<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">(Pardon cross postings - this item may be relevant to native plant as well as medicinal plant audiences.)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The Tribal Climate Health Project, an initiative of the Pala Band of Mission Indians/Pala Environmental Department, is pleased to announce the 2020 Tribal Climate & Health Adaptation Regional Cohort Webinar Series.
Please </span><a href="http://ped.palatribe.com/tcha-webinar-ii/" target="_blank" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">visit our website</a><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> for more information on how to </span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8077001825854440972" target="_blank" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">
register</a><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> for this informative and engaging webinar series. This FREE interactive training is offered through a series of eight live webinars scheduled on the third Tuesday of the month (9:00 – 10:30am PT) from January 21, 2020 through August 18, 2020. </span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span>The training will provide steps, tools, templates, case studies, and other resources that seek to streamline the adaptation planning process and make it easier for tribal health and environmental professionals to
understand and address human health exposures and impacts within tribal communities. This training will summarize the latest data and literature on the exposures and impacts of climate change that may impact the health of tribal community members. It will
also describe how to identify and select appropriate strategies to address these exposures and impacts. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">WHO SHOULD ATTEND </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Native American and First Nations tribal health, environmental health, environmental, and/or other tribal professionals who may be involved in climate change preparedness and adaptation planning for tribal communities, or who work for organizations that serve tribal communities. We are seeking regional cohorts to participate in the training together and will be offering 2 free hours of technical support for up to five cohorts.You do not need to be part of a cohort to participate in the training; however, to be eligible for the free technical support, you must form a regional cohort that includes at least two professionals from a tribal serving region representing at least two different departments or agencies. We will select five regional cohorts to coordinate during the training and receive technical support with a preference for cohorts that:<br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="gmail-m_-1003437214384144430MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="left" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.85in;line-height:105%"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span>-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span><u></u><span style="line-height:105%">Include 3+ members</span><u></u><u></u></font></p>
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</span><u></u><span style="line-height:105%">Represent at least one tribe</span><u></u><u></u></font></p>
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</span><u></u><span style="line-height:105%">Include a health professional</span><u></u><u></u></font></p>
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</span><u></u><span style="line-height:105%">Represent a non-tribal partner agency</span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_-1003437214384144430MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="left" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.85in;line-height:105%"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></p><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">You can indicate your interest in being matched with others in your region when you register.<br><br>Please join us and share this opportunity widely!<br><br>Neşhúun 'icháachuqe (thank you),<br>Shasta C. Gaughen, PhD<br>Environmental Director/Tribal Historic Preservation Officer<br>Pala Band of Mission Indians<br>PMB 50, 35008 Pala Temecula Rd.<br>Pala, CA 92059<br>760-891-3515<br><a href="mailto:sgaughen@palatribe.com">sgaughen@palatribe.com</a><br>Túkve’esh • Pál • Temál • ‘Etáx’em<br>“Sky, Water, Land, People”</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">For more information, please see this website: <a href="http://ped.palatribe.com/tcha-webinar-ii/">http://ped.palatribe.com/tcha-webinar-ii/</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">To register: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8077001825854440972">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8077001825854440972</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
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