2012 nihb public health summit hard rock casino may 30, 2012 affordable care act and public health...
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2012 NIHB Public Health
Summit
Hard Rock Casino
May 30, 2012
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC
HEALTH
Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative
Director
ACA OBJECTIVES
Increase access to affordable health
coverage
Slow the rate of increase in health care costs
Increase health insurance consumer
protections
Improve quality of health care
increase focus on prevention
PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Programs05/30/12 – Letter of Intent is due
Community Transformation Grant Small Communities Programs – due 7/31/12
SAMHSA Behavioral Health-Tribal Prevention Grant (FY 2013)President’s Proposed Budget: $40 million
OPPORTUNITIES
NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH
AND EDUCATION
MISSION:
To develop effective, streamlined, consumer-oriented materials to assist
American Indians & Alaska Natives in understanding their rights
and new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
& the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA).
NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH & EDUCATION (NIHOE)
NIHOE National Partners & Area Coordinators
AREA NAME EMAIL
Alaska #1 Valerie Davidson [email protected]
Alaska #2 Lanie Fox [email protected]
Aberdeen Cecilia Fire Thunder [email protected]
Albuquerque
Nancy Martine-Alonzo [email protected]
Bemidji Jenny Jenkins [email protected]
Billings Gordon Belcourt [email protected]
California James Crouch [email protected]
Nashville Dee Sabattus [email protected]
Navajo Larry Curley [email protected]
Oklahoma Diddy Nelson [email protected]
Phoenix #1 Alida Montiel [email protected]
Phoenix #2 Claudia Castaneda-Melendez
Portland Jim Roberts [email protected]
13 NIHOE AREA COORDINATORS
A consumer-oriented, interactive website was developed and launched
A two day Kickoff meeting was held in Washington, D.C.
A two day National Tribal Health Care Reform Training was held in Minnesota
OUTREACH & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
“Area Strategies Session: Developing Area Plans for O&E” – Bemidji Area
