O&E Newsletter
O&E Newsletter
Covering Indian Country is a monthly e-newsletter that features success stories, best practices, outreach and education resources, and upcoming events related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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2024
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Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Affordable health care coverage for 2024
- December: Protect our elders
- Resources about health care coverage
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Open enrollment
- November: Medicare & Marketplace open enrollment
- November is American Diabetes Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- Great American Smokeout: November 16
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
October
- Spotlight: Helping kids stay covered
- October: #GetVaccinated
- Breast cancer awareness
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Training on opioid use disorder
- CDO Program applications due December 15
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
August
- Spotlight: Getting everyone caught up on routine vaccines
- August: Back to school
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month
- Opioid Misuse Prevention Day: August 31
- NIHB offers air purifiers to tribes
- Stop Syphilis campaign
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: Keeping people covered
- July: Powwow season
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Addressing asthma in tribal communities
- Tribal-specific human trafficking response guide
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Health care access
- June: Men's health
- National HIV Testing Day: June 27
- Addressing loneliness and isolation to improve health
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
May
- Spotlight: Marketplace enrollment
- May: Women’s health checklist
- National Women’s Health Week: May 14–20
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month
- Hepatitis C awareness
- Virtual summer research training opportunity
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: Navigating Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Renewals
- Connecting Kids to Coverage HEALTHY KIDS
- April: Injury prevention
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
March
- Spotlight: IHS’s E3 Vaccine Strategy
- March: Colorectal cancer screening
- Imagery for outreach to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries
- March is National Nutrition Month
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: Podcasts on third-party coverage
- February: National Children’s Dental Health Month
- February is American Heart Month
- NIHB/CDC Public Health Indian Country Capacity Scan Survey (PHICCS II)
- Hear Her campaign
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
January
- Spotlight: January 15 enrollment deadline
- January: Medicaid renewal letter
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Health Weight Week
- Call for IHS injury prevention award nominations
- AAIP COVID-19 vaccination campaign
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
- 2022
Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Affordable health care coverage
- December: Flu prevention
- Toolkit to promote flu and COVID-19 vaccination
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Marketplace and Medicare open enrollment
- November: Open enrollment
- November is American Diabetes Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- Great American Smokeout: November 17
- Fact sheet about monkeypox
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
October
- Spotlight: Outreach to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries
- October: Domestic violence awareness month
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Indigenous Pink Day is October 20
- NNED webinar on Community Needs Assessment
- Funding opportunities
- Calendar of events
August
- Spotlight: Keeping kids healthy
- August: Pediatrics/CHIP/back to school
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month
- Opioid Misuse Prevention Day: August 31
- Workshops for AI/ANs interested in health professions
- Tribal Self-Governance Program cooperative agreements
- HRSA's Service Area Competition
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: COVID-19 vaccine boosters
- July: Community wellness
- July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- New campaign about the dangers of vaping
- Community crisis response partnerships
- Funding Opportunities
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Marketplace plan enrollment and CDO application open season
- June: Medicaid renewal
- June is Men's Health Month
- National HIV Testing Day: June 27
- Boosting children's immunity against COVID-19
- Funding Opportunities
- Calendar of events
May
- Spotlight: CMS's communications toolkit
- May: Prenatal care
- National Women's Health Week
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month
- Hepatitis C awareness
- Protecting elders and children from COVID-19
- Funding Opportunities
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: Behavioral health website for AI/ANs
- April: Diabetes
- April is National Minority Health Month
- National Infant Immunization Week: April 24–30
- Speaking Up About Mental Health essay contest
- Cooperative agreements for youth suicide prevention
- JHCAIH summer institute scholarships
- Calendar of events
March
- Spotlight: COVID-19 prevention toolkits for schools
- March: Support your health care team
- Colorectal cancer awareness
- March is National Nutrition Month
- Involving youth in local disaster preparedness efforts
- Connecting Kids to Coverage
- Urban Indian education and research
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: Boosting community immunity
- February: Dental health
- February is National Children's Dental Health Month
- American Heart Month
- Calendar of events
January
- Spotlight: January 15 enrollment deadline
- January: Virtual health care
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Health Weight Week
- Children's book to foster resilience during the pandemic
- Toolkit to increase health literacy
- Calendar of events
- 2021
Month Newsletter Information December 
- Spotlight: Health care coverage for 2022
- December: Health Insurance
- COVID-19 shots for kids
- Culturally sensitive HIV care and sexual assessment
- Strengthening Indigenous Food Systems
- AmeriCorps State and National grants
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers
- RCORP-Implementation grants
- Calendar of events
November 
- Spotlight: Open Enrollment
- November: Open Enrollment
- November is American Diabetes Month
- Great American Smokeout: November 18
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- Promoting vaccination of youth against COVID-19
- Psychology first aid for frontline workers
- Calendar of events
October 
- Spotlight: Connecting Indigenous Elders
- October: Flu shots
- Breast cancer screening
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Coloring book for AI/AN children ages 5–10
- NNED's virtual roundtable on behavioral health equity
- Community development grants
- Resource center to support Tribal Epidemiology Centers
August 
- Spotlight: 2021 SEP deadline and benefits for AI/ANs from the ARP
- August: Back-to-school checklist
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month
- Opioid Misuse Prevention Day: August 31
- New book fir AI/AN children in grades K-3
- Essential behavioral health services
- Calendar of events
July 
- Spotlight: Ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccination
- July: Sports safety
- July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Serving and supporting survivors of sexual violence
- Addressing addiction in tribal communities
- Calendar of events
June 
- Spotlight: Outreach to increase COVID-19 vaccination
- June: Father's Day
- June is Men's Health Month
- National HIV Testing Day: June 27
- Protecting Native youth from suicide
- Calendar of events
May
- Spotlight: Cost-sharing procedures
- May: Health aging
- May is Mental Health Month
- Hepatitis C awareness
- New program addresses disparities in maternal health care
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: Reinforcing confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
- April: Cancer treatment health care coverage
- April is National Minority Health Month
- National Infant Immunization Week
- Help spread the word and promote COVID-19 vaccination so we can reach community immunity
- CMS provides funds for health navigators to support Special Enrollment Period for Marketplace coverage
- Anxiety screening now considered a preventative service
- Calendar of events
March
- Spotlight: Special Enrollment Period for Marketplace coverage
- March: Open enrollment
- March is National Nutrition Month
- Colon cancer screening
- COVID-19 materials for tribal communities
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: CMS's behavioral health website
- February: Heart health
- February is American Heart Month
- National Children's Dental Health Month
- Special enrollment period for Marketplace coverage February 15–May 15, 2021
- Tribal-specific resources on COVID-19 vaccines
- Calendar of events
January
- Spotlight: CHIP and Medicaid outreach
- January: Health goals
- Free mental health telehealth services for children in grades K–12
- Tribal Epidemiology Centers issue Year 2 Progress Report
- Nominations sought for federal advisory committee
- Calendar of events
- 2020
Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Promoting flu vaccination
- December: Sharing holiday traditions and medical history
- Help families stay safe from COVID-19 this holiday season
- NIHB releases report on public health capacity
- SDPI 2020 report to Congress highlights successes
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Medicare enrollment tools
- November: Flu season
- November is American Diabetes Month
- Great American Smoke out
- Marketplace enrollment is open December 15
- Cherokee Nation prepares for flu season
- Get the flu shot now
- Calendar of events
October
- Spotlight: Educating tribes on LTSS reimbursement
- October: Breast cancer screening
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- New guidance to reduce first responders' risk for COVID-19
- Emergency preparedness for CBOs
- Calendar of events
August
- Spotlight: Giving kids their best shot at wellness
- August: Wear a mask: save a life
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month
- Opioid Misuse Prevention Day: August 30
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: New 18-month calendar from CMS
- July: ITU Health Facilities
- July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Report advances work on Alaskan Inuit food sovereignty
- Project s to stop smoking and vaping in tribal communities
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Outreach to increase childhood vaccination rates
- June: Summer Safety
- Sun safety tips for men
- Education to promote HIV testing and combat stigma
- COVID-19 materials available for tribal use
- Calendar of events
May
- Spotlight: COVID-19 and health care coverage
- May is Mental Health Month
- National Women’s Health Week
- Hepatitis Awareness
- Tools and tips for domestic violence programs and shelters
- Virtual public health training information
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: Helping families cope with COVID-19 outbreaks
- April 2020: Children's welfare
- Promoting infant immunizations
- National Minority Health Month
- Improving foot health awareness
- NIHB's Tribal Accreditation Learning Community webinars
- Calendar of events
March
- Native American Community Clinic
- March 2020: Cancer screenings
- Promoting colon cancer awareness
- Increasing access to stigma-free HIV-related services
- Celebrating the achievements of Seeds of Native Health
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: Connecting Kids to Coverage
- February 2020: Your heart beats beyond you.
