Looking for Health Insurance that Fits Your Health Needs and Your Budget? Medicaid or CHIP May Be the Answer! You Can Enroll Any Time-But Why Wait? Medicaid and the Chi ldren 's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) offer low-cost or free health insurance for you and your family. In many states, more adults than ever before may qualify for Medicaid.

Who may be eligible? • Children and teens up to age 19 • Parents (and other adults, depending on the

state) • Pregnant women • People with disabil ities • Youth "aging out" of foster care

Eligibility depends on income, the size of your family and the rules in your state.

When you enroll, you can get: • Doctor visits • Preventive care, such as immunizations,

mammograms & colonoscopy • Prenatal and matern ity care • Hospital stays • Mental health care • Needed medications • Chi ldren get vision and dental care

(adults may get these benefits too)

American Indians and Alaska Natives who are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP: • Can sti ll get care from your Indian care provider. • Don 't have to pay premiums or co-payments. • Indian trust income is not counted to determine

eligibility and is protected from Medicaid estate recovery rules .

You benefit by having greater access to health care services.

Tribes benefit because their health programs get more resources.

To find out if you qualify, visit HealthCare.gov or calll-800-318-2596 or contact your local Indian health care provider for help applying.

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National It1diat1 Health Board 3 1 ~l Ar lllLJOI

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September 8-11, 2014 • Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque • Albuquerque, New Mexico

Contents

CONFERENC E HI GHLIGHTS ..... .. .... .................. ....... ..... .. .. 3 AGENDA:

Sunday, September 7 ....... ........... .. ...... .... .................. 10

WH AT IS NATIONAL INDIA N HEALTH BOARD ..... ...... . 4 Monday, September 8 ........ .... .. ........... ... ....... ............ 10

Tuesday, September 9 .... ............................. ............. 12

NIH B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AND STAFF MEMB ERS .. ....................... ... ....................... .. 5

Wednesday, September 10 ................... .. ................ .. 18

Thursday, September II .. ............. ......... ....... ..... ..... .. 23

BIOGRAPHIES: LETTER FROM NIHB BOARD CHAIRPERSON,

NIHB Board of Directors ... ..... ............... .......... ... .. .... 26 CATHY AB RAMSON .......................... ...... ...... .................... 6

NIHB Staff .... ..... .... .... ........ ... ... .... ........... ........ ........ ... 29

Conference Speakers ............................................ ..... ] I

LETTER FROM OUR HOST TRIB E,

THE NAVAJO NATION .... ... ............ .................................... 7 CONFERENCE INFORMATION :

Host Hotel In formation .. .. ............ ......... ..... .............. 40

CON FERENCE SPONSORS .... ........... ....... .............. ....... ... ... 8 Host Hotel Floor Plans .................... ............. ... ......... .4 1

General Information ... .... ......... .. ....... .. ..... ....... ..... ..... 4

CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS ...... .. .... ........... .. ................ .. . 4 J

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v I d l SPptr I l t I L OP~N I NG RECEPTION PIC'ase join the Albuquerque Area Indian Hea lth Board and the NIII B for a meet and greet in the Grand Pavilion Ball room.

THIRD ANNUAL NATIVE YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL Ple-ase jo in us fo ll ow ing the Opening Reception fo r the NIHB's J rd Annu;il Na tive Youth Fi lm Festi va l in Pavilion Ball room.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS Robert M. Wah, MD Preside111 oft be Amerim 11 Medical Associatio11

9:30a m in the Grand Pavilion Ballroom.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dr. Yvl'ltc Ruubideaux Acti11g Director oftbe ludiau Hea/t/; Service Please join us for an update on the Indian Hea lth Service fro m IllS Acting Director Dr. Yvette Roubidea ux during plena ry.

SP~CIAL LUNCHEON Health Information Technology in Indian Country Please j ,Jin the N<1 tional Ind ian llca lth Boa rd National Extension Cent er for the Im plementation of Electro nic Medica l Records from 12: 15- 1:30 pm in the Grand Pavilion Ba llroo m.

NAVAJO NATION CULTURE NIGHT The Navajo Na tion invites you to ex peri ence a slice of their culture, ent erta inment and rood from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Grand Pav il ion Ball roo m.

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Please join us for a sess ion on the 201 0 I-l ea It h Care l;1w. The session will add ress where We Arc Now in Enrollment. Obstacles, Advocacy, and Outreach. Pavilion Ball roo m at 10 :00 am.

AWARDS GALA This premier event will honor those who ha ve made signiftcant contributions to improving the he<1 lth of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Please join us in the Grand Pavilion Ballroom from 6:00-8:30 pm.

Tl .. ~J 1...: PANEL DISCUSSION : Con tract Support Cos ts Please j oin us for an update on the issue or contract support costs to discuss where we arc currently <mel strategies for the future. Grand Pav ilion Ball roo m at 10 :45 am.

OFFERING TRACKS IN : • Medicare, Medica id, and Health Care Reform Policy

• Health Care Policy and Advocacy

• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

• Tribal Oral Health

• Tribal Youth Health and Public Health

• Health In formation Technology

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Our Mission National Indian

Health Board

One Voice affirming and empowering American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples to protect and improve health and reduce health disparities.

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL IND IAN HEALTH BOARD? The Nat ion <ll ll ea lth Board (N IIIB) is a 50 1(c) 3 not for proft t, chari table orga ni za ti on serv ing all 566 Federa lly recognized Tr ibal goYl'rnments

for the purpose o r ensuring th at the rederal government upholds i ts trust responsibili t ies to provide hea l th care to th e Tribes. NIII B al so works

to elevate heal th C<tre status. serv ices and sys tems of the Tribes and our Peopl es. NIHB provides po li cy ana lysis and advocacy on Ante ri c;tn

Indian <tnd A lask<i Na ti ve (AI /AN) hea l th and publi c hea lth se rv ices, fac ilitates Tribal budget consultation , develops policy <tn <ily si s, leads nati on<il Tr ibal publi c he;J! th programs and policy, is the coa lition lea d for th e NIHB Na ti onal Tr iba l ll ea l th Information Technology Exten ­

sion Center (IIITEC). and deli vers tim ely inform ation and other serv ices to all Tribal Governments. Whether Tribes op<T<lt c the ir ow n hea lt h

care del ivery systems th rou gh co ntract ing and co mpactin g or receive hea l th ca re directly from the Indian Hea lth Se rv ice (Ill S) , NIII B is their

national acl voc<ttc. NIII B <l lso conducts resea rch ; prov ides poli cy ana lys is; ass ists w ith Tribal ca pac ity bu il ding in hea l th prog r;tnt develop­

ment. managemen t <tncl assess ment ; prov ides nat ional and regiona l Tribal hea lth events; and provides training and technica l ass istance in

a variety of Tribal hea lth areas. These serv ices are prov ided to Tribes, Area Hea lth Boa rds, Tribal organi zati ons, Triba l Leaders <tndmembcrs

as well as l'cderal agenc ies and private foundat ions. The NIH B presents the Trib al perspective whil e mon itor ing, ana lyz ing, reportin g on and responding to federa l legislati on, poli cy, law and regul ation s. NIHB wo rks co ll abora tively with the Tribes, throu gh the Tribal hea lt h organi za­

ti ons, in the 12 IllS geograph ic Se rv ice Areas. NIHB also se rves as a conduit to open opportuni t ies for the adva ncemen t o r A I/AN hea lth care

with other nation ;Ji and int ern ati ona l organ ization s, foundati ons, co rporations, academ ic instituti ons and others in it s quest to build support for, <tnd ad vance. Indian heal th G ilT issues.

RAISING AWARENESS Elevat ing the v isibility of Indian hea lth ca re and publi c hea lth issues has been a struggle shared by Tr ibal governm ents for hundreds of y c<t rs. For more than 40 y ea rs. NIII B has pl ay ed a central role in focusing nat ional attention on Indi an hea l th ca re and public hca llh needs. Th ese

e!Tort s continue to gain results and momentum .

The Tribes l(mnr d NIII B to se rve as the unift ed advocate to the U.S. Co ngress, IH S and other federa l agencies, pri vate l'ound<J ti ons <tl1ll

poten ti <il l'r iends and allies about hea l th dispariti es, publi c hea l th and hea lth ca re issues experi enced in Ind ian Country. The l'uture o f health

ctJT for A I/ AN JT rn ains groun ded in the Federal Trust Responsibil ity between A I/ AN and the federal governm ent. It is in tert wined w ith policy

decisions <JI the k dcr<il level <tnd changes in mainst ream hea lth ca re management. The NII-IB prov ides Tri bal governmen ts w it h time ly in for­

mat ion in order to assist Tribes in cff'ect ively mak ing sound hea lth ca re poli cy dec isions.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bee<tu sc the NIII B serves all f'cdcra lly - recognized Tribes, it is v ital th at th e work ol' the NIH B refl ects the unity and di versity of Tri bal values

and opi ni ons in an accurate, !'ai r, and culturally - sensiti ve manner. Thi s obj ecti ve is acco mpli shed th rough the cfTo11s or· the NIII B Board ol'

Directors <tnd through workin g w i th the regional hea l th boards, Tribes and hea l th orga nizat ions loca ted in th e 12 Ill S Serv ice A t-ca s. The NIH B

is governed hy a Boa rd o l' Directo rs co nsistin g o f representati ves elected by the Tri bes in each of' the twel ve 11-IS A reas, throu gh their regional Tribal lle;tlth Bo<m l or hea lth - se rv ing organizati on. Each Area Indian Hea lth Board elects a rep resentati ve and an al terna te to sit on the NIIIB

Bo<ml of Directors. In area s w here there is no A rea Hea lth Boa rd, Tribal governments choose a represen tati ve. The Board o l' Directo rs elect s an

Execut ive Comm itt ee com prised o l' Chairperso n, Vi ce-Chair, Treasurer, and Secreta ry, w ho se rve staggered, two-year term s and ;1 Membcr-at­

Llrgc w ho serves a one y ear term . Th e Board of Directors meets quarterly.

NIHB MEMBERSH IP The membership o i' NIII B is co mpri sed of all Federa lly Recognized Tribes th rough the 12 regional Triba l hea l th organ izations :

Abndeen A tT<J: Grea t Pl ains Tribal Chairmen 's Hea lth Board

A lask<t A rea : A l<tska Na ti ve Hea l th Board

A lbuquerque Area Indian Health Boa rd

Bemidj i A rea : Mid west A lli ance of Sovereign Tribes Billings Area: Montana /Wy oming Triba l Lea ders Council

Nashv ille: Unit ed Sou th and Ea stern Tribes, In c.

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Navajo Nation Okl ahoma Ci ty A rea Intertrib al Hea lt h Board

Phoeni x A rea : In te rtrib al Council o f Arizon a

Portland Area: Northwest Port land A rea Indian l lcalth Boa rd Tucson A rea : Tohono O'odham Nat ion Et Pascua Yaqu i Tt·ibc

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Dca 1· Friends, Co ll eagues a nd Ad voca tes:

The Na ti onal Indian Hea lth Board (NIHB) is pl eased to we lco me yo u to its 3 1st Annual Co nsum er Co nf'cre nce ! We a rc gratel'ul to th e Navaj o Na ti on for hosting the co nfe rence and For their welco me a nd support. We also <liT

delig hted to be also join ed by Tribes From the reg ion and thank them for th eir help in making this Co nl'ercncc <1 success.

This year's th eme, "Advanc in g Hea lth Ca re through Consulta ti on, Technology and Traditi on," ack nowledges three import<Jnt pill ars o r the Indi an hea lth system . At NIHB we beli eve that culture a nd tradi tion <Ire key in res toring he<ilthy Na ti ve en mmuniti es, and throughout th e conference we will hea r about new opportun iti es f'or /\ mcri ca n Indi ans ;.~ nd Al as ka Nati ves to integrate tradition into our health system. From oral hea lt h a nd publi c he;ilth to yo uth hea lth and we ll ness, Tribes ac ross Indian Country are embrac ing traditi onal hea lin g and ther<~ py methods to advan ce health ca re in their communiti es. At the sam e time, new tec hn olog ica l poss ibil iti es exis t so that Indi an Co untry can be on the cutting edge of hea lth co mmunica ti on. Thi s is why we have included a dedi cated Track to Hea lth IT. Fin ally, by engag ing in mea ningful , co mmu nica tio n and co nsul ta tio n with th e Adm ini stra ti on a nd Co ngress, we ca n effect rea l po li cy change and we will ac hi eve even grea ter hea lt h ou tco mes fu r our peo ple. As pa11 o r th is Co nference, NIHB offers tra ining and tools that wi ll ass ist Tribes as they advu­v<~te l'ur their hea lth ca re priori t ies a nd dete rmine their ow n path to we llness. During thi s yea r's prc-co nkre nce act ivit ies Tribes will have the oppo rtunity to engage in consultation with four different fe deral age ncies.

NIIIB is thrilled th at yo u are pa rt icipating in thi s wee k's events and s ince rely apprec iates you r co mmit me nt to sharing the week with us. Tha nk yo u to our sponsors, ex hibitors, and espec ia lly, the Navajo Na ti on who have ge nerously sha red their tim e, talent and resources in order to make the NII-IB 3 1st Annual Consumer Conf'c rence a rea lity! I look f'orwa rd to visiting with a ll or you throughout the next seve ral days.

Yours in Health ,

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BENSHELLY '''-ll)'f THE NAVAJO NATION REX LEE Jl M I\ I 'I' ' l ' '

September 8. 2014

Ya'at'eeh Tribal Leaders, Friends and Advocates:

It is an honor that the Navajo Area was se lected to host the National Indian Health Board 2014 Annua l Consumer Conference . We hope yo u enj oy your time in A lbuquerque and are able to experience the rich beauty and culture of thi s area during your stay.

Thi s year ' s theme, ·'Advancing Nati ve Health Care through Consultati on, Techno logy and Tradition." especially resonates with the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is committed to the hea lth and wel l-being of our people through the incorporation of both modern and tradi tional hea ling and promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Since time immemorial , the Dine people have re li ed on prayers and ceremo nies for healing and to restore h6zh9 (harmony). In order to further thi s practice. the Nation implemented a lati vc Traditional Healing Benefit as a part of our employees benefits program. Ceremonies that relate to health are treated as a medical expense and are therefore covered under our benefi ts plan . This way, our workforce has the option of seeking the medical treatment that meets the ir needs best.

Another example of the incorporation of tradition is a partnership entered into between our Special Diabetes Project and the Physicians Committee fo r Responsible Medicine. They are teaching about the three sisters, our traditional foods , and importance of incorporating a diet similar to that of our ancestors. which will in turn defeat thi s previous ly unknown enemy called diabetes.

It is a bless ing the National Indian Health Board brings together tribal health advoca tes from a ll over to build relationships and share w ith one another advances they have made wi th in thei r own communiti es .

We wi sh everyone a successfu l conference and fruitful conversations.

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A. b q n A.rc lnc an Health Board Albuquerque, Neu' Mexico AAIHB is a nonprortt org;:111 iza tion, 100 percent Indi an-owned and operated, servi ng tribal communit ies in New Mexico and southe m Co lorado. AA IH B provides specia li zed health se rvices including clini ca l Aud iology and HIV/AIDS preven ­tion education, as well as advocacy, training, inn ovative ca pacit y bui ldin g programs and technical ass istance.

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Oklahom.J C 11~ Area Inter-Tribal Health Board Oklabo111a City, Olda1Jo11'117 The Okl:il10ma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board (OCAITHB) is a non -profit organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahnm:J. The hoard was established in 1972 to provid e a unified voice for the 43 tederally recognized tribes located in the states or Kansas, Oklahoma, a nd Texas. Board member­ship inc ludes representati ves from the 12 service units in the Indian llc:llth Service Oklahoma City Area.

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Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson n Perry, l LP Washingtou, DC Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson fl Perry, LLP is :1 nat ional law f1rm devoted to represe ntin g N:1ti vc American interests in a wide r<Jn ge or endeavors including hut not limited to feder<JI lndi<Jn I<Jw, Tribal la w, lndi :In scll"-dct crmin ­ation a nd self-governance matters, he ::dth la w, t<I X I:Iw, l:1nd claims, natural resources law, huntin g :1nd 1"1shing ri ghts, environmental Jaw, jurisdictional connicts, <lnd g:llllin g i<JW. For more information , visit www.sonosky.co m.

United South and Eastern Tribes Nasbviffe, Tennessee United South and Eastern Tribes, In c. w:1s established in the Fall of 1968. The vis ion or USET's four foundin g Tribcs was to build strength by working in unity with om· another and to ensure that th ere was a strong voice for Tribes c:Jst of the Mississippi River. Today, USET ha s g rown to becomc an inter-tribal organization with 26 f'edn;IIIy - rccogni zed Tribal Nation members. USET is dcdicatcd to promotin g Indian leadership, improvin g the qu:Iiit y o r lik for Americc1n Indians, and protectin g Indian ri ghts and resources on Tribal lands. Although its guiding princip;d is unit y, USET plays a major role in the self-determination or all member Tribes by working to improve the ca pabilities ofTrib:Ii govcmmcnts.

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Natio11al I11diar1 ~ !;fealth Board

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oosumer Conference

September 8 1, 2014 • Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque uquerque, New Mexico

Sunday September 7, 2014

11 :00 <un 12 :30 pm

Open to new NIHB Board Members

1 :00-5 :00 pm NIHB Ouarttri.J Board Mel:lin~J \in, 11 \,,.,d I •Jth fluor

Vtndor ~l' l lJ p

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Monday September 8, 2014

Consultat ons a no f rarnrnq

7:00am-5:00pm Re~Ji<>tration Open f>m•tlw11 /,nulrllg

Vendor<> Optn ltri11111

Tnoal Hea t'1 Const1ltat or' & Listening Sessions

9:00 am- 12:00 pm Indian Health Service lio;teninn Sec;<,ion

Indian Hea lth Service (IHS) w ill host a Tribal Listening Sess ion to seek Tribal Leaders· feedback on 11-IS programs. <tctivitics and services. IHS is the principal l"ccleral health ca tT prov ider and health advocate for Indian people, an d it s goal is to raise their hea l th status to the highes t poss ible leve l. During th is Tribal Listening Session there w ill be am ple opportunit y for Tribal Leaders and representatives to lea rn more about current issues and events and provide feedback to Ill S.

Monday, September 8, 2014, continued

1:00-4:00 pm Health Reso trees and Services Administration Consultation

The l-lca llh Reso urces and Serv ices Ad ministratio n (J-I RSA), an agency or the U.S. Departme nt of Hea lth and Human services, is the primary fe dera l agency fo r improving access to hea lth ca re by strength enin g th e hea lth ca re wo rkforce, buildin g hea lthy co mmu niti es and ac hi ev ing hea lth equity. J-I RSA and lndi<ln Tribes share th e goa l of elimin ating hea lth di spa ri ties and <lchicv in g hea lth eq uity within Am eri ca n Ind ian and Alaska Na ti ve popu lat ions and ensurin g that access to critica l hea lth an d hu m;1n serv ices is max imized. Th e purpose of this eve nt is to co nsult with Tribes, li sten to id eas, co mments, and feedback, so that I-IR S/\ ca n co ntinuously work to improve ou r prog r<~ m s with I hi s shared goa l in mind.

1:00-2:30 pm veterans Aflair'> Consultation

The Depa rtm ent o r Vete rans Affa irs (VA) Tribal co nsultation will foc us on th e Memorandum of Und ersta nding (MOU) betwee n VA and the Indi an Hea lth Service (IHS) and how the 20 10 MO U has a!Tec ted hea lth ca re for Veterans. Th e co nsult atio n will also request inpu t on an aspec t of the MOU, reimburseme nt agreements , and how reimbursement agreemen ts a !Tec t hea lth ca re for Vete rans in Indian Country. Reimbursem ent ag reements a re the ag reements by which VA reimburses the IH S or a Tribal Hea lth Program (TI-IP) fo r direct medi ca l ca re provided to eligib le and enrol led Veterans rece iving ca re in Il lS or THP fac iliti es.

3:30-5:30 pm Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ~crvicco, l.isteninn Session

Ce nters ror Medica re and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be holdin g a Tribal li stenin g session to a fford an opportun ity lo r co nf'crence pa rti cipa nt s to raise co nce rns and ask ques­tio ns abou t th e CMS programs: the Hea lth Insurance Ma rket­pl ace, Medica id and CHIP, and Medica re. CMS lea dership and starr will be ava ilable to answe r questions and /or to fo ll ow up on issues raised . CMS wa nts to hear how it ca n improve its co mm uni ca tio ns in In dian Co untry and how it ca n imp ro ve access to health se rvices for Indi an peo pl e. As part ol' the li stenin g sess ion, CMS will prov ide an overview of its Tribal Consu ltat ion Po licy and how that has bee n imp le­me nt ed, including th e act ivit ies of the CMS Tri bal Technical Advisory Group . The CMS Tribal Co nsultat ion Poli cy is out for l'orma l Tribal consult a ti on with wri tten commen ts clu e October I, 20 14 .

Training Sessions

8:30 am-4:30 pm r tki! g It to the Streets: Community 1V1obilization for Increased HIV/HCV Awareness and Coalition Building in Rural American Indian Comnnmitics

Na ti ve organizat ions need to uti li ze strategic pl a nnin g methods, coll aborati on and restructurin g to demonst r;il e th eir credib ility to provide I-II V prevent ion programm in g ror rural Indian commun iti es. This training will f'c<J turc th e Nav;1jo N<Jt ion who will di scuss how they developed a compre­hensive, cul turally se nsiti ve strategic plan to <Jddress ris in g numbers of I-I IV diagnosis on the rese rva ti on. The seco nd half· will fea ture Sac red Spi rits- First Nation Coa liti on presentin g a framework for community mobi li zation based upon th eir effo rts to address injection dru g use on the Wh ite E<1 rth rese r­va tion. In add ition to hi ghlight ing these successes, presenters will prov ide tips to develop <1 plan ;111d in rormul atin g a coa li ­tion-based public health effo rt to add ress I-II V and Hepatiti s C in Indian communit ies.

MICHAELA GR EY. Ma nager o f P mgr<~ m s . Nat ion;il N ;~ti vc /\ tnni r<tn AID S Prcve111 io n Ce nte r

PHILENE HERRERA, Program Ma nagrr. Navaj o ll c;~ l t h Educ tt ion ;~ nd

HIV Preven ti on Prog ram

KURT BEGAY£ . Navaj o Hea lth Edu e<il ion a nd HI V Preve ntion Prog ram

CLINTON ALEXAND ER Executive Program DitTC to t·. Sctc n·d Spirit s Project CE DAR

1 :00-4:30 pm Pubhc rle 1 th Accreditation Board -What Is Accreditation and How Can Departments Be Successful in the Process

This session will provide an ove rview o l' the Pub lic Hea lth Acc reditation Boa rd (PI-l AB) accred itat ion program . includi ng the process, beneftts, Standards and MeiiSUITS, ;111d th e l e~ t es t

updates about PI-l AB. Add ition ally. parti cipants will rece ive tips fro m an Accreditation Specialist on gett ing organized for the process. The sess ion will be interac ti ve. a ll ow in g for participants to ask qu estions throughout the presentati on.

