This session introduces Tribal Data Sovereignty, emphasizing Tribal Nations as public health authorities and their critical role in managing and protecting community data. Participants will explore the foundational principles of Tribal Data Sovereignty, and the unique role Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) play in data collection, integration, and analysis. The session will also address barriers Tribes face in accessing data from health departments, including legal, systemic, and jurisdictional challenges, and discuss strategies for overcoming these obstacles.
Presenters
Chris Alibrandi O’Connor, JD
CAOC Consulting, LLC
Sarah Shewbrooks, MPH
Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board
Resources
- Video recording and slides coming soon
- How a fight over data made South Dakota’s bad syphilis outbreak worse, Vox.com, by Keren Landman, MD,
- HHS Office of the Chief Data Officer, Tribal Data Homepage
Workshop Resource
03/20/25
External Legal Supports
Social Services
Data, HIPPA, Research, System
