Updates & Communications

Find the newest announcements and information on COVID-19 in Indian Country here. Also find resources from past calls and webinars held by NIHB, its partners and federal agency partners.

NIHB Updates

  • January 4, 2021·

Tribal Leader Town Hall Recording and Slides Now Available

On, December 22, 2020 at 2:00 EST the Native American Finance Officers’ Association (NAFOA) convened a Tribal Leader Town Hall with several national organizations, including NIHB to discuss the bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation that Congress passed on December 21, 2020. The President signed the legislation on December 27, 2020 and the White House included the following statement, accessible here. NAFOA has provided a recording…
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Past Calls and Webinars

03/05/2020
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an important update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders
03/05/2020
NIHB All Tribes Call on Coronavirus
03/12/2020
Indian Health Service (IHS) All Tribes Call on Coronavirus
03/17/2020
NAFOA/NCAI/NIHB Tribal Leader Town Hall
03/17/2020
NIHB Virtual Listening Session on Coronavirus with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
03/18/2020
White House All Tribes Conference Call: Indian Country COVID-19 Response Team
03/19/2020
Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) Call
03/19/2020
Federal Update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders
03/20/2020
Press Conference hosted by the National Indian Health Board, National Congress of American Indians, Native American Finance Officers Association, National Indian Child Welfare Council, National Indian Education Association
03/23/2020
Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Consultation Call
03/23/2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Rural Health Update for Rural Partners on COVID-19
03/25/2020
COVID-19 Update: Optimization Strategies for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
03/26/2020
National Indian Health Board (NIHB), Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA), National Congress Of American Indians (NCAI), National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC), National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), Indigenous Food And Agriculture Initiative, Native American Contractors Association (NACA), National Council Of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), And National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Tribal Leader Town Hall
03/27/2020
Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk For Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
03/27/2020
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Immediate Tribal Consultation: S. 3548 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
03/27/2020
Direct Service Tribes Call
03/30/2020
NIHB Tribal Caucus on COVID-19 Phase 3 Funding Distribution
03/31/2020
NIHB Listening Session with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
04/01/2020
Indian Health Service Tribal Consultation – CARES Act COVID-19 Funding
04/01/2020
NIHB Listening Session with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
04/02/2020
Department of Interior and Treasury Tribal Consultation
04/02/2020
Guidance for IHS Behavioral Health Programs Wanting to Transition to Tele-Based Services
04/02/2020
Indian Country COVID-19 Update - Tribal Leader Q&A
04/08/2020
American Bar Association: Issues Affecting Native American Communities During the COVID-19 Crisis

04/06/20

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services All Tribes Call with NIHB Response to Questions and Answers:

CMS All Tribes Call w NIHB_4-6-20_QA_4-21-20

04/08/20

Ask a Native Physician: Town Hall with the NIHB and the Association of American Indian Physicians, April 8, 2020

NIHB and AAIP held this telephone Town Hall on 4/8/2020.  A group of Native physicians answered Tribal Community member questions about health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Click below for the recording.

The panelists included:

  • William F. Smith Jr., NIHB Vice Chairman and Alaska Area Representative, Chief, Valdez Native Tribe
  • Walter Hollow, MD (Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux Tribe) President, Association of American Indian Physicians, Faculty, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Family Medicine Residency Program, Clinical Association Professor, Dept. Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Ron Shaw, MD (Osage Nation) Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Officer, Osage Nation, Past president, Association of American Indian Physicians, Member ex-officio, National Indian Health Board
  • Mary Owen, MD (Tlingit) Director, Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH) at University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Health
  • Brian Thompson, MD, FACOG (Oneida/Mohawk) Assistant Dean for Diversity in the College of Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor, Upstate Medical University, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
NIHB and AAIP Town Hall Recording
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Administration & Agency Updates

  • October 16, 2020·

IHS Releases COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Draft Plan, Invitation to Comment – Deadline 10/21/20

In September, the United States Department of Health and Human Services initiated Tribal consultation to seek input from Tribal leaders on COVID-19 vaccine planning for Indian Country. The Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter (DTLL) to request input through Wednesday, October 21, on the Indian Health Service (IHS) COVID‑19 Pandemic Vaccine Draft Plan. IHS developed and will continue to tailor the plan based on available information and Tribal leader…
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NIHB Organizational Resources

NIHB COVID-19 Policy 3/13/20

Nonprofit Community COVID-19 Stimulus Letter 3/20/20

NIHB COVID-19 Policy 3/27/20

NIHB COVID-19 Policy 5/5/20

NIHB COVID-19 Policy 5/27/20

Contact Us

To reach the NIHB COVID-19 Response Team, please contact [email protected].

For media inquiries, please contact April Hale at [email protected].

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