the Urban Indian Health Institute http://www.uihi.org a division of the Seattle Indian Health Board Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:49:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The 2011 Community Health Profiles are Now Available http://www.uihi.org/the-2011-community-health-profiles-are-now-available/ http://www.uihi.org/the-2011-community-health-profiles-are-now-available/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:46:37 +0000 Noa Kay http://www.uihi.org/?p=4718 The UIHI is pleased to release Community Health Profiles for each Urban Indian Health Organization (UIHO) service area. These reports examine the health of American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in each of the 34 UIHO service areas using the most current data available from the 2010 U.S. Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the U.S. Center for Health Statistics and the Air Quality System Data Mart. The Community Health Profiles are intended to provide UIHO and other key stakeholders with a picture of the health of urban Indian people. The UIHI updates these reports every two years.

]]> http://www.uihi.org/the-2011-community-health-profiles-are-now-available/feed/ 0 2011 Community Health Profile: National Aggregate of UIHO Service Areas http://www.uihi.org/2011-community-health-profile-national-aggregate-of-uiho-service-areas/ http://www.uihi.org/2011-community-health-profile-national-aggregate-of-uiho-service-areas/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:24:46 +0000 Noa Kay http://www.uihi.org/?p=4473 The UIHI is pleased to release the Community Health Profile: National Aggregate of Urban Indian Health Organization Service Areas (December 2011), an update to the Community Health Profile (2009). This report examines the health of American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in all UIHO service areas combined and presents data from the 2010 U.S. Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the U.S. Center for Health Statistics and the Air Quality System Data Mart.

]]> http://www.uihi.org/2011-community-health-profile-national-aggregate-of-uiho-service-areas/feed/ 0 Webinar: Release of Findings from the Urban Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit Report http://www.uihi.org/webinar-instructions-release-of-findings-from-the-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-audit-report/ http://www.uihi.org/webinar-instructions-release-of-findings-from-the-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-audit-report/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:28:07 +0000 Sarah Simpson http://www.uihi.org/?p=4269 December 1, 2011, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (2 p.m. Mountain, 3 p.m. Central, 4 p.m. Eastern)

Please join the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) on Thursday, December 1, 2011, to review the results of the Urban Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit Report. This report summarizes the performance of the urban Indian health organizations’ (UIHO) diabetes programs, using data from the 2006-2010 Indian Health Service (IHS) Diabetes Audit to track select key measures.

Highlights from this webinar include:

  • Presentation of findings from the 2006-2010 aggregate report, highlighting key measures
  • Review of other data available in the aggregate report, including five-year trends and comparisons to national standards
  • Discussion of findings with webinar participants
  • UIHI and IHS DDTP staff available to answer questions about the findings and the Diabetes Audit.

This webinar is free and open to the public. For more information about this webinar and how to join please click here.

If you have any questions or require more information please contact Elizabeth Knaster at 206-812-3032 or elizabethk@uihi.org.

]]> http://www.uihi.org/webinar-instructions-release-of-findings-from-the-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-audit-report/feed/ 0 2010 Aggregate Urban Diabetes Care and Outcomes Report http://www.uihi.org/2010-aggregate-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-report/ http://www.uihi.org/2010-aggregate-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-report/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:02:18 +0000 Elizabeth Knaster http://www.uihi.org/?p=4195 The Seattle Indian Health Board’s Urban Indian Health Institute is pleased to announce the release of the 2010 Aggregate Urban Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit Report. Using data from the 2006-2010 Indian Health Service (IHS) Diabetes Audit, this report uses Key Measures from IHS Best Practice Guidelines as a framework to present the performance of participating urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) as a whole. Eight clinical best practices topics were examined, including Cardiovascular Disease, Youth and Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease and Depression.

In 2010, 30 facilities participated in the annual Diabetes Audit, representing over 3,800 urban American Indian/Alaska Native patients with diabetes nationwide. Some key findings include:

  • In 2010, 74% of audited patients with diabetes received nutritional instruction from a Registered Dietitian or other provider, a 16% increase from the previous year.
  • During the past five years, the percentage of audited patients with diabetes screened for depression increased from 44% to 67%.
  • In 2010, only 39% of audited patients with diabetes had a record of receiving a qualifying eye exam in the previous year, which is below the 2010 IHS GPRA goal for 55% of patients to receive an annual eye exam.
  • 2010 IHS GPRA goals related to glycemic control, LDL cholesterol assessment and controlled blood pressure were met by participating UIHOs combined.
]]> http://www.uihi.org/2010-aggregate-urban-diabetes-care-and-outcomes-report/feed/ 0 New Resources from the Health Equity Project http://www.uihi.org/new-resources-from-the-health-equity-project/ http://www.uihi.org/new-resources-from-the-health-equity-project/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:24:21 +0000 Julie Loughran http://www.uihi.org/?p=3521 The Seattle Indian Health Board’s Urban Indian Health Institute is pleased to share a variety of resources now available on the Health Equity Project website. Two new reports highlight efforts to prevent, treat and manage cardiovascular disease in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. User-friendly resource guides to forming strategic partnerships are also available on the website and include:

In the upcoming years, the Health Equity Project will provide trainings and technical assistance to facilitate and support partnerships between select urban Indian health organizations, with the aim of sharing resources and reducing the burden of disease in urban AI/AN communities.

