Alaska Department of Health partnered with the Alaska Public Interest Research Group and Native Peoples Action Community Fund to translate COVID-19 messaging into 7 Alaska Native languages. Various indigenous community members met with medical professionals who answered common questions about…
The Nebraska Immunization Program identified the need for more robust inclusion of tribal entities. To meet this need, the program developed a process to provide funding to conduct immunization activities through an RFA process for each of the four federally…
The South Dakota Immunization Program collaborated with a media company to develop an initiative that aims to decrease vaccine hesitancy among vaccine-hesitant Native Americans.
The Oregon Immunization Program worked with Oregon’s Emergency Preparedness program to provide vaccines as a preparedness exercise for the staff of the Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA), an Urban Indian Healthcare provider located in Portland, Oregon. The goal of the…
The Indian Health Service, Portland Area and the Northwest Portland Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) met with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and discussed that it would be beneficial to establish Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for use during emerging public health…