CDC will host an Informational Conference call for this funding opportunity on March 31, 2021 from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Time.
Conference Number: 800-369-3192
Participant Code: 5479788
Link to join via computer: https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/r0er4qejjemc/
Opening date: March 25, 2021
Closing date: May 24, 2021
Questions?
Email: nccdphp_chw@cdc.gov.
Indian Country Today – Joint op-ed in response to Dr. Bruce Davidson’s op-ed, ‘Native communities should avoid the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now’
AASTEC, Kevin English, DrPH, Director Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director Urban Indian Health Institute
Nick Hill, MPH, Director Data Coordinating Unit & Lead Epidemiologist, Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center
United South and Eastern Tribes Tribal Epidemiology Center
German Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H., FACE. Director Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center – Medical Epidemiologist, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council INC.
Victoria Warren-Mears, PhD, RDN, Director Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center
March 12, 2021
A federal bill that would expand data access for tribal health providers may not satisfy Native communities.
Despite a recent victory for Indigenous land rights, tribal communities are still fighting to regain control over another asset: their data.
Elle Rothermich
February 11, 2021
Indian Country Today – How is the Indian health system doing on vaccine distribution? “We’re doing better than most states and counties in the country,” said Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle.
By Joaqlin Estus
February 10, 2021
(CNN) – Native people have been disproportionately hit by Covid-19, experiencing higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death than White people in the US. But when it comes to vaccine administration, tribal health providers are often outpacing counties and states.
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
February 9, 2021
Photo: Medical staff at the Northern Navajo Medical Center administering Covid-19 vaccines in Shiprock, New Mexico. The Navajo Nation has a higher vaccination rate than most states.