Important IHS Staff Update
The RMTLC has recently learned that IHS Deputy Director Mary Smith, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, has agreed to serve as the Principal Deputy of the Indian Health…
Report: Native Americans make up disproportionate share of Montana’s inmates
The following is adapted from “Report: Native Americans make up disproportionate share of Montana’s inmates”, a recent article from the Billings Gazette written by James DeHaven. A recent report…
IHS National Budget Formulation
The IHS National Budget Formulation is in full swing. The Tribal Leaders and RMTLC Executive Director are doing their due diligence to ensure the needs of the Rocky Mountain Region…
Funding Opportunity – Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT)
National Indian Health Board Public Health Broadcast Expected Number of Awards: 7-9 Range of Awards: $325,000 to $400,000 per budget period Application Deadline: April 18, 2016 by 5 p.m. ET Technical…
NIHB Public Health Broadcast
Scholarship Opportunity for Native Youth to Attend Tribal Colleges and Universities Summit! SAMHSA is collaborating with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) on the Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)…
National Indian Health Board Calls for Indian Health Service Accountability and Creation of an Oversight Task Force
“Washington, DC. In response to a health care delivery crisis among Tribes in the Great Plains, the National Indian Health Board’s Board of Directors unanimously approved resolutions to investigate, evaluate…
Blackfeet Push County for Heart Butte Voting Office
“Blackfeet tribal officials are pressing Pondera County commissioners for a definitive yes or no answer to the tribe’s request for a satellite voting office in the remote reservation community of…
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will hold the 34th Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from June 13 – July 1, 2016
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will hold the 34th Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from June 13 – July 1, 2016. We would be most grateful…
Congress Delays ACA’s Cadillac Tax, Omnibus Bill Short on Funding Indian Country Capital Programs
The House overwhelmingly approved a year-end deal on both the $1.1 trillion spending package and the $629 billion tax extenders package this morning, with the Senate expected to pass it…
Open for Public Comment: SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
Monday, January 4, 2016–Friday, January 29, 2016 SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality invites you to provide feedback for the launch of a new endeavor at the National…