Strategy for Improving Access to Federal Resources During a Public Health Emergency Response for Federally Recognized Tribal Governments Indian Healt

Theis document: outlines current request processes for federally recognized tribes and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) to access Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and other federal public health response supplies under a variety of legal instruments and emergency response authorities; describes the factors driving both the request processes themselves and medical countermeasure deployment methods used by SNS; and recommends strategies for accessing supplies that can support native communities, prevent supply shortages, and reduce health disparities.