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Career Opportunity: Health Education & Chronic Disease Department Director

The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan is seeking a Health Education and Chronic Disease Department Director at the central office in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. See the job posting below for details. To learn more or to apply, email Wendy Belleau, ITCM HR Director at wendybp@itcmi.org

Building State-Level Momentum for Food is Medicine

Funding Opportunity Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation: State-Level Food is Medicine Since 2022, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) has been offering pro bono technical assistance to community organizations, nonprofits, coalitions, and local, state, and tribal government entities who are interested in implementing […]

Funding Opportunity: Reclaim Sacred Tobacco

From Reclaim Sacred Tobacco We are proud to announce a new funding opportunity — Smokefree Tribal Policy Initiative — that is designed to support Tribal communities in building capacity and advancing comprehensive smokefree policies within their sovereign jurisdictions. Through this initiative, selected applicants will participate in a structured, two-day in-person Smokefree Tribal Policy Guide™ training.  […]

Deadline to submit NCTOH abstracts has been extended to November 15

Great news! The NCTOH abstract submission deadline has been extended to November 15, 2024. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts covering science-based studies, policy updates, innovative strategies, and case studies for the conference in Chicago this August.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY | California Department of Public Health, Due November 21, 2024

The California Department of Public Health is funding up to ten nonprofits and tribal consortia serving Native American communities to combat tobacco through policy and environmental change. Applicants must focus on community engagement and policy development. Apply by November 21, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.

The National Institutes of Health Announces Undergraduate Scholarships for the 2024 AAIP 52nd Annual Meeting and National Health Conference!

The National Institutes of Health is offering travel scholarships to undergraduate American Indian/Alaska Native students attending the 2024 AAIP Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Recipients receive paid travel, lodging, and per diem, plus mandatory NIH research training. Applicants need a 3.0 GPA and biomedical research interest. Apply by July 19, 2024.

Career Opportunities

Exciting career opportunities are now available! The California Rural Indian Health Board seeks Project Coordinators and a Behavioral Health Manager. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is hiring a Director of Practice Improvement & Consulting. Apply today or share these positions with your network. Join organizations dedicated to rural health and mental wellbeing excellence.

Request for Concepts: Community – Based Interventions to Address Health Disparities for Indigenous Lung Cancer Patients by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation invites innovative community-based intervention concepts addressing lung cancer disparities for Indigenous populations. Multiyear grants will pilot models improving access to care across the continuum—from early detection through survivorship. Submit proposals by September 29, 2023. Selected applicants advance to full application by October's end.

Request for Concepts: Community-Based Interventions to Address Health Disparities for Indigenous Lung Cancer Patients by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation seeks innovative community-based interventions to reduce lung cancer disparities for Indigenous populations. Multiyear grants will pilot models improving access to care across detection, diagnosis, palliative care, and survivorship. Deadline: September 29, 2023. Maximum 3-page concepts welcome.

Request for Proposals – Exact Sciences CRC Screening Uptake Strategies “FOCUS” Program

Exact Sciences is funding innovative colorectal cancer screening initiatives through its FOCUS program. Organizations can apply for $25,000–$75,000 grants by September 7, 2023. Two categories available: clinical settings focused on increasing screening rates, and community organizations promoting screening awareness and education. Both Tribal Health Centers and Urban AI/AN Clinics are eligible applicants.
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Native American Heritage Month | LEARN MORE

National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) | San Diego, California | Registration will open July 7, 2026 | Abstract Submissions will open on August 4 | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

National Conference on Tobacco or Health | The National Network of Public Health Institutes is excited to announce the start of registration for the next National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH), June 29 - July 1, 2027 in San Diego, CA. | Questions: nctoh@nnphi.org | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER