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WASHINGTON, DC OPPORTUNITY!

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RSVP to Briefing on the CDC Safe Motherhood Initiative

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RSVP to Briefing on the CDC Safe Motherhood Initiative

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In May, Western Native Voice and Advance Native Political Leadership (Advance) are partnering to host the Native Leadership Institute (NLI) training program for Native leaders in Montana.

The NLI training program is designed specifically for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian leaders who aspire to run for public office in the next 1-3 years in the state of Montana. It’s an unprecedented opportunity to equip yourself with the skills, knowledge, and support needed to make a real impact in Montana politics while leading with our shared Indigenous values.

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The Native Leadership Institute (NLI) is coming to Montana! Learn more and apply today.

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I’m excited to share that AMCHP has released our Call for Proposals for the 2026 Annual Conference, which will be held March 7–10, 2026, in Washington, DC. More details are available here: AMCHP Conference Website.

AMCHP 2026 Call for Proposals Released | Due October 31st, 2025

Theme: The Power of Connection

Submission deadline: October 31, 2025

Formats: Discussion sessions, workshops, digital posters, roundtables

Topic areas: There are 8 topic areas

Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, and Evaluation

Family, Youth, and Community Engagement and Partnership

Housing, Nutrition, and Other Social Determinants of Health

Indigeneity and Health

Mental and Behavioral Health

Policy & Impact

Title V Administration

Workforce Development and Leadership

Informational Webinar: October 2, 2025, 3–4 PM ET Register here

Questions: Email Kameron Jones (krjones@amchp.org)

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Submitter Login Page - Call for Papers - AMCHP 2026

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The 2026 AMCHP Annual Conference will be held March 7-10, 2026 at The Westin Washington DC Downtown, in Washington, DC. The Call for Proposals will close on Due Date: October 31, 2025. The deadline will NOT be extended!

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 Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2025 Maternal Health Promotion Institute. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Join NIHB on October 28 and 30, 2025, from 3:00–4:30 pm Eastern for two afternoons focused on advancing maternal health promotion.

The Maternal Health Promotion Institute (MHPI) is NIHB’s annual, virtual webinar series that brings together Tribal leaders, providers, and advocates to share knowledge, strengthen connections, and highlight strategies that improve maternal health across Indian Country.

This year, we will hear from Tess Abrahamson-Richards, MPH (Spokane) & Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok (Iñupiaq)

Day One – October 28, 2025

Speaker: Tess Abrahamson-Richards, MPH
Title: Incarcerated Relatives are Missing from Our Communities Too: Understanding Connections between the Criminal Legal System, MMIW/P, and Violence Against Indigenous Women

About Tess: Tess is a citizen of the Spokane Tribe and a PhD student at the University of Washington. She currently serves as the Director of Data Sovereignty at Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services. With over a decade of experience in Indigenous research and evaluation, her work focuses on reproductive justice, family wellbeing, and Indigenous-centered evaluation methods

Day Two – October 30

Speaker: Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok
Title: Carrying Futures, Honoring Ancestors: Indigenous Birth Justice and MMIR

About Charlene: Dr. Apok is Iñupiaq, her family is from White Mountain and Golovin, AK. She is the Executive Director of Data for Indigenous Justice and Co-Founder of the Alaska Native Birthworkers Community. She is a leader in Indigenous rights to health and wellbeing, climate justice, and birth justice, and continues to teach and practice Iñupiaq language and traditions

This webinar is free and open to all interested. We anticipate a heavy presence of Urban and Tribal communities, advocates, Birthworkers, and community-led programming. We encourage the attendance of our Urban Indian Health Centers, Tribal leaders, and policy champions to increase the collective awareness and shared mission that will drive the work to the future.

Keep an eye out for advertising on our social media, newsletters, and email blasts, but in the meantime, please share with your network!

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2025 Maternal Health Promotion Institute. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Join NIHB Oct 28 & 30, 2025 from 3:00pm-4:30pm Eastern, for two afternoons dedicated to learning maternal health promotion topics. The MHPI is a yearly, virtual webinar series that supports the sharing and learning of topics around maternal health across Indian Country. On October 28, 2025, we will hear from Tess Abrahamson-Richards, MPH: “Incarcerated Relatives are Missing from Our Communities Too: Understanding Connections between the Criminal Legal Systems, MMIW/P, and Violence Against Indigenous Women” On October 30, 2025, we will hear from Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok: “Carrying Futures, Honoring Ancestors: Indigenous Birth Justice and MMIR” Questions can be directed to Chelsea Bellon: cbellon@nihb.org

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Passing along a few a Hear Her AIAN Roundtable Provider resources that may be of interest to the CoP group!

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Hear Her® roundtable for health care professionals providing care for AIAN mothers

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We’d love for you to join the conversation and share your thoughts! Your experiences, ideas, and perspectives matter, and sharing them will help guide how we continue this work together as a community.

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Community of Practice reflection questions

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Opportunity to improve public health data structure, Domin Chan shared to the CoP chat today. She encouraged others to look into this!

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Discover the Tribal Implementation Center Program, designed to assist public health agencies in adopting cutting-edge health IT standards.

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Are there any areas where you or your team are needing more support right now?

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What’s been on your mind lately regarding your MMRC or maternal health work?

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Strong Beginnings: the 2nd Convening on Tribal Maternal Mortality Review! Group picture

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NIHB will be hosting a half day session on Sept 8 at NTHC in Phoenix. Closed session. Focusing on MMRC and Hear Her projects. Using the space as "next steps" and debriefing from all the amazing summer meetings and gathering.  If you want to attend, please email me: cbellon@nihb.org

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August 20th in Arizona! A Gathering to Inform and Transform Maternal Mortality Reviews for American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities

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TECPHI Orientation Part 3 - Exploring Tribal MMRCs

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TECPHI Orientation Part 3 - Exploring Tribal MMRCs

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TECPHI Orientation Part 2 - MMRC Process

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TECPHI Orientation Part 2 - MMRC Process

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TECPHI Orientation Part 1 - Background and ERASE MM

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TECPHI Orientation Part 1 - Background and ERASE MM

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MMRIA Orientation Slides

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First Gathering: Summary & Highlights

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Post-Meeting Summary_ Community of Practice Kick-Off Session (1)

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How can we ensure the findings from maternal mortality reviews lead to meaningful action, healing, and positive change for families and communities?

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What are the biggest systemic barriers to improving maternal health in tribal communities, and what solutions or innovations would make the biggest difference?

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What are the biggest systemic barriers to improving maternal health in tribal communities, and what solutions or innovations would make the biggest difference?

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How can we ensure that tribal sovereignty and data governance are central in this model?

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What kinds of cultural or community processes need to be included in this logic model?

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What feels like it is missing when you are looking at the model through an Indigenous lens?

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Summary CDC Listening Session_Maternal Health Tribal MMR_3.31.2025 FINAL

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NIHB 2023 Convening on Tribal Maternal Mortality Review:Full Report

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TRIBAL MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW LAW AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS- Created by the National Indian Health Board

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Sign up to attend Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (August 8–14, 2025). A virtual gathering rooted in community care, ceremony, and Indigenous first food knowledge passed through generations. Hosted by the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective, this gathering is held in deep love for our communities and with respect for the ancestral knowledge that continues to nourish, connect, and strengthen us.

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Indigenous Milk Medicine Conference 2025

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Online registration for Indigenous Milk Medicine Conference 2025 starts on July 1st 2025. Online registration ends August 8th 2025.