June 3, 2025
A Visit From an Old Enemy: How a Long-Forgotten Virus Is Testing Tribal Immunity in the Great Plains
*Article Originally Published in the May issue of the Great Plains Tribal Health Magazine Measles was pronounced “eliminated” in the United States twenty-five years ago. Yet immunity gaps on the Northern Plains have welcomed the virus back, threatening elders, disrupting clinics,
May 28, 2025
EMERGENCY HEALTH ALERT: MEASLES SPREADS RAPIDLY—TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AT RISK
The Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center is issuing an urgent public health alert warning of a looming measles outbreak across the Great Plains region and its tribal reservations. Recent surveillance (May 6–11, 2025) has documented major clusters in the TX/NM/OK/KS
March 3, 2025
Rapid City, SD (March 3, 2025) – The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) proudly congratulates Chairwoman Janet Alkire of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on being honored as one of USA Today’s Women of the Year. This prestigious
July 26, 2023
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January 14, 2025
Great Plains Epidemiology Center’s Dr. Meghan O’Connell Receives Prestigious HIMSS Changemaker Award
RAPID CITY, SD – The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board is thrilled to announce that Dr. Meghan O’Connell, MD, MPH (Cherokee), Lead Epidemiologist for the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, has been named a 2025 recipient of the esteemed
March 21, 2022
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January 6, 2025
Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board Celebrates Five Years of Clear Audits
The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) recently achieved a significant milestone: five years of clean financial audits. This shows that the Health Board has managed its money well, an essential factor in building trust with the public. GPTLHB
August 8, 2024
Tatanka Means to Perform at Tribal Leaders Summit in Bismarck
BISMARCK, ND – Nationally renowned comedian and actor Tatanka Means is set to perform at this year’s Tribal Leaders Summit, hosted by United Tribes Technical College and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, on September 4-5, 2024, in Bismarck,
June 7, 2024
Health Board Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in San Carlos Apache Tribe Case
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA —Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Becerra that Indian Health Service must pay tribes for overhead expenses associated with revenues earned from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for health
March 21, 2022
High-Risk Individuals and COVID-19
Information for High-Risk Individuals (Urban Indian Health Institute) Older Individuals/Elders Pregnant Women/Breastfeeding People Living with HIV Cancer Patients and Survivors Individuals with Diabetes
