Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center

1. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center First International Corridor Meeting Belcourt, North Dakota October 17 and 18, 2005 Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board www.aatchb.org/epi

2. Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Hecel Oyate Kinipikte--So that the people may live!

3. Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health BoardFounded in 1986 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Oglala Sioux Tribe Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska Sisseton/Wahpeton Oyate Spirit Lake Dakota Nation Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Mandan, Hidatsu, Arikara Tribes Trenton Indian Service Area Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Yankton Sioux Tribe

4. Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health BoardFounded in 1986 • Northern Plains Healthy Start • National Tobacco Project • FAS/SIDS Project • Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center • 1 of 11 tribally-based EpiCenters in the US • Funded by the Indian Health Service

5. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Mission To collaborate with Northern Plains American Indian Tribes to provide health-related research, surveillance, and training to improve the quality of life of American Indians. Goal To provide accurate and timely health data to member tribes.

6. 3 NPTEC Domains Epidemiology Support the Aberdeen Area tribes in accessing timely, accurate, and useful health status data. Public Health Practice Support critical public health functions for Northern Plains tribal people. Research Collaborate with academic institutions including tribal community colleges and tribal schools to ensure that the benefits of well designed and culturally sensitive health research are available to Northern Plains Indian communities.

7. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Programs • Core Initiatives (n=5) • Grant-specific projects (n=3) • Collaboration-borne projects (n=7) • Inherited projects (n=2)

8. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Core Initiative Programs (n=5) • Diabetes Risk Factors in Youth • Cardiovascular Best Practices • Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology • HIV Epidemiology • Injury Epidemiology

9. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Grant-specific projects (n=3) • CDC -- Comprehensive Cancer Control • IHS -- Acanthosis Nigricans as a Predictor of Insulin Resistance • IHS -- Community-based Asthma Screening in Youth • CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • IHS – Indian Health Service

10. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Collaboration-borne projects (n=7) • IHS Mobile Digital Mammography Unit Community Liaison • NCI University of Washington Regional Cancer Program • UNMC Academic Liaison • CDC STD/HIV Public Health Advisor • IHS STD Community Assessment Project • IHS Diabetes Competitive Grant • USD Injury Prevention • NCI – National Cancer Institute • UNMC – University of Nebraska Medical Center • USD – University of South Dakota

11. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Inherited projects (n=2) • UNMC SEARCH Program • NNAAPC Regional Technical Assistance Initiative • NNAAPC – National Native American AIDS Prevention Center

12. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Personnel NPTEC has 12 staff members; 58% (n=7) are American Indian. Of the American Indian staff members, 71% (n=5) are from Aberdeen Area member tribes. • 2 University-based Project Investigators • 3 Field-based Research Assistants • 6 Consultants

13. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Francine C. Romero, PhD, MPH, Director Ahmed Ahmed, MD, MPH, NPCCCP Program Manager Leah Frerichs, MS, NPCCCP Research Associate Paulette High Elk, Outreach Coordinator Christine Rinki, MPH, MCH Epidemiologist Randolph Runs After, MPH, Injury Matthew Town, MPH, HIV Epidemiologist Khin Chit, MPH, Staff Epidemiologist Sayaka Kanade, BA, Academic Liaison Brandon One Feather, BS, Research Assistant Tinka Duran, Research Assistant Alice LaClaire, Assistant

14. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center Vacant, HIV/STD Coordinator Vacant, Program Manager Jennifer Larsen, MD, Project Investigator Kim Rodehurst, PhD, Project Investigator Vacant, 3 Field-based Research Assistant positions L. Dee Robertson, MD, MPH, Consultant Timothy Ryschon, MD, MPH, Consultant Linda Burhansstipanov, PhD, Consultant Karin Schumacher, PhD, Consultant Mary Alice Trapp, RN, Consultant Rich Raposa, Consultant

15. Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center • Develop collaborative relationships with partners; • Assess and improve surveillance and monitoring systems for American Indian populations (data collection, quality, access, and reporting); • Collaborate with local partners to utilize data at the programmatic level; • Develop and implement risk reduction programs; • Develop and implement epidemiologic studies; and • Cooperate with investigations of outbreaks and elevated rates.

16. Contact Information: Francine C. Romero epiromero@aatchb.org 1-877-209-1215 605/ 431-7341 www.aatchb.org/epi