Utah Tribal Health Data Summit

Welcome!

Join us and learn more about Utah data systems and tools to advance American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) health. All participants will learn more about ways to engage with various public health systems.  This is a free event and there is no registration fee. All are welcome to attend in-person or join our virtual webinar.
This is a free event sponsored by the Office of American Indian/Alaska Native Health & Family Services (IHFS).

Event information

Date and time

Thursday, October 8, 2026; 8 a.m - 4:30 p.m.

Registration

Register for the summit here.

Onsite registration will be available, please meet on the first floor of the S. J. Quinney College of Law.

Location

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
383 South S University St, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

The first in-person 100 attendees will receive a tote bag and other limited supplied items.

Parking

Limited spots reserved at the venue, please arrive early for guaranteed parking. Overflow parking is available and free for all summit attendees at the University of Utah Stadium.

Other transportation

UTA Trax - ride on “Red line” and stop at “University Stadium Station” and follow signage towards S. J. Quinney College of Law. Approximately a 5 minute walk to the venue from the station.

UTA Bus - Ride UTA Bus Route Blue  4, 213, 220, 455, 475, and stop at “Stadium.” Approximately a 5 minute walk to the venue from the bus station. 

U of U Buses - The law school is on the Red Route for the University’s free campus shuttles (College of Law stop). Live Tracker information is available at http://www.uofubus.com/

Hotel

Book your room with the group  rate for Utah Tribal Health Data Summit 2026  by Utah Department of Health and Human Services   

Salt Lake City Marriott University Park
480 S Wakara Way,
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 581-1000

Group rate: $189.00 per night

Start Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2026

End Date: Friday, October 09, 2026

**Last Day to Book : Wednesday, September 16, 2026**

Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.Registration, networking, breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.Welcome
9:10 - 10:00 a.m.Keynote Speaker: Tribal data sovereignty
10:00 - 10:20 a.m.Utah DHHS Data Modernization Initiative
10:20 - 10:30 a.m.BREAK - Networking with information tables
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.Panel: Key data systems in Utah
11:30 - 11:45 a.m.Publicly available data: Surveillance dashboards
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Publicly available data: Healthy Places Index
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.LUNCH (Limited to tribal health and DHHS professionals)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

For tribal health and DHHS professionals: Interactive data needs activity

For general attendees: Naloxone training

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.BREAK - Networking with information tables
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.Publicly available data: Utah’s Indicator Based Information System (IBIS)
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.Panel: Data needs in Indian Country
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.Closing keynote: Utah’s Fentanyl Taskforce
4:15 - 4:30 p.m.Closing remarks

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