Indian Health Service

Description

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to strengthen public health capacity and to fund Tribes, Tribal and Urban Indian organizations, and intertribal consortia in identifying relevant health status indicators and priorities using sound epidemiologic principles. Work-plans submitted in response to this announcement must clearly state the grantee's desired objectives and address at least one of the Recipient Activities under this announcement. Recipient Activities may address one or all of the below two groups of activities: A) NIH, NIMHD Activities A1) Development and implementation of data collection efforts to identify and document health disparities experienced by American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations; A2) Compilation of existing data (e.g., healthcare utilization, vital statistics data) to generate health profiles and document health disparities in AI/AN populations; A3) Implementation and evaluation of public health awareness campaigns to increase knowledge and attention to significant high priority health issues in AI/AN communities; and A4) Implementation and evaluation of public health interventions to promote health or address disparities in AI/AN communities. B) CDC, NCEH Activities B1) Establish data sources to pilot-test Tribal data within the Tracking Network, a Web-based system of environmental health data and information; B2) Identify and work with Tribal partners to use environmental health data and data outputs relevant to local decision-making and implementing environmental health interventions; B3) Establish indicators for the priorities identified; B4) Work with CDC to address confidentiality concerns through methods such as temporal aggregation and suppression; B5) Work with CDC to develop content for the AI/AN web pages on the Tracking Network and to establish the data displays for Tribal data, such as maps or charts to visualize Tribal data; B6) Work with CDC and its partners to explore the application of Tribal data to environmental public health; B7) Build environmental epidemiology capacity within the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TEC); B8) Provide assistance to fellow TECs regarding Tribal issues with addressing environmental health data gaps; and B9) Present results from environmental health data assessment and promote pilot project methodology and outcomes to other TECs.

Who can apply

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Others

Contact

Paul Gettys <br/>Grant Systems Coordinator <br/>Phone 301-443-2114
paul.gettys@ihs.gov