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Providing Assistance to Public Health Agencies Preparing for Accreditation

May 17, 2012 | Program Result

The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.

Overhauling a Tribal Food System

April 11, 2012 | Program Result

The Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative in rural Oklahoma brings together tribal decisionmakers, health experts and farmers to help overhaul the local food system, address obesity among native people and reconnect with traditional tribal practices.

Public Health Department Accreditation

March 1, 2012 | Journal Article

In 2003, the Institute of Medicine called for an examination of the feasibility of accrediting public health departments. Subsequently, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Exploring Accreditation Project began and the Public He ...

Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

February 1, 2012 | Issue Brief

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has important implications for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), including the expansion of Medicaid coverage to nearly 400,000 currently uninsured AI/AN individuals. This brief prepared by CHCS and NASHP out ...

Fellow to Take on Health Care Reform for New Mexico

December 5, 2011 | Story

Redesigning a health care system to increase access and quality in a state facing some of the greatest insurance coverage issues in the nation is a former Health Policy Fellow's latest challenge.

Yvette Roubideaux of the Indian Health Service: NewPublicHealth Q&A

November 30, 2011 | New Public Health Post

NewPublicHealth spoke with Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH, director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, about innovative efforts to improve the health of Native Americans. NewPublicHealth: What is significant to y ...

Public Health Accreditation Board Launches National Accreditation for Health Departments

September 14, 2011 | News Release/Video

The goal of PHAB’s accreditation program, is to protect and improve Americas’ health by advancing the quality and performance of all of the nation’s public health departments.

Developing a Model Program for Integrating Tribal Public Health into the Multijursidictional Public Health System for Infectious Diseases

January 4, 2011 | Report

Knowledge Asset: This document focuses on the importance of policies that include tribes in a comprehensive multijurisdictional public health system that can address infectious disease outbreaks.

Integrating Health Impact Assessemnts into the Federal Environmental Impact Process with a Focus on Alaska Native Communities

January 4, 2011 | Report

Knowledge Asset: The project involved a partnership between tribes, regulatory agencies and health professionals to incorporate a health impact assessment (HIA) into the environmental impact process for oil and gas development and mining in Alaska

Dental Health Aides and Therapists in Alaska

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, award-winning journalist Sara Solovitch chronicles the history of dental therapists and dental aides in Alaska.

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