- Promoting dental care for kids
- Improving Native women's heart health
- Indigenous food sovereignty enhances nutritional health
- NCUIH offers webinars on environmental health
- Calendar of events
January
- Spotlight: Northwest Justice Project
- January 2020: Keep active in winter
- Promoting early detection of cervical cancer
- Making your fitness journey fun
- Indigikitchen address nutrition-related health disparities
- Preventing and managing opioid withdrawal in infants
- Calendar of events
- 2019
Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- December 2019: Health care coverage for a health year
- December is Safe Toys and Celebrations Month
- Education to help prevent liver cancer and hepatitis
- Caring for people with cancer
- Guidance on using CMS tribal outreach materials
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
- November 2019: Open Enrollment
- November is National Diabetes Month and Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Promoting tobacco-free and smoke-free lives
- Addressing the impact of Alzheimer's disease
- Marketplace health care coverage options
- New toolkit to improve access to cancer screenings
- Calendar of events
October
- Spotlight: IHS significantly increases third-party collections
- October 2019: New Medicare cards
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Preventing misuse of opioids and other medicines
- Promoting good oral health for better overall health
- New Medicare Beneficiary Identifier: Get it, use it
- Preparing for flu season
- Calendar of events
August
- Spotlight: Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Pharmacy
- August 2019: National Immunization Awareness Month
- Think Cultural Health
- CMS enhances its Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
- Celebrating the magic of transgender and Two-Spirit youth
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: Missoula Urban Indian Health Center
- July 2019: Powwow season
- July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- ECHO Donate Life: July 14-27
- First tribally affiliated medical school will open in 2020
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Oneida Nation Veterans Department
- June 2019: Men's Health Month
- June is National Safety Month
- National HIV Testing Day: June 27
- Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain
- Preventing substance use among Native youth
- Calendar of events
May
- Spotlight: Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Clinic
- May 2019: Hepatitis C
- May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Disability-related disparities persist among AI/AN people
- The importance of Medicare for Native elders
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: Helena Indian Alliance
- April 2019: Behavioral Health
- National Infant Immunization Week
- Maintaining foot health prevents amputations
- Increasing access to healthy foods where people shop
- New podcast series, CMS: Beyond the Policy
- Calendar of events
March
- Spotlight: Angie Wilson with Washoe Tribal Health Center
- March 2019: American Diabetes Association Alert Day
- National Nutrition Month
- Learn about diabetes risk and prevention services
- Medicare's new "What's Covered" mobile app
- SAMHSA releases TIP 61
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: ANTHC's Walk-in Clinic
- February 2019: Children's dental health
- Showing our hearts some love
- The EveryONE Project: Advancing health equity for all
- Increasing AI/AN representation in health professions
- "Native Voices" exhibit available online
- National Tribal Public Health Summit: Call for proposals and award nominations
- Calendar of events
January
- New year, new opportunities to promote coverage for prevention
- January 2019: Healthy children
- Healthy weight loss is worth the wait
- Help people kick the smoking habit
- Help patients stay up-to-date on immunizations
- Lack of awareness, fear of cancer screenings a barrier to prevention for Native Americans
- Lightening the mood after the holidays
- Calendar of events
- 2018
Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Winnebago Tribal Diabetes Program
- December 2018: Healthy holidays
- Funding opportunities: Connect kids to coverage, Improve mental health services, and Help people with HIV quit smoking
- Health Resources and Services Administration resources on moms, babies, and opioids
- Addressing Alzheimer's disease-related health disparities
- 'Tis the season for safety
- HPV and cervical cancer screening
- Contribute to NIHB's story banking campaign
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Notah Begay III Foundation
- November: Open Enrollment
- Flu vaccination matters for health professionals
- Support Native veterans
- Preventing vision loss in patients with diabetes
- Removing the stigma of talking about suicide
October
- Spotlight: Gail Nahwahquaw with Wisconsin Department of Health Services Tribal Affairs Office
