Zika Fact Sheets and Resources

• NIHB Zika Fact Sheet
• CDC Zika Resources

Zika 101 Informational Guide for Tribes

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) has developed an educational guide to provide basic information and resources about Zika as a starting place for Tribes wanting to learn more and work to address Zika prevention and response in their communities. Preventing and preparing for Zika transmission can protect the health of Native families and communities. This guide contains information about Zika virus, Zika testing, and mosquitoes, as well as case-studies showing examples and a list of Zika resources from partners.

View Zika 101 Informational Guide for Tribes

Posters and Brochures

The National Indian Health Board has developed posters and brochures addressing Zika virus in Tribal communities. These materials are available below for you to print or download. Materials described as “fillable” have text boxes where you can enter your own contact information – for example, for your health facility. Materials with “web links” have clickable hyperlinks which work well if you plan to share the materials online with your community.

NIHB Zika Brochure

NIHB Zika Brochure Fillable

NIHB Zika Brochure Web Links

NIHB Zika Kids Poster

NIHB Zika Poster

NIHB Zika Poster Fillable

Tribal, State, and Local Zika Collaboration Meeting Resources

The National Indian Health Board, in collaboration with Area Indian Health Boards and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has hosted several state-specific meetings to address Zika virus and other vector-borne disease and discuss Tribal, state, and local collaboration and ways to foster improved partnerships. These meetings included panels, workshops, discussions, information about additional resources, and opportunities to make connections and build relationships through the event. These meetings also included some presentations and resources that can be shared out with the public more easily. Please see below for a collection of resources and presentations from each meeting. These presentations and resources are intended to benefit Tribal, state, and local representatives who were unable to attend – from these states and from other states – and to share information about NIHB’s work. Note that some information may be state-specific but other information is more widely applicable.

• Fostering State-Tribal Relations for Increased Public Health Capacity
• Tools to Advance Public Health: Memorandums of Understanding, Memorandums of Agreement
• Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration for Emergency Planning
• Non-Tribal Public Health Systems
• Partnerships & Collaboration 101
• Tribal Public Health Systems
• Zika Clinical Presentation

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration for Emergency Planning
• Legal Landscape for State and Local Tribal Relations
• Tribal Health Systems and the Role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
• Working With Local Health Partners
• Zika and Other Vector-Borne Diseases in California

*Also, be sure to check out the resources from the San Francisco meeting!

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration for Emergency Planning
• Native American Environmental Protection Coalition Presentation
• Tribal Health Systems and the Role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
• Vector-Borne Disease Resources

*Also, be sure to check out the resources from the San Diego meeting!

• Bug Spray - Repellants and Poisons and Mosquito Reproduction
• Hantavirus Surveillance and Prevention
• Indian Health Service Albuquerque Area Lay Vaccinator Program
• Mosquito Associated Microbes and Implications in Mosquito Control
• Rabies Overview
• Vector-Borne Disease 101
• Zika Virus Protection and Control
• An Overview of Plague: CO and NM

Presentations from Other Events, Meetings, and Conferences

• Preparing for a Public Health Emergency – Tribal Legal Preparedness Project
• Tools for Tribal Zika Emergency Preparedness

Resources from Zika Champions in Indian Country – NIHB Funding Awardee Creations

In summer 2017, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) announced a funding opportunity that would provide Tribes and Tribal organizations with up to $5000 to tackle high impact, capacity building activities to prepare for the possibility of Zika transmission in Tribal communities. Three awardees received funding: Bishop Paiute Tribe (California), Indian Health Council (California), and Kaw Nation (Oklahoma). These Tribal champions completed work to address this critical threat in creative ways within their communities, finishing their projects at the end of April 2018. As part of their work, these Tribes created some resources or project deliverables which may benefit other Tribal communities or serve as an example for Tribes beginning to create their own materials. Sharing these materials is also an opportunity for NIHB to highlight the work of these Tribal champions!

• Kaw Nation’s Response to Zika – Informational and Planning Document for Zika Community Action Event
• Kaw Nation Event Flyer
• Indian Health Council Zika Kit Flyer
• Bishop Paiute’s Natural Resources Program – Mosquito Abatement and Zika Virus Webpage: http://www.bishoptribeemo.com/NatRes/Mosquito%20Abatement.htm

Additional Resources

• Inter Tribal Council of Arizona – information about Zika project funding from NIHB and resources (including slides) from Tribal Vector Borne Disease Meeting, February 13-15, 2018 in Chandler, Arizona: http://itcaonline.com/?page_id=14374
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tool to find the mosquito repellant that is best for you: https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-repellent-right-you

Archive

The documents below were created in the past and contain information which is no longer up-to-date. However, these are posted to serve as examples of work that Tribal communities and Tribal organizations have done.

• United South and Eastern Tribes – Flyer 1 and Flyer 2

Disclaimer: Please note that some Zika information may change over time as Zika is an emerging disease and experts are still learning new information. Additionally, NIHB cannot guarantee the content of external websites. The CDC website will always have accurate and up-to-date national information. If you need assistance finding more recent information about Zika, please contact NIHB. Please see a healthcare provider for medical recommendations.