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Tribal EpiCenters
06/02/2020

Tribal Epidemiology Centers COVID-19 Response Webinar Recording

Webinar
Thursday, May 21, 2020
2 PM Eastern

Facilitated by: Abigail Echo-Hawk
Director: Urban Indian Health Institute

The Directors of the 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers conducted a roundtable discussion describing the roles of the Centers in Indian Country COVID-19 response efforts.

Abigail Echo-Hawk UIHI logo

Topics covered during the roundtable discussion:

  • Description of the Tribal Epidemiology Centers, who they serve, and their seven core functions
  • Overview of the work Tribal Epidemiology Centers are currently doing for COVID-19 response efforts
  • Description of the types of data the Tribal Epidemiology Centers work with, established protocols Tribal Epidemiology Centers use working with Tribal data, and Tribal data sovereignty

Watch the webinar recording or download the MP4 Video file (220 MB)
View/Download the Transcript (PDF 186 KB)
TEC COVID Response Overview (PDF 302 KB)
Attendee Question & Answer Session (PDF 135 KB)

Note: Video files are large and may take some time to load.

Tribal EpiCenters
05/22/2020

Building Tribal Provider and Patient Capacity for Addressing Opioid Misuse Prevention and Treatment

Grant Opportunities

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is pleased to announce Building Tribal Provider and Patient Capacity for Addressing Opioid Misuse Prevention and Treatment made possible through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

This opportunity continues NIHB’s commitment to enhance the capacity of Tribes. The funding will provide an opportunity to increase the level of programming, research, policy development, coordination, and/or communication between Tribal programs, leadership, community, and key partners involved in addressing the health consequences of the opioid epidemic.

Applications Due: July 3, 2020

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Tribal EpiCenters
05/20/2020

NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)

Grant Opportunities

The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program supports early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems relevant to the mission of NIH. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Applications Due: August 21, 2020

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