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About the Project |
UIO Champion Grant RFA | Staff Professional Development Scholarships |
Student Fellowships | Project Contacts
NCUIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating on an infection prevention and control (IPC) training initiative for frontline healthcare personnel.
CDC's Project Firstline is a collaborative of diverse healthcare and public health partners that aims to provide engaging, innovative, and effective infection control training to more than 6 million healthcare personnel in the United States. Project Firstline will provide every person working in a U.S. healthcare facility the foundational understanding of infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats such as COVID-19. The project will provide:
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Dionne Apedjihoun, MS, CCRP - DApedjihoun@ncuih.org
Noah Collins, MA (Cherokee Nation & White Mountain Apache Tribe) - ncollins@ncuih.org
Up to 5 competitive awards up to $40,000
Project period ~ November, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Deadline: October 30, 2020 11:59 pm ET
Reimbursement up to $1,100 per individual UIO staff member
Scholarships based on eligibility, limited to available funds, and processed in the order in which applications are received (no more than 2 per UIO)
Awards do not cover fees for associate, bachelor, graduate or other college coursework or degrees
For questions contact ipc@ncuih.org
Deadline Ongoing til Funding Depleted
Seeking fellowship applications from students in public health, health, communications, nursing, medicine to support CDC-funded infection prevention and control training project activities
$1,000 monthly stipend
3 month - 8 month opportunity (student selects timeframe)
Work is conducted remotely
Deadline: October 14, 2020 11:59 pm ET
NCUIH is recruiting Urban Indian Organizations (UIO) to become Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Systems Champions to undertake locally-defined initiatives accompanied by a core set of requirements for targeted training and development as part of Project Firstline. Selected UIOs will have the opportunity to tailor activities and learning opportunities unique to Indian Country and to share their knowledge and expertise in adapting current IPC guidelines to combat the current COVID-19 pandemic on the frontlines of their organizations.
Collaborative activities will be facilitated by NCUIH and co-created by UIO IPC Systems Champions in a model that embraces Champions as teacher-learner and relies on 4 key principles of adult learning (involvement, experience-based, problem-centered, immediate relevance).
Goal of the Champion Initiative
Identify and implement sustainable UIO systemic changes in infection prevention and control critical to a culture of safety and create organizations that are flexible and responsive to ongoing needs during the pandemic and beyond.
Champion Activity Highlights
Propose a potential project on infection prevention and control or quality improvement initiative related to infection prevention and control or other initiative in support of team approaches to infection prevention and control to be undertaken to address your unique UIO needs
Designate a staff member to participate in the entire CDC module and training course elements and provide evaluation
Participate in assessing and pilot testing infection prevention and control training developed materials, modules and modalities from Project Firstline initiatives
Develop and implement an IPC training plan that incorporates content identified as relevant and necessary for your UIO
Participate in the monthly UIO IPC Systems Champions call with NCUIH staff
Submit required agreements, reports and evaluation components over the course of the project
Opportunity Overview for UIO IPC Systems Champions (IPCSC)
Maximum of 5 UIOs will be selected
Competitive awards of up to $40,000
Duration of participation is 8 months (November 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021)
Application deadline: October 30, 2020 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time
Participation requires a commitment to complete the core set of required activities
Selected Systems Champions will support information gathering, training module and modality development, pilot testing of materials, and participation in frontline staff training within their organization, including potential participation in CDC-supported Project Echo activities
NCUIH staff bring expertise, experience and support in multiple performance improvement methodologies, including LEAN, Six Sigma, and Just Culture
Participants are provided access to CDC and other subject matter and training experts
Option to participate in additional infection prevention and control train-the-trainer opportunities offered by CDC
Deadline: October 30, 2020 11:59 pm ET
Submit UIO IPC Champion Application
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to provide Native American students with the opportunity to increase the work being done in urban Native public health. Project Firstline is a national partnership of nonprofit organizations and academic institutions that aims to provide infection prevention and control training to more than 6 million healthcare personnel in the United States, including Urban Indian Organization (UIO) health care workers. Training content will include foundational information on infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19.
As part of Project Firstline, NCUIH will be developing training resources for health care workers; communications and outreach materials to support training; resource guides for workers, residents, families and patients; hosting communities of learning; supporting subject matter experts in infectious disease; and gathering research and data on the effectiveness of training and practices.
The recipients of the NCUIH Project Firstline Fellowship should have a focus on urban Native public health in one of the following areas:
infection prevention and control
public health
public health nursing
mental health
behavioral health
health communication
improving health processes
improving health quality
or a related area
Deadline October 14, 2020 11:59 pm ET
NCUIH is is offering UIO staff members Professional Development Scholarships.
Overview
Eligibility
Application Package and Process
Examples of Potential Training Opportunities:
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Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel. NCUIH is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this webpage do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS, and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.
