Region VIII - Mountain States RHEC
Mission: To improve conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play through innovations and coordination of shared action, knowledge, and resources, working with new and existing partnerships
Vision: Optimal health for all to achieve health equity Priority Areas: - Increase awareness about RHEC VIII initiatives and efforts to reduce health disparities, promote health equity, and increase understanding of the social determinants of health
- Provide education and awareness of cultural and linguistic competency within the region
- Serve as a clearinghouse of information on individual tribes’ activities related to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (93-638, or ISDEAA)
- Engage youth as emerging leaders in region-wide efforts to promote health equity
- Increase access to health care
- Build capacity by sharing implementation models to support community health worker (CHW) programs
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Recent Announcements
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Recording Now Available For The Mountain States RHEC (RHEC VIII) Native American Cultural Competency Webinar
Did you miss the April 20, 2017, Native American Cultural Competency webinar hosted by the Mountain States RHEC (RHEC VIII)? The webinar, which focused on addressing cultural sensitivity when collecting ...
Posted Jun 20, 2017, 8:38 AM by Tech Support
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Mountain States RHEC Native American Cultural Competency Webinar: Overview Of Working With Tribal Governments
Did you miss the Mountain States RHEC's webinar on the history of tribes and treaties, utilization of CLAS Standards, cultural sensitivity when working with tribal communities and the impact ...
Posted Mar 27, 2017, 1:22 PM by Tech Support
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Department of Education (DOE) Issues a Fact Sheet Regarding Equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The DOE issued a Fact Sheet that announced the final regulations under Part B of IDEA, aimed at promoting equity by targeting widespread disparities in the treatment of students of ...
Posted Feb 28, 2017, 6:03 AM by Tech Support
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Region VIII Releases Healthcare Coverage Expansion in the Mountain States Region: Implications for Health Outcomes Report
According to the Healthcare Coverage Expansion in the Mountain States Region: Implications for Health Outcomes report released by the Mountain States RHEC, some states in Region VIII have not expanded ...
Posted Feb 28, 2017, 6:03 AM by Tech Support
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Native CDFIs Providing Hope via Financial Literacy, Economic Opportunity
In the language of the tribal Native American group, the Lakota, there is no traditional word for money. That makes the work of the Four Bands Community Fund, a nonprofit ...
Posted Feb 28, 2017, 6:03 AM by Tech Support
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