Covering Indian Country – August 2019

Calendar of events

CMS National Training Program (NTP) Workshop September 10–12, 2019  Providence, RI Register for the NTP workshop in Providence Workshop topics include key aspects of the Medicare program, the opioid crisis, an overview of the new Plan Finder on Medicare.gov, and scenario-based learning. Check the NTP Workshop Details page for more information.

Fourth Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition September 15–18, 2019  Prior Lake, MN Register for the Conference on Native American Nutrition This conference is for tribal officials, researchers, and others with an interest in Native nutrition and food science. Topics include youth voices, urban and rural nutrition issues, and more.

NIHB’s 36th Annual National Tribal Health Conference September 16–19, 2019  Temecula, CA Register for the National Tribal Health Conference Plan to attend the National Tribal Health Conference, sponsored by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). The conference will focus on how updating health policies impacts tribes. Your attendance will help NIHB increase tribes’ capacity and ability to advocate for public, behavioral, and environmental health priorities.

3rd Annual National Native Health Research Training Conference September 23–25, 2019  Temecula, CA Register for the National Native Health Research Training Conference The theme of this year’s National Native Health Research Training Conference is “Tribal Health Research Agenda: Governance, Trust, and Culture.” The conference will help students, researchers, and health professionals develop research methods that are consistent with traditional Native ways of knowing. Sessions will focus on behavioral health, biomedical and health systems research, traditional medicine, and traditional ecological knowledge/environmental health.