Seven Directions

The following are websites with information about COVID-19 Response for Tribes and Urban Indian Communities. To add a website to this page, please email the link to Danielle Lucero, at dlucer04@uw.edu.

Recent Updates:

Exercise Safe Sweats - Video

June 5, 2020

Elders are the foundation of our communities, the living legacies of traditions, and they must be KEPT SAFE. Now more than ever is the time to seek out their wisdom on how we can adapt our ceremonies and practices at home. Take a look at this video, "Exercise Safe Sweats."

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Noncompetitive Grant: Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response (CDC-RFA-OT20-2004)

This is an emergency notice of funding opportunity in response to the current outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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HRSA Grant Opportunity: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Planning

May 26, 2020

HRSA will award approximately 50 grants to rural communities to enhance capacity to address substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder (OUD).

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Coronavirus in Indian Country: Latest Case Counts

May 15, 2020

The charts in this resource represent a joint effort by Indian Country Today, the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA to combat data invisibility.

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Health Equity Policy Platform for COVID-19 Response and Recovery

May 13, 2020

Governmental public health agencies need to be strong, consistent advocates for equity as they work in concert with other local and state authorities to address the novel coronavirus pandemic. HIP collated a cross-sector policy platform for public health to act on the conditions that create inequities in health outcomes.

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NIHB COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center

The National Indian Health Board is leading a national effort to advocate and secure resources for Tribes to respond to COVID-19.

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NCAI Webpage with COVID-19 Resources for Indian Country

April 1, 2020

The National Congress of American Indians established a webpage to provide factual information from trusted sources about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States. Check out their site for updates as the situation changes.

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Handbook on COVID-19 prevention and treatment best practices

March 19, 2020

We are passing along this handbook on COVID-19 prevention and treatment best practices from a hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University, with good information based on their experience treating patients. Please take a look and pass on to any family or friends who are health care workers who are now helping with COVID-19.

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