Welcome to the American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Health page! This site provides a brief overview of our programs, clinical resources, and advocacy efforts.
About ACOG & AI/AN Women’s Health
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) represents more than 58,000 members dedicated to improving women's health care. On April 17, 1970, ACOG established a Committee on American Indian Affairs for the purpose of studying and developing expertise in the area of maternal and gynecologic health problems among American Indian and Alaska Native women. This move was prompted by Dr. Beryl Blue Spruce, Laguna-Pueblo. For many years since then, the College and Committee have worked closely with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to meet the health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native women. In recent years, both ACOG and IHS have expanded their resources to include Tribal health programs.
For more information please contact:
Yvonne Malloy
Director, American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Health
ymalloy@acog.org
202-863-2580
Justine Joo
Program Assistant, American Indian/Alaska Native Women's Health
jjoo@acog.org
202-863-1637
AI/AN Women's Health News
December 10, 2018
Deadline Extended!
Nominations for the 2019 William H.J. Haffner Award have been extended until December 17, 2019.
See the announcement for more details.
October 31, 2018
Nominations for the 2019 ACOG Outstanding AI/AN Women’s Healthcare Clinician Award, also known as the William H.J. Haffner AI/AN Women’s Health Award, are now being solicited from throughout the Indian healthcare system! This award recognizes the exceptional efforts of those individuals who have made major contributions to improving the quality of American Indian/Alaska Native women’s health and health care.
The recipient will receive:
Waived registration fee, up to four nights of hotel (room and tax) and airfare (within government guidelines) to attend the 2019 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting in Nashville, TN;
Recognition at the American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Health Committee breakfast meeting at the 2019 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.
*To submit a nomination: email a letter of nomination and a CV of the person nominated to Justine Joo (jjoo@acog.org). Any questions about the award or the nomination process may be addressed to Ms. Malloy (ymalloy@acog.org) or to Justine Joo.
The deadline for submission of nominations is December 10th, 2018.
Please click the Haffner Award tab or view the announcement for more information on the review process.
May 1, 2018
On Saturday, April 28th, Dr. Glen Kishi was awarded the 2018 William H.J. Haffner Award at the ACOG Annual Clinical Scientific Meeting in Austin, TX. Click here to read the official announcement. Congratulations, Dr. Kishi, and thank you for your outstanding work and dedication in helping American Indian/Alaska Native women.
Call for 2019 Haffner Award nominations will be solicited in Fall 2018.
March 26, 2018
Thank you to those who attended the 5th International Indigenous Women's Health Meeting! Over 230 attendees from the US and Canada convened in Albuquerque, NM for the biennial conference to increase their knowledge of traditional, holistic, and evidence-informed approaches to care for Indigenous women and mothers.
Dates for the 6th IWHM in 2020 are still to be determined. Please email Justine Joo to be added to the listserv for future updates.