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TEC 10: Getting To Know The Community You're Serving, At Navajo Epidemiology Center
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities.
Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.
Featured TEC:
The Navajo Epidemiology Center (NEC) was established in 2005 to manage Navajo Nation’s public health information systems, investigate diseases and injuries of concern, provide data and reports to help health programs effectively manage programs, respond to public health emergencies, and coordinate these activities with other public health authorities. The NEC’s primary objectives are: data collection, analysis and interpretation; health surveillance; disease control and prevention; and data sharing.
Mission:
To contribute to Hozho of Dine People by:
1.Monitoring health status
2. Maintaining disease surveillance
3. Conducting health research
4. Conducting disease outbreak investigation
5. Reporting health data
6. Providing technical assistance
7. Identifying priority health concerns
Links
Remember that you can always visit TribalEpiCenters.org to learn more about all of the TECs, including career, internships, and other employment opportunities.
You can also visit the Navajo Epidemiology Center website.
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