• Traditional Foods Project
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Cooperative Agreement
• Tribal Public Health Accreditation Project
• Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI)
• Evaluation of Tribal Health Professions Opportunities Grants (HPOG)
• HIV/AIDS Cooperative Agreement
• Other Recent Public Health Projects

• Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
• National Diabetes Education Program Stakeholders Group
• Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC) Workgroup

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)

The Federal delivery of health services and funding of programs to maintain and improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are consonant with and required by the Federal Government’s historical and unique legal relationship with Indian Tribes, as reflected in the Constitution of the United States. In recognition of this and pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 2000, and the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have established a Tribal Consultation Policy for working with Federally-recognized Tribes on a government-to-government basis. The CDC Tribal Consultation Policy establishes the formation of a Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) to serve as an advisory body to CDC.

The purpose of the CDC TAC is to provide a complementary venue wherein tribal representatives and CDC staff will exchange information about public health issues in Indian country, identify urgent public health needs in AI/AN communities, and discuss collaborative approaches to addressing these issues and needs. The CDC TAC will support, and not supplant any other government-to-government consultation activities that CDC undertakes. In addition to assisting CDC in the planning and coordination of biannual tribal consultation sessions, the TAC will provide an established, recurring venue wherein tribal leaders will advise CDC regarding the government-to-government consultation process and will help to ensure that CDC activities or policies that impact Indian country are brought to the attention of all tribal leaders. The TAC will assist CDC in the planning and coordination of Tribal consultation sessions and help to ensure that CDC activities or policies that impact Indian country are brought to the attention of Tribal leaders.

Documents:

• Tribal Consultation Policy (PDF)
• TAC Charter (PDF)
• Statement Regarding the CDC National Public Health Improvement Program - Atlanta, GA (PDF)
• Statement Regarding the CDC National Public Health Improvement Program - Uncasville, CT (PDF)

TAC Bi-Monthly Conference Call & Planning Meeting Minutes:

• December 5, 2011
• November 7, 2011
• October 24, 2011

TAC Meeting Information:

• Summer 2012 TAC Meeting
  August 28-29, 2012 at the Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut.
  Summer 2012 TAC Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Summer 2012 TAC Tribal Consultation
  August 30, 2012 at the Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
  Summer 2012 TAC Tribal Consultation Agenda (PDF)
• PDF Coming Soon: Winter Meeting: January 31 and February 1, 2012 in Atlanta, GA
• PDF Coming Soon: Biannual Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting: August 22 and 23, 2011 in Suquamish, WA