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?
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Interviews
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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 […]