JENNIFER JIMENEZ. Acc redi ta tion Specia li st. Publi c ll c;iltlt Acc redi ta t ion Boa rd

6:00pm Openmg Reception Sponsored by the Albuq uerque Area Indi an Hea lth Boa rd

NIHB 20 t4 Annual Consumer ConfetOilC8 II

Monday, September 8, 2014, continued

7:30-9:00 pm 1\Jat ivc Youth Health Film Festival

Featuring Dig ital Stories created by American Indian Youth during the NIHB Native Youth Health Summit, September 4-8 at Navajo N: ttion .

With opening and comments !'rom:

RON LESSARD . Cli il'l . or St<iiT. White I louse Initi ati ve on A meri ca n lndi :lll :11HI 1\ lask:l N:tti vc Educ:tti on

Pro11irliug Support; Builrli11g \Yihnt Works n11d Creating Positive CIH111ge for Yout!J

And:

STACY A . BO HLEN . Executi ve DitTl'ltll'. Nat iona l Indi an Hea lth Board

SARA H KASTELI C. PH D. Dcput y Direuo r. Na ti ona l Ind ian Child Wcll .; ttT 1\ssoci :tl ion

JAC KI E JO HNSON PATA . Excc ttti vc Direc10 r. Na ti onal Co ngress of /\ nJ('ric;ttl Indi ans

ROB IN MI NTHORN, llo;ml or Directors, Na ti onal Indian Educatio n Associ at ion

First Kirls / st.'

An introdu ction to the First Kids 1st Initiat ive, a nationa l Na ti ve Youth l'mpowrrmcnt project for a ll Tri bes, thro ugh co ll ahor;ilion with the N:-tt ion a l Ind ian Hea lth Boa rd, Nationa l Na ti ve Child Wl'i f':trc Associa ti on , Nat iona l Congress of Am er­ictn lncli:tns and the Na tional Ind ian Educa tion Assoc iat ion.

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Tuesday September 9, 2014

P enary

8:00am Opening Ceremony

Posting of the Co ors

W INGATE HIGH SCHOOL ROTC COLOR GUARD

Blessing

8:30-9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

CATHY A BRAMSON. Chairpe rso n, N;nion;tllndian ll c;tl tlt Board

9:00-9:30 am Welcome from the Hos Tribe

BEN SHELLY, Presiden t, Nav<Jjo Nat ion (in v it ed)

9:30-10 :00 am Key Note

ROB ERT M . WA H, MD, PtTsiclcnt or till' /\ ntnic;tt l Mcdic;tl /\ ssoci;Jiion (AMA)

Dr. Wah will spea k about his perspecti ve on how American Ind ians/A laska Nat ives ca n wo rk with the AMA f'or hettn hea lth outcomes. Our al li ance with the /\MA can pro vide oppo rtu nities to put forward important pol icy iss ues as OITt ­cial Observe rs at the House of Delega tes and submit Reso lu ­tions fo r the AMA Membership to co nsi der.

10:00-10 :1 0 am Video Greeting

THE HONORABLE SYLVIA MATHEWS BU RW ELL, SLT ITI;tt·y or till' United Stares Departm ent or Hea lth and llunJ ;ln Sn viccs

10: 10- 10:45 am Remarks, Updates and QHA with the Indian Health Service

YVETTE ROUBIDEAUX, MD , M PH , 1\ctin g Director. Indian ll calth Service

Tuesday, September 9, 2014, continued

10:45 11 :05 am Addrl.,., ;md Update<. from Health Rl·.,our «.., ·l "-1 · " · •·

MARY WAKEFIELD, PHD. i\dministratu t·. ll calth Resou rces and Services ;\dIll in ist r<tl i011

11 :05 11 :30am Inert:. · c c .... t ...- :r 1 r-

JENNIFER RYAN . Director. Int ergovernment al and Ex ternal Affai rs Group, C<'nter for Medic<tid ;1nd CIII P Services

11 :30 11 :45 am Gr;l',.,root., Advocacy : Creatinn the Concli' · 1 " ,.., · H

PEGGY FLANAGAN. Executi ve DitTc tot·, Children 's Defense Fund o f Mint1esot ;1

TIMOTHY SCHUERCH , President /CEO. M il niilaq Association

CAITRIN SHUY . Director, Congressional Relations. ation allncli an li l'alth Bo;ml

11:45 arn -12: 15 pnl lkntal Health Aid I herapy-Hope for Affordable Dull\! v i 1 n li 1 , . 1 n 1 1 'ted States

SENATOR BENNY SHENDO , New Me x ico Legislature

JOHN STEPHENS . DitTc tor of ll ca lth and Social Services, Swinomish Trihl'

12: 15- 1:30 pm )perial luncheon Di<.cu-;-;ion (Lunch Provided to Regi.,tl·red Conference Attendees)

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Discussion: tlectrrmic Medical Records Implementation in Indiau Count:ry

What is the NII-IB I-IITEC H- REC? This odd acronym stan ds f'or the Nationa l Indian Health Board (NIHB) Hea lth Informa­tion Techno logy for Clin ica l and Economi c Hea l th (1-fiTECI-I),

Regional Ex tens ion Ce nter (R EC) for the Implementation of Electron ic Medical Reco rd s in Indian Country. We w ill discuss the status or this ground break ing proj ect, assess the future of I-IITECII in Indian Country and answer your questions.

Co ntext: In 2010, th e Ill-I S Ofrtce of the National Coordinato r For Hea lth Info rm at ion Technology (ONC) funded and created 62 HITEC I f- RECs in every geographi c region of the U.S. NIHB received a coo per<cl tive agreement f'rom ONC to establish the Ameri ca n Indian/A laska Nat ive (AI /AN) Regional Extension Cen ter (R EC). While mos t RECs serve a single state, the NIHB AI/AN REC is the only national center and is th e on ly REC solely devote to serv in g Tribes and urban Indian popul a­tions located in 37 states throughout the U.S. The purpose of' th e project is to help Indian Country ach ieve '· meaningful

usc" of' electronic hea lth reco rds in every sector of the 1/T/U system. In order to take on thi s nati onal-scope work, NIHB hired !'our partne r Tribal o rga nizations to help us ach ieve

the objectives and NIHB an d i ts four partners co mprise the NIHB HITECH-REC. Today, the NIHB I-IITECII - REC has co mpl eted th e 4 yea r peri od of the coo perat ive agreement and is currently in a one-yea r no cost ex tension peri od. ending Ap ril 2015. As we close out this program , we must ;tsscss the progress made thus f'ar, the wo rk that remains to he done by April 201 5, and ask the most important ques t ion: What is next for Indian Country in our ques t to l'ull y impl ement elect ronic hea lth reco rd s? Our partners join us tod;ty !'or thi s important pan el discussion an d in v ite <ctudience members to share their ideas on a future pathway.

Modc ra wr:

CAROLYN CROWDER. IIITECII Coorclin;~ tin g Co nsult<ttlt 10 t ill· N;ll io nal Indian Health Bo ard

Pane l :

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

UNITED SOUTH AND EASTERN TRIB ES

CALIFORNIA RURAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM

NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

Afternoon Wor~shops

SESSION ONE , TUESDAY 1 :45-3: 15 PM

Health IT System Thinking: hom "Haw To" 2 "Want To"?

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limDI Hea lth information techn ology (hea lth IT) m;tkes it possibl e for health care providers 1 o better mana ge p;tt ient c;tt'l'

through secure use and sharing or hea lth in ronn<ttion . ll ca lth IT in cludes the use of' electronic health reco rd s (E III~s) in stead of paper med ica l records to maintain people 's he<t lth inl'orma­t ion. The NIHB A I/AN REC projec t w;.ts des igned to provide

practical, customized support to mee t the needs ol' loo t! hea l th ca re provi ders. Lea rn tips ror motivating provi ders and care teams to adop t and implement hea lth inro rm<tti on

technology in order to improve hea lth ca re qu ;tlit y. l'fTtcicncy. and safety and achieve Meaning f'ul Use (MU) goa ls.

JAMES SPILLANE. lA . Informati cs f1 i\ ppli c;llion s Projl'ct Man;~ gn. Sirnasuak Hea lth Solut ion s. ISAC Mc111ilcr. ONC Fello w

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - Session One, 1 :45-3:15 pm, continued

E·nrollmcnt Asw;tors: Best Practices and Lc<,-;ons Learned

Track: Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Care Reform Polic Th is wo rkshop w ill provide an overv iew of enrollment

st rateg ies <tnd ;t prcscn t<llion on how to increase enrollment

ro r Ji c<l ith Jnsur<li1CC in 20 15.

APRIL HALE. Tribal ll e; iltlt Cm: l~r fo rm Co111munica tions Coord inator. N;ninn;illndi ;tn ll caltlt Board

TINKA DURAN. Progr;tn t M;ntagcr. Grc;ll Plains Tribal Cha irmen's I ie;ilth Bo;ml N;tvig;llor Program

ALLA N KIN G. /\ltnn;ttc Resource Rrpresrnt<llive/CeniFted Application Cou nselor. N;nivl' ll ca ltlt Phoeni x

Ill r) Dcmomtration Waivers, Medicaid Expansion ~talus-Uncompensated Care Waivers

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This panel w ill prov ide an ove rvi ew of the Section 111 5

Demonst rati o n Wa iver program, exa min e how states are

us in g Demonstration Waivers to redes ig n thei r Medi ca id

progra ms. and cx<1 mine Trib <1 l ri ghts and opp011uni ties to

wo rk w ith st;ttcs to usc Dem onstrati o n Waivers to en hance

Tribal hc<tlth prog rams. This p;111e l w ill also discuss how

T ribes in A ri zona . AHCCCS and CM S overca m e outstanding

issues to in stitute unco mpensa ted care payments, in cludin g

the determin :-llion o r the sta te m atch ror non- Indians served

at IH S and 638 fac iliti es, Medi ca id co mparab ili ty rul es and

civ il ri ghts issues.

ELLIOTT MILHOLLIN . P;trtncr ;n ll obhs. St rauss. Dean. fl Walke r. LLP

LANE TERWILLIGER. Tcdmira l DircTtor. Medica id. Di vi ion of tate Dcntnnst rat ions U Wai vn s

ALIDA MONTIEL. In te r-T ri ba l Co uncil of A ri zo na

JIM ROBERTS. Policy 1\n;t lys t. North west Port land Area Indian Hea lth Boa rd

Affordabll' Care Act (ACA) I 01 (Repeating Workshop)

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This wo rkshop w ill cover the bas ics of the Affordab le Ca re

Act and the spec ial provisio ns fo r American Indian and

A laska Na ti ves.

DAWN M. COLEY. N;ttion;illndi;tn lleal th Board

EULANDA CICARELLA. Cl;tims An<ilys t. Navajo Na ti on

ADAM ARCHULETA . 1\C/\ Coo rdin at or. Tucso n Area Indian Health Se-rv in·

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Achieving Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service-Legislative and Grassroots Strategit's

1d£'ro Ill .. Th e wo rk shop w ill focus on leg islat ive and g rassroo ts

strategi es to achiev ing posi t ive change in co mmuniti es.

Presenters w ill fo cus on how to build new and ex isting

relationships in order to advance issues or importan ce to

Indian Country . Parti c ipan ts w ill look spec ift ca ll y at the issue

of achi ev ing advance appropri ations ror the lndi ;tn ll ea l th

Servi ce.

TIMOTHY SCHUERCH, Presidem and CEO. Man iil<tq 1\ssoci;tt ion

PEGGY FLANAGAN, Executi ve Director. Ch ildren's IJcfl'ns\' Fu nd of Minnesota

CAITRIN SHUY, Direc tor of Congress ional l~clat ions. N;tt ion;tl Ind ia n Hea lth Boa rd

Food for Life: SDP1

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Track This wo rkshop w ill prese nt on Food fo r Life, a pl ant based

di et of Fruits, Vegeta bles, Grains and Legumes. Durin g the

presentation we w ill discuss a ty pi ca l si x week curricu lu m

used by Navajo Spec ial Di abetes for Indi ans (SDPI) Proj ec t

Nutritionists that include recipes, focused o n the three sisters

(Co rn , Squash, and Beans), red iscoverin g th e roods or n<tt ivr

ancesto rs, w ho never had di abetes .

BETTI DELROW. Progra m Manager. Navajo Nat ion

CAROLINE TRAPP. Director of Diabetes Education ;nHI C ttT. Plty~ icians

Co mmittee For Responsible Medicine

LENA GUERITO, Nutritionist. Navajo Specia l Di ;tiJctc~ Projl'l'l . Navajo Nation

We R Native

Track: iTribal Youth Health and Public Health We R Na tive is a nation al multimed ia hea lth resource ror

Native yo uth , run by th e Northwes t Portl and Area lndi<tn

Hea l th Board. We R Native in cludes a websit e (www.

WeRna t ive.o rg), tex t m essaging se rv ice, Fa cebook page,

YouTube channe l, Twitter feed, l nsta g ram account, :-tnd

a varie ty of educationa l resources. Thi s prese nt ati on w i ll

share strategies to promote adol escent hea lth in yo ur loca l

co mmunity using We R Nat ive. The sess ion w ill ex plore lips

and lessons lea rn ed for those in te res ted in manag ing !h eir

own multimedia ca mpaigns. Par t ic ipant s w ill lea ve wi th

in fo rm ation about avail ab le A I/ AN hea lth promotion medi a

campa igns, too ls, resources, and ideas fo r i nco rp orating their

use back home.

AMANDA GASTON, Project Manager fot· Na ti ve It's Your G;lll tc (I YG), Nonhwesr Ponland Area Indian Health Board

THOMAS LEE GHOST DOG . JR .. Project Assistant ror Proj\'ct Red Talon, Northwest Port land Area Indian ll ea lth Board

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - Session One, 1 :45-3:' 5 pm, continued

Approaches to Oral Health Care that Establish a Continuum of Care: Dental Therapists Training and in Action

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11m This workshop will provid e an opportunity to learn how the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) selected and implcmcntcd thc hig hly successful Dental Health Aide Therapist (DIIAT) model to address dental ca re in their village co mmu nities. Panelists will desc ribe how oral disease among Alaska Nat ivcs h<Hi reached cri sis proportions and the barriers to dental carc c!uc to hi gh rates of dental provider vacancies. Numerous ch ildrcn wc re scnt out of villages to operating rooms !"or dcnt ;il trcatment, an indication of a failing system. Ten yc;1rs <ll"ler ANTHC launched its program in 2003, DHATs li ving and working in remote tribal co mmunities are filling a critical need. Today, a DHAT sec 830 patients in I ,200 patient encounters per ycar, providin g preventive services aboul 700 times. Dlli\Ts in Alaska have bee n ab le to se rve 80 communities rea chin g more than 40,000 Alaska Natives. This sess ion wi ll introduce Tribes outside of Alaska to this model and rrovide insights into how to create the model training program in 15 other states considerin g this approach.

MARY WILLIARD , Dircclor. Dlli\T Educa tion Program, Alas ka Native lribal lir;tl th Co n ~onium

VALERIE DAVIDSON, Yu pi k /\tiOrney

CORA ROBERTS, DHAT, So uth East Regional Hea lth Co rporation

NB3F Native Strong: Healthy K1ds, Healthy F-utures d!IIIJII//1'111 I

Track: irribal Youth Health and Public Healtti The Notah Begay Ill Foundation (NB3F) is the only national Native Am erican nonprof'1t orga nization so lely dedicated to reversing childhood obesity and type 2 diabeles l'or Native chi ldren. Native Strong: Healthy Kids. Hea llhy Futures is a national initi at ive launched in Fall 201 3. Native Strong focuses on physical activ ity, he<ilthy nutrition , <lnd building on the inherent st ren gth of Triba l communities to addrcss children's health. It ce nters on !"our core key !"un ctions ­collaboration, g rantmakin g, knowled ge buildin g and C<lpa ­city building. Critical to each or these core !'unctions a nd integrated across each is a f'on1s on research <Inc! evalu;llion, policy, advocacy, and co mmunication. Th is sess ion will provide an overview of NB3 Found<Jtion's Nat ive Strong's approach , focus and investment in research , g rant makin g, technical assistance and advocacy in partn ership with Na ti ve communities in three key regions. This sess ion will ;il so discuss Native Strong's co re intention: to sup port emer-ging and promisin g program a nd community dri ve n models through a participatory evaluation framework l"ocused on physical activity, healthy nutrit ion and cultural revil ;ili zat ion in Indi an Country.

DAKOTAH M. JIM , R csc~rch Program Oll1cn. Not ;ill Hq.>; :1 y Ill Found at ion

MICHELLE GUTIERREZ. Program OllilTr, Not; ill 8q.>;;1y Ill FoUIHI<ition

OLIVIA ROANHORSE . Director, Notah Begay Ill Found :1 1ion

Innovations to lncrease Primary Care Workforce in lndian Country: New Strategies from the Choctaw Nation

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limll Graduate Medica l Education, or GME, is th e pcriod or <I docto r's training that takes place artcr they leave medica l school and enter residency trainin g. M<lllY a re not awa re that res idency tra ining programs, or GME, is l'undcd through Med ica re a nd is part of this entitlement program. Thc two parts of the funding mechanism for GME, Indirect and Direct Med ical Education comp ri ses physician sa la ry as we ll as significant infrastructure funding for the institution where the training takes place. In the case of" the Choci<IW Nalion, however, the initiative is supported by the Hc;.Jith Resources a nd Services Administration. Choctaw Nat ion is <tmong the ftrst Tribal health programs in Indi an Coun try to unckrt <lke development of GME at a Tribal facility. During thi s work ­shop you will learn about how Choctaw Nation is doing this work and the opportunities a nd chall enges lhc cnde<lvor holds.

JASON L. HILL , DO, Chief Mcdic~l OfllLT, Clwct ;1w N; lli on. DinTior ol' Medical Education and Prog1·am Director, Family Medicine Rl·sidcncy

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Tues;j~y. September 9, 2014 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - Session Two, 3:30-5:00 pm, continued

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SESSION TWO , TUESDAY, 3:30-5 :00 PM

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Optium and Benehto; fhrough Purchawd Referred Care

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Thi s wo t , iJ op will provide an overview of the Afford-abl e C m· 1\l'i a nd the Impact on Purchased Referred Care (fo rmerly Conlr<tl'l lll';ilth Services) in Triba l Communities. Purchased ;tnd Rekrrcd C ttT resources arc a vital component to ;1 lll' ;ilth F;JCilit y and ma na g ing those contracts a re essen­ti;il lo pro vide optimum continuit y of care.

DAWN COLEY . Trih;il II L'<tl l h C< 11T Rcrorm M;111 ap;n. Na ti onal Indi an lle;ilth Bo;ml

ADAM ARCHULETA. ACA Coonlin :11 or. Tucson A rea Indian Hea lth Sn vicc

EU LANDA CICCARELLO . Cl; tint\ Ana ly ~l. Navajo Nat ion

ldentlf)dnfJ Barriers and lribal Solutions to ACA 'V1arketplacc Qualif1ed Health Plan (QHP) and Medicaid Enrollment

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Du ring thi s wo rks hop we will a im 10 id entify, di scuss and niTe r remedi es lo current ACA enrollment barri ers in Indi an Coun try. It t thi s .. wo rking sess ion, .. pa rti cipa nts will be asked to sh<J IT ch<i lll'ngcs <t nd so lution s rrom Tribal Hea lth Orga n­iz<Jt ions (T II O). Th e p<t nel will <il so di scuss current cffon s with Trib <1 l prem ium sponso rship (TSP) and the potenti al to add ress ~o m e cos t b;nriers. Ex pert s will sha re ex peri ences with St<Jt e-widc, rrihc-specirtc and racility-spec irt c sponso r­ship prog ra m ;tppro<J ches. Ref'crences and r(:'so urces will be ide ntirt ed <tnd m<Jd e <IV< tiLthl e ror other THO's co nsiderin g TSP.

JENNIFER DUPUIS. Associa l l ' Director ror the !I uman Serv ices Di v ision or 1 he l'ond du l.<t l· Ba nd o r L< tkc Supe rior Ch ippewa

DONEG MCDONOUGH . llc;ilth Sys temAnaly tics

ASHLEY TUOMI, Excn11 ivc Di nTIOr or Ameri can Indian Health and F;nni ly Sn v ices

ED FOX . DirLTio r o l· l ic;ilth Sn viLTS o l. ihc Port Ga mbl e S'Ki all am Tribe o l· W;t, h inglo ll

Explorinn New Pathways to Support Tribal Health: Assessing the Feasibility of Developin~J a rribal Public Health Institute

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention In th is wo rks hop, presenters will di scuss th e rol e a Tribal Pub li c ll c<iltll In sti tut e (TP HI) might pl ay to improve heal th <llld wcllt iL'SS <J mong America n Indi a n a nd Al aska Na tive commun iti es. So ra r, th ere arc no publi c health institutes, among the tll <lny th ;lt ex ist, specirt ca ll y des igned to serve the pu blic hc;ilth needs or Indi an Co untry. To inform th e

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discuss ion, presente rs will loo k at a 20 13 report released by Reel Sta r Innovat ions whi ch exa mined the role <1 TPIII might pl ay to improve hea lth a nd wclln ess a mong Ameri can Indian and Al as ka Nati ve co mmuniti es. The report co ncluded th at a TPHI would support ex istin g Trib;tl public health systems by se rvin g as a neutral co nvener, fostering innova ti on, and id entify ing what wo rks to improve hea lth . Tlt c TPIII Adviso ry Boa rd ag reed th at co ntinued Tribal engagement is lll'lTssa ry to build co nsensus a round the future direc ti ons ora poten ­tial TPHI. Ph ase II o f the TPHI l'cas ibi lit y project contin ues to engage Tribes in a co nsulta ti ve process to obt a in tTco mme n­dations rega rding a potent ial TP HI 's struct ure, gownt <~ n lT,

and sustainability.

DONALD WARNE, MD, MPH , Co nsuli <tlll . Triba l Pub l ic ll e;il ili ln\li lulr Feas ibilit y Proj ect , Reel St;tr I II IJOV<tl ion'

TOM ANDERSON. Act ing Dircuor. Ok l;thorm City A rT: t lt iiLTTrib;tl Hea l th Board; Director, Okla homa A rT<t Tr ib;il Epi dellliology Cell ln ; TPHI Ad visory Boa rd Member

Navajo 1\Jation Medicaid Entity-the ':>I <>t State

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic The Indi a n Health Ca re Improve ment Act, as amended by the Afford abl e Care Act, required the Secre ta ry or th e Depart ­ment or Health a nd Human Se rvices (III IS) to co nduct a study or the feasibility o r es tablishin g a Nav<t.io N;tti on Mcdi c tid age ncy that would fun cti on like a sta te- run prog ram. The law required HHS to submit a report to Co ngress on th e rtndings or the study. The repo rt to Co ngress was submit ted O il .Ju ne J,

201 4. Th is wo rkshop will provi de an ove rview or th e rtndings o r th e report, in cluding es tim ated opera ti on cos ts o r es tab­li shing and administering a Navaj o Na ti on Medi ca id program.

