The Think Tank is composed of professionals with diverse backgrounds in tribal public and environmental health. The group was originally established in 2011 as the National Tribal Environmental Health Think Tank by the Office of Tribal Affairs within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. In 2015, the Think Tank decided to expand its focus to include broader public health issues, reconvening as the Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank in alignment with CDC’s Tribal Support Unit in the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support.
THINK TANK MEMBERS
Rosemary Ahtuangaruak
Community Health Practitioner
Village of Nuiqsut, Alaska
Jerilyn Church
Chief Executive Officer
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
Susan Hanson
Environmental Scientist and Consultant to the
Shoshone Bannock Tribes
Kristin Hill
Retired
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
Jennifer Irving
Director of Regional Equity
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation
Clinton Isham
Program Director
Wisconsin Native American Tobacco Network, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
Ralph McCullers
Independent Tribal Consultant
Syndi Smallwood
Environmental Consultant
Del Yazzie
Director/Epidemiologist
Navajo Epidemiology Center
MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS