Public Health Capacity Building

In consultation with the CDC, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago partnered with Seven Directions, an organization with proven partnerships among Tribal organizations and expertise conducting Indigenous evaluation, to provide technical assistance and support to state, Tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health departments. Together, NORC and Seven Directions will deliver indigenous evaluation planning, capacity building, technical assistance, and partnership support to Tribal recipients of funding aimed at strengthening public health systems and services for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Seven Directions will focus on providing technical assistance in four key areas: Foundational Public Health Capabilities, Data Modernization, Public Health Programs and Services, and Workforce Development