Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting — October 2023

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Schedule	Presentation	Presenter
2:00 p.m.	Roll Call and Welcome	Kendra King Bowes Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:05 p.m.	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
2:10 p.m.	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
2:50 p.m.	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
3:10 p.m.	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
3:20 p.m.	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
3:25 p.m.	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 p.m.	Adjourn Meeting