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Resources by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health
Provides resources and information about mental health and substance use disorder services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Highlights information on tribal behavioral healthcare coverage, substance use disorders, and provides a service locator.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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RCD Program: Bringing Safe Water to Our Nation's Communities
Presents information on safe water initiatives developed by the Rural Community Development (RCD) Program. Includes RCD project data and a video on training certification developed by the Colorado River Indian Tribes to help maintain healthy water systems.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Tribal Accreditation Learning Community (TALC) Webinar Series
Presents a monthly webinar series discussing public health performance and system improvement and accreditation in tribal communities.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Indian Health Board
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Indiana Healthy Opportunities for People Everywhere (I-HOPE)
A statewide program in Indiana to address health disparities among minority and rural citizens. Collaborates with various partners to improve nutrition, affordable housing, transportation, childcare issues, and employment, among others. Details funding opportunities for community projects and offers program resources such as contact information for regional field teams and interactive maps related to program goals.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana Department of Health, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Registry, tipline, and information resource for missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native people hosted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center
Resource portal provides behavioral health disaster resources. Searchable portal allows filtering by type of disaster, target audience, and resource population such as American Indians and Alaska Natives and rural populations, among other indicators.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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Indian Health Service Upcoming Webinars
Lists the upcoming webinars by the Indian Health Service. Presents virtual discussions on a variety of topics pertaining to the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Hawaii Primary Care Needs Assessment Tracker
Data tool offering health statistics for the state of Hawaii, including data on population by race/ethnicity and age, health insurance coverage, income and employment, maternal health, morbidity, mortality, and oral health. Each health indicator can be broken down to offer statewide, county-level, and primary care service area data.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Video: Coffee Break Series 9, Primary Care Needs Assessment (PCNA) Tracker
Type: Database
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii Health Matters, Hawaii State Department of Health
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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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