TECs in the Media

TECs in the Media

Indian Health Service Support for Tribal Epidemiology Centers

Sage Journals This editorial provides background information on the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) program. The program was authorized by Congress in 1992 to provide ...

Health Care Access and Lived Experience of American Indian/Alaska Native Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Participants in the Pride and Connectedness Survey, 2020

Sage Journals To better understand health experiences among Two Spirit and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) ...

Facilitating the Urgent Public Health Need to Improve Data Sharing With Tribal Epidemiology Centers

Sage Journals Tribal epidemiology centers (TECs) are an essential and unique part of the public health system and an important part of federal efforts ...

Elevated Adenomatous Polyp Detection Rate Among Alaska Native and American Indian People in Interior Alaska, 2018-2022

Sage Journals Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality are twice as high among Alaska Native people as among non-Hispanic White people in the United ...

$4 million award funds new Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity

The NAU Review Improving cancer screening rates among Native Americans, increasing education about tribe-specific cancer trends and addressing disproportionately high exposure to carcinogenic environmental ...

Syphilis rates are soaring in South Dakota’s American Indian communities. What’s going on?

Vox The trend reveals the importance of data sharing between state, federal, and tribal health authorities. Over the last five years, syphilis transmission has ...