U.S : Tell CONGRESS to PASS the CDC TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS ACT.

 

 

 

Friend, this pandemic has been particularly devastating for Native communities, who experienced some of the highest rates of COVID-19 infections in the country. But Tribal nations are literally blocked from accessing critical funds.   Sign the petition to Congress: Pass the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act. SIGN THE PETITION                   Native communities face many challenges such as high rates of diabetes, heart disease, other chronic illnesses, and inadequate infrastructures such as running water and electricity. These challenges were only made worse by the pandemic.    Despite this, Tribal Nations are still unable to apply for the CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement program. State and local public health departments have relied heavily on this program during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Tribal Nations are excluded from accessing these funds.   Excluding Tribal Nations from this program has led to their inability to receive additional funds for staffing, planning, training, and supplies.    To put an immediate end to this inequality, members of Congress introduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act last month. The act would ensure that Tribal Nations have equal access to CDC funding to prepare for public health emergencies.    The pandemic has taught us that public health relies heavily on equal access to care and prevention for all of our communities. We will not succeed in ending this pandemic and preventing future pandemics if public health inequalities are a critical component of our national response programs. To save lives, we must pass the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act.        Sign the petition to Congress: Pass the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act.           SIGN THE PETITION           Keep fighting,            Jayleen Alvarado, Daily Kos.                                                                               Daily Kos Liberation League Relies on Activists Like You. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos Liberation League keep fighting ?     Chip in $5  Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible.