TECs in the Media

TECs in the Media

Multipathogen Outbreak of Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens Among Hospital Workers in Alaska, August 2021

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Sage Journals

Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus are common causes of reported foodborne illness. On August 6, 2021, the Alaska Division of Public Health identified a multipathogen gastrointestinal outbreak among hospital staff in Homer, Alaska. The objectives of this study were to identify the outbreak source and prevent future illness.

Katherine Newell, DPhil, MPH, Kathryn Helfrich, MSN, MPH, Heidi Isernhagen, BA, Martin Jones, BS, Gabriela Stickel, MS, Haley McKeel, BS, Louisa Castrodale, DVM, MPH, Joseph McLaughlin, MD, MPH
May 13, 2023

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Dr. CH Huntley’s Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast

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Dr. CH Huntley

New Release

Episode #297

Enhancing Health Outcomes For Tribal Communities In The Northwest, With Victoria Warren-Mears, PhD

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Victoria Warren-Mears, who has been the director of the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center for 16 years. She develops programs and initiatives to enhance the health system and promote better health outcomes for tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

April 24, 2023


Previous Episodes

Episode #293

Communicating Health Information In A Digital World, With Alex Smith

March 29, 2023


Episode #289

Evaluation, Epidemiology, and Community, With Weather Potdevin, MPH

February 28, 2023


Episode #250

From Kinesiology To Public Health, with LaRita Laktonen-Ward, MPH

May 31, 2022


Episode #241

Everyday Public Health, with Jordyn Fink

March 29, 2022


Episode #236

HIV Prevention and Epidemiology, With Courtney Allen, MPH

February 22, 2022


Episode #232

Holistic View Of Public Health And Tribal Communities, With Lucinda Cowboy, MS

January 25, 2022


Episode #224

Decolonizing Data With Dr. Rosalina James, Urban Indian Health Institute

November 30, 2021


Episode #219

Public Health Communication and Improving Data Access, with Joshua Smith

October 26, 2021


Episode #215

Administrative Support at Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, with Annie Okpealuk

September 28, 2021


Episode #211

Filling The Gap Between Clinical Health Care & Public Health, With Dr. Meghan O’Connell

August 31, 2021


Episode #206

Child Health and Wellness with Denny MedicineBird, Oklahoma Tribal Epidemiology Center

July 26, 2021


Episode #202

For the Community, By the Community, Interview with Alejandra Cabrera, MPH

June 29, 2021


Episode #184

United South and Eastern Tribes, Tribal Epidemiology Center, with Imani Ransby, MPH

February 23, 2021


Episode #180

Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, with Audrey Juliussen & Jordan Skan

January 25, 2021


Episode #176

Interview With Forrest Lester and Delores Becenti, Navajo Epidemiology Center

December 28, 2020


Episode #171

Interview With Dr. Amruta Dixit, Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center

November 23, 2020


Episode #167

Interview with Samantha Lucas-Pipkorn, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center

October 27, 2020


Episode #163

Tribal Epidemiology Centers, Resources & COVID-19 Response

September 28, 2020


Episode #158

Interview with Chris TallBear, Oklahoma Tribal Epidemiology Center

August 24, 2020


Episode #154

Interview with Tommy Ghost Dog and Celena McCray, Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center

July 27, 2020


Episode #150

Interview with Jonathan Davis, Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center

June 29, 2020


Episode #145

Interview with Antoinette Medina, California Tribal Epidemiology Center

May 25, 2020


Episode #141

Interview with Wyatt Pickner and Crisandra Wilkie, Urban Indian Health Institute

April 27, 2020


Episode #137

Interview with Emily Good Weasel, MPH, Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center

March 30, 2020

Completeness of Race and Ethnicity Reporting in Person-Level COVID-19 Surveillance Data, 50 States, April 2020–December 2021

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Sage Journals

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have borne a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 cases in the United States. However, few studies have documented the completeness of race and ethnicity reporting in national COVID-19 surveillance data. The objective of this study was to describe the completeness of race and ethnicity ascertainment in person-level data received by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through national COVID-19 case surveillance.

Scott Erickson, MPH, Rachael Bokota, MPH, Christine Doroshenko, MPH, Kate Lewandowski, MPH, Kojo Osei, MPH, Kaeli Flannery, MPH, Adrian Dominguez, MPH
March 27, 2023

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The Association Between Resiliency Factors and Suicide Indicators Among American Indian/Alaska Native Middle School Students in New Mexico: A Strength-Based Analysis

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Sage Journals

Suicide is a leading cause of death among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young people aged 10-19 years in the United States, but data collection and reporting in this population are lacking. We examined results of an oversample project in New Mexico to determine the association between resiliency factors and suicide-related behaviors among AI/AN middle school students.

Carolyn Parshall, MPH, Fares Qeadan, PhD, MS, Judith Espinoza, MPH, Kevin English, DrPH
March 27, 2023

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Indian Health Service Support for Tribal Epidemiology Centers

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Sage Journals

This editorial provides background information on the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) program. The program was authorized by Congress in 1992 to provide public health support to multiple Tribes and Urban Indian communities in each of the Indian Health Service (IHS) administrative areas.

Lisa C. Neel, MPH and Jeffrey T. McCollum, DVM, MPH
March 9, 2023

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