On September 24-27, 2012, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be at the National Indian Health Board's (NIHB) 40th Anniversary and 29th Annual Consumer Conference (ACC) to communicate quality improvement tools and workforce development resources. Tribal leaders, Tribal health administrators, area health boards, health care professionals, and individuals will come together to discuss the successes, challenges, opportunities, and the future of health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people at the ACC which will be located in Denver, Colorado at the Denver Sheraton.
There will be workshops available for attendees to participate in at ACC. The workshops will cover a wide array of topics such as:
- Medicare/Medicaid Changes as a result of the Affordable Care Act
- Health Care Reform Implementation, including legal considerations in health care reform implementation, regulatory concerns and their impact on Tribal Health
- Youth Health including Suicide Prevention and Childhood Obesity Prevention
- Diabetes, Special Diabetes Program for Indians
- Behavioral Health
- Federal/Tribal/State Relations
- Health Information Technology and Electronic Medical Records
- Public Health Issues - Accreditation, Tribal Programs that increase health promotion/disease prevention, Preparedness, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Winnable Battles