*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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
The Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center (GPTEC), a division of the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, is pleased to announce its selection to participate in the CDC Foundation’s new…
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…
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…
RAPID CITY –The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board has again been funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to continue to maintain the Great Plains Healthy Start…
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Launch Urgent Syphilis Response Effort in Partnership with Federal and Local Agencies South Dakota, April 9, 2024 - The…