AI/AN Epidemiology Centers

Tribal epidemiology centers are a critical element of the CDC/Indian Health Service (IHS) partnership to improve the health and well-being of AI/AN populations. Activities include surveillance for disease conditions, epidemiological analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of surveillance data, investigation of disease outbreaks, development and implementation of epidemiological studies, development and implementation of disease control and prevention programs, and coordination of activities with other public health authorities in the region.

	Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Portland, OR Serves the 40 federally recognized tribes who are its members plus the two urban Indian organizations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
	Alaska Native Epidemiology Center Anchorage, AK Enhances the ability of Alaska Native health provider agencies to assess long-term changes in the health status of Alaska's native people.
	The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center Lac du Flambeau Reservation, WI Serves the Ojibwe, Ottawa, Menominee, Mohican, and Potawatomi Tribes in the Bemidji area.
	The Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center Phoenix, AZ Serves more than 42 tribes in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.
	The United South and Eastern Tribes Epidemiology Center The Epi Center is not online at this time, this link is to the USET home page. Nashville TN Serves tribes up and down the east coast, including those in Alabama, South Carolina, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
	Urban Indian Tribal Epidemiology Center Seattle, WA With 33 programs across the country, it studies the unique needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.