LARRY CURLEY. Executi ve Director, Navajo Na1io11 Di v i\ ion or il l'alih, Navajo Natio n

Exploring Health IT Solutions in Indian Country : Public Domain 8: Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Electronic Health Records Systems

dJtmt11u·nt B .. The NIHB HITECH REC (Health Inrorm ati on Techn ology Regional Extension Center) was esta bl ished in 2009 to bring the implem entation of electroni c hea lth reco rds to Indian Country. Alon g with rour regional, Triba l o rgani za t ion~ as its partners, the NIHB REC has prov id ed <t wide range or services to Indian Country so that Tribes can re;ili ze gre;Jicr e tTtciency and cost sav ings ben crtt s th at hea lth inl'onnation technology offers. The Ca lirorn ia Rural Indi a n ll ea lth Boa rd (CRIHB) is th e pa rtn er in cha rge o r ass istin g Tribes ac ross the nation (outside of Al aska) th at choose .. Co mmct-ci al orr-The­Shelf ' (COTS) applicat ions as their impl ement a ti on method. Alaska Nati ve Tribal Hea lth Co nsort ium (ANTII C) is the NIIIB REC panner servi ng th e Alaska Nat ive health system with electroni c medica l reco rd impl ement at ion an d the nt< tj orit y o r its sys tem is operat in g on COTS. USET has chosen to usc the RPMS Publi c Domain Sys tem, RPMS, orre red th ro ugh the I nclia n Hea lth Service. Durin g thi s workshop C l~ Ill B, /\NTIIC, and US ET will di scuss methods l'o r prov idi ng as~ i s t a n ce ,

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lessons learn ed rrom the fteld and offer advice and insight for Tribes co nsidering EMR implem entation.

Motkrat or:

JAMES SPILLANE. lnl'oml<tti cs ft A ppli ca tions Proj ect Manage r. Sitnasu;tk IIL-al th Soluli ons

Panel :

CALIFORNIA RURAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

ALASKA NATIV E TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM

UNITED SOUTH AND EASTE RN TR IB ES

First Kids 1st! ult·, o I I .. ~outh Health and Public Healtti

Th is wo rkshop will introduce partic ipants to the national , joint Campai gn or the Nation a l In dian Health Board, Nationa l Indian Chi ld Welrare Association, National In dian Education Assoc iat ion <tnd the Nat iona l Congress of American In di ans to strengthen , ee lehrale and support Native kids. Participants wi ll receive an overview or the project and provided informa ­tion about how to en gage their Tribes in this initi ative.

STACY A. BOHLEN, Execut ivc DitTcto r, Nat iona l Indian Hea lth Boa rd

SARAH KASTELIC, PHD. Depul y Di rec lo r. Nat ional Indian Chil d Welfare Assoc iati on

JACKI E JOHNSON PATA. Executi ve Director, Na ti onal Co ngress o r America 11 Indi a li S

ROB IN MINTHORN, Bo<ml o l· Di recto rs. Na ti onal Ind ia n Educali on Associ;tli o tt

Ending lhl' Unaco:.·ptable Standard of Carl' in Oral Health Care

Sltlff/1\ .. Very f'c w studies ha ve documented ora l di sease among Nat ive populations. According 10 the Center for Native Oral Hea lth Research (CNOI-IR) M the University of Colorado , the last fu ll Indian ll ealth Service oral health report was published in 1999; !he agency's research typicall y aggregates data across regions. Tribal -specirt c data coll ected from South Dako ta's Pine Rid ge Reservation in 2010 showed that 97 percent of adults and 84 percent or chi ld ren ages 5 to I 8 on th e rese r­vation had untreated decay. A year later, a study of the Santo Domingo Pueblo in Ne w Mexico found that the untreated cari es rate was 70 percent. Lack of Native-speciftc data on oral health contributes lo Native popu lations being leA: out or oral health policy di scuss ion s and decisions. The converse also holds tru e: having such data can help advance so lu tions to Native hea lt h needs. Thi s panel will present the latest in oral hea lt h rese<trch and offer recommendations for quick ly add ressing !he need .

TERRY BATLIN ER, DinTi or, Ccntcr ror Nati ve Oral Health Resea t-ch

MAXINE JANIS , Native Researcher

JOAQUIN GALLEGOS. Ch;tmp io n ro r Change and CNAY Poli cy Fell ow

From Coverage to Care: How to U5e Health lmurance

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Getting insurance covera ge can dramatically improve access to care for Ameri can Indian and Alaska Native p<tticnt s. Getting insurance is a criti cal l'trst step , but to usc insurance effectively, patients need to gl'l the l'au s on ho w insur<tn ce works. This presentation will provide some ol' the points to consider in crea tin g and sharin g information <tbout insura nce and the ca re that is avai labl e.

CARA JAMES . Direc to r of' the OITtn · of Mi nori ty lll';tl t l t. Cetttn> !'o r Medi ca re and M edi ca id Se rv ices

Medicare 101

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This session will provide an overview o l' Medi c trT admin is­tration , eli gibi li ty, covered servi ces and rcimburserm·nt l'o r Tribal Health Programs sta rr· and benel'r ci<tries with ;t l'onts on speci ft c provisions for Ameri can Indian and ;\ l;tsbt N<tt ivcs.

LINDA BROWN. Deput y Director. Di v isio n oi' Tr i il ;tl A lf; tirs. CM S

f-vening ~VEY t

6:00-8:00 pm CULTUR E NIGHT - A Night with Na v<t.io N; tli on Fea turing Food, Dance, Son g, Hum or and Arti stry

NtHB 20 14 Annual Consulllet Conlerence I 7

Wednesday September 10, 2014

6:30 7:30 cllll

Fitm·-;., Event \f,· I 1 1 lnf,j,i It, f/111/

8:30 8:40 [\Ill A I

REX LEE JIM . Vice l'rcsidcnl. Nava jo Na tion; Vice Chair. Nat ional lndi;Jn I IL';ilth llo;ml

8:40-8:55 am

DEE SABATTUS. Co-Chair Ti·iiJ;il Tec hni ca l Adv iso ry Gmup (TTAG) to Jill' Ct·nJtT~ l'or Mcdi c;IIT ;11HI Medicaid S('J'v ices (CMS) and Dii'CCIOr, Tribal I IL' ;dtli l'rog r;11n Supporl. United So uth ami Eas tern Tribes. Inc.

Ms. Sa battus w ill se rve as the Moderator of the CMS Track or the NIII B Annual Consumer Co nrerence

8:55 9 :1 0 am Purpose. Act ions a ncl Triha I Opportunit ies w ith , the Medica re, Mcclicaicl <ttHI I !t-alt h Ca re Rcf'orm Po li cy Com mittee (MMPC) , a Na ti on;tl . Collabo rative Stand in g Co mmittee of the National lncli<tll I il';tlth Boa rd (N IH B)

H. SALLY SMITH, MMPC Chairm an (invited); NIII B Board Membc1· (AI;Jsk;l) ;IIHI l:x t'l'Uti Vl' Co nnnitt t'L' Ml'nlbcr (Scnctary), NIH B Alas ka 13u;ml Rl'prt'Sl' Jll ;lli Vl': Chairm<Jn, Bristol B<~ y Area Hea lth Corpo rati on

RICHARD LITSEY . Dirl't'lor o l' Policy ;111d Advocacy. NII-IB

9:10-9:35 am Rev1cw of the TTAG ~trategic Plan, ,.. -· ' 1~(. qcn1c S t IS pc r•

JIM ROBERTS . Policy Analysl. No nh wcst Port land Area Indian Hea lth 13oanl

9: 35- 10:00 am Movm~, tn 1 Coverage to Care: Ensuring Consumers

L I L( rn · t' on They 1\Jeed abo t l1sura 1CL CARA JA MES. Di rcctor. OITitT ol' Minorit y Il ea it h. Centers for Medica re <Jnd Mcdit·;,id Sn vicl's (in v it ed)

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le Care Act in Indian Country : Outreach, v n "" · - ' 1 t· r'

DAWN COLEY. Tr ibal Hea lth RC'I'nrm Ou trc<Jch <J nd Lduc1tion Program Manage r. Na tion al In dian 1\ e;dth Board - Modn;llor

RAHO ORTIZ. Director. Div is ion ol· Bus in cs~ OITitT Enli;lll l'l' llll'nt. Oll1n· of Resource Access a nd Pa rtn erships. lndi anllcallh Snv icc

LAURA BIRD . Legislati ve Associ<~te, N<J tion<JI Congress ol' i\ nitTica n lndi ;111~

TODD THERINGER, Execu ti ve Director. Nationa l Council ol' Urban Indian Health

KITTY MARX. Directo r, Division ofTrihal AlTa ir~. l'entn~ liJr M,·dira rc and Medicaid Services

DONEG MCDONOUGH , Technic~! Adviso r. Trill ;il Sl'i i'-Govnn; lll lT Adviso ry Com mi tTee

JIM ROBERTS , Po licy Analyst. Nonhwl'st Porlland i\rl'il Indian 1\ c;dth Boa rd

11:15-11 :30 am NlHo k s

. ( 1 J Project Asse-;sing tht· r fTtcacy of 1\.CI\

fl The Nationa l Indian Health Board is pannering w ith Amer­ica n Indian/Alaska Nat ive (A I/AN ) commu niti es across the nat ion to learn more about the effecti ve ness or th e A ITord ablc Care Act Hea l th Insurance Marketpla ce messaging to AI/AN Peop les. Through fundin g rrom the Centers ror Mcdi e<ttT and Medicaid Servi ces , NII-IB and the Tribal partn ers wi ll wo rk together to co nduct l'ocus groups and interviews to learn more about best pract ices for ACA outreach <tnd enrollment efforts to A I/ AN benef'tcia ri es. The know ledge ga in ed I h rough

th is project w ill be used to help in crease access l o quality hea lth ca re fo r both rural and urban A I/AN peoples.

MUSKADEE MONTANO . MSW , LGSW, Projc'l' t Ma nagtT. M;,rkctp la rc Resea rch Project. Nat ional Ind ian ll ea lth Board

JERILYN CHURCH . Execut ive Directo r. Grl'at Plain ~ Trill;d l'llainmn·~ Health Bo~rd

11 :30 - 11 :50 am The Alaska Dental Health Aid Therapy Prow:un: A Tned and True Model to Addres<; Oral II

I 1 :::r pa ·iL"c. If"" • t : ~

VALERIE DAVIDSON, Tribal Advocate a nd Attorncy (invited)

11:50 am-12:10 pm D .. cc _ervice Tribes Briefmg: National Po'icy Priorit"es nc A ·fo 1 SANDRA ORTEGA, Chai rp l'rso n. DirtTt Snv icl' Trill l'~ Ad v i~o,-y Com mitt ee

Wednesday, September 1 0, 2014, continued

12:10-12:30 pm Self Governance Tribes Briefmg: National Policy Pnor'ties c~nd Act"on LYNN MALERBA . Chairpcr~on. Tribal Self Governance Advi sory Commi ttee

12:30- 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own

Afternoon Works~ ops

SESSION ONE, W EDNESDAY 1 :45-3 :1 5 PM

HHS Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) Listening Session

11/i//',n·dw/1 lld//roo/11 .. The Sccrcla ry's Tribal Adviso ry Co mmittee was found ed in 2010, as a Tribal Adviso ry Co mmittee to th e Secreta ry of Health ct nd I Iu man Services. The co mmi ttee is co mposed 17 Tribal le-aders (5 at- large members and one member from c<Jc h Indian 1-k allh Service Area). The STACs primary purpose is lo seck consensus, exchange views, share infor­mation , provide advice and /o r reco mmend ations; or fac ilitate any other interac ti on related to inte rgovernmental responsi­bili ties or admi nistra ti on of I-I HS programs, in clud ing those th at ari se ex pli citly or impli citly und er statu te, regula tion or Executi ve Ord er.

This sess ion wi ll prov id e an oppo rtunity for Tribal citi ze ns, hea lth prac lili oners, advoca tes and Tribal lea ders to meet with n. embcrs or I he STAC and share ideas and co mm ents with th em rega rdi ng HI-IS Depa rtm ent- Wide con cerns of the Tribes.

Cherokee Nation Community Engagement and Advocacy

dlilllf/1/t'IJ( I .. In August 20 13, Cherokee Nat ion ·s Governm ent Relations tea m kicked o fT an exc itin g civic engagement program ca ll ed Projrcl 320K. The proj ec t is an inn ovative way to encourage Triba l members to beco me ac ti ve part icipants in their Tribal, stale, loca l, and f'e deral gove rnm ents. Us in g social medi a, birthd ay cards lo Tribal youth, and direct co ntact, we a re working lo engage all o f our Triba l citize ns. Presente rs !'rom Cherokee Na ti on wi ll discuss our program, techniques, successes and ch<tlkn ges.

LIND SAY EA RLS , Legislati ve Counsel for Government Relat ions, Cherokee Nat ion

CANAAN DUNCAN lntngowrnme ntal Liaiso n, Cherokee Nat ion Governm('nl Rei at ion s

Policy for ACA Employer Mandate and Special Rules for Self-Insured Plans

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This panel will exa mine employer ri ght s, responsibi lit ies , and opportuniti es und er the AfTo rd ablr Cc1re Act. Th is incl udes dete rmining whether yo u a re covered by the "pay or pl ay" empl oyer ma nd ate, how to co mply with the mand <ttc, <tnd potenti al ways to lowe r insurance cos ts <ts an empl oyer whi le still enco uraging employees to s ign up fo r hea lth coverage. Add itional to pi cs will in clude the Fedcr<t l Empl oyee ll calth Beneftts program and the ACA's int er<tc li on with em pl oyer se lf- insured pia ns.

LAURA BIRD , Legisla tive i\ssoci;lle. N;llion;il Congress ol' i\nilTic:Jn lndi;JJ b

DONEG MCDONO UG H. Hea lth SystC' Ill Analytics

SAM ENNIS. Associat e. Sonosky, Chambers. S;Khsc. t 11drcso n H Peny. LLP

EL LIOTT MILHOLLIN. Partner. ll obbs. Str;n1s. Dc;IJ I H W;ilkn

Creating a Culture of Coverage

Track: Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Care Reform Polic Th is workshop ex plains how co mmunily- h<lsed ou treach <md education strategies lea d to in creased num lll' rs o l' American Indi ans enrollin g in Medica id and Quali f'tcd llc;ilt h Pl <tns th rough the New Mex ico Hea lth Insurance Exch;mgc. The f111din gs from thi s proj ec t co uld be repli c; ll ed in o1 hn No-llive co mmuni ties to increase parti cipatio n in new covn agc opti ons ava il able through the Af'f'ord abl c C ttT /\cl and may have signiftca nt impac t for Tribes th;tt h<tvc <tssum cd managem ent of th eir hea lth programs or sys tems. N/\PPR is a (501)c 3 non- proftt orga ni za ti on that is l'und ed th rough fe deral grants. They a rc also a N<lV iga tor En tity <tnd provide Outreach and Edu ca ti on on the AfTord ab le Ca re /\ct.

DAW N M. COL EY, National Indi an l le;Jith 13oard

EU LANDA CICCARELLO , Claims Analyst. N:1v; Jjo N; Jtion

RO XANNE SPRUCE BLY, Director ol' llc;ilthc;JJT l:du c;J ti o ll ;11HI Outreach. NAP PR In c., Navigator Gra nter l'or Nl·w Me xil·o

ACA 101 (Repeating Workshop)

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This wo rkshop wi ll cove r th e bas ics of I he Afford abl e Care Act and the special provisions fo r Ameri can Ind ian <tnd Alaska Nat ives.

APRI L HALE. National Indian ll c;ilth 13o:ml

ADAM ARCHULETA. ACA Coordi nato r. Tucso11 i\ re;1 lndi a11 llca lt li Service

NIHB 20 I 4 Annu<JI Consumer Conferpnce I 9

Wednesday, September 1 0, 2014 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - Session One, 1 :45-3:15 pm, continued

Makin~1 the Most out of TriiJal Consultation .. ,/,.," II

lila Triba l leaders <t iT o rt en ca ll ed to prov ide form al consulta­tion l"or our l"edcr;tl al,\eney partn ers on matters of policy and regulat ion . /\cld i ti onal ly . it is essenti al that they advocate for good l'erkr;tl legisla ti on wi th ou r co ngress ion al lea ders. This presentation explo res th at relati onship and how best to achieve Tril><t l go;tls w hen deli verin g messages impot1an t to uur comntun i l ies

MA RILYNN "LYNN " MAL ERB A. Co-Chair. Tribal Self Governance i\dv t •1ry Conllllittl"l"

SAN D A ORTEGA. Chair. DinTt Se rvice Tribes Adv iso ry Comm iucc

STACY A. BOHL EN. Exccutivl· Direuo r. Nat ional ind ian Health Board

HlV Prl·vcntion and Nav~jo Nation

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention In addi ion to a bri ef gl impse into HIV epidemi ology on the N;wajo reserva ti on, this wo rkshop w ill prov ide part icipants with i 11 sight int o developin g a culturally sensit ive HI V stra­teg ic pliin th at addresses the unique needs o f a reservat ion

env .~ o n me nt cou pled w ith the mand ates o r the federal and SI<J c government s. Nati onal 1-ll V/A IDS Strategy, an d High I t tpac t IIIV Preventi on. This wo rkshop w il l prov ide patiici­p., nls wit h the opportunit y to exa mine and perh aps apply thi s

rategic pl iin to th eir respect ive co mmuniti es. Its potential vi desptT<td applica bility in address ing oth er hea lth dispariti es

tmpacting rese rv<ttio n co mmunit ies w ill also be addressed.

MI CHAE LA GR EY. Manager of Programs. Nationa l Na tive American /\IDS Prevention l"l"lltlT

KURT BEGAYE. N; Jv; J_jo llc;tlth Education and III V Prevent ion Program. Nav;~_io N;~t ion

PHIL ENE S. HE RRERA. Program Managn. Navajo Hea lth Ecluc<llion ;11td II IV I'ITVl'nt ion Progt-<t nl. N<tv:1_jo Nat ion

Youth Risk Behavior Survey .. ,ta I II

Navajo Yout h Risk Behav ior System has been used to mon i to r six priority heiil th- ri sk behav iors among youth in middle and high school s. Hea lth - ri sk behav iors amo ng youth may lead to e<trly morbidit y <t nd mort ali ty, co mm only extend into adu l thood, ct tT o rt en int errelated. and are preventa bl e.

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Administered eve ry 3 yea rs to identify patt erns and tren ds, lo develop and implement in te rvent ion or prevent ion in it iati ves, to eva luate and moni to r yo uth and schoo l hea lth prog r;tms to redu ce potential behav ioral ri sk fac tors among Navajo youth. This wo rkshop w il l inform parti cipant s whi ch hea lth ri sk behav iors co mm on among Navaj o y outh lc;td to ea rl y morbidi ty or mortali ty.

NATAS HA BITSU I, Senior Health Educa10 r. Navajo lkalth !:duration Prog ram. avajo ation

LI SHUA GISHI E. Senior llc~lth Educator. Nav<1_jo lkaltl! l:duc;ttion Program. Navajo ation

DAVID FOLEY, Epidemiologist. avajo Epidemiology Ccn tn , Navajo Na ti on

Affordable Care Act Statutory Exemption and Hardship Exemption for Indians

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Under the A ffo rdable Ca re Ac t (ACA), enrol led members of

federal ly recognized Tribes, shareholders in /\ Iaska Na ti ve Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA) co rporati ons (reg iona l or v ill age), and others eli gib le !'o r serv ices through the Ind ian Hea l th Serv ice (IH S) may apply ror an exe mpti on from the tax penal ty for not hav in g health cove rage. Lea rn more about exempti ons, including exempti on ca tego ries, el ig ibil ity and bes t practices, as we l l as current issues w ith the exemption process.

LI Z MALERBA . Health Po licy Ana lys t. Un ited South and Ea, tnn Tribes

MONIQUE MARTI N. Go ve rnment Re-lat ions Speci<Jii't. i\Ja,ka Na tive Tribal Hea lth Consortium

MELISSA GOW ER. Hea lth Policy Analyst. Oklahom<1 Ci ty i\re<~ Inter­Triba l Hea lt h Boa rd

Native American Youth and Oral Health ··a,, Ill- Jl'

lila This sess ion w ill highli ght the efforts of th e Ce nt er l"or Na tive A meri ca n Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institut e to eleva te

Native A merica n yo uth vo ices on prio ri ties rela ted to lack of access to hea lth care, includ ing oral hea lth . Through round­tabl e conversat ions w i th Na ti ve youth in Tribal and urban Indi an co mmuni t ies, CNAY has lea rn ed th at hea lt h access and espec ially oral hea lth is a pri ority ro r yo un g people. In this sess ion, CNAY w il l in v ite parti cipants to prov ide i ns ight s on oral hea l th needs in Na ti ve co mmuniti es; h ighl igh t Na ti ve yo uth stori es and perspect ives related 10 oral hea lth; and lea rn about the success o f" Tribally-dri ven sol uti ons address ing oral hea l th issues.

JO SIE RA PHAELITO . Program i\ssoci;lle. Center for N:11ive American Youth. Aspen Institute

JOAQUI N RAY GALLEGOS. Policy Fellow. Cc ntn for Na ti ve i\meril';nJ Youth. Aspen Inst itute

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Afternoon Works~ ops

SESSION TWO , WEDNESDAY 3 :30-5:00 PM

Urban Indian Health Issues in the Era of Health C1rc Reform Implementation Roc

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic The passage ol' the Indian Health Ca re Im provement Act (11-lCI /\) and the /\CA was a great success as these laws prov ide the legal basis f'or the inc lusion of urban Native Americans in Federa l Programs an d increased access to hea lthca rc !'or thousands ol' uninsured American Indians/ Alaska Nat ives. The comp lexi ty of the hea lth ca re law, including the V<lriet y of cho ices ava il abl e for indi vidual consumers crea tes a huge need for publi c educat ion . Through the usc or Urban lnrli <ln ll ca lth Program outreach a nd enroll ­ment st<lffs, communi ty educa ti on a nd ass istance in Market­plilce enrollm ent has been successfu l. Many of th e lessons lea rn ed have been captured through peer-to-peer sharin g in a Com muni ty o r Learning to increase the efficacy of urban Assisters.

DAWN COLEY, Trill ;il llcalth C;m· Reform Manager, National Indian l lca lth Board

KIMBERLY T. FOWLER . PHD . Director o f' Technical Ass istance. National ouncil of tJrllan lndi ;ttl l lc;ilth

TODD THERING ER. l:xccuti vc Dirl'l't o r. Na tion al Council of Urban Ind ian l lealtli

SHAPIRO CAMBRIDGE. Communications and Publi c AfTairs Associate, National Coun cil of l Jrban lndi<lll ll l·;ilth

Medicaid 101 Rc

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic This session wi ll provi de an ove rview of Medicaid and Chi l­dren's Hea lt h Insurance Programs. This will include admin ­islrati on, eli gihilil y, cove red serv ices, a nd reimbursement for Tribal health program sta fT and benefic iaries with a focus on spcciftc provisions for American Indians a nd Al aska Natives.

CYNTHIA GILLASPIE, Tcchni c;il Director for A I/AN Policy Cl Markrtpl;t\T C1sework r·or the Consortium for Med icaid f t CHIP Operation s

Budget Roundtable Ro01 rdao II

Despite signif'tc: tnt ga in s durin g thi s ad ministrat ion , the Ind ian Hea llh Service budget con tinues to be chroni ca lly undcrl'unded which has an impact on the health of our ftrst peo pl es. This bud get roundtable is to discuss the barriers to

full fundin g, how those barrins co ntribut e to hc;lith disp<lri ­ties and to deve lop policy stra teg ies to ;illcct this l'undin g line item in the fede ral budget.

