The NB3 Foundation has officially launched their Zero to 60 Challenge through the entire month of November.  The entire NB3 staff will be taking the challenge, along with many other youth, families and organizations across the country.  Please consider taking the Zero to 60 Challenge with them!  For more information on the Challenge itself, please visit the following site:  http://www.nb3foundation.org/zero-to-60/

We challenge you! That’s right, we challenge you and your family to cut out sugary beverages (sodas, sports drinks, juice drinks, sugary coffee, etc.) and drink more water for the entire month of November!

Pledge Challenge Form

Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board is joining the American Cancer Society in this year’s Great American Smokeout on November 16, 2017.  This Challenge is open to all the Tribes of the Great Plains (SD, ND, NE, IA).  Please contact Terra Houska for more information and your free quit kit!  Prizes for those who stay smoke free for 30 consecutive days.

• 43.8% of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults reported current use of commercial tobacco in 2013.
• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among AI/AN.
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among AI/AN.
• Smokers are at a higher risk of developing diabetes.
• 400,000 deaths in a year are attributed to smoking.
• One pack a day for an entire year is the same amount as a trip for one person to go to Disney World!
• Smoking-related illness costs more than $300 billion each year.
• Direct medical care for adults costs $170 billion each year.
• $5.6 billion in lost time at work due to secondhand smoke exposure.
• Smokers hike up the cost of insurance premiums that effect all non-smokers.

CONTACT:     Devero Yellow Earring                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHONE:         605-721-7420
EMAIL:           [email protected]                   October 11, 2017

GPGHW PROGRAM COORDINATOR RECEIVES AWARD FROM NIHB

CONTACT:     Devero Yellow Earring                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHONE:         605-721-7420
EMAIL:           [email protected]                   October 3, 2017

GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMEN’S HEALTH BOARD RECEIVES FUNDING FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING

The Wall Street Journal has recently published two articles regarding the services and stories about Indian Heath Service.  Here are links to view the articles:

People Are Dying Here: Federal Hospitals Fail Tribes

Families Speak Out: Stories of Indian Health Service Patients

South Dakota Urban Indian Health is seeking a full time Executive Director (ED).  The (ED) serves as the chief executive officer for the multi-site healthcare organization in South Dakota and reports directly to the Board of Directors.

The ED has primary responsibility for organizational design and management, strategic planning, project development and documented policies and procedures.  Their responsibilities also include maintaining/increasing financial security and support.  They will lead as advised by the Board of Directors and administer and enforce the agency’s mission.

For more information visit their website at http://sduih.org/careers/.

Executive Director Ad National

Updated 2016 Navigator Flyer_RLR

 

The Navigator program consists of navigators in S.D. and navigators in N.D. who provide individuals with additional assistance in shopping for and enrolling in plans under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace.

What is the Health Insurance Marketplace, or Exchange?
A Marketplace, or Exchange, is a “One-stop online shopping site” where individuals can purchase private or public health insurance coverage. Consumers can do online comparison-shopping and look at a variety of plans with different benefits and costs. There will be two main types of insurance marketplaces: individuals or families buying their own coverage and employees of businesses with 100 or fewer workers (50 or fewer in some states).

Talk to a Navigator today!
Call 605.721.1922 ext. 123 or email [email protected]

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Community Health Representatives (CHR) of the Great Plains Area, please join us for a free one-day training about Native Patient Navigation. Learn about innovative techniques and tools that can advance your understanding about cancer prevention, screening, and treatment. Learn to effectively communicate the benefits of screening to patients . More information will be coming, for questions, please contact the Great Plains Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative.

Travel Scholarship Form

2017 Cancer Symposium