NCUIH Native Healthcast

National Council of Urban Indian Health

This is the official podcast of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). These episodes elevate conversations about Native health and the development of quality, accessible, and culturally competent health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban settings.

Produced by: Jessica Gilbertson, MPA (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Director of Communications and Events at the National Council of Urban Indian Health

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Episode 8: Demystifying Advanced Appropriations and Urban Indian Health

Episode 8: Demystifying Advanced Appropriations and Urban Indian Health

Join Meredith Raimondi, Vice President of Policy & Communications, and Chandos Culleen, JD, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Public Policy, in this episode as they delve into the crucial topic of stable funding for the Indian Health Service and need for advance appropriations. Learn more about why stable funding for the Indian Health Service including for Urban Indian Organizations is vital to deliver essential health care and social services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The episode draws attention to the pressing issue of the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service (IHS), with an estimated requirement of over $50 billion to meet the health care needs of Native communities. Advocacy for full funding for the IHS becomes paramount, with the ultimate goal of achieving mandatory appropriations for a reliable and consistent funding stream. Advanced appropriations take center stage, identified as a critical step in the journey to achieve full, stable funding for the Indian Health Service. By securing funding for IHS in advance, this strategic approach aims to eliminate uncertainties and streamline the budgeting process for more efficient health care delivery.Produced by: Jessica Gilbertson, MPA (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Director of Communications and Events at the National Council of Urban Indian HealthSearch key timestamps:[00:02:06] Learn about what Urban Indian Organizations are and how they work within the Indian Health System.[00:04:39] Understand the landscape of the health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, understanding the role of Urban Indian Organizations in providing essential support to urban Native populations.[00:10:00] Learn the funding challenges that hinder health care accessibility, as Meredith and Chandos shed light on the obstacles faced by urban Native communities.[00:13:33] Decode the concept of advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service and its impact on delivering vital services.[00:18:43] Join the conversation on advocacy efforts, exploring the strategies and initiatives aimed at securing increased funding for the Indian Health Service.[00:22:56] Delve into the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act, understanding its role in shaping the future landscape of health care for urban Native populations.

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Episode 8: Demystifying Advanced Appropriations and Urban Indian Health

Episode 8: Demystifying Advanced Appropriations and Urban Indian Health

Join Meredith Raimondi, Vice President of Policy & Communications, and Chandos Culleen, JD, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Public Policy, in this episode as they delve into the crucial topic of stable funding for the Indian Health Service and need for advance appropriations. Learn more about why stable funding for the Indian Health Service including for Urban Indian Organizations is vital to deliver essential health care and social services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The episode draws attention to the pressing issue of the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service (IHS), with an estimated requirement of over $50 billion to meet the health care needs of Native communities. Advocacy for full funding for the IHS becomes paramount, with the ultimate goal of achieving mandatory appropriations for a reliable and consistent funding stream. Advanced appropriations take center stage, identified as a critical step in the journey to achieve full, stable funding for the Indian Health Service. By securing funding for IHS in advance, this strategic approach aims to eliminate uncertainties and streamline the budgeting process for more efficient health care delivery.Produced by: Jessica Gilbertson, MPA (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Director of Communications and Events at the National Council of Urban Indian HealthSearch key timestamps:[00:02:06] Learn about what Urban Indian Organizations are and how they work within the Indian Health System.[00:04:39] Understand the landscape of the health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, understanding the role of Urban Indian Organizations in providing essential support to urban Native populations.[00:10:00] Learn the funding challenges that hinder health care accessibility, as Meredith and Chandos shed light on the obstacles faced by urban Native communities.[00:13:33] Decode the concept of advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service and its impact on delivering vital services.[00:18:43] Join the conversation on advocacy efforts, exploring the strategies and initiatives aimed at securing increased funding for the Indian Health Service.[00:22:56] Delve into the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act, understanding its role in shaping the future landscape of health care for urban Native populations.

Episode 7: Navigating ICWA and Urban Indian Health

Episode 7: Navigating ICWA and Urban Indian Health

Join hosts Rori Collins, JD, Esq. (Nenana Native Village (Tanana Athabascan)), Public Policy Counsel at the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and Chandos Culleen, JD, Senior Director of Federal Relations at NCUIH in an engaging discussion on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its intersection with urban Native communities. ICWA is a federal procedural law that establishes minimum federal standards for the removal and placement of Native children in state child welfare proceedings. ICWA applies to all Native children, no matter where they reside, and ensures that Native children are kept in their communities and culture when it is safe and appropriate. This episode will discuss the history of ICWA, why ICWA is still important today, how ICWA applies to urban Native youth, and recent litigation surrounding ICWA. Listen now to gain a deeper understanding of ICWA's crucial role in safeguarding Native children and preserving Native communities.Timestamps:[00:02:13] Shedding light on the haunting reality of forced removal.[00:04:33] Unveiling the historical context that led to ICWA.[00:08:38] Understanding ICWA's role in child placement.[00:12:37] Analyzing a recent Supreme Court case impacting ICWA.[00:18:38] Recognizing ICWA's significance in urban Native communities.[00:21:08] Exploring the symbiotic relationship between urban Native communities and ICWA.[00:25:19] Acknowledging the crucial role of Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs.[00:29:31] Examining the intersection of equal protection and an ICWA case.[00:34:06] Understanding ICWA's role in protecting federal Indian law.

Episode 6: Highlighting Frontline Voices in Health

Episode 6: Highlighting Frontline Voices in Health

In this episode of the NCUIH Native Healthcast, we will highlight the voices of frontline healthcare workers who are employed by UIOs. This episode intends to create a space for UIO staff members to share their experiences related to implementing IPC practices, share policies which have proven successful in protecting patients and frontline staff, and share what challenges exist in providing high-quality health services in the unique setting which serves urban Indigenous communities. Indigenous Storytelling strategies will be used to convey experiences and takeaways within the conversation.

Episode 5: Highlighting Young Native Voices

Episode 5: Highlighting Young Native Voices

Welcome to the National Council of Urban Indian Health’s podcast on infection prevention and control education topics for our frontline warriors, our healthcare team members, serving American Indians and Urban Indian Health Organizations. In this episode we will be highlighting young, Native voices in health. Our goal in this podcast is to have a conversation to seek and highlight the voices of our young, Indigenous individuals who are in their early part of their career and attending higher education in health-related fields.

Episode 4: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going hosted by Vickie Oldman, with special guests Dr. Donald Warne and Zoë Harris

Episode 4: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going hosted by Vickie Oldman, with special guests Dr. Donald Warne and Zoë Harris

NCUIH Native Healthcast presents “Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going” hosted by Vickie Oldman, with special guests Dr. Donald Warne and Zoë Harris. In this exciting episode, Dr. Warne, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, describes the historical contexts that affect Indigenous public health programming and shares his vision for a robust and inclusive health system that can meet the unique needs of indigenous communities. In the later portion of this episode, Zoë Harris, a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, discusses how Urban Indian Organizations can utilize infection prevention and control resources from Project Firstline to serve and protect our Indigenous relatives.

Episode 3: Exploring Body Reservoirs with Pathways for Infection and How Healthcare Workers Can Minimize Risks

Episode 3: Exploring Body Reservoirs with Pathways for Infection and How Healthcare Workers Can Minimize Risks

In this episode, we discuss methods on informing and educating healthcare workers on germ spread using the Body and the Healthcare Environment Reservoirs. Our first guest is Shay Drummond (MPH RN CIC), who works as an Infection Preventionist with the CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion and is a subject matter expert on this topic. Our second guest is Evelina Y. Maho (MAdm., Diné), who is the Public Health Program Manager at NCUIH. Listen to the episode to hear more about infection prevention and control, including suggestions on how staff at UIOs can put what they have learned into action.

Episode 2: How Can Healthcare Workers Recognize the Infection Risks in Healthcare

Episode 2: How Can Healthcare Workers Recognize the Infection Risks in Healthcare

Today's episode features subject matter experts Karen Kwok (MSN, FNP-BC, MPH) and Marie Zephier, MPH as they lead the discussion on infection prevention control tips for healthcare staff. Karen holds a Dual Master’s degree in Nursing and Public Health and is a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has over 20 years of experience working in health equity, including coordinating care for UIO patients in San Francisco. She has provided direct patient care and service delivery operations workflow in infection prevention and control.Marie is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Marie serves as a consultant with the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). As an ECHO support trainer, facilitator, and coordinator, Marie assists in the team’s presentation adaptation by NCUIH staff. She provides training and technical assistance to UIO healthcare and frontline staff on infection prevention and control.

Episode 1: Project Firstline Reflections - Addressing Emerging Infection Control Threats to UIOs

Episode 1: Project Firstline Reflections - Addressing Emerging Infection Control Threats to UIOs

Welcome to Episode 2 of the NCUIH Native Healthcast!This is the National Council of Urban Indian Health's (NCUIH) podcast platform which is promoting infection prevention and control education topics for our frontline warriors and healthcare team members through collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Project FIRSTLINE.Our guests for this episode include Kyle Mitchell and Dr. Abigail Carlson. Kyle is Diné (Navajo) and is Storyteller and facilitator working with the technical assistance division at NCUIH in Washington, DC. Kyle is a decorated army veteran and a purple heart recipient, as well as the bronze star with valor. Dr. Carlson is one of the infection control advisors and subject matter experts for Project FIRSTLINE and works within the CDC's division of healthcare quality promotion. She advises the team on the development of the project first-line curriculum, supporting resources and training modalities, serves as a primary subject matter expert for Project FIRSTLINES training opportunities, and helps provide strategic directions for the future of the collaborative. Our host is Vickie Oldman, Diné.* Project FIRSTLINE is a national training and educational collaborative led by the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel. The contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of CDC or the United States Department of Health and Human Services (H.H.S). and should not be considered as an endorsement by the federal government.

Introductory Podcast: Supporting Healthcare Workers - Infection Control

Introductory Podcast: Supporting Healthcare Workers - Infection Control

Welcome to the National Council of Urban Indian Health's (NCUIH) first podcast! Our first episode focuses on Infection Prevention and Control education topics for our frontline warriors and healthcare team members serving American Indians/Alaska Natives in Urban Indian Health Organizations. Our host is Vickie Oldman, a Podcast Developer and an enrolled member of the Navajo tribe, and her clans are Black Streak of the Forest People, Mud People, One Who Walks Around People, and Folding Arm People. Our special guests are NCUIH CEO Francys Crevier (Aloquin) and Bakersfield American Indian Health Project Inc's CEO Angel Galvez (Tarasco and Purepecha).