CAITRIN SHUY, Director of Congress ional Rcl ;lliotJS. N;llion;J! Indian ll ea lth Board

MARILYNN "LYNN" MALERBA, Chiel'. Mohcg<tn Tribe

CAROLYN CROWDER. Tribal Co- Chair, T t·ihal Budget l'onnul <t liotl Wo rkgroup

VICE PRESIDENT REX LEE JIM . Tribal Co- Chair. Trili ;cl B1Hi gct Formul ation Wo rkgroup

ANDY JOSEPH . Tribal Co- Chair. Trib<tl 13udgct Forntulat ion Workgroup

Benefit and Use of Population Data

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Th e workshop will provide a n overview of' th e Ce nt ers f'or Medicare a nd Medi ca id Se rvices Tribal Tcehnic;d Adv isory Co mmi ttee 's (n"AG) Data Project , and rTCl'nt D;1t:1 Project f111d ings. The Data Project was f'undcd to co nd uct analyses of Medicare, Medica id , and health insu rance data lo inl'orm TTAG's work . Find in gs from <1 recent project concerning the needs of American Indian an d Alaska N:1tive Medicare enroll ees with diabetes will be presen ted . The l'tndings inc lude info rm ati on on their hea lth sta tus, serv ice uli li zation, and pay ments for prov ided se rvices. lnl'ormation on an upcomin g TTAG Data Symposium that will be held in Feb ruary 201 5 will also be provided.

JOAN O'CONNELL, Associate Prokssor. Centns for Alllni c<~ n lndi<ttl and Alaska Nati ve ll eallh , Color;Hio School ol . l' ubli c 11\';iltli . lJni vcrsi ty o f Colorado - Den ver

MARK LEBEAU. Executi ve DirccH> I·. C;iliforni<I l~ur; illttdi<tn 11\'<t lt li Board

Public Health Accreditation - Conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment in the Fort Def1ance Service Unit

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention A Community Hea lth Needs Assessment (C II N/\) is one ol' three main documents needed to ;111a in Public I il'a lth Accred­itation from the Nat iona l Pub li c Hea lth Acercdi t;.ttion Bocml. The proposa l wi ll take the audi ence through Tschootsooi Med ica l Center's (TMC) process to co mpl ete" CII N/\ in" rural Navajo Region. Through seco ndary so urces. primary sou rces, surveys, a nd focus grou ps the TMC Co mmunit y Health Di vi­sion was ab le to iden t i IY a nd prioritize he<il t h issues in the 16 cha pter co mmuni ties tha t it se rves. The top s ix he:dth issues in priority arc Di abe tes Prevention a nd Man<~gemcnt, Family Foundations, Hospita l Services, Mentai /Be h:1 vio ral l lcalth, Elde r Care, and Accident/ Injury Prevention .

DOMINIC CLICHEE, Epidemio logist Tschoot sooi MediL'<tl C\'ntn

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Wednesday, September 1 0, 2014 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - Session Two, 3:30-5:00 pm, continued

Nav<tio Food Fellowship

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention In partnership wi th the Navaj o Division of Hea lth and Navajo Technical University, a Navajo Food Fell owship was piloted this SUilllller. With only JOO/o or the Navajo population a part or the labor rorce in 2009, there are few j obs and few oppor­tunities to al-cess higher education. New Mexico Appleseed's innovative. l"trst in the country, Fel lowship provided nati ve youth with co llege/high school dual cred it, mentorship, job opportunities and leadership ex perience to tee them up for success in lik. lligh sehool seniors and college freshman wil l sha re their rood and nutrition resea rch projects address ing hunger <ll1d obesity. This is a program that ca n be adapted and implemen ted in other Na tive Communities

CHENOA- BAH STILWELL- JENSEN. Direnor or Nat ive American Conllllll llily Elll-(<il-(l' lllellt. New Mexico Applcscccl

LARRY CURLEY. Excnllivl· Din-ctor, Navajo Na tion Div ision or Health. Navajo N;Jtion

SONLATSA JIM- M A RTIN. Sen ior M;~nage111ent Ana lyst, Navajo Nation Div ision or llc;litil. N;~ vajo N;~iio n

AmplifYing l;)uccess and Engaging Key Audiences: How Social Media Is Supporting Efforts to Expand Access to Dental Care in Native Communities

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lila This session will detai l recent socia l media effo rts and an upcoming C<tlllpaign to raise awa reness around the need for access to or;il health ca re in Na ti ve com mun iti es and one potenti<ll so lu tion- midlcvel denta l providers. Attendees wil l gain insight into socia l media strategy, speciftca lly, how socia l media can be used as a tool to adva nce socia l change. There wi ll also be a socia l media 101 portion of the panel where attendees wi ll lea rn and get to practice some basic skil ls !"or popul;tr soci;tl media out lets like Facebook and Twitter to eng;tge key audiences and advance social change.

YVETTE K. JOSEPH. Project M;1n<1ger Ill. KaufTman ft Associates, Inc.

LINDA LORANGER, Sen ior V ice President. Burness Commun ications

Overview of the Federal Employees Health Benef1ts (FEHB) Program

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic The FEIIB Progra m o ilers a wide va ri ety of plans and coverage to he lp trib;tlemployers meet their em ployee's health G ilT needs. Tribes or tribal orga nizations carrying out programs u nclcr the Indian Sci f- Dete rm ination and Education Assistance Act (I SDEA/\ ) and urban Indian organizations carrying ou t programs under Tille V or the IHCI A a re entitled to purchase coverage l'o r their employees.

AMBER HUDSON, Progr;~n1 Analyst. U.S. Off1ce of Personnel M~lnagemrni

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The Benef1ts and Uses of a Population Health Data Portal

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lila The Tribal Ep idemiology Center (TEC) at United Sou th and Eastern Tribes (USET) has developed a Population Health Dat a Portal that has been funded by the OfTtce or Minority Hea lth AI/AN Hea lth Dispa riti es grant. The TEC developed a data porta l to assist ou r 26 member Tribes in better monito ring the health status of the ir Tribal Citizens. By having cu rrent surveillance data readi ly ava ilab le in a secure location l'or the Tribal Hea lth Directors, the Data Portal will assist the ll ea lth Directors to identify the highest prio rit y health status objec­tives and services needed to ach ievc those objectives. The datasets that the Data Portal uses to show the health sta tus of the Tribal Health communities is enhanced by data from the states and other government entities. The Data Portal will allow the Hea lth Directors to generate custo mized reports specific to their Tribal service popul ations, as well as stand­ardi zed community highlight reports.

This workshop wi ll discuss the project and how USET has been work ing with our Tribal pa rtne rs to make Tribe specil'tc information more mean ingful and timely to meet their unique needs and gu ide data driven decision making.

BRYAN H. HENDRIX . Healihcare JnJ'ormalion Technology Spcci;li isl, Uni ted Sourh and Eastern Tribes

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Steps to get the AI/ AN Indian Exemption Waiver Roo

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic Beginning in 2014, indi viduals arc required to have health coverage th at meets minimum essenti a l value standards. This is al so known as the individual responsibility requirement. lncl iviclu<il s that do not have hea lth coverage may have to pay a la x pena lt y. Ho wever, individu als without coverage may not ha ve to pay a fcc if th ey apply and quali fy for an exemption. Exe mption s a rc granted by the Marketp lace or the Interna l Reve nu e Se rvice (IRS) through the ta x fil ing process. Ameri can Indians and Alaska Natives qua li fy for an exemp­tion !"rom this pcn;lity und er th e following criteria: Members of a federa ll y recogni zed Tribe or eli gible for services through an Indian health services provid er, Or or Indian Descent and can prove they belon g to an Indi an Community and are eli gibl e for se rvices through the Indi an Health Service. Learn step by step how to fil e an Indi an Exe mption Waive r form .

DAW N COLEY , Trihal ll ca lth Ca re Outreach and Education Progra m Manage r. Nat ionaltndi an ll c;lith Board

TINKA DURAN . Progr<Jlll Manager, G1-cat Pl a ins Tribal Cha irm en's 1-l calth Board Nav ig;Ji lll' Program

KIMB ERLY FOWLE R. Technical Assistant and Resea rch Director. Na tiona l Council or Urban lnd i;1n ll ea lth

Payments and Referrals under the ACA-How to Avoid Cost Sharing for your Patients and How to Get Paid By Qualif1ed Health Plans Roo

Track: Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform Polic The Allo rcl ablc Ca re Act and amendm ents to the Ind ian Hea lth Ca re Improvement Act provide signiftcant new oppo rtuniti es for Tribal hea lth pl ans to increase third pa rty resou rces. This panel will examine opportunities for Tribal health programs under the ACA, how cost-sharing exemp­tions ror Indi ans work and what steps you can take to help th em avo id cos t-sharing, and st rateg ies for your Tribal hea lth programs to get paid by Qualiftcd Health Plans.

MYR A MUNSON , Partner, Snnosky, Cha mbers. Sachse. Miller ft Munson

ELLIOTT MI LHOLLI N. Partner, llobbs. Straus, Dea n a Walker LLP

Adapting an Evidence-Based Curriculum for Native American Youth in the Southwest

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Track: :Youth Health and Public Health The presentation will share the process or wo rkin g with three Tri ba l communities, two urban and one rural to adapt <t n ev idence-based HI V cu rriculum for N<ll ive i\mcri c<t n yo uth in the southwest. Presenters will discuss the importance of using a commun ity-based participatory research appro<lCh, th e measures taken to ensure co mmunity ownership and program sustainability, sto ries or res ili ence and sc lf'-c iTt c;Jcy demon­strated by the youth in vo lved in the project . and lessons lea rned for other resea rchers seek in g to do simii <H wo rk.

AYN N. WHYTE , Program Man<Jf(lT. Albuquerque /\ rl';J lncli ;JJ I I k ;lith Bo;ml

LAVINIA NICOLAE. Prowa n1 Ev;Jiu ;Jt o r. ;JJ HI Co nsult <Jn t l'or Albuquerqu e Area Indian Hea lth Board

SAVANNAH GENE. Research /\clminis tra ti vc Assist; JJlt , /\ II HIIJllLTIJUl' Area In d ian Hea lth Board

MARI E KIRK, Project Specia lis t. Albuq uerque /\ n·a lncli ;Jn II L"alth Bo;ml

VA Readjustment Counseling Services and Native American Communities: Building Bridges for Combat Veterans

Track: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention This presentation discusses the RcacUuslmcnt Counseling Service, also known as the Vet Center Progr<tm , csl;thlished in 1979 to provide readjustment counseling to co mbat Veterans in a community-based setting. Readjustment counseling is a wide range of psycho- social se rvices offered to eligible Vctcr<-tn s and their families in the effort to make a successful tr;tnsi-tion from mi litaty to civili an life. Prese ntly, there arc four Vet Centers in operation across Indi an Country and the VA Mobile Vet Center program. There a rc many mo re Vet Centers located in urban areas, typically within strip malls and loca lly acces­sible store front commercial and res idential areas.

SHARON FREDERI CKS. Cou nse lor. ll opi - Nava jo Out JT;Jl'it St;Jt ion. Veterans Admi ni stration

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Thursday, September 11, 2014- MORNING WORKSHOPS, 9:00-10:30 am, continued

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This wo rk shop will present the f111din g of the study on Hea lthrul Nutrition o r Foods in Navajo Nation Stores: Availab ility ;1nd Pricing. Low ava ilability and affordabili ty or hea lthi er roods in supermarkets and co nvenience sto res on the Nava jo Na ti on (NN) may he a co ntribu ting commu­nity- level r;tcto r to the hi gh prevalence o r obesity among the Navajo people li v in g on NN. As there are relatively few studies about the NN's nutrit ion environm ent, an assessment of rood and hevc r;1ge ava il ab ility a nd pri cin g in supermarkets a nd convenience stores throughout rh e NN was conducted . Methods a nd resu lt s from the study will be sha red.

LARRY CU RL EY . btTuti w Director. Nava jo Na ti on Di vis ion of Hea lth, Na vajo Nat ion

SONLATSA JIM - MARTIN . Se nior Man agclll cnt Analyst. Navajo Nat ion Di visio n or l il';litli. NaV<l.jO Na ti on

GAYATHRI KUMAR, !C IS OIT1ccr Epide111i c Intelli gence Snv ice Off1cer. Obesit y Pn·vt' Jl t io n <lllrl Co ntrol lh;lllcli Di v isinn of Nu tri t ion. Phys ical Ac ti vit y. <JIHI Obesi ty N;1 ti o n~l Ce ntrr i'o 1· Chroni c Di sease Preve ntion and ll c;lith Prollloti on. Ce nt e rs !'or Di sease Control and Prevention

Dental I herapists: A National and Ne\\> Mexico Update

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This sess ion will in clud e a nat ion al update on efforts to bring mid - level dental prov iders ca ll ed dental therap ists to v<~ ri ous states, <tnd th en di scuss the spec ifi c effo rts to brin g in micl - lcvc l providers to New Mexico as a workforce solution to the st;ttc's ora l hea lth and dent a l access cri s is in tribal, rural an d und ersc rved NM co mmuniti es. Dental therapists arc loca l, com munity- based providers who provide qua lity, routine preve nti on <tnd treatment dental se rvices under the off-s ite superv is ion of a denti st. You will rece ive an update on NM's denta l therapist leg islation and where it now sta nds for the 201 5 NM Leg islati ve sess ion, the need for access to dental prov iders in NM's tribal comm uni ties, NM's sta tew ide coa lition o r supporters includin g prominent Nat ive Amer­ican co mmunities a nd o rga ni za tion <; in NM, dental thera-pis t educa ti on li censure an d practice in the US, how denta l therapis ts h;tve improved access to dental ca re and created jobs a ml ceo nom ic apport unit y for tribal and underse rved com munities.

LAURA BIRD . Na tion ;li Co ng ress or Alll e ri ca n Indi ans

DAVID JORDAN . Co llllllunit y C 1ta lys t

PAMELA K. BLACKWELL, ll c;lith Act ion New Mex ico

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Plenary Ret'OIIll'llt i11 (,r,mrl!'at•ilioll 1/allrooi//Jo• /'ll'lll/11' ~e"wn

10:45- 11 :45 am Panel Discussion: Contract Support Costs (CSC) Status of Tribal Claims and Federal Policy Mandating Full Payment of CSC LLOYD MILLER , ESQ ., PanneJ-; So nosky, Chan1hcr, , S<tdJ, t·. Mille r fl Mun son , LLC, Ala ska

What the New CSC Budgeting and Payment Po'icy Means "or the Tribes RON DEMARAY. Demaray Consulti ng

Legislative Ideas ror CSC Financial Sustainability GEOFF STROM MER. ESQ. , Partner, ll ohhs, Straus, Dc<lll <llld Walker, Porrlancl. Oregon

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11 :45 am-12:00 pm Cases to Watch: Updates on the Legal Cases Shapin~J the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act ELLIOTT MILHOLLIN , Pa rtner; Hobbs. Strauss, IJt'<lll, rt W;likn, LLP

12:00-12 :10 pm Closing Conference Remarks, Announcement of 2015 NlHB Annual Consumer Conference and 2015 NlHB National Tribal Public Health Summit NIHB CHAIRPERSON

12: 10-1 2 :30 pm Closing Ceremony

Closing Blessing

Retirmg of Colors WINGATE HIGH SCHOOL ROTC COLO R GUARD

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NIHB Board of Directors Cath\ '\brarmon Sau!te Ste. Marie Chippewa huliaus

NIIIB Board Ch;~ irpc-rson <l nd Bemidji A rea Representati ve

ElcCicd Courrt·ilwonr:rn. S:rulr Src. Ma ri e Tribes Boa rd of Directo rs ­Board Mrnrl ll'r fl Tr-r<~ s ur-rr

Cathy Abramson represents the Bem idji area Tribes (Michigan , Wisco nsin a nd Minnesota) on the Nat ional Indian Hea lth Boa rd a nd serves <IS the boa rd Cha irperso n. Cathy also serves on the Depart ment o l" ll e;rlth <rnd Human Services· Secreta ry's Tribal Advisory Co mmit tee. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in busin ess ad ministration. She was elected to the Sa ult Ste. Marie Tribe Boa rd of Di rectors in 1996 representing Un it I. She has been serv ing as a boa rd member s ince that time, and was re-e lected l"or a rrr·th term in the summer of 20 12; she presently se rves as Secre tary. Ca thy's Sp irit Name is Wabanun g Quay. She is <1 member of the Wolf clan. She res ides in Sault Ste. M<1 ri c. Michigan - Bawchting. Ca thy is act ively involved with United Tribes of Mich iga n a nd the Midwest Alliance of Sover­eign Tribes (M/\ST). She also serves on the Tribes Trad itiona l Living and Foods Program Pl annin g Co mmittee, and participates in the Sau lt Ste. Marie Culture Co mmittee, Hi gher Ed ucatio n Co mmittee, Co nserv<rti on Co mmi ttee, and has se rved as an adv isor l"or the S;ru ll Ste. Ma ri e Chippewa Tribal Youth Counci l. Cathy states. ''The greatest g if"t th at the Creator has g ive n me is my r;rmil y. I have been ma rri ed lor 30 yea rs to Tony Abramson and we have 3 bea utif"ul children - Li sa, Laura and Tony, Jr. We ha ve 6 six he;rutil"u l granddaughters, and a bea utiful grandson, who a rc the abso lu te _joys or my life.·· Cathy loves to hu nt, frsh and ga ther the indige nous foods of her area , and enjoys ca mpin g, hiking, tra ve ling <rnd fami ly gatherings.

Rex Lee Jrm N111;ajo Na rirm

NIHB Vice C h;~ir· <lt rd N;rv<~.io A rea Represe ntati ve

Vice President or the Nav:rjo Nat ion

Arte r se rving as a ranking member on the Judiciary Comm ittee and Cha irman of the Pub li c Sa fety Commi ttee within the 21st Navajo Nat ion Co unc il , Delegate Re x Lee Jim was sworn into offrce as the Navaj o Nat ion Vi ce Pres id ent on January II, 2011. Vice President J im was bo rn and raised in Ro ck Point, a smal l farming and ranc hin g com mun ity in nort hern Ari zo na. He is of the Ki n Li chii 'ni i clan, born for Tac hii 'nii. Hi s materna l grand­i'<ll her is Ki n Yaa'aanii and his pate rn al grandfa ther is Naa kaii Dine·e. li e has ado pted fr ve children: Noa h, Rya n, Hea ther, Twila and l~ ay l on . Vice President Jim attended the Newfound School in Asheville. No rth C rro lina, and g radu ated from Co lorado Rocky Mountain School in Ca rbondal e, Co lorado . During his high schoo l years he was introduced to students From other countries around the wo rld where he gai ned much apprec iation for their unique langua ges and cultures. After grad uat ing fro m Princeto n Unive rsity, Vi ce President Jim entered his educat ion career at Rock Poin t Co mmunity School to leach Navajo to students K- 12.

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He developed a curricu lum for K-Gr<Jduale programs that was cu lturally and pedagogica lly appropriate for Nava jo students. li e is a published author, Navajo language playwright author, and medi cin e man ; Vice Pres ident Jim co ntinues to make dipl omatic trips abroad on beha lf of the United Nat ions to improve relatio ns between nation states and indigenous peoples. Vice President Jim pl ayed a key role in the dra ft in g a nd f"rnal p<lssage ol' the Internat iona l Dec larat ion on the Ri ghts of Indigenous Peoples. As a Treasu rer Fo r the Nat iona l In dian Hea lth Boa rd , Vice Pres­ident Jim also se rves as a member or the executive co mmitt ee.

H. Sally Smith Yup'ik Eskimo

NIH B Secretary and Alaska A rea Rcp rTscnlalivc

Bristol Bay A rea Health Co rpo ration - Boa rrl or DinTiors Ch;rir

H. Sally Smith se rved as the Chairperson for the N<rl iona l Indi an Hea lth Boa rd 's (NIH B) Boa rd of' Directors from Decem ber 1999 until January 2009. Currently, Ms. Smith is the Alaska Area Rep resentative to the NIH B Boa rd a nd boa rd Secre tary. Ms. Smith also serves on Hea lth Resea rch Adviso ry Committee, the Centers for Disease Control and Preve ntion Sta le Terri to ri al Loca l and Tribal Com mi ttee, and the Indian Hea lth Se rvice Nat iona l Tribal Budget Fo rmul at ion Workgroup. Ms. Smith also se rves on the Ce nte rs For Medica re 8: Med ica id Services Triba l Tech­ni ca l Adv iso ry Group and cha irs NIH B's Med icare, Medicaid and Hea lth Refo rm Advisory Co mmittee. Ms. Smith serves as the Chairperson For the Alaska Nat ive Hea lth Board, a position she has held since 1998. She also pres ides as the Chair ror the Alaska Nat ive Med ica l Cente r Joint Operating Bo<rrd , the Bri stol B<ry Area Hea lth Co rp oration and se rves as the Sergeant - at- Arms for the Alaska Nat ive Tribal Health Co nso rtium . Ms. Smith serves as J rd Chief o f the Native Vill age of Dillingham and was a Triba l Judge. In 1997, she was the recip ient of the Alaska Federation of Nat ives Hea lth Award and in 1998 she rece ived the Na tion ;rl Indian Hea lth Board 's highest recognition , The J;rke White Crow Award. She is Yup'ik Es kimo and the mother o l' l'our so ns.

Andrew Joseph , Jr. Co11jedemted Ti·ibes of tbe Colville Reser1!11tiou

NIH B Member-a t- Large and Portland /\rca l~c prcscnl<rlivc

Northwest Port land A rea Indian Health Board - Chairm;rn

Confederated Tribes o f the Colv i ll e Reservation - Trib;rl Council Member

Andrew Joseph , Jr. has served on the Colvi ll e Tribal Counc il for frve terms. He is a Nespelem di strict represen tati ve, serv ing on the fo llow ing Colvi ll e committees: Executi ve Comm itt ee, Veterans Comm ittee as Cha ir, Hea lth El Human Serv ices Committee as 1st Vice, Tribal Government Commi ttee as 1st Vice, an d Culture Co mmittee as 1st Vice. Andy is also a voti ng de legate of the Affrliatecl Tribes of Nort hwest Indians (ATN I) and the Nationa l Co ngress of American Indians (NCA I). In .July 2007, he was elected Vice Chai rm an or the Indian ll ea lth Service

(IH S) Direct Services Tribes Adviso ry Comm ittee. On January 22, 2009 he was appointed the Chai rm an of Northwest Portland Area Indi an Hea lth Boa rd (NPA IH B) and in April 20 11 he was elected Chairman . In March 20 13 he was elected the Member-At- Large for th e Nationa l Indi an Health Board.

Le\lcr <:,ccalcro Td'Hnjiilee Bn11d ofNrtvnjos

Albuquerque llre;J Represent<lti vc

Albuquerque ll n•; J Indian I le<J ith Bu<lrd - Chairman

Lester Sccatno is current ly the Chai rm an of the Albuquerque Area Indian ll c;dth Board, Inc. and a board member of the Na ti onal In dian li ca lt h Board. l-Ie has been the pastor of The Jesus Ch urch <II To' ll ajii lee for the past thirty-fo ur yea rs. Mr. Secatc ro has snvcd the To' li aj iil ee Chapter a nd the Albuquerque area in a number of' diiTerenl capacit ies. Mr. Secatero has se rved on the Albuq uerque /\rca Ind ian Health Board for the past fourteen years and was elected Cha irman in 2004. He has been marri ed to hi s wil'c l'or over f'orly- f'our yea rs and is a father and grandf'at her.

