Authors: CDC

Publication Year: 2005

Journal: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Keywords: CDC, conferring, consultation, workbook, materials, atsdr, consultation policy, federal consultation

Abstract:

This policy provides direction regarding consultation between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2 and Indian Tribes. This policy applies to all CDC employees3 at all locations, domestic and international, and to all Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs), Staff Offices, and Business Services Offices, which are hereafter called “CDC Components”4 unless otherwise noted. CDC and Indian Tribes share the goal of establishing clear policies that further the government-to-government relationship between the U.S. Federal Government and Indian Tribes. True and effective consultation shall result in information exchange, mutual understanding, and informed decision-making on behalf of the Tribal governments and the Federal Government. The importance of consultation with Indian Tribes was affirmed through Presidential Memoranda in 1994, 2004 and 2009, and Executive Order (EO) 13175 in 2000. The goals of this policy include, but are not limited to, assisting in eliminating the health disparities faced by Indian Tribes; ensuring that access to critical health and human services and public health services is maximized to advance or enhance the social, physical, and economic status of Indians; and promoting health equity for all Indian people and communities. To achieve these shared goals, it is essential that Indian Tribal governments and CDC engage in open, continuous, and meaningful consultation.CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Policy 

2020 update available here: https://www.cdc.gov/tribal-health/media/pdfs/2024/05/policy475.pdf

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