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Table of Contents

1.	Conference Announcement
2.	Native American Health Finder Website
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1. Conference Announcement

I'm forwarding this e-mail at the request of Dr. Cullen.  If you have any
questions regarding submissions for either of the two conferences please
contact the designated party as listed in the body of the e-mail.  Please
share this e-mail with any other AI/AN program that you think might be
interested in either submitting a proposal for a work shop or attending.
Thank you.

Denise Grenier
Indian Health Service
ITSC/TUCSON
(520) 670-4865


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for the 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAMILY 
VIOLENCE:
Working Together to End Abuse Advocacy, Assessment, Intervention, Research, 
Prevention, and Policy

SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2003
Town & Country Hotel & Convention Center, San Diego, California

Conference Co-hosts:
Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute (FVSAI), San Diego, CA 
Children's Institute International (CII), Los Angeles, CA Alliant 
International University (AIU)

Why should you participate in this conference?
* Multi-Ethnic & Multi-Racial Issues and Perspectives
* Promote Healthy, Non-Abusive Families & Relationships
* State of the Art Research on Effective Intervention and Prevention 
Techniques
* Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives
* Integrate All Aspects of Family Violence
* Advanced Research and Advanced Clinical Presentations
* Holistic Strategies
* Cost-Effective and Largest Conference on Family Violence
* Reach Professionals, Advocates, Researchers, Policy Makers, & Survivors

What do we want to Accomplish?
* Promote information exchange among those working to end abuse
* Provide cutting edge research, interventions, prevention, and advocacy 
information
* Stimulate the formation of multidisciplinary solutions to end family 
violence
* Create an environment for learning, collaborating and networking with 
colleagues
* Promote policy changes
* Learn new methods, techniques, & programs
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Subject: Native American Healthfinder? Website

HHS EXPANDS INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES ON 
CONSUMER-ORIENTED HEALTHFINDER? WEB SITE

In recognition of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage 
Month, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today launched a new resource 
section on the department's Healthfinder? Web site devoted to these 
communities.

Available at http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/,
the easy-to-use consumer resource provides a central point for up-to-date 
health information of special interest to American Indians and Alaska 
Natives.

"American Indians and Alaska Natives are affected disproportionately by 
diabetes, tuberculosis, injuries, and other serious health problems. By 
providing resources especially selected for these populations, with their 
input, we have designed a gateway to help them learn about preventing and 
treating illness and developing a healthy lifestyle," Secretary Thompson 
said.

According to the 2000 census, over 4 million Americans self-identify as 
American Indians and Alaska Natives. The special Healthfinder?
section highlights more than 20 of the most important topics of interest 
for these populations, based on discussions with American Indian and Alaska 
Native community leaders, patients, and students. In addition to specific 
wellness and disease topics such as nutrition and diabetes, these include 
elder care and traditional healing. Over 170 topics are available in total 
in the section for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The full 
Healthfinder? site
brings together information on over 1100 topics from over 1700
government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Dr. Charles Grim, the interim director of the Indian Health Service, said, 
"Healthfinder? is an excellent Web-based resource that our providers and 
community health representatives can use in our remote and isolated 
locations. Our families with Internet access in these communities can also 
benefit from the useful information it provides. Access to information is 
an invaluable tool for disease prevention and treatment as well as 
wellness."

Healthfinder? is spearheaded by the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (ODPHP). ODPHP partnered with the Indian Health Service; 
the department's Office of Minority Health; the American Public Health 
Association's American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus; and 
the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, to 
improve health information for American Indians and Alaska Natives on 
healthfinder?.

For more information about National American Indian and Alaska Native 
Heritage Month, visit
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/heritage/index.asp.

Mitakuye Oyasin!

Darlene Wilcox, Ph.D.
Staff Psychotherapist
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
Phone: 612-721-9804
Fax: 612-721-9850