National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
The COVID-19 Resource Center is no longer being updated with new information. For more current COVID-19 resources please refer to NCUIH’s Knowledge Resource Center and select the COVID-19 tag. COVID-19 resources can also be found in our bi-weekly newsletter.
NCUIH COVID-19 Updates
NCUIH Resources
UIO COVID-19 Initiative Grants
Changing Conditions at UIOs One-pager (Spring – Fall 2020)
Agency Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Updates on COVID-19
- CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker (Updated Daily)
- Know Your COVID-19 Community Level
- How to Determine a Close Contact for COVID-19
- Infection Control Guidance
- Scaling Up Staffing Roles in Case Investigation and Contact Tracing
- Free N95 Respirator Manufacturers
- How to Use Your N95 Respirator
- National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) – public health tool to understand COVID-19’s spread in a community
- COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
- Antigen Testing Guidelines Stay Up to Date with Your Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised People
- COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
- What You Need to Know About Variants
- Self-Testing
- Types of Masks and Respirators
- Testing
- COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report
- Interim Guidance on People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
- CDC Resources for Homeless Shelters
- Symptoms
- Testing: What You Need to Know
- If You are Sick or Caring for Someone
Health and Human Services (HHS)
- HHS COVID-19 Updates
- HRSA Provider Relief Fund
- HRSA Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal
- HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund
- HHS Guidance for COVID-19 and People with HIV
- HHS Offices of Minority Health COVID-19 Initiatives and Resources
- HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Guidance on Civil Rights Protections for COVID-19 Patients
Indian Health Service (IHS)
- IHS Coronavirus Website (Updated Daily)
- IHS, Tribal Health Program, and Urban Indian Organization Resources for COVID-19
- Guidance on Indian Health Service COVID-19 Funding Distribution for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations (April 27, 2020) and FY 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Funding Allocations (April 27, 2020)
- Area Emergency Management Points of Contact
- Indian Health Service Federal, Tribal and Urban (I/T/U) Guidance to Accessing Medical Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) through the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) (April 7, 2020)
- IHS Clinical Resources for Providers
- FAQs Federal Response in Indian Country
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- CMS Vaccine Interim Final Rule
- CMS Division of Tribal Affairs
- CMS Division of Tribal Affairs COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule One-Pager
- How to get your At-Home Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Test for Free
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Policies & Guidance
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- CMS Medicare Part B Payment for COVID-19 Vaccines and Certain Monoclonal Antibodies during the Public Health Emergency
- Updated CMS Medicare COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Payment Rates
- CMS Medicare Part B Payments for Administering Monoclonal Antibodies
- Enrollment for Administering COVID-19 Vaccine Shots (For Healthcare Providers)
- CMS From Coverage to Care (C2C) COVID-19 Resources
- Cost sharing for telehealth at FQHC and RHCs
- Additional COVID-19 Blanket Waivers Guidance
- CMS FAQs on Medicaid Provider Enrollment Relief
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes New Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19 that Retains Activity Against Omicron Variant(February 11, 2022)
- Do Not Use E25Bio COVID-19 Tests: FDA Safety Communication(February 4, 2022)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Key Action by Approving Second COVID-19 Vaccine(January 31, 2022)
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs – Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
- FDA Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
- FDA Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
- FDA Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Letter of Authorization
- FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Facts: The Path for a COVID-19 Vaccine from Research to Emergency Use Authorization
- FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines Explained(November 20, 2020)
- FDA Vaccine Development 101(November 20, 2020)
- FDA Guidance on Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma\
- FAQ on Diagnostic Testing
- Recommendations for Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions
Department of Labor
- DOL Coronavirus Resources
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Homepage
Office of Management and Budget
- Additional Guidance in Connection with the COVID-19 Emergency (March 27, 2020)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Small Business Association (SBA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Partner Resources
- COVID-19 Funding in Indian Country
- Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) | COVID-19 Health Resource Library for Native American Communities
- Center for Connected Health Policy – State COVID-19 Telehealth Policies and Reimbursement
- National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) | Resources, Funding, Guidance
