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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. Federal officials from the health department and the CDC have formed task forces and hosted workshops for tribes on how to address the outbreak.

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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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Montana Leverages Virtual Platform to Optimize Training and Improve Service Delivery Across the State

National Network of Public Health Institutes

Montanas public health system is broad and decentralized, with 60 local and tribal health departments spread across urban centers, rural communities, and remote frontier areas. One of our Lewis and Clark Public Health core values is effectiveness. . TRAIN Montana offers a cost-effective, virtual solution.