Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Tribal communities
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program): Self-Assessment Guide for Native Organizations
Helps American Indian and Native Alaskan communities determine how they can best take advantage of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund's New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program Native Initiative. Details the program eligibility qualifications for Native entities looking to apply.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of Treasury
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Helps American Indian and Native Alaskan communities determine how they can best take advantage of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund's New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program Native Initiative. Details the program eligibility qualifications for Native entities looking to apply.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of Treasury
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Psychologists Need More Experience Working With Indigenous Populations
Discusses the need for more psychologists with knowledge and experience working with Indigenous communities. Highlights the lack of cultural knowledge among psychologists about American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations.
Author(s): Karen Stamm, Meron Assefa, Luona Lin
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Discusses the need for more psychologists with knowledge and experience working with Indigenous communities. Highlights the lack of cultural knowledge among psychologists about American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations.
Author(s): Karen Stamm, Meron Assefa, Luona Lin
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Prevalence of Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska
Highlights a study on infection-related hearing loss among rural Alaska Native children. Explores the frequency and risk factors for infection-related hearing loss and discusses prevention measures.
Author(s): Susan D. Emmett, Alyssa Platt, Joseph J. Gallo, et al.
Citation: Ear and Hearing, 44(5), 1240-1250
Date: 10/2023
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Highlights a study on infection-related hearing loss among rural Alaska Native children. Explores the frequency and risk factors for infection-related hearing loss and discusses prevention measures.
Author(s): Susan D. Emmett, Alyssa Platt, Joseph J. Gallo, et al.
Citation: Ear and Hearing, 44(5), 1240-1250
Date: 10/2023
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Cross-Cultural Understanding and Cultural Humility: Training for Early Childhood Researchers Working with American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Training materials to help early childhood research staff develop the skills needed to work respectfully with American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities as partners in ethical research. Includes facilitator materials, training modules, and handouts.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Training materials to help early childhood research staff develop the skills needed to work respectfully with American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities as partners in ethical research. Includes facilitator materials, training modules, and handouts.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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A Look at the Largest American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Villages in the Nation, Tribal Areas and States
Presents a series of data points from the 2020 Census pertaining to Native American and Alaska Native communities. Focuses on total population, reservation population, and state-level population, among other measures.
Author(s): Ana I. Sánchez-Rivera, Paul Jacobs, Cody Spence
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Presents a series of data points from the 2020 Census pertaining to Native American and Alaska Native communities. Focuses on total population, reservation population, and state-level population, among other measures.
Author(s): Ana I. Sánchez-Rivera, Paul Jacobs, Cody Spence
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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CMS Native American Contacts
Features Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contacts for personnel in the Division of Tribal Affairs and the contacts responsible for the different Indian Health Services areas.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Features Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contacts for personnel in the Division of Tribal Affairs and the contacts responsible for the different Indian Health Services areas.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Adolescent Advertising Exposure to Cannabis Products in Rural Oklahoma via Medical Dispensaries
Examines exposure to cannabis advertising among adolescents in rural Oklahoma, utilizing observations of medical dispensaries which were within a 15-minute drive from high schools in 20 rural, largely American Indian, Oklahoma communities. Includes data on the display of product advertisements and price promotions, number of dispensaries available within 15 minutes of high schools, and other dispensary characteristics.
Author(s): Melvin Livingston, Caroline Barry, Andrew Walker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84(5), 693-699
Date: 09/2023
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Examines exposure to cannabis advertising among adolescents in rural Oklahoma, utilizing observations of medical dispensaries which were within a 15-minute drive from high schools in 20 rural, largely American Indian, Oklahoma communities. Includes data on the display of product advertisements and price promotions, number of dispensaries available within 15 minutes of high schools, and other dispensary characteristics.
Author(s): Melvin Livingston, Caroline Barry, Andrew Walker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84(5), 693-699
Date: 09/2023
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New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department 2023-2024 Annual Progress and Services Plan (APSR)
Reports on progress made towards outcomes in the areas of child welfare services, early childhood services, behavioral health services, and juvenile justice services. Addresses issues specific to rural areas, collaboration with tribes in the state, and coordination with the state Medicaid system for the behavioral and physical health needs of children, families, and youth in New Mexico.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Reports on progress made towards outcomes in the areas of child welfare services, early childhood services, behavioral health services, and juvenile justice services. Addresses issues specific to rural areas, collaboration with tribes in the state, and coordination with the state Medicaid system for the behavioral and physical health needs of children, families, and youth in New Mexico.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 6-8, 2023
Summarizes the 93nd meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Presents an overview of national and state perspectives on disability and independence in rural communities.
Additional links: Lincoln County Human Services Site Visit Summary
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Summarizes the 93nd meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Presents an overview of national and state perspectives on disability and independence in rural communities.
Additional links: Lincoln County Human Services Site Visit Summary
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Culturally Responsive Pathways to Peer Programming in Tribal Communities
Discusses best practices for the use of peer recovery support services (PRSS) for addiction recovery in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Includes a culturally competent adaptation of the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and offers evidence-based case studies.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
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Discusses best practices for the use of peer recovery support services (PRSS) for addiction recovery in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Includes a culturally competent adaptation of the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and offers evidence-based case studies.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
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