]]> http://www.uihi.org/new-resources-from-the-health-equity-project/feed/ 0 Leadership in Data Use Award Recipient http://www.uihi.org/leadership-in-data-use-award-recipient/ http://www.uihi.org/leadership-in-data-use-award-recipient/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:54:53 +0000 Admin http://www.uihi.org/?p=3137 We are excited to announce Jan Chacon, Diabetes Prevention Program Manager at the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC), as the recipient of the Urban Indian Health Institute’s 2011 Leadership in Data Use Award! As part of the effort to promote leadership and capacity building among urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities, the UIHI recognizes Jan and her exceptional contribution to the Diabetes Prevention Program through innovative use of health data. To recognize Jan’s outstanding contribution, the IHC Diabetes Prevention Program will receive a $500 cash award.

Jan has led the Diabetes Prevention Program at the IHC since 2007. She is responsible for the day-to-day implementation, leadership, and management of the activities of the Diabetes Prevention Program as well as the development, expansion and promotion of the program. By collecting and reporting health indicators and outcomes associated with diabetes, nutrition and exercise, Jan increased the exposure of the innovative work of the Diabetes Prevention Program. As a result, both partnership and funding opportunities have expanded.

In May 2010, the UIHI featured IHC’s award-winning Diabetes Prevention Program in its UIHO Spotlight article. In her nomination, a coworker shared, “[Jan’s] ability to show positive outcomes from the Diabetes Prevention Program through data collection and analyses has changed the entire community’s view from one of ‘no hope’ for preventing diabetes to one of ‘Hope.’ ”

The UIHI congratulates and thanks Jan for her hard work and outstanding use of data! For more information about IHC’s Diabetes Prevention Program, click here.

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]]> http://www.uihi.org/leadership-in-data-use-award-recipient/feed/ 0 Report: Actualizing Health Care Reform for Urban Indians: An Action Plan from the Urban Indian Health Summit http://www.uihi.org/report-actualizing-health-care-reform-for-urban-indians-an-action-plan-from-the-urban-indian-health-summit/ http://www.uihi.org/report-actualizing-health-care-reform-for-urban-indians-an-action-plan-from-the-urban-indian-health-summit/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:06:37 +0000 Jessie Folkman http://www.uihi.org/?p=2822 The Seattle Indian Health Board is pleased to announce the release of the report, Actualizing Health Care Reform for Urban Indians: An Action Plan from the Urban Indian Health Summit. Developed from the Urban Indian Heath Summit, a health care reform event held in January 2011 in Washington D.C., this report serves as a Call for Action that outlines strategies to ensure the success of health care reform for urban Indians. It is intended to prompt an ongoing discussion that is responsive to feedback from urban Indians, the organizations that serve them, urban Indian health professionals, practitioners and others.

Electronic copies of the report are available on the Urban Indian Health Summit website. Paper copies of the report are available upon request, and will also be available at the Seattle Indian Health Board’s 6th Annual National Urban Indian Health Conference, July 26th and 27th in Seattle, WA.

The Seattle Indian Health Board would like to thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its sponsorship of the Urban Indian Health Summit and production of the report.

]]> http://www.uihi.org/report-actualizing-health-care-reform-for-urban-indians-an-action-plan-from-the-urban-indian-health-summit/feed/ 0 Announcing New Viral Hepatitis and STI Prevention Project http://www.uihi.org/announcing-new-viral-hepatitis-and-sti-prevention-project/ http://www.uihi.org/announcing-new-viral-hepatitis-and-sti-prevention-project/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:06:59 +0000 Sarah Simpson http://www.uihi.org/?p=2630 In 2011, the Seattle Indian Health Board’s Urban Indian Health Institute received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Indian Health Services to implement the Viral Hepatitis and STI Prevention Project. Recognizing the need for integrated education and prevention efforts, the Viral Hepatitis and STI Prevention project provides free technical assistance to urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) nationwide to address these health issues, and develop culturally appropriate health promotion materials targeted at urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. This project builds on over 10 years of past work at the UIHI to address viral hepatitis and provide training on integrating viral hepatitis screening and education services with other STI services in the UIHOs.

Read more about the Viral Hepatitis and STI Prevention Project in the UIHI’s June 2011 Project Brief or visit the new Viral Hepatitis and STI Prevention Project website to learn more about upcoming webinars, technical assistance and health promotion materials.

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]]> http://www.uihi.org/uihi-in-the-news-salt-lake-city/feed/ 0 Health Equity for Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives http://www.uihi.org/health-equity-for-urban-american-indians-and-alaska-natives/ http://www.uihi.org/health-equity-for-urban-american-indians-and-alaska-natives/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:04:22 +0000 Julie Loughran http://www.uihi.org/?p=1350 The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are partnering on a new project aimed at increasing the delivery of quality care for urban AI/AN around cardiovascular disease (CVD), depression, and a third community-selected topic. In the upcoming months and years, the UIHI will be collaborating closely with urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) to identify best practice interventions, increase clinic capacity, and ultimately increase the number of successful models of care recognized at the national level.

We are currently in year one of this project and just completed surveying UIHO on their CVD and behavioral health services. You can find preliminary results of this survey and information about upcoming project activities here.

For more information on this project, please contact:
Julie Loughran, MPH
Project Coordinator
Urban Indian Health Institute
Seattle Indian Health Board
juliel@uihi.org
Voice: (206) 812-3042
Fax: (206) 812-3044

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