Charlc\ I k Jddrl'\ Assiniboill e!Siollx

Billings /\rea l~ l·prTsent;Jti ve

Fort Peck Tribal Excnili ve l:loarcl - Chairm <l n. Health and Human Servill'S Committee

Ch<Jrlcs li eaddrcss graduated in 1970 from the Business Depart­men! at li askcll Instit ute Lawrence, Ks. Sho rtly afte r graduat ion he was dral'ted and served 18 months behind the Iron Curta in in West Berlin with lhe 4th Battalion 18th US Infantry as a Squad Leader patro ll ing the Berlin Wall and guard ing Rud olph Hess at Spanda u Prison . li e graduated f'rom the US Army Berlin Brigade Leadership School and was honorably discharged in Nove mber 1972. Upon his return to the slates. he sta rted a 32 yea r ca ree r with Indian li ea lth as a Healt h Sys tems Spec iali st ret iring in 2004. Mr li ea dress then s tarted a small const ru ct ion busin ess with his best f'ri cnd and IT- reti red in 2007. Not wa ntin g to gather moss, he started work with the City of Popl ar Poli ce Dept. and graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy as a Certil'ted Dept o r Correct ions Probation/Parole Officer. He also graduated from the Mt. Rese rve OfTtce r Academy. Mr Headdress then go t in to Tribal politics and was elected to the Tribal Council in 2009 and is serv ing his 3rd term. He received a Presidentia l Appt to serve on the Mt Se lec tive Service Boa rd in 1998 and still serves in that capac ity. Mr. Headdress also se rves on the Direct Se rvice Tribes 1\dvisory Boa rd (DSTAC), Faci li ties Appropriations Advisory Board, North East Mt Health Systems Board, Bencfts Health Systems Ad visory Board, Great Falls, Mt. And is the Chai r or the ll c;dth and Human Services Committee for theFt Peck Assiniboinc/Siou x Tribes. He has 4 grown children.

Mtchclle Hdyw,Jrd Reddillg Rnncheria

Calif'orn ia Area Representati ve

Ca lifor·nia Rural Indi an Hea lth Bo;ml (CR III B) - Cli;li rwo man

Elected Council woman . Redding R;lllclll'ri<~ - Scnl·t ;ll·y

Michell e Haywa rd is of Wintu decent ol' tlt e Reddin g Ranchcria Trib e, in No rthern Ca liforni <J. She has been <Ill elected Tribal co un cil member for 8 yea rs. Miche ll e has hcTn in vo lved in the hcalthcare fteld since 1993 at Redding Rattcheria Tribal Hea lth Clinic, where she held the pos ition ol' the Clin ic Ope ra­tions Manager l'or 5 years. She is now the Ill S self'- govern ;tn ce coo rdinator l'or her Tribe. Michelle has served on th e Calif'o rnia Rural In dian Hea lth Board :, in ce 2007 a nd was Vice-Chair f'or one year and then was elected in Octobn 2011 as the Chair­woma n, wh ich auto mati ca lly placed her on the N;ltional Indian Hea lth Board rep rese nting Ca lif'orni a. She <tho serves on Trib al adviso ry com mittees f'or the Cente rs of' Dise;tsc Co ntro l (CDC) and Cont ract Support Cost (CSC) . She is honored to he a part of' advocat in g f'or her peop le and <til Na ti ve 1\ mni can and 1\ l<tska Na ti ves on the nati ona l leve l f'o r hea lthc;trT issues. She has been in front of Co ngress tes tify ing and in sena tors' o llt ccs advoc­at ing for hea lthcarc for all Na ti ve America ns ;tnd /\ Iaska Natives.

Patnck M.trcellats T11rtle Mountain Ba11d of Chippewa f11dia11s

Great Plai ns Area Repr-esenta ti ve

Council Representative - Tunic Mou nt ain ll<IIHI or l'liippl'W ;J Indians

Patrick J . Marcell ais, Sr. is curren tly the District 2 Representative for the Turtle Mountain Band or Chippewa lndi ;tn s. li e is m;nri ed to Les lie Marcc llais and together they have 4 children: Sydn ey, Maycic, Patrick Jr. , and Ma ximus. Mr. Marccllais was born and ra ised in the Turtle Moun ta in a rea along with 3 sis ters ;tnd 1 brother. He graduated from Turt le Mountain Co mmunit y liigh School in 1997 a nd from Turt le Mountain Co mmuttity Co ll ege in 201 2 with an assoc iate of Art and Associate or Science degrees. He currently is a mem ber or the No rth Dakol <t ln- Mcd Bo;trd of Directors as well as a member of' the 100-297 Gran I School Boa rd. Mr. Marccllais is currently a Level I Cross- l'ttlrain er. He is a sta unch advoca te or exercise <tnd proper nutrition for our enrolled a nd co mmunity members. By f'ocusing on healthy initiati ves, Mr. Marcellais beli eves the co mrnunit y can rea li ze bcncft ls physically and l'tnancia lly by reducing the number or health - related illn esses plaguing ou r co mmunit y toda y.

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Nashville i\ rT<I Rl·prTscnta tivc

Mashpl'l ' W;~nrp;~no; r g - Chairm<r n

Cedric Cromwell was elected Chairma n of the Mashpee Wampa noag Tribe in February 2009, a nd re-elected in Februa ry 201 3. A rnc nrbcr or the Triba l Council fo r eight years before his elect ion as Chairma n. Cromwell brings a wea lth o f ex perience in trib;ll govcn r<rn cL' as well as the pri va te sector to his role as the leader or the Tribe's government. Cha irma n Crom well previously served as lwth DirC'ctor o r Project Management and as a Business Po rtroli n Directo r !'o r Fidelity In vestments in Boston , Massachu­setts. Ill' holds a degree in Management and Community Plan­ning !'rom the Uni vers ity of Mass<~ chuset ts at Boston. Cha irma n Cromwell is rocused on inctT<rsing econo mic development oppor­tunit ies !'o r his TribC', including a planned destination resort casino in Ta un to n, Massachusetts.

The Mashpee Wampa noag Tribe, known as the ''People o r the First Light," h<IS inhabited present-day Southeastern New Engla nd !'or over 12,000 yea rs. In 2007, the Mashpee Wa mpa noag Tribe was l'o rrm tlly rC'cognized by the Uni ted States Gove rn ment.

ltm Tall Chtef Sem inole Nr1tion ofOklr~honifl

OkLrhorna Ci ty i\rl'a Rt·prTscnt at ivc

Ok l;rhonr;r Ci ty i\ rc;r l ntn-Tr·ib;~l llc<ll th Boa rd

Tim Ta ll Cl ri e l' serves as Director of Hea lth Services ror the Citizen Potawa tomi N<rti on in Sha wnee, Oklahoma a nd maintains a ra culty appoin tment in the College of Liberal Studies at the Uni versity o r Okl ahoma. li e is the CEO or Ou tdoors Adventures Unl im ited , Inc., a n adventure and cultura lly-based program serving tr<r ining needs o r co rporat ions, tribes a nd non- pro ft ts th roughout the U.S. li e is the f'ormer Deputy Commissioner fo r Administr<r ti on at the Okl ;rh oma Sta te Department o f Health . Prior to that , he se rved <IS Sta le Director of Indian Education fo r the Ok lahom<r State Depa rtment o r Edu cation.

Tim serves as member and Chairman of the Okl ahoma City AtT<I Int er Triba l lll'a lth Bo<rrcl. Tim also serves on the Chickasaw Nat ion Medica l Center <tnd ll ea lth Services Governing Boa rd and the Governing Bo<trel l'or the Citizen Potawato mi Hea lth Services. He is also tire Vice-Chair or the Osage LLC Board or Directors. Mr. Ta ll Chic!' was appoint ed to serve on the Govern or's Ok lahom;r I il';llth Improvement Pl an Committee. In his spare time. Tim scrves with the Okl a homa State Athletic Comm ission as a boxing <rnd Mixed Marti a l Arts (M MA) j udge, referee, a nd inspector. li e ;ll so serves as Master or Ceremonies fo r Na ti ve Amcrie<rn cultur;ll cvc nt s and pow- wows thro ughout the Uni ted St<lt CS.

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Martm Harvttr 5fllt Riller Pinlfi-Mm·iropfl lndiflll Commnnity

Phoenix Area Representat ive

Sal t River Pima-Maricopa India n Commun ity lriiJ;rl Counci l - Vin· President

Mati in Harv ier took offt ce as Vice President ol' the Salt Ri ver Pima- Ma ricopa India n Community (SRP- MI C) in Dcccnrhcr 2006. Vice President Harvier supports improving educati on l'o t· communi ty members and creating opportuni ties f'or cul tu r<il preservation a nd promotion. He notes that the Pima were a peaceful people a nd believes these feelings cou ld come back into the heatis of fa mili es if peo ple kn ow who they <ItT. As Vice Pres­ident, he suppotis educational and health -based programming that furthers these goa ls. Harvier grew up in Poston, Arizo na, a nd when he was in the s ixth grade, his f~r mi ly relocated to Sacato n, Arizo na, where Harvier attended the Bureau ol' Indi an Affa irs School. He graduated fro m CasaG ra nde lligh School in 1977. When Harvier was 19 yea rs old, his !'a ther was di agnosed with ca ncer, and in 1979 lost his battl e wi th the disease. Ma rti n Harvier beca me the sole support for his moth n , th ree sisters and two brothers. He wo rked as a cha in ma n on a su rvey crew l'or the Gil a River Indian Commu ni ty, a nd then as a plan t nr L'l'h­ani c and welder ror a company located on the Sal t River Indian Comm unity for II yea rs. In 1996, the SRP MIC hired ll a rvin as a civil tech so ils tester. In 1998, he was promoted to plant manager of a wa ter pump sta tion, a nd un til assum ing the o fTtcT of Vice President, se rved as the acting irrigat ion man;tgcr l'o r the co mmunity. In his spare time, he coached the Sa lt l~ i vc r lligh School baseba ll tea m ror four years. Although he W<IS II Ot able to continue his education, H.:n·vier has made a point or watchi ng and learning by exa mple. He is committed to ttT<rting people with respect a nd beli eves that you e<rn tell a lot about someone by how he or she trea ts others. Ha rvin and his wil'c Toni an.: the proud pa rents o f fi ve children a nd one g ra ndchi ld. Wilen not wo rki ng f'o r the commu nity or involved with his rami ly, Vice President Ha rvier is an avid spo rts fa n.

5andra Ortega Tohono O 'odhmu Nfltion

Tucson A rea Representative

Councilwoma n. Tohono O'odham Na t ion : Chai rperson. Din-r t Sn vicl' Tribes Advisory Comm itt ee

Sa nd ra Ortega is a member of the To hono O'odha nr Nat ion of Arizona and the Cha irwoman or the Direct Snvin· Tribes (DST) Advisory Commi ttee. She has been involved with the DST Advisory Commi ttee since 2007 a nd served as Cha irwoman since 2011. Ms. Ortega curren tly serves as a Tohono O'odh<r m Legis­lat ive Council Representati ve. Ms. On ega is Cha irwoman l'or the Hea lth and Huma n Services Commi tt ee which provides oversight to the Tohono O'odham Tribe's Health Prog ra ms and the Indian Hea lth Service raci lities. She is also Cha irwoma n f'or the !Iuman Resources Development Commi ttee which provides oversight to the educa tion department and schools on the To hono O'oclhanr Nation.

NIHB Staff Slacy A. Bohlen Sault Ste. Marie 7/·ibe ofC/,ippewa Indians Stacy is the Executive Director or the Nationa l Indian Hea lth Board (NI II B). With the support or a strong, tribally-elected Board ol" Directors, Ms. Bohl en's se rvice to NIH B has contributed to the orga ni zat ion ·s successful wo rk to esta blish and elevate the Tribal pt-csc nce !"or improving he<lith care in the Nation's Capitol , promoted and stren gthened the orga ni zation's se rvice to all l"edcrall y rcmgnized Tribes, s igniftcantly increased NIHB 's budget, sta ir ;Jnd connecti vity to the Tribes and increased NIHB 's clfectiveness. Prior to _joining NIH B, she was the Director of Federal Relations !"or the American Indian Hi gher Educa-tion Consortium, Deput y Director or the American Osteopathic As~oc iation 's Washington , DC Offtce, and se rved on the staff of former U.S. Co ngressman Bob Trax ler. Ms. Bohlen received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science rrom Oakland Univers ity in Rochestn llil ls , MI. She was born and r<Jised in Michigan.

Dawn M Coley Peuobscot Da wn se rves <IS the Triba l ll calthcare Reform Program Mana ger for the Na tional Indi an ll ea lth Board . She is also a Licensed Producer in lire, health and acc ident and long term care and Med icare supplement pl ans. She has over 25 yea rs of experience ofworkin g in Indian Cou ntry with a concentrat ion in health ca re administr;Jti on. She is cenirted by the Centers for Medicare Et Medicaid Services as a li censed agent to enroll indi viduals in to the f'ccl cral ly ra eilitatcd marketplace. Ms. Coley atte nded Da rt­mouth College with <1 concentration in Native American Studies and graduated rrom the Sawyer School of Business in New Ha ven, CT. Ms. Co ley current ly enjoys spending t ime with her grandch ildren ;1nd go lrtn g.

Devin Delrow Nn!!ajo Devi n is the Policy Associate for Medi ca re, Medicaid , and Hea lth Care Reform. Devin received his B.A. in Hi sto ry from Dart-mouth Co llege and hi s J.D. from the University of New Me xico, Sehoul of La w. During la w school, Dev in worked in the South­wes t Indian La w Clinic as a student attorney. He has co mpleted internships with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Offtce of Triba l Justice, the DOJ Civi l Ri ghts Di vis ion and the DOJ Radiation Exposure Compensatio n Act Program. Prior to law school, Devin wo rked in the rtn ance di visi on or the Albuquerque Area In dian Hea lth Service.

Desiree Edelen Desiree serves as the Accounting Coord inato r at NIHB providing speciali zed technica l support to the Health Information Techno­logy project and overall accounting support to all other grant projects. Desiree has wo rked at seve ral non- proftts and govern­menial agencies in va ried accounting management positions including: Martha's Table, The Ch ildren's Defense, Popul atio ns Services, Int ernati onal and Management Sys tems International. She brings over 20 yea rs of ex perience in non-proftt orga niza­tions.

Jacquelvnn En~Jebret~o A!Jn1a At!JabasmJt, Gulkmw Village Jacquely nn is the Public Health Program Coo rdinator ror Nil lB. She moved to DC after she g raduated rrom the Univnsit y ol" Al aska Anchorage with her BA in International Studies. She moved to participate in America n Un ive rs it y's Washingto n Internship for Native Students (W INS) and w;Js l"ortunate to be able to work on federal contracts in the DC mctropolit ;Jn <n-ca !"or her Alaska Native Co rp oral ion, Ahtna. Inc. In 201 2, J<Jckic joined NIH B as the Executive Ass istant /OfTtce Man ;1ge r. JackiL' se rves as a Cris is Counselo r at the DC Rape Cri s is Center and vo lunteers at HIPS, a public health program that provides a sy ringe exch<lllge and safe sex supplies for drug users. sex wo rkers. and their communities.

Robert f-oll'v M Ld Robert se rves as the Public ll ea lth Communications and Program Manager where is he is honored to wo rk on IIIV, meth;Jmphet­am ine, and sui cid e prevention proj ects. Prior to joini ng Nil lB. Mr. Fo ley served as the Pres ident/CEO or the Na ti on;li Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) whcre he managed programs deli ve ring techn ical assistance anclt r<linin g to Native commun ities co mbating HIV. Mr. Foley has ;liso wo rked as a training specialist with the Na ti ona l Network or Prevention Training Ce nters and as a research assist; l!lt with the Tri - Ethnic Center for Prevention Resea rch at Colorado St<lle Uni vcrs it y. lie ea rned his BA and M.Ed. from the Co lorado State Univcrsity.

Apnl Hale Navajo April is the Triba l Health Care Rcf"orm OutJT<Jch ;llld Education Communications Coordinator at the Nationcli Indian llcalth Board, where she wo rks on the National Indi an lle;lith Out JT<tch and Education initiative. Before joining the NIII B team. Ms. Hal e did communications and leg islative wo rk !"or the Na t ion ;li Amer­ican Indian Housing Counc il and the N;1ti on<li Co ngress o l" Amer­ican Indians. Ms. Hale is a 2006 g raduate rrom the University of' New Mexico with a degree in Communications ;n1d Journ ali sm. and a 2002 g raduate or the Freedom FO I'Lllll Divers it y Institute's American Indian Journalism Institute at the Uni vers it y or South Dakota. Ms. Hal e is a cit ize n or the Navajo Na tion rrom ly<Jnbito, New Mexico.

Jason Heinecke Jason is the Director of Health lnl"ormation Technology r·o r the Nation al Indian Health Board (NIHB). Mr. llci necke brings more than 18 yea rs of experience in project management , acti va tion , and project co ntrols expe rience to Nil lB. I li s stre ngths li e in a long, successful hi story in national gra nts and project m;Jnagc­ment. effectively estab lishing grants management policies, processes and procedures for planning, est im atin g. risk assess­men t, management, scheduling, cost control, ea rned va lue. coordination and change control. As a veteran or the United States Army, he also brings a strong base in milit ;1ry discipline and service.

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\1 nus- Hornbuckle. JO Mob111/lk Ca ro ly n A ngus- ll o rnbu ck le currently serves as the Deputy Director !"o r Po li cy, Program s and Advocacy at the Nati onal Ind ian llc;il th Board. Immediately pri or to her current rol e, M s. I lorn buck le served as Di reuo r of" Publi c Hea l th Programs and Policy. Ca rolyn graduated !"rom th e Sa ndra Day O'Connor Co ll ege ol" Law at A ri zona Sta le Un iversity and was awarded her J.D. in 2009. W hi le there, she studi ed federal Indi an law and co mpleted an intcrn~hip at the Uni ted States A tto rn ey"s Of ft ce fo r th e Di~tr i ct ol" Arizo na. Al"te r g raduating, she served as a law clerk ror the O!Ttcc or the Ge nera l Counsel at the Sa l t Ri ve r Pima- Mar­icopa Ind ian Com munity. Ms. ll o rnbu ck le is a member o f th e AriLona B<t r.

Rtl a ·d Lrl,ey

M usrogee (Ci ·eek ) Rich;trd is an enro ll ed member of" the M uscogee (Creek) Na ti on and retired rrom the Uni ted States Senate w here he was Counse l fl Se ni or Adv isor ro r Indi an A ITa irs on the Fin ance Commi ttee h<tndling India n ll ea lth Ca re. In d ian Tax issues, and social security mailers. Ill' ho lds a B.A . degree from Oklahoma Sta te Uni versity, J.D. degree l"ront Thurgood M arshall School or Law and an LL.M. in Intern ati onal Eco nomic Law from the Un iversity or l lousto n L tw Ce nte r. li e is a member of the Miss iss ippi State Bar, Tex;ts State Bar. and the Ca pito l I I ill Chapte r o r th e Federal B;t r Assol· i;ttio n.

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Red ClijJ'Baud ofLalte Superior Chippewa Ti·ibe Muska dce is the Research Project Manager: Hea l th Ca re Reform

Marketplace. Ms. Mon t<tno has mos t recent ly se rved as Adjunct Faculty at the Soc ial Wo rk Program, Uni versi ty o f Wisco n­sin - Superior and the Depart ment o r Soc ial Work, Unive rsity o r Minnesota. Dul uth. Pri o r to those pos i t ions, M uskadee se rved as Coordi tt< ll o r ro r A mcri c<lll Indi an Proj ec ts/Cen te r fo r Regional <llld Tribal Ch i ld Welr;tre St udies, also at th e Uni ve rsity o f" Min nesol<t, Dulu th . M uskadcc is l"t n ishi ng her d isser1ati on fo r he r Ph.D. in Socia l <tnd Adm i nistrati ve Pharm acy (Unive rsity o f M i nnesota), and holds a Mas ter's Degree in Soc ial Work (Unive r­

sity or M inn l'SOt<l. Dulu th). In addi tio n to her many pro fessional accompl ishnr ents, she has <Ill 8-yca r-old da ugh ter named Ma ri a.

I I tv1 s ll\ Caitrin is the Direc tor o l" Co ngress ional Relat ions at the Na ti onal Indian llcalth Boa rd . Ca itrin spent three years as a Leg islati ve Ass istan t to Co ngress m<tn To m Co le (R - OK) w here she served as <t po li t ica l adv iso r and his lc<td starrcr l'o r Na ti ve A meri can Issues ro r I he Co ng ress nr an's wo rk on the I louse Appropri ati ons Subcon 11n i tt l'l' on In te ri o r, Env ironment and Rel ated A gen-cies - the suhco nnnill ce th ro ugh w hi ch Indi an He;d th Serv ice Funding orig in ates. A l't c r ea rnin g her Masters in Co mparati ve Politics l'nnt r the Lo nd on Schoo l or Eco nomi cs, Ca i t ri n wo rked ror the National Co mmuni ty Act io n Fou ndat ion, as a Legis lat ive Assistant. At NCAF Cai tr in mon ito red and prov ided adv ice on legisl;nivc issues. spea rh eaded stakeho lder out reach and part icip­<llcd in the pl;tnn ing and coo rd in ati on ol' na ti ona l co nferences and congressio nal spcc i<tl eve nt s des igned to showcase and elevate the o rgan iz;tt ion's leg islati ve p ri oriti es.

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Sk\ Vasq z Bishop Paiute Sky is the Execut ive Coordinato r at N il l B.

V •krit Walker Va ler ie b r ings over 25 years or experience in non - prol'tl l'tn<tnce, admi nist rati on, huma n resou rce, and g ran t!> management in her role as Depu ty Di rector or Ope rat ions, Finance and Adm i ni~tra ­

t ion at NIH B. Befo re joini ng Nil l B. Va leri e was the Direc tor or Fin ance and Adm inist ration at M;trtha's Ta bl e. A~ the organiza­t ion's f trst in te rn al Di rector ol' Fina nce, Va lerie 's re~po n ~i b ilitie\

i nc luded engaging w i th key funding stakcho l dn~ by a~suri n g

all frn ancial and programmat ic dc li vc rabl es were co mplete <Jnd submi t ted on a t imely basis thus helpi ng to in crease it s ca pacity to se rve som e or Washin gton , DC's most vul nerabll' popu l<tt ions. Other area nonprofit o rga nizat ions in w hich Va lnie has scrvcd

as a key pan o r th e management tea m inc lude the Mon tgo ntny County Coa li t ion f'or the ll ome lcss, A merican lndi <ln ll ighcr Educat ion Co nsort ium, and the Cen ter !'or Women\ Pol icy Studies.

