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  • April 16, 2021·

NIHB Chairman William Smith Testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

On April 14, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on “Examining the COVID-19 Response in Native Communities: Native Health System One Year Later.” National Indian Health Board Chairman William Smith of the Valdez Native Tribe testified. Witnesses included: Rear Admiral Michael Toedt, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Indian Health Service The Honorable William Smith, Chairperson, National Indian Health Board Walter Murillo, Board…
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  • March 23, 2021·

NIHB Outlines Tribal Heath Priorities in Testimony on the Year-in-Review of COVID-19

  On March 23, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Chairman William Smith testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States on “A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action.” Chairman Smith identified several policy priorities needed to help American Indian and Alaska Native communities…
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