home | about The Native Researchers’ Cancer Control Training Program is designed to help develop research skills for implementation and evaluation of cancer control programs in Native communities. Under funding from the National Cancer Institute, this program is aimed primarily at increasing the number of Native people involved in cancer control activities. To help achieve this goal, we offer intensive training sessions of three weeks duration with follow-up opportunities and some technical field support for graduate trainees. The seminars will include numerous "hands on" exercises to enhance skill building, and will be customized to meet the needs of each group of trainees. The training program will include, but is not limited to, the following course subjects: Epidemiological methods, design and implementation of cancer intervention studies, data management and data analysis, grant and manuscript preparation, questionnaire design, use of Medline and other software for library searches, use of national databases, Human subjects protection, grant funding agencies and potential funding sources, and grant budget management. Each class will include 10-15 trainees. Successful applicants will attend the training course at Oregon Health & Science University, where we will provide resources and an atmosphere conducive to mastering principles of cancer control for implementation in the trainees’ own communities. In addition to the three-week training course, the NRCCTP will provide trainees with mentoring, help with grant proposals, manuscript preparation, and technical assistance with research projects. Opportunities to participate in field research experiences of 3 or 6 months duration will also be provided. Sponsors National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine provides a Master of Public Health program in epidemiology and biostatistics, a combined MD/MPH program for medical students, a preventive medicine residency program, and a post-doctoral program in health services research. Department faculty members have extensive experience in conducting research in American Indian and Alaska Native populations and in training Native researchers. Faculty members have successfully won grant funding from various institutes of the NIH, from the CDC, and private foundations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise AI/AN health status to the highest possible level. The IHS currently provides health services to approximately 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 557 federally recognized tribes in 35 states. The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board represents and provides health-related technical assistance to the 43 federally recognized tribes in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The Northwest tribes formed the Board as a nonprofit advisory organization 1972. Its mission is to assist Northwest tribes to improve the health status and quality of life of member tribes and Indian people in their delivery of culturally appropriate and holistic health care. © 2005 Oregon Health & Science University. Last Updated 12/07. Contact Esther Dunn with website concerns.