Training
The Indian Health Service has a comprehensive Injury Prevention Training Program that offers a variety of courses for various levels of experience.
IHS Injury Prevention courses are offered tuition-free to all Indian Health Service and direct-service Tribal personnel.
Visit Environmental Health Support Center Training for the class schedules and registration.
Upcoming Courses
- Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities - April 2-4, 2023, Seattle, WA
Injury and Violence Prevention Training
IVP Course 1 – Defining the Problem
- Description: introduces the core components of the public health approach to preventing injuries and violence among American Indians/Alaska Natives
- Learning topics
- injury and violence as a public health problem
- the public health approach to preventing injuries and violence
- defining the problem
- identifying risk and protective factors
- communicating about the problem
- coalitions for IVP
- funding and proposal planning
- Target audience
- tribal health board members
- tribal health directors
- tribal council members
- tribal injury prevention staff
- IHS environmental health personnel
- Length
- Online course: 5 days (4 to 5 hours per day of synchronous and asynchronous learning)
- In-Person course: 3 days (expected, pending revision pilot-test in 2022)
IVP Course 2 – Identifying the Intervention
- Description: builds on IVP Course 1 knowledge and skills to define the problem and find what prevents the problem, and introduces concepts and skills for implementing and evaluating interventions, communicating about interventions, and obtaining funding for injury/violence prevention efforts
- Learning topics
- using and summarizing data
- finding and selecting evidence-based interventions (EBIs)
- implementing and evaluating EBIs
- communicating about EBIs
- developing an IVP proposal
- Target audience
- tribal health board members
- tribal health directors
- tribal council members
- tribal injury prevention staff who completed IVP Course 1
- IHS environmental health personnel
- Length
- Online: 4.5 days (3 to 5 hours per day of synchronous and asynchronous learning)
- In-Person: TBD (pending revision pilot-test in 2023)
IVP Course 3 – Techniques and Tools for Prevention
- Description: builds on IVP Courses 1 and 2 knowledge and skills by providing tools and advanced techniques to prevent injury and violence
- Learning topics
- conducting literature reviews
- data and confidentiality
- data collection methods (sampling)
- descriptive data analysis
- process and outcome evaluation
- advocacy
- Target audience
- tribal health board members
- tribal health directors
- tribal council members
- tribal injury prevention staff who completed IVP Courses 1 and 2 and plan to apply to the IVP Fellowship Program
- IHS environmental health personnel
- Length
- Online: 4.5 days (3 to 5 hours per day of synchronous and asynchronous learning)
- In-Person: TBD (pending revision pilot-test in 2023)
Injury Prevention Fellowship Program
The IHS Injury Prevention Fellowship Program is a 12-month advanced learning experience for individuals promoting injury prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
Learn more about the Fellowship Program
Safe Native American Passengers (SNAP)
SNAP is a one day course designed as a culturally appropriate introduction to child passenger safety in tribal communities. SNAP is intended for anyone who works with families and children in tribal communities.
