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The Committee on Native American
Child Health (CONACH) develops policies and programs that improve
the health of Native American children. The CONACH members are committed
to increasing awareness of the major health problems facing Native
American children, and monitoring legislation affecting Native American
child health. The CONACH also conducts pediatric consultation visits
to Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal health facilities, and
works to strengthen ties with tribes throughout the United States.
All CONACH members are appointed by the AAP Board of Directors
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for information and materials from the 2nd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health.
SAVE THE DATE!
The 3rd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health will take place on March 6-8, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM. Please check back periodically for updated information.
GET INVOLVED: INDIAN HEALTH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
You can become involved in the AAP's Native
American child health efforts through the Indian
Health Special Interest Group (IH-SIG). The
IH-SIG provides a forum for pediatricians and other licensed
health care professionals serving American Indian/Alaska Native
children to share successes and strategies, sponsor educational
programs that highlight aspects of providing care to American
Indian/Alaska Native children, support the work of the CONACH
by disseminating information, and link members to address problems
specific to local or regional care of American Indian/Alaska
Native children.
One
of the activities of the IH-SIG is a discussion
forum facilitated through an electronic mailing list. Topics discussed recently
include oral health, childhood asthma, ADHD, and injury prevention.
To become a member
of the IH-SIG, you must be a member of the Council
on Community Pediatrics (COCP). Members of the COCP can
join the IH-SIG free of charge and will be able to access the
IH-SIG Web pages on the Members Only Channel of the AAP Web
site.
For
more information on AAP Native American child health activities
please review the IH-SIG brochure or e-mail indianhealth@aap.org.
CALL
FOR NOMINATIONS
Native American Child Health Advocacy Award
The
AAP Committee on Native American Child Health accepts nominations for the Native American Child Health Advocacy
Award on a rolling basis. This award is given to recognize an individual who has
made a major contribution to promoting Native American child
health. If you know of a physician or non-physician who merits
this recognition, please submit a letter of nomination, along
with the candidate's contact information to:
Committee
on Native American Child Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Fax: 847/434-8729
indianhealth@aap.org
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