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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Utah Governor's Annual American Indian Summit

 Utah American Indian Summit
July 30-31, 2014
Utah Valley University campus, Orem
Register at  the Utah Division of Indian Affairs website 
$25.00 registration fee; elders are free

This year, the UIHAB will be hosting a Run/Walk the morning of July 30th.   Volunteers are needed  to register folks and distribute water along the route.  Water donations would be greatly appreciated.  

Topics at the summit will include healthy cooking demonstration and discussion on how to be creative and healthy when cooking for your family at home, including strategies for healthy meal planning when you live a long way away from a grocery store. There will also be sessions related to health/community health; ACA for AI/AN's, Tobacco, HIV/AIDS, Emergency Preparedness. 

For more information contact Melissa Zito, Indian Health Liaison, UDOH at mzito@utah.gov.

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