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NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) – Bi-Monthly Conference Call with the Tribal Health Research Office 

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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
TimeTopicPresenter/Facilitator
2:00 p.m.Roll Call and WelcomeKendra King Bowes
Project Manager
Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:05 p.m.BlessingBobby Saunkeah
Oklahoma Area Delegate
2:10 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

  • Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., NIH Director

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D. 
NIH Director

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director,
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

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

2:25 p.m.

Introduction of New TAC Members

  • Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation, Delegate
  • Kim Russell, Executive Director, Navajo Nation, Alternate
  • Del Yazzie, Technical Advisor, Navajo Nation
  • David R. Gahn, Cherokee Nation Public Health, Technical Advisor, Oklahoma Area

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director,
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

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

2:30 p.m.

TAC Chair Updates

  • NIH Annual TAC Meeting, June 27-28, Durham, North Carolina
  • United States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Conference, April 11-12, Tucson, Arizona

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chair

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

2:35 p.m.

THRO Updates

  • Indigenous Data Sovereignty Policy (IDSP)
    • Tribal Consultation round table discussion at the United States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Conference, April 11-12, Tucson, Arizona about IDS.
  • Boarding School Healing Initiative
  • Tribal Health Research Review Coordinating Workgroup
Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office
2:40 p.m.Tribal Listening Session about Improving Native American Cancer Outcomes InitiativeNathan Stinson, Ph.D, M.D., M.P.H. 
Director, Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
3:25 p.m.

Request for Next Steps and Action Items

  • Assign action items for the next meeting

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chair

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

3:30 p.m.Adjourn Meeting 
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