Registration still open! Join us for our 2024 Tribal & State Leaders Health Summit November 12th, 2024, 12pm-November 14th, 4:30pm The Summit brings together Tribal Leaders, State Legislators, Tribal and Urban Indian health organization staff members, state agency, representatives, Federal Region 10 Representative, and Portland-area Indian Health Service to discuss Tribal legislative and programmatic health priorities. The objective of the summit will be to produce actionable and accountable plans for work to be done by the state, Tribes, and AIHC and other partners throughout the next two years to improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives in our state. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gTgM6Acg Please see registration confirmation email for information on how to reserve your room at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. Reply to registration email with any questions.
American Indian Health Commission
医院和医疗保健
Sequim，Washington 8 位关注者
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关于我们
To support and advocate for Tribal sovereignty and unmet Tribal needs and to improve the health and cultural well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives through collaborating, convening, advocacy, public education, technical assistance, program development and delivery, and resource sharing which may include financial support to Tribes, Urban Indian programs authorized under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and Indian health care providers.
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https://aihc-wa.com
American Indian Health Commission的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 医院和医疗保健
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Sequim，Washington
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2003
地点
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获取路线
808 N 5TH AVE
us，Washington，Sequim，98382
American Indian Health Commission员工
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Congratulations to our long-time chair, Steve Kutz, for this much deserved award. Thank you WSPHA for the recognition of Steve's?hard work and incredible knowledge. His work benefits everyone across our state.
Please join us in congratulating the winner of the 2024 Public Health Leadership Award: Stephen Kutz! Mr. Kutz is a member of Southwest Washington’s Cowlitz Indian Tribe and served on its Tribal Council for approximately 20 years. He is currently employed by the Suquamish Tribe, where he serves as the Health Clinic Director. Mr. Kutz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Eastern Washington University in 1974 and has worked as a nurse for nearly 48 years. He received his master’s degree in public health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1993. He served 20 years on active duty as a nurse in the U.S. Army in most all facets of their health care system, with 13 of those years spent in preventive medicine and community health. He also worked for more than 12 years in a county health department in Washington as director of public health nursing, while also serving as the health department director for eight years. He served the Cowlitz Tribe for almost 16 years as the Clinic Manger, Deputy Director, and Executive Director of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kutz served as the Suquamish Tribal delegate to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and has been its delegate to the Health and Human Services American Indian/Alaskan Native Health Research Advisory Council 2008 until 2016, as well as serving as a delegate to the IHS budget formulation committee for 6 years, Indian Health Care Improvement advisory committee for two years, one term as the alternate to the HHS Secretaries Advisory committee, and one term as the delegate to the CDC and is currently on the NIH Tribal advisory committee. He is active in health policy issues at the national, state, and local levels. He also served as a delegate to the Washington State American Indian Health Commission for almost 20 years and currently serves as their Chair. He works on the State Mental Health Committee that is advising the state in its efforts to redesign how Medicaid mental health services are delivered to American Indians and Alaskan Natives. He currently serves (11 years) as the State Board of Health’s delegate to the Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities. Join us for the awards ceremony at the 2024 Annual Conference in Yakima, WA on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:30pm.
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