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Resources by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Urban Indian Health Institute COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Provides information resources to address COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Tools include vaccination messaging and conversation guides, fact sheet, social media resources, and video interviews.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Urban Indian Health Institute
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Indian Country ECHO
Provides learning opportunities for clinicians and staff working in American Indian and Alaska Native communities to receive specialized care training in a variety of topics including behavioral health, COVID-19, diabetes, hepatitis C, maternal and child health, substance use disorders, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Healthy Alaskans
Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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How to Conduct a Rapid Community Assessment: A Guide to Understanding Your Community's Needs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
Guide to help healthcare providers and other organizations understand the concerns of their communities related to COVID-19 vaccination and identify strategies to increase vaccination confidence. Includes information on addressing vaccine confidence in rural and tribal communities.
Additional links: Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Communities, Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Tribal Communities
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Voices from the Field: A Blog About Resilience During the Pandemic
Seven-part blog series discusses physical, spiritual, and mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features behavioral health providers and leaders detailing methods used to promote wellness in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Highlights perspectives from rural and urban areas, including American Indian communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
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Tribal Injury Prevention Resource Center
Presents information, resources, training, and technical assistance pertaining to tribal injury prevention.
Type: Website
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Indian Health Service Hotline to Report Child/Sexual Abuse within IHS
Hotline for reporting suspected child or sexual abuse by an Indian Health Service (IHS) staff member and/or within an IHS facility. Call 1-855-SAFE-IHS (855 723-3447) or submit an online complaint. Hotline is staffed Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Tribal Grant Writing Training
Presents a grant writing curriculum for American Indian and Alaska Natives to support tribes and tribal organizations. Features a train-the-trainer lesson plan, a proposal development manual, and a number of lecture videos highlighting various points of the process, such as proposal development, preparing the proposal budget, and challenges around federal grant proposals, among other aspects.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Indian Physicians
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Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
Provides information and resources on missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes listening sessions, data and research, and information on Savanna's Act.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior
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National Indian Health Board Tribal Data Project
Presents a series of maps illustrating American Indian and Alaska Native populations by a number of demographic and health-related measures. Includes maps detailing population, mortality, and veteran status, among others measures.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: National Indian Health Board
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