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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

And tribal health leaders say their calls for federal officials to declare a public health emergency have gone unheeded. Three years later, the outbreak continues — the number of new infections so far this year is 10 times the full 12-month totals recorded in some years before the upsurge.

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Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency

News Medical Health Sciences

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.

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Wisconsin Uses PHIG Funds to Support Public Health Accreditation for Local and Tribal Health Departments

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The post Wisconsin Uses PHIG Funds to Support Public Health Accreditation for Local and Tribal Health Departments appeared first on Public Health Infrastructure Grant.

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Event: 2025 Tribal Health Equity Data Symposium

Rural Health Information Hub

Washington DC March 4, 2025 -- National Indian Health Board

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Syphilis outbreak should be treated as public health emergency, tribes say

HEALTHBEAT

And tribal health leaders say their calls for federal officials to declare a public health emergency have gone unheeded. O’Connell and other tribal leaders said they don’t have the resources needed to keep pace with the outbreak.

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Health Alert: Increased Number of Opioid Overdose Events Across Washington State

WA State Department of Health

Local public health jurisdictions (LHJs) and Tribal Health Partners should be aware of recent increases in opioid-related overdoses and should work with community and health care partners to inform residents who use drugs or may be around people who use drugs.

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Event: NIH Consultation on Disposition of Biospecimens Collected from Tribal Populations

Rural Health Information Hub

Event Date: 12/05/2024Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET The NIH Office of Science Policy, in partnership with the NIH Tribal Health Research Office, will be holding a Tribal Consultation regarding the disposition of de-identified biospecimens collected from Tribal and International Indigenous population members and their return back to the Tribes.