2010 Priority: Workforce Development, Especially Focusing on Native Americans and Health Disparities (Resources)

Region VIII has contracted with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to develop a nursing curriculum that includes Healthy People 2010 objectives and Leading Health Indicators. This curriculum is intended to be used in selected tribal college schools of nursing in order to enhance students’ understanding of public health and prevention activities. Special focus will be given to include those objectives that pertain to women’s reproductive health, Family planning, and elimination of health disparities. For more information, contact: Jane Wilson, 303-844-7859, jwilson@hrsa.gov; Lorenzo Olivas, 303-844-7858, lolivas@hrsa.gov; Laurie Konsella, 303-844-7854, lkonsella@hrsa.gov; or Jill Leslie, 303-844-7856, jleslie@hrsa.gov.

2010 Events:

August 28 & 29, 2002
Healthy People 2010 Health Disparities Forum 2002: Promoting Health & Eliminating Disparities Through Policy Change conference, Denver, CO. Sponsored by Colorado ACCESS, Colorado Minority Health Forum, Colorado Turning Point Initiative, Denver Healthy People 2010 Initiative, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. For more information, visit the conference web site or contact the Colorado Turning Point Initiative, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, at (303) 692-2089 or hp2010@ci.denver.co.us.

Summer 2002

Women’s and Minority Health Status Indicators CD project: Region VIII has contracted with Quality Resource Systems, Inc. to continue updating the regional Health Status Indicators CDs. Indicators with a Healthy People 2010 objective include that goal for monitoring how a state or county is doing. The 2001 CD will serve as a benchmarking product while subsequent versions of the CD can be used for monitoring progress towards the goals. The 2002 update will be available Summer 2002. For more information, contact: Lorenzo Olivas, 303-844-7858, lolivas@hrsa.gov or Laurie Konsella, 303-844-7854, lkonsella@hrsa.gov.

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