CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Auditorium B3

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Federal Moderators: CDC Deputy Director/OSTLTS Director

Tribal Moderator: Tribal Advisory Committee Chair

8:00 am Tribal Caucus (Tribal Members Only) 

10:00 am Opening Blessing 

10:05 am Welcome and Introductions

 Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation): Councilman, Tohono O’odham Nation; 

Chair, Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)

 Judith A. Monroe, MD: Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC); Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), CDC

 CAPT Joe Maloney, MPH, REHS: US Public Health Service (USPHS); Acting Associate 

Director, Tribal Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

10:30 am Tribal Advisory Committee Business Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation): Councilman, Tohono O’odham Nation; 

Chair, TAC

 April R. Taylor-Blowe, MHSA: Public Health Analyst, Tribal Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

• Roll Call – April R. Taylor-Blowe

• TAC Roles and Responsibilities – Councilman Chester Antone

• HHS Meeting Updates – Councilman Chester Antone

• Summer 2015 TAC Meeting and Tribal Consultation Session – Councilman 

Chester Antone 

10:50 am Break

11:00 am CDC’s Tribal Support Unit Update

 CAPT Joe Maloney, MPH, REHS: USPHS; Acting Associate Director, Tribal Support 

Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

11:30 am Lunch (on your own)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

12:30 pm Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in 

Indian Country: Current Initiatives and Future Directions

 Ursula Bauer, PhD, MPH: Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, CDC

1:45 pm CDC Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Program & CDC’s 

Efforts in Suicide Prevention

 CAPT Holly Billie, RS, MPH (Navajo): USPHS; Injury Prevention Specialist, National 

Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), CDC

 CDR Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH: USPHS; Medical Epidemiologist, Acting Branch Chief, 

Surveillance Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC, CDC 

 LCDR Asha Ivey-Stephenson, PhD, MA: USPHS; Behavioral Scientist/Epidemiologist, 

Surveillance Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC, CDC

2:45 pm Break 

2:55 pm National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: 2015 Updates

 Elizabeth Dalsey: Health Communications Specialist, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, CDC 

 Constance Franklin, MPH: Public Health Analyst, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, CDC

4:00 pm Hepatitis C: A Health Disparity for American Indian 

Populations

 John Ward, MD: Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, 

Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

4:45 pm Wrap-Up

5:00 pm Meeting Closing
CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting 

& 12th Biannual Tribal Consultation Session

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Auditorium B3

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Federal Moderators: CDC Deputy Director/OSTLTS Director

Tribal Moderator: Tribal Advisory Committee Chair

8:30 am Opening Blessing 

8:35 am CDC Office of the Director Update

 Ileana Arias, PhD: Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

9:00 am CDC Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Update

 Judith A. Monroe, MD: Deputy Director, CDC; Director, Office for State, Tribal, 

Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), CDC

9:50 am Break

10:00 am Roundtable Discussion with CDC Senior Leadership

11:30 am Lunch (on your own)

12:30 pm Native Specimens

 Michael Shaw, PhD: Senior Advisor for Laboratory Science, Office of Infectious 

Diseases, CDC; Chair, CDC Specimen Policy Board

 Stacy Howard, MT (ASCP): Associate Director for Policy, Division of Laboratory 

Programs, Standards, and Services, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, 

and Laboratory Services, CDC

 Delight Satter, MPH (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde): Senior Advisor for 

Tribal Research and Program Integration, OSTLTS, CDC
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Consultation Session and Tribal Testimony

1:30 pm Tribal Testimony

2:35 pm Break 

2:45 pm Tribal Testimony (Continued)

5:00 pm Meeting Closing