International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health

描述(由申请者提供)：项目标题：土著挑战国际会议：美国和加拿大的土著居民与非土著居民相比，长期以来一直存在健康差距。尽管在过去几十年中，各种健康指标有所提高，但差距依然存在。向土著居民提供保健服务由于获得困难而进一步复杂化，这是由农村地区和保健提供者短缺等因素造成的。在美国，印度的医疗体系历来资金不足，这带来了额外的挑战。 目的：这次国际合作会议的目的将集中在原住民、因纽特人、梅蒂斯人、美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民社区的儿童和青年的创新临床护理模式和基于社区的公共卫生方法。这次会议将由许多美国和加拿大的组织和机构策划和联合主办，包括美国儿科学会(AAP)、加拿大儿科学会(CPS)、印第安人健康服务(IHS)、加拿大卫生部第一民族因纽特人健康分会、美国印第安人内科医生协会(AAIP)、Métis国家委员会和其他部落实体。美国和加拿大之间的这一跨境合作是根据美国卫生与公众服务部(DHHS)和加拿大卫生部之间的谅解备忘录(MOU)开展的其他活动的补充，该备忘录于2002年在秘书/部长级别签署。虽然美国和加拿大的医疗保健制度有很大的不同，但在为土著儿童和青年提供文化上有效的护理方面有许多相似之处。这次会议将努力让人们了解在社区层面实施的成功的护理模式和独特的研究，传播有效的战略，并为提供者提供机会，让他们获得可以立即使用的宝贵技能。 目标受众和目标：本次会议的目标受众包括来自赞助组织以及美国和加拿大各地部落和城市地区的医疗保健提供者。预计将有250名代表出席。这次会议的主题是“解决办法，而不是问题”，因为规划委员会致力于确保会议代表有机会获得与照顾土著儿童有关的实用知识和技能。 会议的学习目标已确定如下：(1)提高对土著居民儿童的独特解决办法和不断变化的保健需求的认识；(2)审查从事儿童保健工作的人关于在土著社区提供具有文化效力的保健的知识和经验；(3)说明关于土著居民保健和保健的学术和社区参与性研究结果；(4)加强从事儿童保健工作的人员和从事土著卫生工作或对土著卫生感兴趣的受训者之间的合作和信息交流

DESCRIPTION (PROVIDED BY APPLICANT): Project Title: International Meeting on Indigenous Challenge: Indigenous populations in the US and Canada have long experienced health disparities compared to non-indigenous populations. While there have been gains in various health indicators over the past several decades, disparities still remain. Health care provision to indigenous populations is further complicated by difficulties related to access, which is caused by factors such as rural location and shortage of health care providers. In the US, the Indian health care system has been historically under-funded creating an additional challenge. Purpose: The purpose of this international, collaborative conference will be to focus on innovative clinical care models and community-based public health approaches for children and youth in First Nations, Inuit, M¿tis, American Indian, and Alaska Native communities. The conference will be planned and jointly sponsored by a number of US and Canadian organizations and agencies including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS); the Indian Health Service (IHS); the First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada; the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP); the M¿tis National Council; and other tribal entities. This cross-border collaboration between the US and Canada complements other activities under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Health Canada, signed at the Secretarial/Ministerial level in 2002. While the health care system in the US and Canada differs significantly, there are many similarities in terms of providing culturally effective care to indigenous children and youth. This conference will strive to bring exposure to successful models of care and unique research implemented at the community level, disseminate effective strategies, and provide opportunities for providers to gain valuable skills that can be utilized immediately. Target Audience and Objectives: The target audience for this conference includes health care providers from the sponsoring organizations and from tribal and urban sites throughout the US and Canada. Anticipated attendance is 250 delegates. The conference theme is "Solutions, Not Problems", as the planning committee is committed to ensuring that conference delegates have the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and skills related to caring for indigenous children. The learning objectives of the conference have been identified as follows: (1) Demonstrate increased awareness of the unique solutions and changing health needs of children in indigenous populations, (2) Examine knowledge and experiences of those working in child health about the provision of culturally effective care in indigenous communities, (3) Describe scholarly and community participatory research findings about the health and health care of indigenous populations, (4) Increase collaboration and exchange information among those working in child health and trainees who work with, or are interested in, the health of indigenous