California Consortium For Urbanindian Health Inc

THE MISSION OF CCUIH IS TO FACILITATE SHARED DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR OUR MEMBERS AND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A HEALTH AND WELLNESS NETWORK THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF AMERICAN INDIANS LIVING IN URBAN COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA.

COMMUNITY HEALTH: CCUIH LEADS COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZING EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR URBAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES. CCUIHS STRATEGIES ARE FOCUSED ON INCREASING CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICACY FOR THEIR URBAN INDIAN HEALTH NETWORK. CCUIH LEVERAGE UIHO CLINIC LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY-GUIDED EFFORTS, TO ADDRESS POLICY NEEDS AND HEALTH CARE INEQUITIES FOR AMERICAN INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA. CCUIH USES THEIR COMMUNITY DRIVEN MEDIA MODEL TO DEVELOP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, WHICH INCREASES THE VISIBILITY OF URBAN INDIAN ISSUES BY CENTERING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE AND SOLUTIONS. PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FACILITATED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAININGS, PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLITICAL FORUMS, AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN INDIAN CENTERED MEDIA AND MARKETING STRATEGIES.

POLICY ADVOCACY: CCUIH IS A STATEWIDE RESOURCE ON URBAN INDIAN HEALTH INFORMATION AND RELATED POLICY DECISIONS. CCUIH MONITORS LEGISLATION AND POLICY REGARDING LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES TO ENSURE THAT URBAN INDIANS ARE INCLUDED IN PLANNING EFFORTS INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS. CCUIH PARTICIPATES IN INDIAN CONSULTATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES POLICY BRIEFS AND POSITION STATEMENTS ON RELEVANT URBAN INDIAN ISSUES. CCUIH ALSO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL COMMUNITY CONSORTIA, NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES, AND OTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERS INCLUDING: THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF URBAN INDIAN HEALTH, CALIFORNIA RURAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD, AND THE URBAN INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE.

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION: CCUIH CONDUCTS ETHICAL RESEARCH WITH URBAN INDIANS LIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY-DEFINED APPROACHES TO WELLNESS. BY OFFERING ON-SITE PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES, CCUIH IS ABLE TO CLOSELY IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF THE MEMBERS AND COLLABORATE WITH THEM TO GENERATE TAILORED SOLUTIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICACY OF THEIR PROGRAM EFFORTS. CCUIHS ORIGINAL COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH RESULTS IN KNOWLEDGE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO POLICYMAKERS AND LEVERAGED INTO PROTECTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY CCUIH REPRESENTS.