1. 2012 NIHB Public Health Summit Hard Rock Casino May 30, 2012 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC HEALTH Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative Director

2. ACA OBJECTIVES  Increase access to affordable health coverage  Slow the rate of increase in health care costs  Increase health insurance consumer protections  Improve quality of health care  increase focus on prevention

3. Prevention and Wellness Public Health Workforce Health Data Collection/Research Maternal & Child Health PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS

4.  Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Programs  05/30/12 – Letter of Intent is due  Community Transformation Grant  Small Communities Programs – due 7/31/12  SAMHSA Behavioral Health-Tribal Prevention Grant (FY 2013)  President’s Proposed Budget: $40 million OPPORTUNITIES

5. NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION

6. MISSION: To develop effective, streamlined, consumer-oriented materials to assist American Indians & Alaska Natives in understanding their rights and new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) & the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH & EDUCATION (NIHOE) NIHOE National Partners & Area Coordinators

8. AREANAMEEMAIL Alaska #1Valerie Davidsonvdavidson@anthc.org Alaska #2Lanie FoxLfox@ANHB.org AberdeenCecilia Fire ThunderCeceila.firethunder@gptchb.org AlbuquerqueNancy Martine-Alonzonmalonzo@aaihb.org BemidjiJenny JenkinsJenny.jenkins@ihs.gov BillingsGordon BelcourtBelcourt@mtwytlc.com CaliforniaJames CrouchJames.crouch@crihb.net NashvilleDee SabattusDsabattus@usetinc.org NavajoLarry CurleyLarry.curley@nndoh.org OklahomaDiddy NelsonDiddy.nelson@ihs.gov Phoenix #1Alida MontielAlida.montiel@itcaonline.com Phoenix #2Claudia Castaneda-MelendezClaudia@ihbn.org PortlandJim RobertsJroberts@npaihb.org 13 NIHOE AREA COORDINATORS

9.  A consumer-oriented, interactive website was developed and launched  A two day Kickoff meeting was held in Washington, D.C.  A two day National Tribal Health Care Reform Training was held in Minnesota OUTREACH & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES “Area Strategies Session: Developing Area Plans for O&E” – Bemidji Area

10. NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD JENNIFER COOPER LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR JCOOPER@NIHB.ORG THANK YOU