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Indian Health Service – COVID-19 Supplemental 5 Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer
On December 29, 2020, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. Please make plans to join the IHS for virtual Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer sessions on Monday, January 4, 2021, to provide input regarding the allocation of $1 billion in COVID-19 resources included in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
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Indian Health Service – COVID-19 Supplemental 5 Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer
On December 29, 2020, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. Please make plans to join the IHS for virtual Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer sessions on Monday, January 4, 2021, to provide input regarding the allocation of $1 billion in COVID-19 resources included in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
Tribal Consultation Virtual Session
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National COVID-19 Briefing Call Registration
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern (please note start time and time zone)
Call-In Registration: CLICK HERE
Note: Call-in lines are limited. RSVP's will be allocated in the order they are received. You must register to join the call.
This week's recap includes:
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Join NIHB and a speaker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to learn more about the differences between the Influenza vaccine and the vaccine for COVID-19.
Both Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses and COVID-19 is caused by infection with a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and because some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are alike, it is hard to distinguish them by symptoms only and testing is needed. Flu vaccination has many important benefits; this vaccine can decrease the risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death, but getting a flu vaccine will not protect us against COVID-19. These two disease, share many similar characteristics, but there are some key differences between them.
Note: Continuing education credit will not be offered for this webinar.
**Submit questions in advance to Moones Akbaran at makbaran@nihb.org.
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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January 7 session (register):
Attend on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (register)
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT / Noon-1:00 p.m. MT
11:00 a.m-Noon PT /10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AK
Contact: ihsECHO@salud.unm.edu
The IHS COVID-19 sessions convene IHS, tribal and urban area providers from around the U.S., many working in rural areas with limited resources, in crucial real-time, peer-to-peer clinical learning.
IHS national clinical consultants for Emergency Medicine and Infectious Disease present and lead discussions on topics including
This allows local providers and national experts to discuss urgent focus areas and new developments in COVID-19 screening, treatment, and management of post-infection syndromes.
The sessions occur on the first and third Thursday of each month and include a clinical update by the IHS Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Disease, an update from IHS headquarters, case presentations and a brief didactic presentation.
To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.
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As hospitals and other providers experience significant patient surge at a pivotal stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Academy of Medicine and its partners have called on federal, state/territorial, and tribal leaders and private sector actors to shift to crisis standards of care. Resource scarcities of available ICU beds, personnel, treatments, personal protective equipment, and vaccinations justify critical changes in health care delivery. Yet substantial legal and policy issues can stand as obstacles to implementation without real-time solutions. In this session, Dr. Dan Hanfling, Professor James Hodge and Research Scholar Jen Piatt examine key legal issues underlying CSC. These include concerns surrounding emergency declarations, invocation, duties to care, interjurisdictional challenges, discrimination, licensure/scope of practice, risks of liability, documentation, and mitigation. Potential solutions to real-time issues will be offered, including through direct questions among attendees and others.
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Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals:
Please join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian Health Service, and our broader Indian Country COVID-19 Response Team this Thursday, January 7, 2021.
Please register at the link provided below to attend.
1/7 Indian Country COVID-19 Update Call
Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM (EST) (please note time zone)
Registration: RSVP HERE
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.
Please feel free to share this invite broadly.
HHS Tribal Affairs Team
Office of the Secretary | Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
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Register in advance for this webinar: CDC COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Guidance and Tools
The call will be recorded and posted with previous Partner Update webinars.
CDC Speakers
Dr. Cliff McDonald, Acting Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Melanie Taylor, Deputy, COVID-19 Contact Tracing Innovations Support will present. Ms. Michelle Putnam, Deputy, Policy Unit Partnerships & Risk Management Team will moderate. Dr. McDonald will share updates on CDC’s COVID-19 response, including the latest scientific information and what everyone should know about protecting themselves and others. In addition, Dr. Taylor will provide an overview on contact tracing guidance and tools. All questions will be collected in advance of the webinar.
Please submit your questions by 1/6 so that we can group similar questions and answer as many as possible. Please email eocevent337@cdc.gov with "Partner Call 1/11" in the subject line.
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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1/8/21 update: this event has been canceled
Join Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a virtual fireside chat with brilliant minds from our national laboratories alongside private sector partners. The discussion will center around recent innovative efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The second webinar in the University of Maryland School of Public Health series to support effective communication around the approval and use of COVID-19 vaccines will build on concerns and questions experienced by health care providers, administrators, public health practitioners and community health workers as they listen to patients and community members. The focus will be on sharing effective strategies to enhance acceptance and uptake of the vaccine.
Panelists will include:
Sandra C. Quinn, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Science and Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, UMD SPH
Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist, Public Health Seattle and King County
Cynthia Baur, Endowed Professor and Director of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, UMD SPH
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Capital Region Health, University of Maryland Medical System
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, Professor and Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, UMD SPH
Moderator: Omar Neal, President/CEO You Got The Power Enterprises, Inc. and former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama
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Access webinar recording and supporting documents/links.
The Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) invites you to participate in a Webinar on an overview and use of the funding included in the most recent COVID-19 legislation.
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the most recent bipartisan COVID-19 legislation. The President signed the legislation on December 27, 2020. The Coronavirus relief provisions were part of a larger 5,593-page bill under the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021”
Panelists will summarize the main provisions and funding made available to Tribes and Tribal Organizations under the Act. Topics will include requirements for the $1 billion in designated funding for IHS and Tribally-operated programs, changes to the Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, new requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program, and availability and terms of payroll tax credits available to Tribes under the Employee Retention Tax Credit and COVID-19 paid leave laws.
As always, we will allow time for discussion and questions/answers.
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On January 13, 2021, the TSGAC held a Webinar to provide an overview on the use of funding included in the most recent COVID-19 legislation. As part of the Webinar, the TSGAC developed a briefing paper providing a “Review of Health and Human Services Provisions in the Bipartisan Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.”
Access the recording and supporting documents/links.
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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The second Thursday of every month (Central time): Joint USET/USET SPF, BIA Eastern Region Office, and IHS Nashville Area Office Monthly Tribal Nations COVID-19 Response and Relief Effort Call
Dial-in number: 435-777-2200; Conference ID: 139-8682
All lines are placed on mute when joining. Press *5 on your phone keypad to be placed in a question queue.
**THIS CALL IS FOR USET/USET SPF & EASTERN REGION/NASHVILLE AREA TRIBAL NATIONS ONLY**
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The Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) will hold a Tribal Consultation Listening Session on Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 2:30 to 4:00 on Eastern Time to engage tribal leaders wishing to comment on the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
These meetings are Tribal Consultations with primary tribal leaders or their designee and tribal stakeholders. The Tribal Consultations are off the record and not for press purposes. For those tribes and organizations wishing to make comments, we respectfully request that organizations designate one speaker per organization and that comments be contained to three minutes per speaker so that Treasury can hear from as many tribal leaders as possible during consultation. Preference will be given to tribal leaders or their designees for making comments.
The Emergency Rental Assistance program makes available $25 billion to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds are provided directly to States, U.S. Territories, local governments, and Indian tribes. Grantees use the funds to provide assistance to eligible households through existing or newly created rental assistance programs. More information on the program can be found here.
Tribes have requested that Treasury host a tribal consultation to receive comments and questions regarding ERA program administration. Treasury welcomes the opportunity to hear from tribal leaders or their designees about this matter. Topics for discussion may include reporting requirements, eligibility determinations, and assistance documentation.
Primary tribal leaders or their designees are invited to address their concerns to Treasury. If time permits, Treasury will hear from tribal stakeholders who are not leaders or tribal designees. When joining the call, please let the operator know that you are a primary tribal leader or designee, the name of your tribe, and that you would like to make comments. All others are invited to join in listen-only mode.
Call-in number 1 888 455-7136 or 1 773 799-3680
Passcode: 7751893
Conference number: 1936250
If you have difficulty joining the call or have any other inquiries concerning the Listening Session meeting, please email tribal.consult@treasury.gov.
Written comments or questions are welcome. Please email EmergencyRentalAssistance@Treasury.gov with your questions or concerns regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
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Every other Thursday at 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Eastern
A link to RSVP is provided shortly before each call and will be added here ASAP.
