IHBN 1st Year Meetings (Agendas Attached, minutes by request)

Please request minutes from Larry Curley.

June 2, 2006 ITCN, Sparks, Funding update and information on two new grants from State of Nevada.

April 3, 2006, ITCN, Sparks, Transition in Executive Director, Rebalanced Budget for Year 1, Plan to Secure Base Funding, Pandemic Flu, HHS Consultation, IHS Steering Commitee, Medicaid, Strategic Plan.

April 20, 2005
Attending Tribes agree to Washoe Tribe's offer to contract with Ed Fox

June 14-15, 2005 NCAI Ed Fox joins Arlan Melendez and Chair Alvin Moyle at NCAI, Oneida, Wisconsin for discussions of starting health board (IHBN).

July 14 IHBN July 15 ITCN (Fallon)
Area Director, Don Davis, says he will support Indian Health Board if Tribes do
7 tribes had passed resolutions to join the IHBN

August 23 24, 2005
Executive Committee elected and Bylaws and Constitution passed with 19 tribes as members ; Ed Fox officially hired as Executive Director

September 27 28 2005
Area Director Don Davis agress to provide funding in addition to the IHS HQ $150,000

October 24 25 2005
Tribes begin work on Report to Congress and Hear Public Testimony of Health Care Needs

December 5 6 2005
Dr. Grim attends IHBN meeting to discuss the two (JOINT Tribes/IHS AND IHS)draft reports to Congress

January 23 24 2006
Michael Mahsetky explains IHS HQ's constraints and desire to work with NV Tribes

March 16 2006
Tribes review diminishing resources for funding Health Board through current fiscal year.

April 3 2006
IHBN meeting at ITCN, Sparks, NV

May 10 2006
IHBN meets one day prior to Great Basin Primary Care Association's Health Care Access Symposium of May 11 12 at Lake Tahoe