COVID-19 in Indian Country
The National Indian Health Board opened its annual National Tribal Health Conference to a virtual audience of nearly 900 Tribal leaders, health professionals, advocates and federal and Congressional partners.

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The Tribal Health Data Improvement Act ensure that tribes have access to the same public health data as states and local governments, addressing an obstacle that has arisen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Indian Health Board strongly supports the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act, and is working to have this legislation attached to the next COVID-19 pandemic relief package.

National Indian Health Board Chairman William Smith will testify before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of a virtual public briefing about COVID-19 in Indian Country.

An appropriations package under consideration includes roughly $6.5 billion for the Indian Health Service, an increase of approximately $445 million above current levels.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on 'Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities' and a legislative hearing to receive testimony on S.3650, the Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act.

The National Indian Health Board, in a series of advocacy-driven engagements with Members of Congress, outlined for lawmakers a robust and comprehensive list of Tribal health and public health priorities that must be included in the next Coronavirus relief package.

The Association of American Indian Physicians and the National Indian Health Board are hosing another Ask a Native Physician Town Hall.

Indian Country is seeking over $8 billion in funding for the Indian health system as part of the next coronavirus relief package.

Victoria Kitcheyan, Chairperson of the National Indian Health Board, appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the impact of the coronavirus in tribal communities.

Victoria Kitcheyan, Chairperson of the National Indian Health Board, will appear on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program on April 9, 2020.

Many of our Tribal community members are wondering how to manage their health during a time of isolation due to COVID-19.

Many of our Tribal community members are wondering how to manage their health during a time of isolation due to COVID-19.

Stacy Bohlen (National Indian Health Board), Aaron Payment (Sault Tribe) and Myra Pickering (Otoe-Missouria Tribe) joined the Indianz.Com broadcast on April 2, 2020.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is pleased to launch its COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center website.

Tribes ask for fair, streamlined disbursement process with federal agencies.

The coronavirus continues to wreak social and economic havoc in Indian County, with more and more tribes curtailing their operations as the first cases are confirmed in their communities. Indian Country plunges into uncertainty as coronavirus reaches their communities