Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting — April 2023

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

Welcome and Introductions

• Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W., an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, new THRO Director

• TAC Members

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

Robin I. Kawazoe
Deputy Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives

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

Process and Timeline for Updating the NIH Strategic Plan for Tribal Health Research

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chair

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
THRO Director

Updates for Ongoing Items

• 2023 Annual In-Person TAC Meeting
  August 16-17, 2023, in Bethesda, MD -Discuss Ideas for topics and speakers
  
  
• All of Us Research Program –Next steps for Tribal engagement

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
THRO Director

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chair

Request for Next Steps and Action Items - TAC Chair

• Assign action items for the next meeting – who will do what and by when?
  
  
• Solicit agenda items for the June 28, 2023, TAC Meeting.

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chair

Adjourn Meeting