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The second Friday of every month: 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.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central/12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern (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 available for these sessions.**
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Join the National Parent–Teacher Association (PTA) at the We Can Do This: How Families Can Navigate the Current COVID-19 Environment webinar LIVE on the National PTA Facebook page on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. EDT
Please join the White House for the release of the report, Advancing Equity Through the American Rescue Plan, to hear from Biden-Harris Administration officials and key partners on how the Administration is working to ensure one of the most equitable recoveries on record.
This virtual event will take place at 2:30pm ET on Tuesday, May 24. We will be joined by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling, and senior officials from the White House Domestic Policy Council and Department of Treasury.
Advancing Equity Through the American Rescue Plan
Tuesday, May 24 at 2:30 pm ET
Please RSVP at https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_cgVOD_z1TjG4L5pfeTXx9g
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites you to join us for a webinar series that will build on Tribes and Tribal organizations' capabilities to address the environmental and human health impacts from the virus that causes COVID-19.
The webinars will be held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET (1pm PT, 2pm MT, 3pm CT).
Register for the webinars.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more information and/or if you have suggestions for webinar topics, please contact Brett Weber at BWeber@nihb.org or Audrianna Marzette at amarzette@nihb.org.
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites you to the fifth webinar of the Free Enhancing Tribal Environmental Health Programs Engagement in COVID-19 Response Webinar Series.
The virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is found in the feces of individuals who have COVID-19, including asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals. This means that wastewater testing can be used as an early-warning detection system for the virus in your Tribal community. Join us as we discuss how environmental monitoring of wastewater (regularly testing sewage) can help track COVID-19 and prevent its spread in your community.
For more information or if you have suggestions for webinar topics, contact Audrianna Marzette, Public Health Program Coordinator, Public Health Policy and Programs, at amarzette@nihb.org.
Who should attend?
The intended audience for this webinar is Tribal environmental health specialist, environmental technician, environmental engineers, health educators and CHRs, and Tribal public health professionals.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the CMS Division of Program Operations is holding this All Tribes Webinar to discuss returning to routine operations after the Public Health Emergency (PHE), as it relates to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Disaster Relief SPAs and 1135 Waivers.
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of the planning and actions states will need to take as the PHE comes to an end. States must comply with regulatory and statutory requirements when transitioning back to normal operations.
States will be reviewing flexibilities used during the PHE to determine which flexibilities will no longer be needed and which ones they may want to continue temporarily or on a permanent basis. This presentation will focus on actions the states will be taking to enact those decisions.
To review the updated CMS guidance on planning for the resumption of normal state Medicaid, CHIP, and Basic Health Program (BHP) operations upon conclusion of the COVID-19 PHE, see the August 13, 2021 State Health Official Letter (SHO) #21-002 at https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/sho-21-002.pdf.