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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.