Description The Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) is pleased to present the IHS National Tribal Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Behavioral Health Hybrid Meeting. The NTAC serves as an advisory body to the DBH and to the Director of the IHS, with the aim of providing guidance and recommendations on programmatic issues that affect the delivery of behavioral health care for …

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Description The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Native American Veteran Homelessness Initiative.  The Initiative’s overall goal is to develop relationships between VA and organizations serving Native Americans to provide education on VA resources and promote encouraging Native American Veterans to access these services.  These …

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a Tribal Consultation on the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Compliance and Reporting Guidance for Tribal Entities. The consultations will be held on January 16, 2023, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. EST. Treasury is accepting written comments until January 31, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Submit written comments at tribal.consult@treasury.gov.

Description The Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Tribal Advisory Group (TAG) will meet to discuss updates on the implementation of the national CHAP to the contiguous 48 states. The CHAP TAG's role is to provide input and feedback to the IHS on the program's design and implementation to serve American Indian and Alaska Native communities. …

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On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14001 on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain, which directs actions to secure supplies necessary for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as future public health emergencies.  In response, a working group led by the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) reviewed recommendations …

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On February 6, 2023, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated tribal consultation on Executive Order (EO) 14001 “A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain,” to gather input and comments on draft recommendations for improving the process for federally recognized tribal governments, IHS health care providers, Tribal Health Programs, and Urban Indian Organizations.  As part of this Tribal Consultation, …

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