Discover how data and technology are transforming public health in tribes across the Great Plains. Our guest shares how secure, user-friendly dashboards empower tribal leaders to fight outbreaks like measles and syphilis. He also shares how collaboration and community-driven data are making a real difference in Indigenous health outcomes.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC: Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center (GPTEC)

Serving as a liaison between the Great Plains Tribes and the various Health and Human Services divisions, including the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, GPTLHB works to reduce public health disparities and improve the health and wellness of the American Indian peoples who are members of the 18 Great Plains tribal nations and communities.

Our mission is to improve the wellness of our people by providing quality healthcare, public health services, advocacy, and support in partnership with the tribal-nations of the Great Plains area

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center (GPTEC) website.

TEC Episode #1: The Journey From Data Collection To Reporting, At Great Plains Epidemiology Center

TEC Episode #15: Filling The Gap Between Clinical Health Care & Public Health, At Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center

We're diving into the power of culturally adapted health tools and real-time dashboards improving lives in Indigenous communities. You'll hear how tribal communities are leading their own health solutions with data, compassion, and resilience.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC: California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC)

The California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC), housed within the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB), was established in 2005 to assist in collecting and interpreting health information for American Indian Alaska Natives in California. CTEC receives core funding from the Indian Health Service and operates on other grants and contracts to provide a full complement of staff. Our mission is to work directly with tribes and tribal health programs to monitor the health status of Indian people in California, and develop effective public health services that respect cultural values and traditions of our communities.

Mission:

Our mission is to improve American Indian health in California to the highest level by engaging American Indian communities in collecting and interpreting health information to establish health priorities, monitor health status, and develop effective public health services that respect cultural values and traditions of the communities. CTEC has Data Sharing Agreements with 23 tribal health programs that serve 84 tribes throughout California. CTEC services are available to all tribes in California.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the California Tribal Epidemiology Center website.

TEC Episode #3: A Journey Of Service To Tribes And Tribal Organizations, At California Tribal Epidemiology Center

TEC Episode #13 Respecting Cultural Values And Traditions, At California Tribal Epidemiology Center

In this episode, we'll explore the interconnectedness of traditional cultural roots, innovation, and modern solutions. You'll hear how rest, resilience, and unity are the real medicines for tribal communities.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC: United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET)

Established in 1969, the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization serving thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET is dedicated to enhancing the development of Tribal Nations, improving the capabilities of Tribal governments, and improving the quality of life for Indian people through a variety of technical and supportive programmatic services.

Mission:

United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the development of federally recognized Indian Tribes, to improving the capabilities of Tribal governments, and assisting the USET Members and their governments in dealing effectively with public policy issues and in serving the broad needs of Indian people.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Tribal Epidemiology Center website.

TEC Episode #12: United South And Eastern Tribes

Creative branding is transforming tribal health, packing meaning into every logo. Hear how thoughtful branding boosts impact in Indian Country.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC: Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter)

The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter) is located within the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's (ANTHC) Community Health Services, in Anchorage, Alaska. The EpiCenter provides public health and epidemiologic services to tribal health organizations and the tribal communities they serve. ANTHC provides the highest quality health services for Alaska Native and American Indian people at the Alaska Native Medical Center and across Alaska through training, health education, disease and injury prevention, and rural water and sewer construction.

Mission:

To contribute to the wellness of Alaska Native people by monitoring and reporting on health data, providing technical assistance and supporting initiatives that promote health.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter) website.

TEC Episode #11: Serving Indigenous Communities, At Alaska Native Epidemiology Center

TEC Episode #16: Support The Team, At Alaska Native Epidemiology Center

TEC Episode #24: From Kinesiology To Public Health, At Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Epidemiology Center

TEC Episode #25: Evaluation, Epidemiology, and Community, At Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Epidemiology Center

In this episode, you'll hear what happens when cultural values, modern health challenges, and courageous leadership collide.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC: Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is leading the way in research and data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As a Public Health Authority and one of 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the country—and the only one that serves Urban Indian Organizations nationwide—UIHI conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Mission:

Urban Indian Health Institute's mission is to decolonize data, for indigenous people, by indigenous people.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the Urban Indian Health Institute website.

TEC Episode #2 :Decolonizing Data For Indigenous People, By Indigenous People, At Urban Indian Health Institute

TEC Episode#18: Decolonizing Data, At Urban Indian Health Institute

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC:

The Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) is a non-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The health board was established in 1972 to provide a unified voice on tribal public health needs and policy for the 44 federally recognized tribes located in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Board membership includes representatives from the 12 service units in the Indian Health Service (IHS) Oklahoma Area.

The SPTHB works closely with federal, state, tribal, and local partners by offering culturally-competent approaches to improve American Indian health outcomes. In 45 years of serving our Tribal Nations, the SPTHB has given over $80 million grant dollars to our tribal communities through community health profiles, emergency management plans, data collection, education, substance abuse and suicide prevention programs, as well as supporting tribal public health initiatives across the United States.

The SPTHB serves as a liaison between the Tribal Nations we serve and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), who works closely with our U.S. Legislators in Washington, D.C., advocating for American Indian health

The Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center (OKTEC) is a division under the SPTHB. The OKTEC is one of twelve Tribal Epidemiology Centers located across the United States and was established in 2005 through core funding received from the Indian Health Service. The OKTEC coverage area includes Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and serves the 44 federally recognized tribes in that area. As a public health program, the OKTEC works with area Tribes, state agencies, tribal organizations, academic institutions, non-profits, and many other agencies to provide a wide range of resources to those we serve. OKTEC stakeholders also make up the Advisory Council, which provide the OKTEC with relevant and timely feedback, recommendations, and program guidance.

Mission:

To improve the health of American Indian/Alaska Natives in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, by providing public health services in epidemiology, data management, data analysis, training, health promotion/disease prevention, and research through outreach and creative partnerships.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center (OKTEC) website.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

TEC: Great Lakes Intertribal Epidemiology Center

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) is a consortium of federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The organization was chartered in 1965 as a non-profit, non-stock corporation under Wisconsin law, and is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Originally founded in 1963 as the Wisconsin Tribal Chairman's Association, GLITC's purpose was to provide a means by which member tribes could unite against the threat of termination and act as a mechanism for tribes to work through the challenges of governance and services for their communities.

Today, GLITC is recognized as a tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act. Its mission has evolved to support member tribes in expanding self-determination efforts by providing services and assistance. GLITC uses a broad range of knowledge and experience to advocate for the improvement and unity of tribal governments, communities and individuals. The first four decades of GLITC's existence have demonstrated that there is strength in unity. Presenting a united face on issues of critical importance to all Indian communities has enabled tribes to deal more effectively with state and local governments, academic institutions and other agencies.

Mission:

To enhance the quality of life for all Native people.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. website.

Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.

Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Featured TEC:

The Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) serves the 27 American Indian Tribes, Bands, Nations and Pueblos in the Indian Health Service Albuquerque Area. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are approximately 104,000 American Indian/Alaska Natives in our service area, including 20 Pueblos, two Apache Nations, three Navajo Bands (not included in the IHS Navajo Area), and the Southern Ute Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Southern Colorado.

Mission:

AAIHB was incorporated in 1980 to:

1) advocate for tribal communities in areas of health,
2) collaborate with tribal communities to address health and health education concerns, and
3) engage communities in the use of research to address community health needs.

Links

Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.

You can also visit the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center website.