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Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting > January 15, 2025

Meeting Information

Virtual Meeting

NIH Tribal Advisory Committee – Conference Call with the Tribal Health Research Office

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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 pm	TAC Caucus	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chair
2:30 pm	Roll Call and WelcomeBlessing (TBD)	Kendra King Bowes Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:35 pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks	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
2:40 pm	Chairs Update and Overview of the TAC MeetingDiscussion of recent activities and developments, including TAC Caucus.Review and approve December 2024 Summary Report.Open floor for comments, suggestions, and action items.	Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-ChairTara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director, DPCPSIKarina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office
2:50 pm	THRO UpdatesBoarding School Healing SummitIndigenous Data SovereigntyTHRO Strategic PlanNew StaffSpring Bi-Annual in-person TAC Meeting: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT, March 19-20, 2025	Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office
3:30 pm	Adjournment