Conference Speakers Clinton Alrxandrr (White Earth Ojibwc) Mik wa mibissa (Brings Hail) ITC~: i ved hi s BA !'rom Co nco rdi a Co ll ege- Moo rh ead, Minn eso ta in Sociology and Criminal Justice. Currently, Clin ton serves as Exrcutive Program Directo r for Sac red Spirits' Project CEDAR (Community hea lth , Education, Decision -making, Aware­ness Et Responsibility). He is responsible for the deve lopment, implement ation, and integrat ion of education based program­ming int egrating trad itiona l va lues and beli efs to prese rve the rights, hea lth, and sal'e ty or wo men , girl s, and the ir families. Mr. Alexa nd er wo rked with the Minnesota Department of Health, Indi an ll ea lth Services, <lncl Tribal programs to form a coa li­tion-based approach fo cused on publi c health programming to mitigate I-II V/ II CV and dea th !'rom opiate drug use.

Captain Adam Archulrta, MPH, is the Directo r of Revenue Enhancement Serv ices for th e Tu cson Area Indi an Hea lth Service (JH S) whne he prov ides techni ca l ass istance and co nsultati ve services to fede ral and Tribal hospitals and clini cs on improving reven ue cyc le act iviti es ac ross Indi an Cou ntry. Capt. Arc hu-leta has 23 yea rs of ex peri ence wo rking in the Business Office, Health Inform ation M<HI CJge ment, and Contract Hea lth Service/ Purchased Rel'crred Care departments. Current ly, Capt. Archul eta sits on the Aflord<ib le Ca re Act Nat ion al Committee for IH S, and has bee n the Principal In ves ti ga tor for the CH IPRA CMS Grant, Outreach and Enro llment to Native American Children. He has degrees in llc<ilth Informati on Man age ment, Socio logy, and Publ ic lil:alth , and is an enrolled member of the Co lorado Ri ve r Indian Tribes in Arizona and is of Hopi /Tewa descent.

Rosario Arreola Pro, MPH is the Hea lth Systems Deve lopment Director !'or 1he Sacramento-based Ca liforni a Rural India n Hea lth Board, In c. ( C I~ IHB) . CRIHB is a co nso rtium of II Tribal Health Programs that are co ntrolled and sanct ioned by Indian peopl e and their Tribal Governments. Rosa ri o has spent over 15 yea rs wo rkin g in the non - prof1t hea lth ca re sector in program pl an­ning and deve lopment and is co mmitted to in creas ing access to health ca re se rvices in medi ca lly underservecl communiti es. Rosario holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mol ecular and Ce ll Biology from the Un ive rsity of Ca lifornia at Berkeley and a Master of Public Hea lth !'rom Co lumbia University.

Kurt Begay~: (Din e). H ashk '<'~<ihadzohi (Yucca Fru it Strung Out on a Lin e Clan) , born fo r T6'a hced liinii (Water Flows Together Clan), is Dine original ly from Chinl e, AZ. Hi s wo rk in HIV bega n 15 yea rs ago and has spann ed HIV prevention , ca re, and capacity building se rvices. He has se rved as a Capacity Building Assist­ance (CBA) Spcc i;ili st with the Nationa l Native American AIDS Preve ntion Ce n1er in Oak land, CA and then with the Asian Et Pa cif1 c Islander Ame ri can Health Fo rum in Sa n Franci sco, CA providing 1-JI V CBA se rvices to tribes, community based organ­izations, uni versiti es and health departments across the U.S. an d its territories. Currentl y, Kurt wo rks with the Navajo Health Education and IIIV Prevention Program in creas ing program ca pacity to ef'fective ly prov ide high- impact HIV prevention serv i c ~: s on the Navajo Nat io n.

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Ronald C. Begay (RC) is the Pub li c ll ca lth Adv iso r in the Office of the Area Directo r for the Albuqu erque Area Indian ll e<ilth Service. RC's duti es includ e se rvin g as the Purchased/Rderred Care program offi ce r, coo rdin at ing 49 TrilJ<il 638 programs as the Agency Lea d Negot iator. Con tra ct Proposal Liai so n Ofltce r. Contract Desi gnated Feclcr<il O!Tic i<il. and the Area Coordi nator for the Commun ity Hea lth Represe nt ative, Emergency Medical Service, and Urban Title V programs. Mr. Begay bega n hi s se rvice in 1989 with the Navaj o Arc<! Indi an He<l lth Service as a llcalth Systems Specialist/Project Officer and soo n there<Ji'1cr, served as the Adm inist rati ve OfT1cer f'or the Crow npoin t Snv icc Uni1 f'rom 1990- 1999 an d from 1999-2003. li e a lso se rved as CEO f'or the Acoma /Canoncito/ La guna Service Uni t. Mr. Begay is ;1 US Army Veteran ( 1974-2004) and all a incd the rank of' Lieutenant Co lone l with numerous decorations and is Airborne/Ranger qualif1ed .

Roxa ne Spruce Bly (Puebl o Of' La gun <i) , has more 1han 10 years of ex peri ence in co mmunity-based strateg ic pl;n1ning, prugr<nn deve lopmen t and eva luation. A member of the Pueblo of' Laguna, she has extensi ve ex peri ence in outreach, educati on, and legis­lative advocacy related to the Ind ian Hea lth sys tem and the impacts of health ca re reform on Americ1n Indi an co nsumers. She curren tly serves as Director o f' ll ea lth e<IJT Educa ti on and Outreach f'or Native American Prol'css iona l Parent Reso urces. In c. one of two Navigator en titi es f'or the New Mexico ll calt h Insurance Exchange.

Laura Bird (Navaj o) is a Lcgisl<ttive Associ;1t c at th e N<tt iona l Congress of American Indians (NCA I). Prior to joining NCA I. Ms. Bird was an Affordable Ca re Act (ACA) Tr;liner f'or the Trib <1 l Education an d Outreach Co nso rtium (TEOC). and w;1s a hea lth poli cy analyst on ACA emp loyer issues. Prior 10 Ms. Bircl's ACA wo rk, she served as an attorney in th e Govern ment Relati ons Depa1iment of Lagun a Development Co rporation and served as Deputy Director of the Nat ional Native Ameri can AIDS Preven­tion Center. Ms. Bird earned a Juri s Doc tor Degree with a Ce rti ­r, cate in Indian Law from the Uni ve rsily of· New Mexico.

Natasha Bitsui , Tl' a~t s h c hi'i (Reel Bottom Clan). born for Bil agaa na (Anglo), matern al grandparen ts arc the To'aheed-liinii (Wate r Flows Together Cl<111 ) and paternal g randparents are From the Pawnee Nat ion, is Dine ori ginally !'rom Chinl e, AZ. She is a Senior Hea lth Educator with the Navajo Health Edu ca­tion Program (NHEP), s ince March of· 2007 . where she oversees both NHEP and Navajo HIV Preven tion Program sta f'f'. ll cr main projects include bein g the Principal In ves ti ga tor f'or the Navajo Youth Risk Beh av ior Survey and HIV Screening Project Lead for the Navajo HIV Prevention Program. Natasha received her B.S. in Community Health fro m New Mexico State Un ive rs it y.

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l'nm l,t 1\ Blad,\ ell ]() is the project directo r for oral hea lth <lcccss !'or llc<ilth Ac t ion Ne w Mex ico, a sta tew ide hea lthca re co nsumer advocacy organ ization. Prev iously, Blackwell was the Assoc i<lt e Direc tor !'or Federal Regulatory & Pay ment Po l icy !'o r the American Assoc i at ion o f" Nurse Anesthet ists (AANA) in Wa shington. DC. At the AA NA, Bl ackwe ll was respo nsib le !'or th e manage ment, stra tegy, poli cy development ;111d in1plcmcnt at ion rei at ing to federa l regul atory and pay ment pol icy issues. Bl ackwe ll has worked di rectly with sta te <lnd kder;tl <lgencies (M edicare, FDA, DEA etc). leg islators, and ot her organ iza ti ons to deve lop a nd improve poli cy propos;tl s a nd out co mes !'or her clients. Bl ac kwell ea rn ed he r BA in jo urn ;tli sm at Co lo rado Sta te Uni ve rsity in Fort Co ll ins. CO and her .JD <It Geo rge Maso n Uni ve rsity School o f" L<IW in Arlingto n, Virg ini a. Bl ac kwe ll and her husband reside in Albuquerqu e with their three yo ung children.

lmda Br0\\11 is the Deputy Director, Di vision ofTribal Affairs, in the Ce nter !'or Medi cai d a nd CHIP Serv ices, a t CMS. Prior to rejoi ning Trib <il ArTairs, Linda wo rked with the In tergov­ernme nta l AlTa irs s ta iT on s ta te- related issues and co nducted ex tensive outiT<Ich to Nati onal Stet tc organ izat ions on key Medi­GIIT. Medi ca id and Children's Health Insurance Prog ram issues . Linda a lso worked on the Co ngress ional Affa irs sta ff within CMS' OITt ce o r· Leg isla ti on. where she responded to numerous inqu iri es !'rom Co ngress ion al sta rT on a wide range of CMS issues. Be l'ore .jo inin g CMS, Linda wo rked for the Social Security Adm inistrat ion a nd the OrTtce o l' Perso nnel Manage ment.

~h.tp i ro Rlno ' ( ambrid~J l is a citi zen of the Dine· (Navaj o) Na tio n, (Bo rn to the Towering House and Two Ri ve rs Run Together Peo ple) and Sic ilian. Born a nd raised in San Francisco, Ca lil'orni a. Shapiro's l'amily has been res iding in the Miss ion Dist rict ol' Sa n Fra ncisco s ince the 1940's, and have been recei ving Urk1n lndi <lll ll e<il th Services from the Nati ve Amer­ica n ll ca lth Ce nt er s ince their crea tion in 1972. Shapiro has been workin g <II Na ti onal Co uncil o l' Urb an In di an Hea lth sin ce Fa ll 2009 and is curren tly the Co mmuni cations and Pub lic Affairs Assoc iate.

1-uland 1 ( irlarl'l lo is an Insurance Claims Analyst for the Navaj o Nat ion Employee Bcne f"tt s Prog ram, where she has served for 12 yea rs. With 22 yea rs o l' c laims expe ri ence, Ms. Cicca rell o wo rks with insured empl oyees, hea lt h care prov ide rs including Indian Health Services a nd PL 638 Co ntrac ted fac ili ties, and claims ad mi ni strato rs to ensure cla ims arc resol ved in an efft cient manner. She has know ledge of the Afford able Ca re Act and is involved in the impl ementati on within the Navaj o Nation 's heet lth pl an !'or compli ;1n ce. In add iti on to hand ling cla ims, she al so provides prol'ess ional ass istance to the human resource rcp rcscnt<ll ivcs o l' ent erpri ses and LG A Chapters in ad ministering the sell'- insured hencftt pl an developed by the Navajo Na tion. Sh e is <I menil ll' r of" th e Din e N<ll ion.

Domtnll (Itt hn is <I rece nt graduate from the Uni ve rsity o r Ari zo na Me l and En id Zuckc rm <ln Co llege of Public Hea lth where he comple ted hi s Master o f' Publi c Hea lth deg ree and was elected to me mbership in the Alph <l Nu Chapter o f Delta Omega, the Nationa l Pu blic ll ea lth Honorary Society. Currently, he emp loyed at the Tsehoo isoo i Mcdi cctl Cente r, a PL93-638 Hea lth Fac ili ty in Fo rt De f'tance. Arizona. as an Epid emio log ist. He spec iali zes

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in co ndu cting co mmuni ty hea lth related assessmen ts. Pri or to attaining hi s Master of Pub li c Hea lth deg ree, Domin ic worked at the Nike, Inc. Worl d Hea dquarters in Beaverton , OR as a Nike N7 Brand Ma rket ing Manager.

C < rol,\ 11 (Ki1 ~Jaluq) ( rm~dcr, No me Eskim o Co mmuni ty, is CEO for Sitnasuak Hea lth Soluti ons, exciting new subsidi ary of' SNC. SI-IS is a miss ion-dri ve n Native co mpany creat ing business alli ances with Tri bes to acce lerate thei r Sc i f" Detcrmin at ion journey, with focus on health in nova ti ons ft qua lit y. Ca roly n has 33 yea rs of executi ve Tribal Hc<ilth managemen t experi ence: CEO, 20 yea rs. No rton So und Health Corporati on , an ori gina l Title V Co mpacting THO; a nd Hea lth Director, 13 yea rs, Aleu tian Pribil of Is lands Ass n. She se rves on multipl e s tatew ide/nati onal Tribal health co mm ittees in cludi ng serving as Triba l Co-Chair for the Na ti onal Tribal Il-l S Budget Formul ati on Tea m and Chair fo r the Alaska Tribal Hea lth Quality Co llaboret ti ve .

I .trr:.,. ( urlly enroll ed member of the Na va jo Na tio n, rece ived his master's degree from the Uni ve rsity o f' Ari zona , a nd studi ed at the Docto ral level at the Uni ve rsity o f' New Me xico a nd Brandeis Uni ve rsity. l-I e is currently the Execut ive Directo r of" the Na vajo Na ti on Di vision of Health . Hi s past pos itions have in cluded : Executive Directo r o f Ind ian Hea lth Boa rds in Neva da a nd New Mex ico, Triba l Administrator, Hospital Admini st rator, Nursing Home Admini stra to r, Head Sta rt Directo r, Ma rketing Assoc iate in a Man aged Care Orga ni za ti on and a Lobby ist in Washin gton, DC.

Bllti Dclrow rece ived a Masters of Social Work degree !'ro m University of Uta h, Salt Lake City, and a Bac helors o f' Art s f"ro m Uni versity of Guam, Aga na. She is li censed in New Mex ico. Ms. Delro w is the Director for the Navajo Na ti on Spec i<il Di<-1 hctes Program (NSDP), Windo w Rock, Ari zo na. She also worked as a Principal Social wo rk er with th e Program and Fa mi ly Therapist with Na vajo Nation Departm ent o f" Behav ioral llealth Sn vices. Most o f Ms. Del row's wo rk ca ree r has been with the Federal Government: U.S. Departm ent of Hea lth a nd Human Serv ices, Indian Health Service, U.S. Depa rtm ent ol' Justi ce, U.S. Att or­ney's Offtce-Arizo na ; U. S. Dcpat1mcnt o f' Inte ri or, Burea u of' Indian Affairs; U. S. Depa rtm ent of Veterans Admi nisir<lti on; and the U.S. Navy.

Ron Dem.tra, (No rthern Cheyenn e) has wo rk ed in th e area of" Ind ian Self- Determina tion for ove r 30 yea rs. He holds degrees in Business Administ rat ion and Education al Admini stration f'ro m Montana Sta te Uni versity. He has served as the Dean o f" Business Affairs for Chief Dull Kn ife Co ll ege; as the Di rector o f' Admin ­istrati ve Services and Acting Executi ve Di rec tor o f" th e Ramah Navajo School Boa rd ; and as the Direc tor o r Se lf"- Det crmina tion Services and Acting Director of the OfTtce o r Direc t Se rvice and Co ntract ing Tribes for the Indi an Hea lth Service. Mr. Demaray is no w Pres ident/CEO of Demaray Consul ting, a f'm11 dedi ca ted to providing a broad array of Self- Determin at ion and Co ntrac t Support Cost ex pertise to a ll o f its cli ents. Mr. Demaray has an Offtce in Phoeni x where he wo rks with indi vid ua l Indi an Tribes on issues related to management of Indian Sc ii'- Dctcrminati on Contracts and Co mpacts.

Canaan llunum is a Cherokee cit izen who takes 1 rcmendous pride in be ing abl e to serve th e Cherokee peop le eve ry day. Ca naa n has been wo rking !'or Cherokee Na tio n Gove rn me nt

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Relations sin ce April of' 20 13. He wo rks as a li aison between the executi ve a leg isla ti ve branches or gove rnment for the tribe and al so works on legis lat ive issues th at cove r a va ri ety of topi cs, in cluding Edu cc1tion and Ag ri culture. Ca naa n is currently fmi shin g up a Chero kee Educat ion deg ree from No rtheaste rn State Unive rsity in T<1hl eq uah, Ok the Ca pi to l of the Cherokee Na tion. C 1naa n lives with hi s wire Kcc li and th eir 5 month old daught er Kayni.

Jen nifer llul'ui' (Fo nd du L<1c Ba nd of Lake Superi or Chippewa) is Assoc iate Di rec tor for the Human Services Di vision of th e Fond du La c B<md or Lake Superi or Chippewa (FDL) . She also serves as a tcchni ccil ad visor to the Tribal Technica l Ad viso ry Group (TrAG) o r CMS. She has a dipl oma in Medi ca l Coding and Insurance, a nd a ce rti fica te ror Medi ca l Transc rip tion from the Minn eso ta State Co mmuni ty and Technica l Coll ege. She compl eted her Bachelor of Sc ience deg ree in Busin ess Adminis­trati on th ro ugh Bemidj i State Uni versity in 2009 and co mpl eted her Master or Business Admini strat ion program at Co nco rdi a Uni versity in 20 13.

linka Duran, B\, is the Program Man ager for the CMS Afford­abl e C11-c Act N;w iga tor Prog ram at the Great Pl ains Tribal Chairmen's lkalth Board (GPTCHB) where she provides enroll ­ment assista nce in th e Hea lth Insurance Marketplace. She has been wo rking at GPTCHB since 2004. Currently, Ms. Duran is attending th e Uni versity o r Ne braska Medi ca l Center"s Certi ­fi ca te or Public ll ealth Mas ter's Prog r<1 m. She has a Bac helor of Social Sc ience deg ree rrom Ogla la Lakota Co ll ege, and is a board memh C' r or the Ca rol Ann e Heart Ca ncer Support Coa liti on. Ms. Duran is an enroll ed member o r the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

l.imbay l.arl~ is a Cherokee citi zen who is humbled by the opportunit y to usc her skill s eve ry d<1y to se rve the Cherokee peopl e. She h<IS bee n Lcg isl<l t ivc Co unsel for Governmen t Relati ons ;11 Cherokee Na tio n s in ce September 201 3. At Cher­okee N<di on, Lindsay's work is focused on Hea lth, Housing, and Law Enrorce men t issues. Lindsay has wo rked as a co mmunity organ ize r in pos t- Katr ina New Orleans; for an orga ni za ti on that recruit ed and tra in ed Nati ve Ameri ca ns to run for offi ce; and has voluntee red on num erous politi ca l ca mpaigns. Lindsay g radu ­ated rrom Dartmouth Co ll ege in 2005 and from the Uni versity of Tulsa Co ll ege or La w wi th a JD a nd ce rtifi ca te in Federal Indi an Law in 20 12. She li ves with her f1 anc<:\ Chris, and Vi olet, their dog, in Tahlequah , OK.

Sam l:nni\ is an assoc iate in the San Di ego o ff1 ce of Sonosky, Chambns, Sachse, Endrcson 8 Perry LLP, whi ch spec iali zes in representi ng Tribal in teres ts thro ughout the United States. Mr. Ennis is a member o f' the Nat ional Indi an Hea lth Board Medi care a Medi ca id Policy Co mmittee and has wo rked in co njuncti on with th c Ce nt ers l'or Medi ca re and Medi caid Services Tribal Techni ca l Advisory Group. He also se rves as a co nsultant to the Na tional Indian ll c<il th Boa rd with rega rd to training on and impl emr nt atio n o l' the Arrorda blc Ca re Act and Indian Hea lth Ca re Improvemen t Act.

Peggy f l;ma!'-Jan (White Ea rth Band of Ojibwe) is the Executive Director or Children's DC' I'cnse Fund of Minnesota. Previously, she spent eight years with Well sto ne Acti on, f1rst as director and founder or the Na ti ve Ameri ca n Leadership Program and most rrcc ntly as director o r Ex tern al Affairs. She also se rves as adjun ct r<1cul ty l'or Geo rge Was hingto n Uni ve rsity's Nat ive

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Am eri ca n Poli tica l Leadership Program. She is ;1 nati on;dly recog ni zed expe1i in nonpa11isa n vote r mobili zation and ci vic engagement, espec iall y with Nati ve' Americans a nd peo ple or co lor. She is a 2002 graduate or the Uni ve rsity o f' Minnesota and holds a bac helor's degree in Ameri ca n Indian studies and ch il d psychology.

David Foley is an epid emiol og ist with the Nav<l.jO Epidemi ­ology Center (N EC) where he has wo rked s ince March or 20 II. His projects with the NEC a ll ow him to wo rk with the Na v<ljo Spec ial Diabetes Proj ect, Navajo I-I C'a lth Education Program, Navajo mortali ty data, a nd Navaj o Na tion Hea lth Survey. Pri or to hi s wo rk with the NEC Dav id wo rked l'or 4 years f'or th e Utah Department o f Hea lth Immunizati on Prog r<lm as a rcsca rch analys t, a nd 4 yea rs with the Sa lt L<~kc Co un1 y Injury PrcvC' n­tion Prog ram as a hea lth educa tor. Dav id rece ived a B.S. in Communi ty Health Education !'rom Brigh<llll Young Uni ve rsity. and an M.s. P.H from the Uni ve rs ity of Uta h.

Kimberly fow ler, PhD, is the Direct or or Techni ca l Assisiancc and Research at the Na ti onal Co uncil ol' Urb an Indian llcalth (NCU IH) in Was hington , DC, where she ma nages th e T/\ Center (TARC) and prov ides data analys is, tra ining. and JTSOU JTC assist­ance to the 34 Urban Indi an Health Programs ac ross the na iio n. Dr. Fo wler has facilitated the Enrollment Co n1n1unit y of' LL'<Irning for UIHP outreach and enrollment sta ff ove r the l<1st two yea rs to ass ist with dispersa l o f Afford <J blc Ca re /\c t and Ma rketplace inform ati on a nd address chall enges in enrollment impl cment<l­ti on. Dr. Fow ler has been wo rking at NCU III since 20 11 .

Sharon 1-rcderil:ks is l'ull - blood Hopi and is a llucnt llopi spea ker. She is Bamboo clan from Paa kav i Arizona . Sl1c SC' rved 9 years in the U.S. Air Force. She j oin ed the Vet Ce nt er Prog ram in 1994 as a Co unselor and wo rks at the ll opi - Nav<lj o Outrc<Jch Station in Hotev ill a Ari zo na on the Hopi lndi <ln ITSlTV<Ition. She provides direct se rvices to those whom may not <il w;1ys hea r nor understa nd the co mpl ex it ies o f' the Vcter<ln s Admini str;1ti on poli cies and procedures. She wo rks dili gently to provide e<IIT to all returning vete rans, fe ll ow wo men vc tcr<lns <llld their l'ami lics as they make a post-war adjustmen t to reserv<lti on li k.

Vicki Frcnch is a Proj ec t Administrato r for the Triballlcalt h Program Support depa rtment at Unit ed South and Eastern Tribes. In addi tion to her responsibilities as Proj ect Admini stra tor. she has se rved as the Meanin gful Usc Coo rdinat or s ince the in cep­tion of USEr s Region al Ex tensio n Center pro jec t. Bcrorc j oinin g the REC project, Vi cki wo rked as a Tribal Dat<l Coo rdin ator on USEr s GPRA Pil ot Proj ect, Focusing on USET s data qua lity and co ll ec ti on efforts. Her prev ious C'X pC' ri encc in cludes coo rdin at in g projects for va rious nonprofit orga ni zations and ma na ging a federal grant program through a sta te gove rnmental age ncy.

