration sent to subawardees’ names listed on application submitted to ITCA

Webinar 2 

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: February 11, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

Webinar 3

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: April 8, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

Webinar 4 – “Public Health Law Center”

  • Presenters: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  • Date: August 12, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

 

Trainings

Training 1 – “Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Change Overview (in-person meeting in Phoenix, AZ)

  • Dates: June 10 – 11, 2025 (In-person)
  • Times: 8am – 4pm Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

Training 2 – “Indigenous Food Demo” (in-person meeting in Tucson, AZ)

 

GHWIC Work Groups

GHWIC Work Group 1 (in-person meeting in Mesa, AZ)

  • Dates: March 25 – 27, 2025 (In-person)
  • Times: 8am – 4pm Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

GHWIC Work Group 2 (hybrid meeting in Reno, NV)

  • Dates: July 22 – 24, 2025 (In-person)
  • Times: 8am – 4pm Mountain Standard Time
  • Registration closed

Pathway 2 Wellness (diabetes prevention)

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.

 

Pathway 2 Wellness

  • Mini grant opportunity for additional funding plus support to implement a one-year long cohort of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP).
  • If you’re interested in learning more about the Pathway 2 Wellness, please send an email to Glenda Tovar (Glenda.Tovar@itcaonline.com) to schedule a meeting.

 

Eligibility for Participants of the National DPP Lifestyle Change Program

  • Infographic (click image to enlarge)

NDPP_eligibility

  • Prediabetes Risk Test (click image to enlarge)

Prediabetes Risk Test

 

About the Lifestyle Change Program

Highlights:

  • The lifestyle change program can help you build healthy new habits that last a lifetime.
  • When you join the program, you’ll learn, laugh, share stories, and try new things.
  • Most of all, you’ll lower your risk of type 2 diabetes and improve your health.

The program includes:

  • A CDC-approved curriculum
  • A lifestyle coach
  • A support group

What you’ll learn:

In the first half of the program, you’ll learn to:

  • Eat healthy without giving up all the foods you love.
  • Add physical activity to your life, even if you don’t think you have time.
  • Deal with stress.
  • Cope with challenges that can slow your progress, like choosing healthy food when eating out.
  • Get back on track if you stray from your plan. Everyone slips now and then!

In the second half of the program, you’ll enhance the skills you’ve learned so you can maintain the changes you’ve made.

Time Commitment:

The program runs for 1 year.

  • During the first 6 months, you’ll meet about once a week.
  • During the second 6 months, you’ll meet once or twice a month.

 

Source: About the Lifestyle Change Program | National Diabetes Prevention Program | CDC

 

Program Staff

Glenda Tovar, Lifestyle Coach

glenda.tovar@itcaonline.com

Gwenda Gorman, Lifestyle Coach

grenda.gorman@itcaonline.com

Juan Lopez, Lifestyle Coach

juan.lopez@itcaonline.com

Vanessa Dodge, Lifestyle Coach and Data Preparer

vanessa.dodge@itcaonline.com

 

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 (2024-2025) can be accessed below.

Webinars

Webinar 1 – “ITCA GHWIC Virtual Kickoff”

 

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

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”

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

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

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

>>> 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

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

 

Older recordings (2022-2024) can be found in the ribbon at the bottom of the page.

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”

> Day 1: Strategies for Inclusive Community Involvement

>> Day 2: Mastering Project Planning and Implementation

 

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

> 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: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GHWIC_WG1_20231212

>> 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: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GHWIC_WG1_20231213

>>> 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

>> 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)”