- California Consortium of Urban Indian Health
- Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB) COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center
- United South and Easter Tribes (USET) Response and Relief Efforts
- National Urban Indian Family Coalition Report- The impact of covid-19 pandemic on the urban American Indian nonprofit sector (May 2020)
Legislation Tracker
Enacted
- R. 6074 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act(March 6, 2020)
- R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act(March 18, 2020)
- R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act(Mar 27, 2020)
Major Introduced
- R. 1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act] (Passed House Jun 29, 2020)
UIO + AI/AN Specific
- H.R. 6535/S. 3650 Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act (August 4, 2020)
- H.R. 6352/ S. 3514 Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020
- H.R. 6274/ S. 3486 CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act
Event Archives
Archive of Recordings from 2020 Events
- IHS COVID-19 Webinar:Impact of COVID-19 on childhood immunizations services at IHS (June 30 @1pm ET)
- CDC COVID-19 Partner Update: Planning Considerations for Events and Gatherings(June 29 @ 3pm ET)
- IHS Covid-19 Webinar: “Supporting the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers” (May 28 @ 10a MT)
- Sheltering In Place, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Healthcare Response(May 20 @ 3pm ET)
- Telehealth Models in PrEP Delivery: From Barriers to Benefits | Health HIV (May 19 @ 3p ET)
- IHS Covid-19 Webinar: “Compassion Fatigue”(May 18 and 21 @ 12 MT)
- “After COVID-19: What Telehealth Stays, What Goes?”: Center for Connected Health Policy (Video| Slides)
- Webinar: Operating Isolation and Quarantine Facilities and Providing Medical, Behavioral Health, and Substance Use Treatment: Lessons from King County, USICH (May 12, recording)
- AMA: Coding for Telemedicine & COVID-19(May 6, 2020)
- IHS Advancements in Diabetes Webinar:Managing Diabetes through the COVID-19 Crisis(April 2, 2020)
- Telehealth & COVID-19: Implications for HIV Care & Treatment(April 3, 2020)
- Telepsychiatry in the Era of COVID-19- webinar on governance and recommendations for implementation(March 20, 2020 recording)
- Managing the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19– (March 24, 2020 recording)
- IHS Considerations for Tribal and Urban Programs Wanting to Transition to Telebehavioral Health(March 24, 2020 recording)
- Webinar: Implementing Assessment and Recovery Centers and Providing Transportation to Isolation and Quarantine Facilities: Lessons from Seattle/King County(April 13, 2020 recording)
- Telehealth Learning Series for SUD Tx and Recovery Support Providers(March 30-April 27, 2020 recordings and resources)
- CDC Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)(April 16, 2020 recording)
- NIHB Suicide Prevention Resource Center Webinar Treating Suicidal Patients During COVID-19: Best Practices and Telehealth(April 14, 2020)
- NICOA Weekly COVID-19 Call with Title VI Grantees(Every Friday)
- COVID-19: The Health Consequences of the Consequences(April 16, 2020)
- CCHP State Telehealth Policy & COVID-19(April 9, 2020 recording)
- APA COVID-19 and Mental Health: Caring for the Public and Ourselves(March 21, 2010)
- SMIAdviser Serious Mental Illness and COVID-19: Tailoring ACT Teams, Group Homes, and Supportive Housing(April 9, 2020)
- Pain & Opioid Use Disorder Webinar Series: Assessment and Treatment of Pain and Co-occurring Opioid Use Disorder in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness(March 30, 2020 recording page)
- IHS COVID-19 Response Webinar Series: Behavioral Health Integration and COVID-19 Response(April 9, 2020 recording page)
- CMS Coronavirus COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls(Audio Only, March-April 2020)
- Ask a Native Physician: Town Hall with the NIHB and the Association of American Indian Physicians(April 8, 2020)
- Ask a Native Physician: Town Hall with Association of American Indian Physicians and NIHB(April 15, 2020)
- Noncompetitive Grant: Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response(CDC-RFA-OT20-2004) (April 8, 2020)
- CMS COVID-19: Telehealth Video, Coinsurance and Deductible Waived, ASC Attestations, Ambulance Modifiers, Lessons From Front Lines, MLN Call Today(April 7, 2020)
- TLPI Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Webinar during the Pandemic(April 10, 2020, article)
- National ACT Virtual Meetings to Address Impact of COVID-19(April 6, 2020)
- What Peer Support Specialists Need to Know about Telehealth in the Current Crisis – Part 1(April 6, 2020)
- NRDems Forum: Coronavirus Response in Indian Country(April 17, 2020 recording)
- Ask a Native Physician Provider Town Hall with Association of American Indian Physicians and NIHB(April 19, 2020)
- HRSA Telehealth Learning Series: Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19(April 20, 2020)
- ADAP Coping with COVID-19 Virtual Patient Support Meeting(April 28, 2020)
- CDC Psychological First Aid: Addressing Mental Health Distress During Disasters(April 22, 2020)
- Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall: Improving Health Within Our Communities(April 22, 2020)
- Ask a Native Physician COVID-19 Town Hall(April 22, 2020)
- COVID-19 Testing: Possibilities, Challenges, and Ensuring Equity (NAM-APHA COVID-19 Conversations Series)(April 22, 2020)
- COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations: Not Repeating the Past(April 22, 2020)