Roll Call and Welcome

Kendra King Bowes                  
Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)

Welcome and Introductions

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.    
TAC Chair

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S.    
TAC Co-Chair

Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D.                  
Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.    
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

Resources and Training Opportunities provided to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) by the Colorado Resource Center for the TECs

Spero Manson, Ph.D.    
Professor, Department of Community & Behavioral Health University of Colorado Denver

THRO Updates

• TAC Nominations
• THRO Staff Vacancies
• Native American Heritage Month
• NIH Tribal Health Research Strategic Plan FY 2024-2029
• Guidance on:
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Indigenous Knowledges
  • Boarding School Healing Initiative

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.    
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

TAC Charter Amendment Vote

Original Sentence:

“The advisor’s role is limited to assisting the member, and the advisor cannot participate in the TAC meetings. Unless the primary member has designated the advisor to act on behalf of the member at the meeting.”

Amend to:

“The advisor's role is limited to assisting the member, and the advisor cannot participate in the TAC meetings.”

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.    
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.    
TAC Chair

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S.    
TAC Co-Chair

TAC Co-Chairs Updates

• Review Action Items from August 2023 TAC Summary Reports and approve the report.

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.    
TAC Chair

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S.    
TAC Co-Chair

Request for Next Steps and Action Items - TAC Co-Chairs

• Assign action items for the next meeting – who will do what and by when?

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.    
TAC Chair

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S.    
TAC Co-Chair

Adjourn Meeting