December 11, 2012 - Cathy Abramson, NIHB Chairperson, presents a 2012 national service award to Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment
Chairman Simpson demonstrated great compassion and leadership in addressing long-standing shortages for Indian Health Service funding.
NIHB Chairperson Cathy Abramson Speaks Up for Indian Programs
On October 26th, National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Chairperson Cathy Abramson (Board Member, Treasurer, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) provided remarks and chaired the Health Subcommittee meeting at the 69th Annual National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Convention & Marketplace in Sacramento, California...
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NIHB congratulates 2012 award winners at the NIHB 29th Annual Consumer Conference and Awards Gala!
Pictured: Mr. James Crouch receives the Jake White Crow Award
Read about all the award winners (PDF)
The Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) is set to expire September 2013 unless Congress takes action to renew the program.
That is why NIHB has created a new resource to share information and new tools to make it easy for you and your communities to get involved. Today, we are happy to announce the launch of our new NIHB SDPI Resource Center!
Click Here to visit this new site and to start using this valuable tool.
NIHB’s 2012 National Tribal Public Health Summit was a success! The Summit was held in Tulsa, OK on May 30- June 1, 2012. Cathy Abramson (pictured here) addresses the Plenary and opens the conference.
Nearly 200 attendees met to learn from the Top Tribal Public Health Director, Professionals, and Researchers.
Click Here for the Summit Information Page and links to photos and presentations from the event.
Cathy Abramson, NIHB Board Chairperson and Bemidji Area Representative presented at the National Indian Health Outreach & Education (NIHOE) health reform training that was held at Prior Lake, MN on April 18-19, 2012.
Nearly 200 attendees met to learn more about the new health reform’s impact in tribal communities and to plan outreach and education efforts in their areas.
Click here for the NIHOE website and to learn more about this initiative.
Tracy King, President of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, speaks at the HHS Tribal Budget Consultation with Jace Killsback, NIHB Vice Chairman, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health & Human Services on March 8, 2012.
Rex Lee Jim, Vice President of the Navajo Nation, and Andrew Joseph, Jr., Chairman of the Northwest Area Indian Health Board, at the HHS Tribal Budget Consultation on March 8, 2012.
Chester Antone, Tohono O’odham Nation, and Frances Antone, Tohono O’odham Nation and NIHB Board Member, at the HHS Tribal Budget Consultation on March 8, 2012.
February 23, 2012: Valerie Davidson, Chair of the Tribal Technical Advisory Group (TTAG) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with Vikki Wachino, Director, Children and Adults Health Program Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Servicess during TTAG meeting in Washington, DC
February 10, 2012: NIHB and NCUIH host a BBQ for Native youth attending the United National Indian Tribal Youth mid-year conference in Washington, DC!
NIHB Co-Hosts a Tribal and State Health Collaborative Roundtable
February 3, 2012 - Atlanta, GA
The purpose of this meeting was to assemble state and tribal health leaders to identify opportunities to improve state health and Medicaid agencies’ collaboration with tribal health leaders and to discuss pertinent issues in regard to public health programming, federal funding, and strategic relationships ...Read More (PDF)
Rex Lee Jim, NIHB Member-At-Large and Navajo Area Representative, provides testimony at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Advisory Committee meeting with Lester Secatero, NIHB Albuquerque Area representative.
To view the testimony, please click here.
Representative Don Young (R-AK), Chairman, House Subcommittee on Alaska Native and Indian Affairs, spoke with the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Joan Huffer (Director of the Federal Budget Initiative, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities) presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Tim Hill (Deputy Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), CMS), Teresa Nino (Director, Office of Public Engagement, CMS), and Kitty Marx (Director, Tribal Affairs Group, CMS) presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Representative Diane DeGette (D-CO), Chairperson, House Diabetes Caucus, spoke with the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Indian Health Service Director, presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Loretta Tuell, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Paul Dioguardi, Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services, presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Pamela Hyde, Esq., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
Richard Litsey, Counsel and Senior Advisor for Indian Affairs, Senate Committee on Finance, presented to the NIHB Board of Directors at the meeting January 23-24, 2012.
NIHB Board Member Sally Smith Testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Field Hearing
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius met with the Chairwoman of the National Indian Health Board Cathy Abramson at the 2011 Tribal Budget Consultation Meeting in Washington DC.
