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Our Community in Action

Hear from representatives of Tribal-serving programs across the U.S.

In March of 2024, recipients of the CDC grant initiative “Overdose Prevention in Tribal Communities” gathered and identified that it would be most helpful to hear directly from other Indigenous people and Tribal-serving organizations, to learn what they are doing to address opioid misuse and prevent overdose.

The programs profiled below graciously agreed to share their stories of successes, challenges, and resilience.

Each program representative was asked:

  • Describe your opioid-related work
  • How have you seen changes in your community?
  • Have there been any challenges? 
  • What are you most excited about?

We aim to portray these communities in their own terms, honoring local perspectives, knowledge, and wisdom. If you are interested in having your Tribe, Tribal Epidemiology Center, or Tribal-serving Organization profiled on this website, please complete our contact form.

Interviews

  • Interview with Jodi Hajicek, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

    At the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, their opioid-related work is divided between work funded by the CDC, and work funded by other resources such as Health Resources and […]

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  • Interview with Priyanka Manghani, Snesha Jaiswal, California Tribal Epidemiology Center, housed within the California Rural Indian Health Board (CTEC, CRIHB)

    The California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC) was established in 2005 to assist in collecting and interpreting health information for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in California (from website). While […]

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  • Interview with Sheena Kanott Lambert, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI)

    For the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, opioid prevention and harm reduction efforts flow through many areas of their public health prevention. “We started a Syringe Services Program (SSP) here […]

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The initiative for establishing an online one-stop tribal opioid overdose prevention resource hub came about as one component of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s Opioid Overdose Prevention in Tribes. Learn More

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