Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. While health care systems (like the Indian Health Service hospitals and clinics) serve the individual patient, public health serves OUR Community. This webinar is designed to give a foundational overview of public health, including how it is distinct from health care, and its importance across Indian Country. This includes going over the 10 Essential Public Health Services and the importance of public health prevention as it relates to health care service delivery. This Public Health 101 webinar kicked off the activities for Tribal Public Health Week 2018 and was originally hosted April 2, 2018 from 4-5pm ET.
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PublicHealth.org -
PublicHealth.org is dedicated to connecting patients, students and professionals to the latest and most useful healthcare information and resources available. The site has resources on addiction, communication, emergency management, heart disease, cancer, infectious diseases, aging, environmental health, and many other topics.
http://www.publichealth.org
CDC- Office of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support
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The Office of Minority Health
Healthy Minorities, Healthier America
Just Move It
Just Move It is a national campaign to promote physical activity for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Use the Just Move It website to learn how to start an activity in your own community, share information about ongoing programs, contribute stories and enter information in Just Move It's calendar.
Influenza and Vaccination Social Marketing Materials
The National Indian Health Board has been serving on a multi-agency working group that was led by the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board to connect with community stakeholders and develop some social marketing materials targeting different sectors of Tribal communities (adults, youth, parents, service providers, etc.) to promote talking to service providers about acquiring a flu shot or any adult vaccine. The hope that these materials will help to break the barriers down between the community and provides and create a space for dialogue in which community members can make an informed decision if they would like to get a vaccine or not. These materials include posters, videos, and radio announcements. While some of the materials have been designed to be specific to the Northern Plains, the other materials are designed to be more general, and applicable to many different AI/AN communities. While they can be found in different locations, the majority of them have been posted here. Please use these materials in your communities, and let’s support community health through vaccinations.
The Indian Health Service is creating an inventory of Best (ie. Evidence-Based) Practice, Promising Practice, Local Effort (BP/PP/LE), Resources, and Policies occurring among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, schools, work sites, health centers/clinics, and hospitals.
The purpose of the inventory is toThe National Indian Health Board is pleased to provide a link for you to become acquainted and familiar with the OSCAR system.
Click here to visit the IHS Online Search, Consultation, and Reporting System.
HealthyPeople.gov continues in this tradition with the launch on December 2, 2010 of its ambitious, yet achievable, 10-year agenda for improving the Nation’s health. Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.
A society in which all people live long, healthy lives.
Carolyn Angus-Hornbuckle, JD
Director of Public Health Policy and Programs