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.
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Every other Friday: USET COVID-19 ECHO The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice.
Fridays at 11:00 AM Central (join)
Join by phone only at any of the following numbers using meeting ID 918 0885 1929:
646-558-8656; 253-215-8782; 301-715-8592; 346-248-7799. Press *6 to mute your line.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the danger COVID-19 poses to older adults and people living in long-term care facilities has been of great concern. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 125,000 long-term care residents and staff and 8 out of 10 COVID-19 deaths reported have been among adults aged 65 and older. Now with two authorized vaccines and the CDC recommendation of older adults for early vaccine access, there is hope, but there are still challenges with distribution. It is also necessary to address the pandemic’s mental health impact on older adults, particularly loneliness and isolation. While older adults have reported less loneliness than their younger counterparts during the pandemic, about one in four report anxiety or depression due to the pandemic. Speakers will discuss:
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FEMA will host a virtual public meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 15 with members of the private sector to discuss ongoing COVID-19 response issues involved with the Defense Production Act.
This meeting will provide an overview of a five-year voluntary agreement established in August 2020 as part of the Defense Production Act. This agreement aims to enhance coordination and cooperation between the federal government and private industry in response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
The voluntary agreement allows the federal government and the private sector to share more information than is typically allowed under antitrust laws. This includes information about supply chains and challenges, manufacturer capacity, and pricing consideration. FEMA established one plan of action under the agreement, focusing on PPE manufacture, allocation, and distribution. Several subcommittees and plans of action are being created under the agreement to include manufacturers and distributors of health and medical resources to coordinate efficient use of resources and delivery of supplies to the American public.
The first hour of the meeting will be open to the public and the second hour will be open only to other federal agencies and private sector companies who are signatories to the agreement.
Anyone from the public interested in listening in on the meeting can visit this link which will be live shortly before the meeting begins. Any comments or questions can be emailed before noon on Jan. 15 to OB3I@fema.dhs.gov. Any questions not addressed during the meeting may be followed up afterwards.
This one hour webinar is intended to provide information about COVID-19 vaccination for people experiencing homelessness. The webinar will consist of a presentation from CDC COVID-19 response and a state health department followed by a Q&A session.
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Please join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for a Tribal infection control learning community (TICLC) webinar: EMS Response to COVID-19. This webinar will provide an overview of the best practices for EMS response to COVID-19 and strategies for implementing infection prevention and control measures to protect EMS staff. The COVID response model used by the Pueblo of Laguna Community Health and EMS program will be discussed.
The learning community is focused on knowledge sharing and members are encouraged to share information and build relationships with each other. Please submit questions ahead of time to make sure the presenters can get to them. Come prepared to ask questions or share your own insights and experiences.
Audience: This webinar is open to any interested person, but is likely most relevant to Tribal healthcare personal, Tribal frontline healthcare workers, infection control officers and preventionists, and those who want to learn more about infection prevention and control measures for EMS response personnel.
Note: Continuing education credits will not be offered for this webinar.
**Submit questions in advance to Carmen Sanders at csanders@nihb.org.
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Much of the public has gotten a lesson in vaccine clinical trials research, and now is learning more about the Emergency Use Authorization mechanism as it is used to approve the first vaccines. This University of Maryland School of Public Health session will include African American and Latino community members, public health professionals, and local leaders to talk about what we know about these topics and prepare our communities to make informed decisions about the vaccine.
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The National Native Network at the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, in conjunction with the Indian Health Service Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country.
Presenters:
Kevin English, DrPH, Director, Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
Donald Haverkamp, MPH, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Learning Objectives/Outcomes: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, health educators, administrators, and support staff working with American Indian and/or Alaska Native communities.
Funding for this webinar was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DP18-1808 National Network Approach to Preventing and Controlling Tobacco-related Cancers in Special Populations.
