Authors: National Council of Urban Indian Health

Publication Year: 2007

Last Updated: 2010-05-24 11:40:24

Journal: NCUIH

Keywords: UIHP's, Urban Indian Health Programs, TA, Technical Assistance, Supplemental Funding, Dissemination, Communication

Short Abstract:

Recent years have found Urban Indian Health programs encounter difficult times for a variety of reasons. These difficulties can often times be resolved with education and advisement from a neutral source. It is the NCUIH Boards intention to create a model of technical assistance delivery that encompasses our strengths as an Urban Indian Health System of Care.

The NCUIH Board requests a 1.5% set aside of the supplemental funding provided to the Indian Health Services in the FY 2007 CR for UIHP support and the formulation of an Urban Indian Health technical assistance module. 1% to be distributed to Urban programs and .5% to be allocated to NCUIH for TA.

The NCUIH Board of Directors would also like to extend an invitation to our annual conference to be held the first week of June. Your input and information sharing on Urban Indian Health would be an valuable for all program Directors. The Board would also like to have a commitment to meet bi-annually with you to discuss issues of relevance on the Urban Indian Health System of Care and the larger Indian Health System of Care. 

Urban Indian Health Programs indicate that a module of Technical Assistance needs to be developed where communication and expertise can be shared among peer programs. It is the intention of the NCUIH Board to coordinate and maintain a system of technical assistance by utilizing best practices of our member organizations. Such a system will benefit the individual Urban Indian Health Organizations to provide world class medical and behavioral health services to the urban Indian population. By identifying programs of expertise and providing an avenue for information dissemination to other programs in need we will resolve a wide array of programmatic and management compliance issues in a confidential and cost effective manner.

Abstract:

Recent years have found Urban Indian Health programs encounter difficult times for a variety of reasons. These difficulties can often times be resolved with education and advisement from a neutral source. It is the NCUIH Boards intention to create a model of technical assistance delivery that encompasses our strengths as an Urban Indian Health System of Care.

The NCUIH Board requests a 1.5% set aside of the supplemental funding provided to the Indian Health Services in the FY 2007 CR for UIHP support and the formulation of an Urban Indian Health technical assistance module. 1% to be distributed to Urban programs and .5% to be allocated to NCUIH for TA.

The NCUIH Board of Directors would also like to extend an invitation to our annual conference to be held the first week of June. Your input and information sharing on Urban Indian Health would be an valuable for all program Directors. The Board would also like to have a commitment to meet bi-annually with you to discuss issues of relevance on the Urban Indian Health System of Care and the larger Indian Health System of Care. 

Urban Indian Health Programs indicate that a module of Technical Assistance needs to be developed where communication and expertise can be shared among peer programs. It is the intention of the NCUIH Board to coordinate and maintain a system of technical assistance by utilizing best practices of our member organizations. Such a system will benefit the individual Urban Indian Health Organizations to provide world class medical and behavioral health services to the urban Indian population. By identifying programs of expertise and providing an avenue for information dissemination to other programs in need we will resolve a wide array of programmatic and management compliance issues in a confidential and cost effective manner.

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