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Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting > April 24, 2024

Meeting Information

Virtual Meeting

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
Time	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
2:00 p.m.	Roll Call and Welcome	Kendra King Bowes Project Manager Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:05 p.m.	Blessing	Bobby Saunkeah Oklahoma Area Delegate
2:10 p.m.	Welcome and IntroductionMonica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., NIH Director	Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D. NIH DirectorTara 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 MembersBuu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation, DelegateKim Russell, Executive Director, Navajo Nation, AlternateDel Yazzie, Technical Advisor, Navajo NationDavid 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 UpdatesNIH Annual TAC Meeting, June 27-28, Durham, North CarolinaUnited States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Conference, April 11-12, Tucson, Arizona	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair
2:35 p.m.	THRO UpdatesIndigenous 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 InitiativeTribal 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 Initiative	Nathan 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 ItemsAssign action items for the next meeting	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair
3:30 p.m.	Adjourn Meeting