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Commission on Native Children Virtual Hearing: Wellness and Unintentional Injury Prevention

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This panel will examine trends in accidental injuries and prevention in Native communities, and innovative opportunities to promote wellness for Native children and youth.  Successful community-based approaches to reduce accidental injuries and holistic approaches to wellness within the healthcare contest will be highlighted as effective means to address these issues. The panelists will provide practice-based, academic and research perspectives on opportunities and challenges to improve health outcomes for Native children.

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Jan 27, 2023 02:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 27, 2023 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Commission on Native Children Virtual Hearing: Wellness and Unintentional Injury Prevention Register in advance for this webinar: https://doitalent.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_03gcrEYISkGW8fK5Yiya5A Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East) Meeting ID: 160 347 8181 SIP: 1603478181@sip.zoomgov.com After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr. Daniel Calac (Chief Medical Officer of Indian Health Council, Inc. @Principal Investigator with the California Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)) Since 2003 Calac has served as CMO of Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC), a consortium of nine tribes located in North County San Diego. IHC provides on-site and outreach services and programs to nearly 5,000 clients and provides over 20,000 visits per year. He went on to receive his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and did both internship and residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program at University of Southern California/Los Angeles County (USC-LAC). He is a Indian Health Service Scholarship recipient and has completed his service obligation of 4 years and an additional 14 years at Indian Health Council. Calac also serves his community by contracting part-time with The Elizabeth Hospice, providing hospice care and emotional support to both the terminally ill and their family members. Holly Billie (Retired @Indian Health Service and Center for Disease Control Subject Matter Expert on Injury Prevention) Holly Billie is Dine’ (Navajo) from southern Utah. A retired Captain in the US Public Health Service, Holly served in the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 30 years. Serving as a subject matter expert on tribal injury prevention, Holly provided leadership for national initiatives, consultation, and technical assistance on injury prevention matters involving epidemiology and surveillance, special projects and studies, partnerships, and training for federal, state, and tribal agencies. Holly has published articles in peer reviewed journals and provided presentations at many national and international conferences. Dr. Amy Elliott (Chief Clinical Research Officer @Avera Research Institute, Joint Appointment with University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine) Amy Elliott, PhD, Chief Clinical Research Officer at Avera Research Institute, leads a research team – with offices in Sioux Falls, Pine Ridge and Rapid City, SD – focused on improving child health and development through community-based research. Dr. Elliott is the principal investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) research projects including the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study, an initiative to reduce infant mortality in American Indian communities. “The best part of our work is that it originates from where it’s needed most – the communities,” she says. “Then we bring our research expertise to help find meaningful answers that can have an almost immediate impact on child health and development.” Dr. Elliott’s areas of scientific research and scholarly interest include: Early childhood development, Environmental exposures, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Fetal and infant mortality, including sudden infant death syndrome, and others.

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