Joaquin Ray Ga l lc~JOS is a Poli cy Fell ow for the Ce nt er l'or Na ti ve AmC'ri ca n Youth at The Aspen Institut e. Joaquin is from the Ji ca rill a Apac he Na ti on and Puebl o of' Sant a /\n <L li e recently graduated from the Uni ve rsity of Co lorad o Denve r I Anschu tz Medica l Ca mpus. Pri or to coming to CN AY he wo rked at the Ce nters for Ameri can Indian and AI <ISk<l Nati ve llca lth ­Colorado School of Public Hea lth where he ass isted in num erous clinical tri als a nd other research studies in vol ving or<il he<J ith care amidst Indi an Na ti ons.

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·11 I Iii • 1 v1 (Zun i Puebl o), is the Project Manager for Na ti ve It 's Yom G<lllle (N IYG) at the No rth wes t Po11land Area lndi <IJJ ll ea lth Bo;ml. i11 Portland, Oregon . Nat ive It 's Your Game is ;1 sex ual hea lth <llld STD / IIIV prevent ion curricu la for A I/ AN middle schoo l student s aged 12- 14 yea rs. Amanda also works on We R Nat ive. a national multimedia health resource for Nat ive teens and yo u11 g adults. Amanda has w orked as an In terna­tio nal Baccalameate (I B) teacher in Thailand for the th ree yea rs before co mi11g to the Boa rd. She received her Master of Arts in Teachin g (MAT) at Oregon St;lle University in 2007.

1 l is a member of the Din e Nation , origin ally from Pino n. Arizo na. S;1v<1nnah is Totsohnii (Big Water Clan), born fo r I I;Jshk "<'l ilnhadzo hf (Yucca Fru i t Strung Out in a Lin e Clan). lll'r n1<1t erna l gr<Jndl"a thcrs arc Ta"nceszahnii (Tangle People Clan) and her p;llernal g randl"<lth ers arc Tl "i zil c\ nf (Ma ny Goats Clan) . Savan nah is cmre ntly the Program Admini strative Coord inato r ;11 the Albuq uerqu e Area Ind ian Health Board . She graduated from the University of New Mex ico w ith a Bachelor of Arts in Env ironn1ental Planning and Des ign, w ith an em phasis in Co mmunit y Pl ;111ning. Sava nn ah is in the process of appl y ing for a Masters in Public ll ealth prog ram.

I ho 1 ll'l ( hm t Doq .II B\. (Burns Paiute, Ogla la Lakota), is the Project Assistant for Project Red Talon Cit th e Northwest Port ­land A JT<l Ind ian llealth Boa rd, in Port lan d, Oregon. l-I e assists w i th several adolescen t health promot ion projects, in cluding: Na ti ve VO ICES. Nat ive It 's Your Game (IYG), and We R Nat ive. I il' is the 111ak l"<lcilit<Jto r lor N;1t ivc VO ICES, and manages We R Native's mon thl y co ntests, co mmunity se rvice mini -grants, and ge;1r requests for the website: www.WcRNati ve.org. He is a rece nt gradu;Jt e f rom Orego n State University (Fall of 201 3) w i th a Bachelor of Sc ience in Public llea llh .

( \ IHIJ (oJII "fl'l is the Tech ni ca l Director f"or A I/AN Policy and Marketplace Casework for the Co nso rtium fo r Med ica id and CII IP Operat ions and the Lead Na ti ve Am erican Contact (NAC) for CMS Regio n;il Oll1ces. She wo rks closely with CMS Central Oll1n· 011 A I/ AN issues. Bel'ore se rv ing as the Lead NAC, Cyndi was the Reg ion V III NAC, Medicaid Stale Lead for 4 States and the CIII P Lead for all 6 Reg ion VII I Stales. Prior to joining CMS in 1998, Cy ndi wo rked in the Stale of Wyo ming as a County Ca~cwo rker. Co unty Eligibilit y Superv isor and State Medicaid Consult <lnt for II yc<Jrs.

l1~h 11 (n lm Kiy;Ja.;i<Jnii (The To wering House Clan) born for T<idich"ii"JJ ii (Biller Water Clan), maternal grandparents arc Ash iih ii (Salt Peop le Clan) and parental grandpa rents arc M a" iidccshg iizhinii (Coyo te Pass Clan). She is a Sen ior Hea lth Edu ca tor wi th the Nava_jo ll c;Jith Educat ion Program (NHEP), since .July of 2006. ll cr mai n projects in clude being a Co-Prin­cipa l In ves ti ga tor l"or NYRB S and a team member in several workg roups wi thin the Navajo Di v ision of Hea lth. She prev iously worked w ith the Navajo Co unty Publi c Hea lth District and w i th Phoeni x Na ti ve ll ca lth . She rece ived her B.S. in Health Promo­t ion l"rom No rth ern Ari zona University and in her 2nd year of an M.P.II. in l le;Jith e<IIT Admin.

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M ch;. Ia G ·ev M 'II (Dine). Ms. Grey b a Manager of Prog ram~

with Nat iona l Nat ive Ameri can A IDS Prevention Center. She entered the position w ith t remendous experien ce in Clinical Tri al Resea rch. Fo r the last 10 yea rs, Mich;1ela worked in va riou ~

ca paciti es w ithin University o f New Mex ico ITSe<J IT h progr<~m s.

Her recent projects at NNAAPC include prov iding c<~pacity building assistance to va ri ous tribal ent iti es. She provi ded tech ­nica l ass ista nce Pascua Yaqui Tribal llca lth Department in th ei 1· efforts to increase testing and cultur;JI Iy appropriate linka ge to ca re to HIV positive co mmunity members. Michael<~ utili zed her clinical trial expe ri ence to help to in crease cl ini c;JI trial awarT­ness in the Denver, Chicago and Da ll as Nat ive co mmunities. Most recentl y, M ichae la is prov idin g techni ca l <rssist<JillT to the Navajo Nation Divis ion of ll ea l th to f"ormui<Jte a str<ll eg ic pl ;1n add ress ing HIV/A IDS prevent ion, treatment <Jnd care on the Navajo reservat ion.

~ C111 u is the Health Poli cy Analyst w ith the Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Hea lth Board. She focu ses on the Spec ial Protections and Provis ions in the A ITord ahil' Ca re Act. Slle prev iously worked at an executive level for the Ch nokec Na tion. Gower was th e recip ient o f" the Ka iser F;1mi ly Found ation Na ti ve American Hea lth and Wel fare Po l icy Fe ll owship. She wo rked fo r Senator Ben Night horse C:~ mpbel l , Cha irm <~n of the Scn<~te Co mmittee on Ind ian AfTairs. Gower has a B.S. deg ree in llealth Ca re Ad minist rat ion from Northeastern Stale Un iversi ty where she g raduated Magna Cum Laude and is a ci ti ze n or the Cher­okee Nat ion.

Mid elk (JU!IlrT~ M ichelle has been act ive in the nonprof"11 sector for ovn 10 y ears w ith several yea rs· ex perience as a g rant lll<lker. She also spent spending several yea rs in Sri Lank<~ as the Cou ntry Director f"or an Italian NGO implementing tsunami rch;1hi lit ation wo rk, and the Admini strati ve Unit for the Italian M i ni~try or Foreign Affai rs at the Italian Em bassy in Co lornho. A nati ve of" New Mex ico, Michel le holds a Master's degree in International Cooperatio n and Deve lopment from the E uropc<~n School l"or Ad va nced Studies at the Univers i t~1 di Pa v ia, l t;dy. She ;il so holds a Bachel or 's deg ree from Smith Co llege w ith a double major in Governmenr and Itali an Language <~nd Lit erature.

Dakot h Jm Ya" at"eeh! My name is Dakotah Jim and I ;1111 Dine (Navajo). I 'm orig inall y from Tohat chi, NM <llld cu rrently res ide in Albuquerque, NM. I received my B.S. E x erci~c Sc ience from NAU and M .S. Hea lth Educatio n- Co mmun ity llcalth from UNM. I ha ve been blessed wi th the op portun it y to work l"or the Notah Begay Ill Foundation: Nat ive Stro ng team <Js the Resea rch Program Officer. I LOVE w hat I do because engag ing w ith our Native people and supporting the positive we llness changes happening in their communit ies makes my heart beat w ith _joy. I look forwa rd to learning, meeting, supporting, sharing, and engaging w ith you all. Ahe"hec and ll avc a Beaut iful Day!

Dr \a al K.Jstcl c Deputy Director of" the Na ti onal Indian Chi ld We l fare Association (N ICWA), is A lutiiq, an enrolled nwmber o f the Native Village of Ouzinkie. She is an intcgr;il p<l rt o f" the t ransit ion pl an for NICWA Foun din g Executi ve Director Terry Cross and wi ll beco me executi ve director in 201 5. From 1998- 2010, Sarah se rved the Nationa l Co ng ress of" American Indians (NCA I) as Welfare Rcf"orm Program Di rector, Found ing

Director of th e NCA I Poli cy Resea rch Ce nte r, and ftnally Director of· Poli cies e~ nd Prog re~m s . Sa rah ea rned a master's degree a nd PhD !'rom th e Geo rge Warren Brow n School o f Social Work at Washin gton Uni vers ity in St. Loui s.

Philem· lll'nu, H\. CHF-', , (Din e). Ms. Herrera is the Prog ram Mana ge r for the Navajo ll ca lth Edu ca ti on a nd HIV Prevention Progr<lll1 . As a child Phil ene witnessed her mate rnal gra nd ­mother GilT !'or others as a Co mmunity Hea lth Represe nt<J ti ve. She learned th e va lu e of c<I ring for others and rea lized her career path in publ ic he<t lth . Ms. Herrera ea rn ed her Bachelor o f Science from Bri gham Young Uni ve rs ity a nd returned to se rve the Navajo Nati on . E<trly in her public hea lth ca ree r she recogni zed the in creased incid ence o r II IV among Navajo members. Her major te<I m <Icco mplishmcnts include updating the 14 yea r old 2009 Nav<I jo Ne~ ti o n IIIV /A IDS Code to the 2011 Na vajo Nation HIV/A ID S Act. Employing the 2011 HIV Act as the foundation, she initi ated partnership with NN AAPC to fac ilitate the deve lop­ment of" Str<I teg ic Plan with key stakeholders.

Majed lhrahnn has been wo rking !'or Department of Vete rans AfTairs !'or ove r 10 years. li e sta rted as an Engineering Super­viso r at Lorm Linda VA Medi ca l Ce nte r and wo rked as a Project/ Program Manager for Cen lr<l l Offrce of Co nstructi on and Fac il ­ities Manage men t, Veterans Affairs Dese rt Pacifi c Hea lthca re Ne twork (VI SN 22), and most rece ntl y Vete rans Affairs Chief Busin ess Oflr ce. Ma jcd has a Bac helor's in Bi omedi cal Engin­eerin g, Mas tns in Elec tri ca l Eng inee rin g, a nd a Masters in Busi­ness Administra ti on. li e is marri ed and has two yo un g kids.

( ara .larm '· is the Directo r o f the Offr cc o f Min ority Hea lth at the Centers !'or Medi care a nd Medi ca id Se rvices (CMS). Prior to joining th e OfTr ce o r Mi no ri ty Hea lth at CMS, Dr. James was the Director of th e Dispariti es Poli cy Project <J nd the Director of the Barbara .J ordan ll c<t lth Policy Schol ars Prog ram at the Henry J . Kaise r Fa mil y Fo undati on. Pri or to joining the sta ff at Kaiser, she wo rked at ll <t rva rd Uni ve rsity and The Pi cker Institute. Cara received her Ph .D. in Hea lth Poli cy and her A.B. in Psychology from llarva rd Uni versity.

Jcnmll' r llllll'IH'Z, MPH . Sin ce 201 2, Jennifer Jim enez has been an Acc rcdii <Jii on Spec iali st with the Public Hea lth Acc redita tion Board (PI lAB) . In this rol e she ass ists appli cants and site visit tea ms th ro ugh th e acc redit a ti on process, deve lops guidance materi als and resources, and supports the overall improve-ment or th e accredit a ti on prog ram. Jenni fe r's ex perience with PHAB accredi ta ti on dat es back to 2005 when she wo rked on the Expl orin g Accredit a ti on project whil e at the Assoc ia tion of State and Terri to ri al He <t lth Grl'ici <t ls (ASTHO) . Whil e at ASTHO, she ;il so managed a Na ti ona l Publi c Hea lth Performance Sta nd­ards Program (NPIIPSP) project, led ex pert wo rkgroups in the devel opment or pcrf'orm ance improvement resources, co ntributed to th e des ign or a qu ;ilit y im provement demonstrat ion proj ect, and coor·din <II cd accredit ati on preparati on guid ance andtech­ni c<ll ass istance !'or state hea lth departments . Jennifer rece ived her master's deg ree in publ ic health fro m George Was hingto n Uni ve rsit y.

)on laha Jim Martin (Navajo-Modoc) is <I n enroll ed member of the Nava_jo Nat ion. She holds a bac helor's deg ree from the Co lorado Co ll ege Gradu ate studi es at the Uni versity of New Mex ico and is in the pro cess of attaining her Masters o f Publi c Administrat ion. She curre ntly se rves as the Food Et Nutri t ion

Policy Coordin <t tor to th e Navajo Na ti on Di visio n of' llca lt h. Past positi ons have included: Indian Educa ti on No n- Prol'rt Co rp or­at ion Prog ram Coordin ator, Navajo N<lli on llurm111 Reso urces Training Instructo r, Navajo Na ti on Social Services Tr<Ii ning Coordin ator, Indi an Educa ti on Ass istant Directo r. Navajo Na ti on Headsta rt Hum an Reso urces Et Sta rr Developm ent Manage r and Navajo Na ti on Di vision of Hea lt h Sr. M<Jn<I gemcn t An;ilyst.

Kattc John~on is currentl y the EHR Integrated Ca re Coo rdin <Itor a nd Manage r of' the No rthwest Portland A rT <~ Indian ll c<~ llh

Board Regiona l Extension Center. She is a pharnlaL·ist by training and started wo rking f'or the Indian ll e;ilth Se rvice a l'ter gradu<tting from the Uni ve rsity o r Kansas, School or Pha rm acy in 2004. She worked at Wa rm Sprin gs Health <t nd Wcllness Center in Oregon , and then at the Whit eri ver Indi an ll os pi ta l in Arizon <t . In 2011 , she mo ved to Portland <tnd s i<I rt ed her current job. She has enj oyed wo rking with a ll the Tribes in the Po rtl and Area in helping providers move tow<mls rli C<Jning l'ul usc.

O<t\ld .lord.m leads a nati onal ca mp<·li gn to expa nd access to denta l ca re by initi ating an d supportin g sta ll' ca rnpaig ns to establish the pract ice o r den tal therapists. Dav id ove rsees the project's politica l st rategy, slate f1 cld ope rati ons a nd st ra teg ic and opera tion al rela ti ons with co ll ahor<I ting par tn ers.

Pri or to j oining Co mmuni ty C<t ta lysl, Da vid served as chief' ol· st<t ff to <I M<tss<tc husells sta te sc n<t tor <Ind led int eg rated co mm u­nica ti ons c<t mpa igns at Solomon McCow n ft Conrpany. li e also managed the success ful MassACT! ball ot ca mpai g n. whi ch in part led to Mass<tchusetts' landm ark 2006 health e<liT l<tw. D<tv id is a vete ran of electo r<! I politi cs a nd has wo rked on loc<I I. s tate <t nd nati onal ca mpaigns. He is a g radu <t te o r Emerso n Co ll ege.

)wtll' K. Joseph. <I member of the Co lville Co nf'cdcratcd Tribes, has 35 yea rs of trib <t J and nati ona l hc:Jith C<liT policy experi­ence lending to her pos iti on <I S Proj ect Mana ger !'or K<tu fl'rn an Et Associates, In c. (KAI) . At KAI, Ms. Joseph direc ts the W.K. Kell ogg Found ati on's Dent<t l Therapist Project a nd provides guidance on seve r<t l other health and human services pro jects. Ms. Joseph rece ived her Master of Social Work deg ree !'rom the Uni versity o f Denve r and Bachelor or Science Degree in Psycho­logy from Was hingto n State Unive rs it y.

'\lkn Kinn is an Altern ate Reso urce Reprcscnt <I ti ve and a Certifr ed Applica tion Co unselo r for N<t ti vc llcalth in Phoe ni x, Ari zo na. In thi s ca pac ity he is" reso urce !'or ;ill things health insurance related whil e ensuring peopl e rrom <ill w;il ks or lire rece ive the se rvices they need and is co nsidered an asse t to hi s community. Ove r the yea rs, Mr. Kin g has wo rked on the l'<t rm lands of Id aho, to study ing to beco me a g raphi c designer, to working with Medi ca re/ Medica id , he takes bi ts <llld pieces or his life ex periences to relate to the peo pl e he serves. Mr. Kin g is <I member of the Zuni and Navaj o Tribes ra ised on <Ind o il the Navaj o reserv<t li on , ori gin ally l·rom Mariano Lake, New Mex ico.

Mane Krrk is a member o r th e Isleta Pueblo Tribe. She is" resea rch prog ram spec iali st !'or the Albuqucr·qu c /\rca ll e<t llh Bo<t rd Na ti ve Ameri ca n Research Ce nt er lo r llcalth IIIV /A IDS Ev idence-based In te rve ntion Proj ect. Her wo rk ex perience no t only in cludes HIV/A IDS but substance abuse Ms. Kirk is recog­ni zed as <I n expe rt on HIV/A IDS issues a iTecting th e Amcric<In Indi an pop ul <tt ions.

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(.\a ·i k.ur 1ar Mf. EIS OfTrcer Ep idemi c Intelligence Service Ollrcer. Obesit y Prevention and Con trol Bra nch Division of Nutrition. Phys ie<il Activ it y. and Obes ity Na ti ona l Center fo r Chron ic Disease Prevention and ll ea l th Promot ion, Cente rs for Dise<I SL' Co ntrol and Preve nti on Co llabo rated with the Navajo Nat ion Di v ision ol" ll ealth on an Ep i A id study of Hea lthful Nut riti on ol" Stores on Navajo Nation.

~ lcBt ru PI D is the Execut ive Director of the Ca liforni a Rural Indian ll ea lth Boa rd and the Chair of the Data Subcom ­ntitt ee o l" the Ce nters !"or Med ica re and Medicaid Services Tribal Technical /\dv iso ry Co mmi ttee. li e is an enrolled member or the Pi t l~iver Nat ion. l ie has ea rn ed a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studi es l"ront lluntboldt State Uni versity, a Master of Science Degree in Co ntntuni ty Development from the Univers i ty o f Calil"ornia Da v is (UCD), and PhD in Nat ive Studies at UCD. Dr. LeBeau has served on the Pit River Trib;il Elect ion Co mmittee and the f>it Ri ver lkalth Serv ices Boa rd of Director.

rd Moh<rwk. is the Chief ol" Starr for the Wh i te House Ini t iat ive on /\merica n In dian and A laska Nat ive Ed ucat ion. The Initiati ve leads the President 's Executive Ord er 13592, Improv ing A meric<rrt Indian an d A laska Nat ive Educationa l Opportunities and Stre ngtheni ng Trib al Co ll eges and Un ive rsit ies to suppo rt activ ities t lt<r t ex pand ed uc<rtio n oppo rtuni ties and improve educ;lli on outcomes !"or all American In dian and A laska Na ti ve (A lAN) stucknt s. Ron previous ly se rved as the St rategic Advi so r !"or N<rt ive A rncric;rn All airs !"or the Co rporation for Nat ional and Co ntmun ity Serv ice w here he was the agency's sen ior adv iso r and li ;ti son to /\ 1/A N/N II co rnmu ni tics and th e orga nizat ions and kder;il <r gencies that serve them.

i 1 • or.nq <r Se nior V ice Pres ident with Burness Commu-ni ca tion s. h<rs 20 y ea rs o l" ex perience in publi c relations and journa li snt. <t llll is" key strategist on health policy. Linda prov ides insight. st rat eg ic counse l, messag ing and effect ive med ia r·el<rtions in <IIT<t s. ran ging !"rom hea l th ca re quality, hea l th access, to he;rl th dispa riti es. Sin ce jo inin g Bu rness Co mmu-nie<tt ions in 1995. she has worked ex tensively w ith the Robert Wood Johnson Founda ti on . the W.K. Kellogg Foundat ion, the Co mmon we;rlth Fund , the ll arvarcl School or Public Hea lth, the journ;r l ll c;ilth Allai rs, and several hcctlth - rclatcd commissions. She hol ds deg rees in Engli sh and communicctt ions from the Uni ve rsit y ol" New ll ampsh ire.

( h d Muta\\i Mutaha'h (Many ll earts) Ma ril y nn " Lyn n" Malerba is the l"t rst l"c rnalc Chief in the Mohegan Tribe's modern history. Prior to bccon tin g Chid. she se rved as Chairwoma n ol" the Triba l Co uncil <r nd <r lso wo rked in Tribal Governm ent as Executive Directo1· l'or ll ealtlt <rnd !Iuman Serv ices . Preceding her wo rk f'or the Moltcgan Tribe, she was Director ol' Ca rdio logy and Pulrnon<rry Services <rt a loc<rl hospita l. She holds a Master's Deg ree in Public Admi nistr<rtion , an hono rary docto rate f'rom the Un ivers it y ol' St. Joseph in ll <rnford and is curren tly enrolled in tile Doctor ol' Nursing Practice at Yale Uni versity. She chairs the Trib;tl Se ii·-Govern<rncc Adv isory Co mmillcc for Indian Heal th Sn v iccs.

ltz M.1il ha is lite ll c;tlt lt Policy Anal yst for United South and Eas tern Tribes (USET). She is located in Washin gton, DC, w here she coo rdin<rtes w ith Co ngress, f"cdcral age ncies, and strategic

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partners to improve the health sta tus of USET's 26 nll'miler Tribes. Her current work focu ses on advocacy and ; rn ; rl y~ i s

related to the Affordable Ca re Act, the Special DiailctL·s Progr;rm for In dians, the lcdc ral budget, ct nd other issues related to l ndi ;tn Hea l th. Prio r to jo ini ng USET, Ms. Ma lerba se rved as Lcg isl <r ti ve Assi stant at Nationa l Indian Hea lth Board , as we ll a ~ in a variety o f' pos itions in the U.S. House o f Represe ntatives. She is a c iti zen of the Mohegan Tribe o f Connect icut.

"vloniqut "v1.1rtin is a Governm ent Relations Spl'l'ia list w ith the A laska Nat ive Tri ba l Hea lth Co nso rtium (ANTII C). Mon iquc \ wo rk has focused on the AfTorda bl c Ca re /\ct (1\C/\). !\~part of ANTHC's ACA Outreach Team, Monique was certil'ted as ;r Navigato r. She partic ipated in enroll ment events and ass isted in outreach to Triba l health organi zations, non - prol'rt s and govcm­menta l partners on the ACA. Monique was born and rai sed in Wran gell , a commun i ty in So utheast A laska. She is Tlingit ;rnd an enroll ed member of Cent ral Cou ncil T l ingit fl llaici<t ln di;rn Tribes of Alaska . Moniquc gradu ated l'rom Washington State University w ith a bachel or 's degree in Com munic;rtion / Puilli c Rel atio ns.

