Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting > June 26-28, 2024

Meeting Information

Bi-Monthly In-Person NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting

Wednesday, June 26, 2024—Friday, June 28, 2024

National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Main Campus
Rall Building, Rodbell Room ABC
111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Durham, North Carolina

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Agenda

Day 1
Time	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
7:00-9:00 p.m. ET	TAC Workgroup/Tribal Listening Session Indigenous Data Sovereignty Residence Inn, Durham McPherson Duke University Medical Center Area, McPherson Room (In-Person Only)	TAC Members, Technical Advisors, and THRO Staff

Day 2
Time	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
7:45 a.m.	Meet in Lobby to Depart Hotel/NIH Security	TAC Members, Technical Advisors, and Guest Speakers
9:00 a.m.	TAC Caucus	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson Delegates and Technical Advisors Only
10:00 a.m.	Invocation Blessing and Land Acknowledgement	Beverly Payne (Occaneechi Tribe)
10:10 a.m.	Introductions, Welcome, and Business Roll Call and Introductions Meeting Procedures Review Agenda Discuss Meeting Goals	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
10:30 a.m.	Welcome and NIEHS Tribal Environmental Health Group Photo (In-Person Only)	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Rick Woychik, Ph.D. Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
11:00 a.m.	NIEHS Programs National Institutes of Health Environmental Justice Working Group Environmental Health Science Core Centers Women's Health Awareness Academic Journey to Data Science	Trevor Archer, Ph.D. Deputy Director, NIEHS Liam O'Fallon, M.A. Health Specialist, Population Health Branch, NIEHS Joan Packenham, Ph.D. Director, Office of Human Research and Community Engagement, NIEHS Trey Saddler, B.S. (Chippewa Cree Tribe and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) Data Scientist, Predictive Toxicology Branch, NIEHS
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m.	Environmental Health Disparities Centers Program Worker Training Program Alliance for Community Engagement Climate and Health (ACE)	Claudia Thompson, Ph.D. Branch Chief, Population Health Branch, NIEHS Sharon Beard, M.S. Branch Chief, Worker Education and Training Branch, NIEHS Mary Masterson, Ph.D., M.S. Program Director, Center for Translational Research and implementation Science, NHLBI
1:30 p.m.	Discussion with NIH Leadership	Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation), Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
2:00 p.m.	Research to Action Intro Environmental Health Literacy Software Development for the 1836 Treaty Ceded Fisheries Anishinaabe Tribe Harmful algal blooms in Southeast Alaska Sitka Tribe of Alaska	Liam O'Fallon, M.A. Health Specialist, Population Health Branch, NIEHS Matt Dellinger, Ph.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Equity Medical College of Wisconsin Matt Gribble, Ph.D. Associate Chief, Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine University of California San Francisco
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Superfund Research Program Intro Superfund Research Program Water and Soil Contamination Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bioremediation using Hemp Plants Mi’kmaq Nation	Michelle Heacock, Ph.D. Branch Chief, Superfund Research Program, NIEHS Brittany Trottier, M.P.H. Health Specialist, Superfund Research Program, NIEHS Ashley Lomboy (Waccamaw Siouan) Program Director, Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Ph.D. Associate Agricultural Scientist Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Connecticut State Government
4:15 p.m.	Closing Comments and Blessing	Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Tyler LaPlaunt (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) TAC Delegate
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn
6:15 p.m.	Meet in hotel lobby for tour of Durham History and Environmental Justice	Voluntary Tour
7:00 p.m.	Dinner at Clouds Brewing Durham Brightleaf Square 905 W Main St #22, Durham, NC 27701	TAC Delegates, Alternates, Technical Advisors, Guest Speakers, and THRO Staff

Day 3
Time	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
7:45 a.m.	Meet in Hotel Lobby to Depart Hotel/NIH Security	TAC Members and Technical Advisors
9:00 a.m.	Invocation Welcome and Call to Order Introductions Recap of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2	Debra Danforth (Oneida Nation) TAC Delegate Herminia Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
9:15 a.m.	Chair Updates Executive Order 14112 Access to Research Proposals and Funding Opportunities	Hermina Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH TAC Members
9:45 a.m.	THRO Highlights Indigenous Data Sovereignty Boarding School Healing Initiative	Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
10:15 a.m.	Tour of the NIEHS Laboratories and Clinical Research Unit (In-Person Only)	Delegates and Technical Advisors Only
11:45 a.m.	Next Steps and Discussion	Karina Walters, Ph.D. M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Herminia Frias, M.P.H. (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Chairperson TAC Members
11:55 a.m.	Closing Comments and Blessing	Raymond, Loretto, D.V.M. (Jemez Pueblo) TAC Delegate Karina Walters, Ph.D. M.S.W. (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
12:00 p.m.	Adjourn
12:45 p.m.	Depart from Rall Building (NIEHS campus) to airport or the Residence Inn, Durham, North Carolina	TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors