Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting > December 13, 2023 | DPCPSI

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Meeting Information

Virtual Meeting

NIH Tribal Advisory Committee – Conference Call with the Tribal Health Research Office

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET

(2:00 P.M. ET - 1:00 P.M. CT - 12:00 P.M. MT - 11:00 A.M. PT - 10:00 A.M. AKT)

Agenda
Time	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
2:00 pm	Roll Call and Welcome	Kendra King Bowes Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:05 pm	Welcome and Introductions Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), new DPCPSI Deputy Director TAC Members	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC Chair Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office (THRO)
2:10 pm	Indian Health Service National Institutional Review Board	Rachael L. Tracy, M.P.H. Research Director National Institute Review Board, Chair Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Research, Office of Public Health Support Indian Health Service
2:40 pm	THRO Updates Tribal Consultation for the All of Us Program from September 2023 THRO Strategic Plan NIDDK Update	Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office
3:00 pm	Discussion on Capacity Building for Tribes to Successfully Receive Research Grants NIH Role	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC Chair Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair Sheila A. Caldwell, Ph.D. Senior Science and Policy Advisor and Acting Deputy Director, Tribal Health Research Office
3:20 pm	TAC Chair Updates Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance Summit in April 2024 Schedule TAC Meetings for 2024 Review Action Items from October 2023 TAC Summary Report and approve the report	Hermina Frias, M.P.H. TAC Chair Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair
3:25 pm	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
3:30 pm	Adjourn Meeting

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