OFFICE OF TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH (OTPH)

Introduction

The Office of Tribal Public Health (OTPH), originally the Health Information Office (HIO), was created in 1995 through an Indian Self Determination Education and Assistance Act (ISDEAA) P.L. 638 contract with the Indian Health Service (IHS) for the identified program, services, functions, and activities. Over the years, OTPH has expanded to contract the Office of Tribal Activities, Diabetes Control Officer, Nutrition Program; and operates USET’s Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC), Dental Support Center (DSC), and Diabetes Center. OTPH provides up-to-date public health information, advocacy tools, policy analysis, and health promotion and disease prevention programming. USET believes that elevating the health status of Tribal citizens is integral in restoring and maintaining the heart, spirit, and soul common to every USET Tribal Nation.

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Meet Our Team

Meet the highly skilled public health professionals that are devoted to improving the public health of our member Tribal Nations. Our staff has extensive experience in assessing, designing, and implementing data-driven public health programs.

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Working with Resistant Clients by Dr. Frances Patterson – Recorded Presentation at the USET 2020 Best Practices Conference

What is Telehealth? by Tearsanee Davis – Recorded Presentation at the USET 2020 Best Practices Conference

What Does Behavioral Health Look Like in Your Community? Open Discussion led by Jennifer Downs – Recorded Presentation at the USET 2020 Best Practices Conference

Welcome in the Circle: Making Space in Health Programming for our Two Spirit Relatives by Kerry Lessard – Recorded Presentation at the USET 2020 Best Practices Conference

Wabanki People: Understanding the Gift of Legacy and Lessons Learned by Elizabeth Neptune – PowerPoint Presentation at the USET 2019 Best Practices Conference

Using Provider Audits to Ensure Proper Documentation by Kristina Rogers – PowerPoint Presentation at the USET 2019 Best Practices Conference

USET 2019 Diabetes Report