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

POST-MEETING MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE!
The 3rd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health was held on March 6-8, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM. Click here for information from the conference.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
2010 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: 847/434-4993
indianhealth@aap.org

Oral Health On-line Training - Free CME!
The Oral Health Risk Assessment Training for Pediatricians and Other Health Professionals is now available online for FREE CME credit. The purpose of this training is to provide a concise overview of how to perform an oral examination and conduct an oral health risk assessment and triage for infants and young children. Click here to access this training!

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.