Kt " Mar\ is the Director, Di vis ion oi'Triha l A IT<rirs, in the Center for Medica id and CHIP Serv ices, at the Ccntns !'or Medi ­ca re R Medica id Serv ices (CMS). CMS Trib;tl Afl;rirs serve~ ;rs the point of con tact on Ind ian health issues !'or the ;rge ncy and !'or t rib al leaders, In dian health providers, and benel'rL·iaries. Prior to CMS, Kitty se rved as the Legislati ve Directo r, N;rtional l ndi :111 Hea l th Board. She has also w orked f'or Indian ll ea l th Snv ice~

and for Montana Lega l Serv ices in Brow ning, Mo nt ana. Kilt y rece ived a Bachelor of Arts from the Uni versity ol' Mary land and a Juris Doctor degree from Vermont La w School.

Doneq Mcllonouqh leads the health ca re co nsulti ng l'trm ll ea lt h System Ana lyt ics and advises cli ents on implementation of' the Affo rd ab le Ca re Act. Doncg serves as a technical ;rd v i ~o r to the Triba l Sel f- Governance Adv iso ry Com mittee on work in vo lv ing CMS, the Ind ian Hea l th Se rvice, and other Federal govnnntent agenc ies impl ementing the ACA. In add ition, Do rll'g i ~ undn co ntract w ith the National Indi an ll calth Board worki ng on regu­latory issues. Doneg recent ly co nducted a series o r trainin gs with Direct Service and Self-Governance Tribes in the Uppn Mid west , w ith a particular focus on employ er o pp o rtuni t i e~ under the Affo rd ab le Care Act.

Flliort Milhollin is a Partner at ll obbs, St raus, Dc<llt n Walkl'r LLP and a member o f the r11-m 's health ca re and l itigation prac­t ice g roups. Elli ott represents and advises the r·rrm 's Trikrl cl ients on a va ri ety of Ind ian health ca re issues, in cludin g Medicare, M ed ica id and the Ind ian Se ii"- Determination and Educ:rtion Ass istance Act. He is a technica l ad v isor to CMS' Tribal Tech­ni ca l Adv isory Group, wh ich <Jdv ises CMS on issues in vo lv ing the impl ementat ion of the Pat ient Protection and /\fTo rd;rillc Care Act and the recent <l tncndmenb to the Indian lil'alth Care Improvement Act.

Lloyd B. Miller is a pan ncr w ith So nosky, Chamber~. Sad1se, M ill et R Munson, LLP. A signif'r ca nt portion ol" Mr. Miller's tr iba l rights practice in vo lves Indian Sc ii"- Detcrmination Act heal th and socia l serv ice matters, and notable ach ieve nt ent s includc thc recove ry or several hundred million doll ars against tlte Indian

Hea lth Se rvice l"or hu ndreds of Tribes as a resul t of victo ri es achi eved in three rece nt U.S. Supreme Co urt cases (Cherokee Nati on v. Leav itt /2005/; Rama h Navaj o Chapte r [201 2] ; Arcti c Slope Nati ve Assoc. /20 12]). Ove r the past 30 yea rs he has pl ayed a lead role in advanc ing success l"ul statutory a nd appropri ati ons propos<il s in Co ng ress, an d has se rved in leadership positions on va rious age ncy- tribal nego ti a ted rul emak ing co mmi ttees. Mr. Mill er has been honored by th e Na ti onal Indi an Hea lth Board, the Alaska Legislatu re <Jnd the 1-f c;:ilthy Alaska Natives Fo unda­tion.

Dr. Robin 1t 1 11 1 is Kiowa/Apache/U matilla /Nez Perce/ Ass iniboine. Dr. Mini horn is currently Ass istant Professo r in Educati onal Le<J dership a nd Nat ive Ameri ca n Studi es a t th e Uni versity ol" New Mexico. Robin recently served as Na ti onal Chair l"or the Indi ge nous Peop les Kn ow ledge Co mmunity (IP KC) in NASPA (Na ti onal Assoc iat ion o f Student Perso nnel Admini strato rs) ( 11- 13), cu rrentl y se rves as an NIEA (Na ti onal Indi an Edu cat io n Assoc ia ti on ) Boa rd o f Director Sec reta ry, NIYC (Na ti onal lndi <J n Yo uth Co un cil) Boa rd of Directo r, NCAN II E (Na ti onal Coa liti on for th e Adva ncement of Nati ves in Higher Educa ti o n) Board o f Directo r, GBH EM (G eneral Boa rd ol" lli ghcr Educat ion an d Ministry) Board of Directo r and Chair ol" the R<Jc ia l an d Et hni c Co nce rns Commi ttee. Her resea rch interests in clu de a reas surroundin g: Indige nous leadershi p, Indigeno us lea dership in hi gher edu ca tion , Na ti ve Ameri ca n co ll ege s t ud cnl ex periences on ca mpus, a nd Na ti ve Amnican student pa rti cipa tio n in study abroad.

1\;ilhlnn \ ·nnt r \1r c I is currently the Vi ce President a nd Inte rn atio nal Spokes perso n l"o r the Na ti ona l Orga ni za ti on on Fetal Alcohol Sy ndrome. Ms. Mitc hell has a Maste r o f' Huma n Services (M il S) deg ree and is a li censed cli nica l a lco hol and drug coun se lor (LCA DC) with thirty yea rs o l" ex peri ence as a nation al edu e<J tor, clinician, an d lectu rer. She is fac ulty or the Geor­getow n Un ive rs ity Schoo l o f Med icin e, Depa rtment of' Fa mily Medici ne Select ive an d was appointed by Donn a E. Shala la, form er Secre ta ry ol" ll ea lth a nd Hum a n Services to serve on the Na tio nal Task Force on Fe ta l Alcohol Syndrom e.

Alida Monlrtl ~ duti es ca rri ed out at th e In te r Tribal Coun cil o f Ari zo na !"rom 1990 to 20 14 inc lude in ves tigat ion, research and liaiso n ac ti viti es with Trib al gove rnments, Tribal hea lth depart­ments, and Federal hea lth a nd huma n se rvice age ncies, Sta te departm ent s o l" health a nd Medi ca id sta te offi ces in Ari zo na, Neva da and Utah. ll er duti es include conducting policy analys is and prepa ri ng docu men ts to address tribal co nce rns rela ted to Feder<il and Sta te po li cies an d regul a ti o ns th at impact Ameri ca n lndi <111 peo pl e. Other res po ns ibiliti es in clude sta ffrng th e ITCA Cul tural l~esou rces Working Group.

Myra 1\1 1\!1 tl'~or D. M 'l \V has bee n a pa rtn er in the Law Firm ol' Sonosky, Cha mbers, Sachse, Mill er a Munso n sin ce 1990, whic h she jo ined a ft e r se rving as Co mmiss ioner o f Alaska's Departm en t of' Hea lth an d Soc ia l Services. Her prac­tice emphasizes sc ll'-dctcrmin a ti on, se lf-gove rn ance and Indian hea lt h program operat io ns' iss ues. She was deeply in vo lved in the rcdra rti ng or the 11-ICIA and has wo rked extensive ly on impl ementat ion o l' the 11-ICIA a nd ACA. She has been a tec hni ca l adviso r to the CMS Triba l Technica l Adviso ry Group s ince its fo rmation and serves on NIH B's Med ica re a Med ica id Poli cy Co mm ittee.

I a\ini 1 Nico rt is the prog ram eva lu <Jto r !'or the III V co mmunity- based stru ctura l in tc rvcn t ion project adapt ed l'or Na ti ve American yo uth in the south wes t. She holds a Ph.D. in cul tura l a nthropology and has co nducted ITse<IITh on ge nd er. sex ual identity, and race in the a reas of public hea lth, pol icy, a nd co mmuni ty-focused advocacy.

Joan U (onnl'il PhD is an Assoc i<Jtc Pro l'csso r in th e Cen ters for Ameri ca n Indi a n a nd Alaska Nati ve ll calth , Co lo r<Jd o Schoo l of Public Hea lth , Uni ve rs ity o r Co lorad o Denve r. Dr. O'Connell has co ll aborated with a number or trib al o rg<~ni z <~ lio n s <J nd the India n Hea lth Se rv ice on proj ec ts thai focus on Ameri ca n India n and Alaska Nati ve health issues related to preventin g <Jn d trea tin g chroni c di sease, prima rily in th e i'I elds ol' di abetes, ea rdi ­ovasc ul a r di sease, ora l hea lth , a nd mental hea lth .

mtl R.rphaeltto is a Program Assoc ia te !'o r the Ce nter !'o r N<~tive Ameri can Youth at the Aspen Insti tut e. Jos ie g radu at ed with a Master's Deg ree in Publi c Hea lth from The Geo rge W<~s h ington

Uni ve rsity. Her Master's thes is focused on " poli cy ini ti<J ti ve, aimed to increase access to mental health se rvices through wo rkforce development strateg ies, for the Ind ia n ll ea ltli Se rvice . Suicide preventi on in Indi an Co untry is a n a rea of' tru e passion for Jos ie.Josie grew up on the Ram a h N<Jvaj o R csc rv~ll io n in New Mex ico a nd is an enro ll ed member o r th e Nava jo N<~ ti on.

lm r~ohL 1 is a n enroll ed member o l' th e llopi Trib e !'ro m Shung mopovi, Ari zon a, has wo rked in Tribal intn-governm cnt<~ l ,

poli cy and legis lati ve a ffa irs for ove r 25 yea rs. Jinr serves as Policy Analys t for the No rth wes t Portland Area Indi a n ll ealth Board (NPAIHB), a n orga nizat ion that represen ts hea lt h issues of 4 3 federally recog ni zed tribes in Idaho, Orego n <IIHI W<~ s hin gton.

Prior to j oining the NPAIHB, he wo rked !'o r th e Nat io n<il Indi an Hea lth Board and with Ameri ca n India n Technica l Se rvices. I iL' completed his educati on a t Metropolitan St<J tL' Co ll ege u l' DL·nver with degrees in Eco nomics and Bus iness Man <~ge nr e n t.

Ult\ i.1 Roan! or~L is Dine (Navajo) and fro m Wind ow Rock, AZ. Olivia has held seve ral health prog ra m <Jnd pol icy posi ti ons in Chi cago, IL. She was a Poli cy Assoc iat e l'o r at the Ou nce of Prevention Fund; a Proj ect Coordina tor !'o r I~ WJ F Na ti on<il Project: Finding Answers Prog ra m: Dispa riti es Research l'o r Change ; a nd a Clinic Manage r for Co mmunity ll ea lth . Oli via rece ived her Master's in Public Hea lth in ll ea lth Poli cy and Admini strat ion from the Uni ve rs ity o l' Illin ois in Chi cago and her und ergradu ate degree in Environment a l Sc ience from Co lo ra do Co ll ege. As a public hea lth student , Oli via rece ived th e Albert Schwe itze r Fell owship and the Morri s K Ud a ll Co ngress ional Intern ship in Was hin gton, DC.

hcttc Roubidcn MD 1\tlPII (R osebud Sioux Tribe) is the ac tin g Director o f the Indian Hea lth Service (Ill S). Dr. Roubid ea ux was confirmed by the U.S . Senat e as Ill S Directo r on May 6, 2009 . On April 23, 201 3, Pres ident Ob<~ nia re- nom­ina ted Dr. Roubidea ux to se rve a seco nd !'our-year term, an d o n May 7, 201 3, des ig nated her to serve as Actin g Direc to r whil e her re- nomin at ion is be ing co nsidered by th e U.S. Senate. Dr. Roubideau x prev ious ly wo rked for II-I S l'o r three years as a medi ca l o ffice r an d clinical director at the San C 1rl os Service Unit on the Sa n Carl os Apac he Indian rese rva ti on in 1\rizo na. Dr. Roubideaux rece ived her medi ca l degree !'rom ll a rv<ml Med iccil Schoo l in 1989 a nd co mpleted her Mas te r o l· Publi c ll ea lth degree a t the Harva rd Schoo l of Public Hea lth in 1997.

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It u {yan is the Director or the In te rgove rnmental and Ex ternal AIT<tirs Group with in the Ce nter for Medicaid and CIIIP Services (CMCS) at CMS. Jcnnif"cr leads CMCS' work to m<tintain relationships wi th sla te, trib<il and loca l gove rnments, con suntcr g roups. rese<trch a nd policy organ iza ti ons a nd hea lth care providns. Previously, .Jcnnif"cr se rved as the Deputy Directo r f'or Policy, the Acti ng Director or the Ch ildren and Adults Hea lth Program~ Group <tnd Senior Adv iso r to the Director of CMCS. Pri or to returning to CMS in 2009, she served as Principal Policy Anal yst ror Medicaid and CIIIP coverage at the National Hea lth Policy Forum.

I il 1\ 1' kL ~aha till'> is an enrolled member of the Passatn<tquc>cldy Tri be and a gra duate from Thomas College. Ms. S<iiJattus has 13 years of' ex perience in hea lth admi ni stration/ <11lal ys is and has worked f'o r increased f'unding and hea lth ca re f'or lndi <lll Count ry through various reg ion al and national wo rk ­g roups. In 2008 <tncl 20 12. wh il e wo rking f'or her employer, the Uni ted South <tnd Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET), she was nomin­<lled and awarded the Indian ll calt h Service Nashville Area Exception <il Pcrrormancc Awa rd f'or her dedication, commitment and <tlTOillplishmcnts to Nashvi ll e Area Tribes. Ms. Sabauus currently ~LTVL'S as the Director of' Triba l Hea lth Program Suppo11 f'or US ET.

Inn \chmrrh is a tribal member o r the Native Village of Kiana. lie e;trncd his B./\. in Politi ca l Sc ience from the University of New Me xico and his J.D. !'rom So uthern Method ist Univers ity School or L;tw. Arte r law schoo l, Schuc rch chose to return to the Kot zebue reg ion. serving for two yea rs as Maniilaq's Special Ass istant to the Pres id ent, af'ter which li e accepted the pos ition or Alask<t N;ni ve Tribal ll calth Consortium General Counse l. While at ANTII C. he helped to signif'tcantly g row reven ues to support tilL' growing Alaska tribal health system. Schuerch then <tLTepted the position of' President/CEO of Kikiktagruk lnupi <ll Corpor;tt ion and li e we nt on to se rve as General Counsel or Ukpeagvik lnupiat Co rporati on. Sc huerch now returns to Maniilaq Associat ion as an ex peri enced Alaska Native executi ve . llappily m;trried to his spouse Anh Sha rpe for nearly 20 yea rs, hi s interests include spend in g t ime wit h hi s family, ftshing, and vill age travel.

•L I ( r kill y 5he !do is a 111C111bcr or the Jemez Pueblo Tribe. Sen<ll o r Shendo represents District 22 in the New Mexico leg isl a ture. lie was f'trs t elected to the State Senate in 20 12, a nd in is f'11·st Sc·ssion or the Legislature in 2013 . He has ove r 20 years or experience in various capacities or manage ment and il';tdnslt ip in business. tribal, university, and state gove rn ­llll'ttt. Presently. he is the President /CEO of the Pueb lo Insurance Agency, a mrpo ration ow ned by the 19 New Mex ico Pueblo Tribes providing uJnlm etTial insurance for thei r gove rnment and business enterprises. li e served as the Cctb in ct Secretary for the Dep<trtlltl'nt ol' Ind ian !\flairs in New Mexico from 2004-2007. Served a~ l ~ t and 2nd Lieutenant Go vernor for the Pueblo of Jemez.

.1 1 \tdl'i Director of' St<ttewidc IT Services at Alaska Native Tribal llea lth Consortium, has been in volved in tribal hca lthca rc l'or ovn twel ve years. Present ly, she focuses on management or three clcp<trtment s in ANTII C that primarily interface with the tribal hc;tlth org;llli zations <tcross the State of Alaska . She is

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-act ively in vo lved in Meaningful Usc and educat ing tribal health orga ni zations about the Alaska Health lnf'ormation Exch<tn ge, which will not only meet regulato ry requ irement s, hut will help with continuity of ca re fo r our patients. These department s under ANTHC ha ve supported tr ibal hea lth organ izat ion s to co lil'ct over 17 mi ll ion doll ars in MU In centi ve Funds.

John Stephens, Directo r of Health and Social Serv ice~ .

Swinomish Tribe.

(toft Strummer joined Hobbs St raus in 1992 and is manag ing partner o f the Ponland , Oregon, o fTt cc. He is nationally recog­nized For hi s kno wledge of and ex perien ce work ing with th e ISDEAA and he has been an active parti cipant in the ISDE/\1\'s deve lopments and imp lementation s ince 1992. Georr headed up the effort to file an amicus brief on bcha ll'of"the NIII B and many Tribes around the country in State o r Florid<l, l't al., v. I Ill S (3 : 10-cv-9 1) (N.D.Fia. Jan . 3 1, 2011). GeofTis also le<td cou nsel for approximately 45 tribes a nd tribal o rgan izat ions that arc pursu ing CSC cla ims aga inst the IHS. He is also <tcti vely engaged in advocating for administrative cha nges that will improve how IHS and BIA implement CSC full fun ding requi rements a~ we ll as advoca ting for legis lat ion that wi ll make esc runding a mandatory appropri atio n.

Lane Terv.illigcr is a Techn ica l Director in the Medicaid, Di vi­s ion of State Demonstra ti ons a nd Waive rs. Since Janua ry 2005, has Lane worked on Medicaid and Ch ildren's l lcalth Insur-ance Prog ram (CH IP) policy issues a nd Med icaid sect ion 111 5 wa ivers that impact the AI/AN co mmunit y and tribal health providers. She implemented the Indian protections in /\merie<tn Reinvestment and Recove ry Act, Ch ildren's Hea lth Insurance Program Reautho rization Act (CH IPRA) and the AITordablc Care Act (ACA). Lane also wo rked on ACA Med icaid and Market Place impl ementati on and coo rdin at ion issues. She has a Juris Docto rate and a Maste r's in Hea lth Law Reimburse men t !'rom the DePaul Un iversity Co ll ege or La w.

Caroline Trapp, MSN APN BC. CDI'. fAANP, is a di abetes nurse practitioner with Premier Interni sts or So uthl'teld , Michigan, and the director of diabetes ed ucat ion and ca re for Physiei; tns Committee for Responsible Medicine. She is an adjun ct !'a cui ty member at the Un ivers ity of Michigan, a nd a Doctor or Nursing Practice candidate at Madonna Unive rsity. Ms. Trapp has been a ccnift ed diabetes educator sin ce 1994 and an Adult Prim ;try Ca re NP speciali zing in the ca re of peop le with diahrt cs si nce 1998.

Ashley Tuomi, DH5c se rves as the Execut ive Director or 1\mn­ica n Indian Hea lth a nd Fami ly Services (A IH FS) in Detroit Mich iga n. AIHFS is an Urban Ind ian clini c a nd is one or the four Nav igato r grantees in Michigan. AIHFS provides out reach and education as we ll as marketplace enrollment services to American Indians and undcrscrvcd popul ations in the 7 cou nty area su rrounding Detroit. Ash ley al so serves as a Nav igator at AIHFS and serves as a backup for the project stafTa ~s i gncd to these enrollment efforts. This has provided her with the experi ­ence needed to accurately address press, politicians, and prov ide training to other organi zations.

Rolll'rt 1 W· IV a reproductive endocrin ologist and ob-gy n in McLean, Va., became the I 69 th president of the American Medic;ll Association in Jun e 2014. Dr. Wah se rved as chair o f the AMA Bo<ml of' Trustees f'rom June 20 II to June 201 2. He prac­tices ~nd tce~ch cs at the Walter Reed Na ti ona l Military Medica l Center in Bethesde~ , Mel. , and the National Institutes of Hea lth. Dr. Wah se rved as th e f1rst deputy national coo rdinator in the OIT!ce ol" the Na t io nal Coo rdin ator fo r Hea lth Inform ation Tech ­nology (ONC), U.S. Department of Hea l th and Hum an Services (HI·IS), wo rkin g wi th the Ill-IS secreta ry to adva nce the presid ­ent's executive ord er to ha ve electron ic med ica l reco rds for most Ameri cans and was ch ief' operating o ffi ce r sell ing up the ONC.

Marv W·1 d l l cu rrent ly se rves as Administrator to the Health Reso urces and Serv ices Administration . Dr. Wakefteld jo ined I IR S/\ l"rom th e Universit y o f North Dakota , w here she was Assoc iate Dean f'or Rural Health at the School of Medicine an d ll ea lth Sc iences. She also se rved as Directo r of the Center for Hea lth Pol icy, Research, and Ethics at George Mason University in Fair f"CIX, V irg ini CI . She h<t s a Bachelor or Science degree in Nursing l"rom the Universit y of Mary in Bismarck and master's and doctoral deg rees in nursing f'rom the University of Texas at Aust in .

i\yn W'1v 1 <., is a member or the Dine· Nation, ori g in -al ly front Crown poin t, NM. Her clans arc To'aheedli inii (Water Flows Toge ther People) born for Kinyaa·aa nii (Towerin g House People) . /\y n has a Bachelor or Sc ience in Exerc ise Science, a Master or Sc ience in Hea lth Ed ucat ion, and is currently w ri t ing her doctur<il di sse rtation in Public Hea lth w ith a concentrat ion in ep idemiology. She currently is the Prog ram Manager for the Albuquerq ue A rea Indian Hea lth Board, Inc. STD/ HlV/AIDS Preventi on Prog ram an d the Nat ive A merican Resea rch Center fo r ll ca l th IIIV/A IDS Evidence-based Intervention Project.

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AGENDA CHANGES Changes to the eonkrenee age nd a wi ll be posted da ily by the registration desk located in th e Hyatt Rege ncy Albuquerque in the Pavilion Landing.

REGISTRATION DESK The rcgistr:llion desk hours arc: Sunday. September 7. 2014 ... ... ..... ........ .. . 3:00 pm to 6:00pm Mond;1y. Septem ber 8. 2014 ..................... 7:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday. Septem ber 9, 20 14 ..................... 7:00am to 5:00pm Wedncscby, September 10. 2014 ..... ...... ... 7:00am to 12:00 pm

CONFERENCE BADGES OITJcia\ N<ltion <li Indian Health Board Annual Consumer Co nkrence name badges will be issued to each participant upon registr;llion . Please be su re to wear your conference name badge <·lt all times as it is you r passport to enter all conf'e ren ce activities. plen ary sessions, workshops and sched­uled events. Replacement badges can be req uested at the registration desk located in the Pavi lion Landing Lobby.

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CODE OF CONDUCT The National Indian Hea lth Board is dedi cated to providin g a positive and hea lthy environment for our confl' ITn ce attendees. Th e National Indi an Hea lth Board Annual Consumer Conference mainta ins a policy or bein g Drug and Alcohol Free during al l conference related events, meetings, plenary sessions and wo rkshops. The Board or Directors of the National Indi an Hea lth Board and starr respect rull y request that all participants, ex hibitors, guests, rricnds and fami ly members please conduct themse lves in a rcspectf'ul, courteous and appropriate manner at a ll times to rnakc the conference ex peri ence enjoyab le f'or everyone.

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ALASKA NATIVE/AMERICAN INDIAN ARTISTS

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Chris Walker Owasso, OK

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Kev in English Albuquerque, NM

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Ann Micka Santa Barbara, CA

Teddi Nicolaus Alexandria, VA

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John Wilso n

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Yvette Joseph Spokane, WA

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Steve Bower

Cona rd Ga ll oway Indianapolis, IN

Betti Del row Window Rock, AZ

Eunice Kennedy Sh ri ve r Nat iona l Institute or Child Health and ll uman Development Res ton , VA

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