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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is hosting a listening session on COVID-19 Vaccines for youth to further the discussion around current challenges and needs as well as best practices for COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy in Indian Country. American Indian and Alaska Native youth as young as 12 years old are now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
NIHB invites Tribal leaders, Tribal health administrators, Tribal public health staff, Tribal advocates, stakeholders, and citizens to share with their peers the experiences and best approaches to getting community members vaccinated over the last few months. Information gathered will inform NIHB's ongoing advocacy and awareness efforts.
Framing topics and related questions:
1. Vaccine Hesitancy & Uptake:
2. Other Topics:
Do you have other feedback to share on COVID-19 vaccination?
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The United States Treasury Department has reached out to USET SPF and several of our partner organizations to co-host an information session on the Treasury Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) established by the American Rescue Plan Act. The HAF provides funding to Tribal Nations, states, and territories to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. Funds from HAF may be used for assistance with mortgage payments, homeowner’s insurance, utility payments, and other specified purposes.
A total of $498 million has been set aside for Tribal Nations and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, a portion of which has been allocated to each Tribal Nation based on the allocation formulas used for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The deadline for Tribal Nations to submit a Notice of Funds Request is September 30th. Treasury currently has lower submission rates from several regions, including the USET SPF region. Treasury seeks to increase awareness about this opportunity and facilitate more Treasury-Tribal leader engagement. During the information session, Treasury HAF program staff will give an overview of the program and take Tribal leader, staff, and Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) questions.
Confirmed Tribal Organization Co-Hosts: USET SPF, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Association (GPTCA), Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes (MAST)
Treasury attendees: Noyo Poel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Development; Vikram Viswathanan, Senior Advisor (HAF); Fatima Abbas, Treasury Senior Advisor (Tribal)
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ACA Webinar: The Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) to the Indian Health Service (IHS) will host a Webinar on Tribal Best Practices and Critical Issues:
During the Webinar, we will discuss:
Finally, there will be significant time for participant questions and for discussion of participant experiences with Marketplace coverage.
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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).
The first webinar of the series on the theme of radiation exposure and water supply on Navajo will take place on September 22 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. Future topics will cover existing guidelines and protocols on any new products, tools, resources, and guidelines needed to support Tribal infection control, re-opening processes, food services, environmental assessments, water, and sanitation operations.
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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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.
Update at 5:18 PM Eastern on 9/23:
Dear Partners,
Thank you for your flexibility – the CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Update has been rescheduled to Friday, September 24th, from 3:00 – 4:00PM ET.
NEW connection details are noted below.
UPDATED CONNECTION DETAILS:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 24, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Update
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Dear Partners,
CDC will be holding a partner update call following the Thursday, September 23rd Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting.
The call will be held from 5:00 – 6:00PM ET and connection details are noted below. Please share broadly with your members.
Please direct any questions to eocevent424@cdc.gov.
We look forward to your participation!
CONNECTION DETAILS:
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