The Muscogee (Creek) National Council authorized the use of more than $5 million in grant funding for tribal health programs during its Feb. 28 meeting. The funds will support initiatives including diabetes prevention, public health infrastructure, substance abuse treatment and infectious disease response.
The measures draw on federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Indian Health Service.
Individual appropriations ranged from $145,000 to more than $2.25 million, with some items tied to long-running prevention and outreach efforts within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health.
All items passed unanimously, with councilors offering no discussion before the votes.
This was informed by Melodie Coulter-Pennington’s Documenter notes from the Muscogee (Creek) National Council meeting on Feb. 28. If you’re interested in becoming a Documenter, visit us at documenters.org.
