TECs in the Media

TECs in the Media

Native Bidaské with Dr. Meghan O’Connell on Syphilis in Indian Country

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Native News Online

Join us for an exclusive Native Bidaské with host Levi Rickert as he interviews Dr. Meghan O’Connell on the rise of syphilis in Indian Country.

Meghan Curry O’Connell, MD, MPH (Cherokee), is the Chief Public Health Officer for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB). The GPTLHB represents 18 tribal communities throughout a four-state region of Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Dr. O’Connell received her undergraduate degree at Grinnell College and her medical and public health training at the University of Washington. After completing a residency in family medicine at North Colorado Family Medicine Residency, Dr. O’Connell practiced primary care – including full-scope family medicine – in tribal and underserved communities.

By Native News Online staff
November 28, 2023

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IPE TIG Week: Cool Tips from NPAIHB on Evaluation and Dissemination

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AEA 365

We are the team at Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) and the Northwest Native American Research Center for Health / Public Health Research Academy. We (Stephanie Craig Rushing, Celena Ghost Dog, Amanda Gaston, Grazia Cunningham at NPAIHB, and Allyson Kelley at AKA PLLC) have been evaluating culturally relevant programs, interventions, curricula, and conferences for a long time.

Stephanie Craig Rushing, Celena Ghost Dog, Amanda Gaston, Grazia Cunningham at NPAIHB, and Allyson Kelley
November 16, 2023

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5 Questions For Abigail Echo-Hawk

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Medium

Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA, is an enrolled citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and is currently the director of the Urban Indian Health Institute and executive vice president of the Seattle Indian Health Board. What’s Next Health spoke with Ms. Echo-Hawk about her recent work to decolonize data — where Indigenous peoples and nations have ownership over the collection, management, and dissemination of their own data — which is supported in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

WNH Editors
May 24, 2023

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Tribal Epidemiology Centers: At the Forefront of American Indian/Alaska Native Public Health

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Sage Journals

In 2019, the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice published a supplement titled “Tribal Epidemiology Centers: Advancing Public Health in Indian Country for Over 20 Years,” which included articles from Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and contributions from other federal partners.

Laura D. Cassidy, PhD, MS, DenYelle Kenyon, PhD, Jamie Ritchey, PhD, MPH, Delores Becenti, BS, Aurimar Ayala, MPH, Tracy Prather, MHA, Kristen Mitchell-Box, DrPH, CPH
August 20, 2023

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