Keeping the Circle Strong:

Celebrating Native Women's Health and Well-Being

The National Indian Women's Health Resource Center will be hosting a two and a half day

 national conference in Albuquerque, NM  June 9-11, 2008. For more information visit:

 Keeping the Circle Strong: Celebrating Native Women's Health and Well-Being 2008.

We will continue to update the information as it becomes available.

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Current Announcements
 

Native Researchers' Cancer Control Training Program

June 9-27, 2008
Oregon Health And Science University
Portland, Oregon

The training program will include but is not limited to, the following course subjects: Epidemiological methods, design and implementation of cancer intervention studies, data management and data analysis, grant and manuscript preparation, questionnaire design, use of Medline and other software for library searches, use of national databases, Human subjects protection, grant funding agencies and potential funding sources, and grant budget management.

Each class will include 10-15 trainees. Successful applicants will attend training course at Oregon Health and Science University, where we will provide resources and an atmosphere conducive to mastering principles of cancer control for implementation in the trainees' own communities.

For more information, please visit our website: http:www.ohsu.edu/nrcctp.
 

Indian Health Service HIV/AIDS Program Website

The Indian Health Service recently posted their new HIV/AIDS Program website. Please click below to learn more about the efforts of the Indian Health Service to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Indian Country:
 

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Indian Health Service
HIV/AIDS Program Website

Quality of Life

The Quality of Life Project aims to provide cancer resources specific to Native American cancer survivors and their families. This site addresses the increase of cancer incidence and mortality among the Native American population.

To complete a survey or to learn more about this project and the efforts being made to provide the most up-to-date health information for cancer patients and survivors please email Janie Dibble at janie@niwhrc.org or call 1-866-464-9472 ext. 107 or 103. Survivors who complete the survey will receive a phone card or a gift card.

Quality of Life
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228 S. Muskogee Avenue   Tahlequah, OK 74464
Toll Free: 1-866-4NIWHRC (464-9472) Telephone: 918-456-6094   Fax: 918-456-8128   Email: peiron@niwhrc.org