Webinar contents do not necessarily represent the official views of the United States Department of Health Human Services; Indian Health Service; or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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Attend on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (register)
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT / Noon-1:00 p.m. MT
11:00 a.m-Noon PT /10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AK
Contact: ihsECHO@salud.unm.edu
The IHS COVID-19 sessions convene IHS, tribal and urban area providers from around the U.S., many working in rural areas with limited resources, in crucial real-time, peer-to-peer clinical learning.
IHS national clinical consultants for Emergency Medicine and Infectious Disease present and lead discussions on topics including
This allows local providers and national experts to discuss urgent focus areas and new developments in COVID-19 screening, treatment, and management of post-infection syndromes.
The sessions occur on the first and third Thursday of each month and include a clinical update by the IHS Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Disease, an update from IHS headquarters, case presentations and a brief didactic presentation.
To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.
National surveys and polls have shown concerning low percentages of adults who intend to get a COVID-19 vaccine once available to them. These findings have fluctuated over time and varied by factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, and political affiliation. They also underscore the need to further explore individuals’ perspectives and better understand the factors influencing decisions among diverse communities to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
This National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) webinar will feature findings and insights on public views of COVID-19 vaccination from (1) a national panel survey conducted November 25 – December 7; and (2) 25 online community conversations conducted December 2 – 14, including local conversations with African American, Latinx, and Tribal communities and regional conversations with people undecided about vaccination. This webinar will also explore how health departments and tribal governments can support their communities in making decisions about getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
Webinar Objectives:
IHS COVID-19 Implementation Progress and Safety Update
Webinar will inform healthcare team members at all levels about clinical aspects, logistics and complexities of the novel COVID-19 vaccines.
Friday, January 22, 2021
1pm ET
Registration Information Forthcoming
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
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Webinar Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606808037?pwd=NUx3a1hQd2tVWVZBU0JobFgxUDJ2Zz09external icon
Passcode: 594536
Dial In: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1606808037#,,,,,,0#,,594536# or +16468287666,,1606808037#,,,,,,0#,,594536#
Webinar ID: 160 680 8037
For some people, the effects of COVID-19 can last well beyond the immediate illness. Patients and clinicians across the United States are reporting long-term effects of COVID-19, commonly referred to as long COVID. Symptoms may include cognitive difficulties, fatigue, and shortness of breath. In some patients, critical illness from COVID-19 may be the cause of persistent symptoms, but many patients with long-term effects had mild or asymptomatic acute COVID-19 infection. During this COCA Call, presenters will share their firsthand experiences with treating long COVID, focusing on the pulmonary, neurologic, and psychological aspects. They will also describe their experiences with establishing clinics that provide care for patients with these long-term effects.
Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu, MD, MPH
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Sequelae Unit, Clinical Team
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jennifer Possick, MD
Associate Professor, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Allison Navis, MD
Assistant Professor, Division Neuro-Infectious Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Health System
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This webinar takes the strategies discussed in the January 20th webinar “Effective Strategies to Reach Patients for Colorectal Cancer Screening During COVID-19” and provides you the opportunity to design a program fit for your Urban or Rural community. We will present the American Indian Cancer Foundation Toolkit along with tips from experienced clinicians and health educators to implement a successful CRC Screening Awareness Campaign in March of 2021.
During the January 20th webinar, you'll hear from the Epidemiologists who are National experts in the field of colorectal cancer; and on January 28th you'll have the opportunity to talk to some of your peers, review the evidence-based practices and identify your Local Community Experts who can help implement the best strategies for your American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients in 2021.
We will have panelists from both Urban and Rural health centers who are experienced throughout Indian Country discuss their successful strategies for patient education, outreach, and screening; and tips to modify your pre-COVID strategies to operating during a pandemic. We will also provide you quick and easy access to patient education materials that you request and receive by mid-February for use in your community for your CRC Awareness program, and share ideas for additional resources that may be underused.
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Every other Thursday at 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Eastern
A link to RSVP is provided shortly before each call and will be added here ASAP.
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.
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Every other Friday: USET COVID-19 ECHO The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice.
Fridays at 11:00 AM Central (join)
Join by phone only at any of the following numbers using meeting ID 918 0885 1929:
646-558-8656; 253-215-8782; 301-715-8592; 346-248-7799. Press *6 to mute your line.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**