- October 2018: Fall back, plan ahead
- Free technical assistance from HRSA
- Join All of Us – a precision medicine research program
- Upcoming deadline for testimony on domestic violence
- New grant to support health literacy
- New patient health resource
- Status of new Medicare cards
August
- Spotlight: R. Kylea Goff, PharmD
- Children's eye health
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Tips for assisting rural health consumers
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: Glen Kishi, MD
- Behavioral health training for law enforcement officers
- Managing diabetes
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka System of Care
- June: Men’s health and health coverage for children
- Helping men make healthy choices
- Going paperless with Medicare
- National HIV Testing Day
- Calendar of events
May
- Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes encourage health careers
- NIWHRC focuses on tradition to help Native families
- New Report: HIV diagnosis rate increasing for AI/AN men
- CMS Medicare trainings
- IHS builds National Committee on Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts (HOPE)
- Report details Native child health and nutrition in Minnesota
- Calendar of events
April
- Spotlight: NATIVE HEALTH of Phoenix CEO Walter Murillo
- U.S. Senate holds hearing on opioids in Indian Country
- New Medicare cards start to arrive this month
- Smoking down, but rate remains high among AI/AN adults
- Promote free alcohol misuse screening in April
- New NIHB Zika resources for tribes
- Calendar of events
March
- Spotlight: Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council Billings, MT, outreach
- New Medicare cards arrive this spring
- New Medicare Cards—webinar recording
- Diabetes from a Native perspective
- NACCHO offers free health and disability training
- After flu season comes allergy and asthma season
- Calendar of events
February
- Spotlight: Nicole Gurneau
- Curing Hep-C in Indian Country
- Funding Opportunity: Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country
- Learn how Native leaders address health issues
- Calendar of events
January
- Spotlight: Noreen Jackson-Underwood
- Protect the circle of life with a flu vaccine
- Stop smoking resources
- Strong Hearts Native Helpline
- New report details mental health disparities for Native American elders
- U.S Transgender Survey: Health experiences of Native respondents
- Responding to the opioid crisis
- Calendar of events
- 2017
Month Newsletter Information December
- Spotlight: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Health Center
- Many options for HIV prevention and education
- Tips for enrollment assisters
- Teach your community about diabetes prevention
- Calendar of events
November
- Spotlight: Andrea Thomas
- CDC: STDs on the rise in Native communities
- Promote flu vaccination and protect the circle of life
- Enrollment toolkit from coverage to care
- Webinar recording: Navigate the redesigned LTSS Technical Assistance Center
- Calendar of events
October
- Spotlight: Sonciray Bonnell
- Georgetown study: Medicaid use highest among AI/AN children
- Register for CMS Marketplace training
- Encourage breast cancer screening in October
- Calendar of events
September
- Spotlight: Michelle Meza and Shannon Hall with Alaska’s South Central Foundation
- Expert tips from Leech Lake Tribal College
- Prevent Medicare fraud
- Addressing diabetes in Indian Country
- Encourage participation in OMH’s AI/AN health survey
- NIHB National Tribal Health Conference
- Calendar of events
August
- Spotlight: Kelly Poleyestewa
- August PSA: Back-to-school health coverage
- Promoting Native health in Arizona during back-to-school season
- Making the grade in your back-to-school outreach and enrollment efforts
- Promote National Immunization Awareness Month in August
- Transitions for Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries who newly qualify for Medicare
- Improving dementia care
- Calendar of events
July
- Spotlight: Lesa Evers
- July PSA: Insure Your Children
- Cherokee Athletes Encourage Health Coverage
- HHS Health Disparity Digital Widget
- Connecting American Indian and Alaska Native Children to Health Coverage
- Calendar of events
June
- Spotlight: Ernestine Lee
- June PSA: Fathers—protect your children's health
- Connecting Modern Families to Health Coverage
- The Role of CMS in Indian Health Care
- Rural HIV/AIDS Toolkit
- Calendar of events
May
- Celebrating your success
- May PSA: Healthy from birth
- Quitting Tobacco? Let’s Talk.
- CMS All Tribes Call
- CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Webinar
- Protect Our Future: Preventing Youth Nicotine Addiction
- New Tribal Public Health Broadcast
- Calendar of events
January
- Celebrating your success
- January PSA: Start the New Year Right
- Calendar of events
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