Author: Ed Nephler

Due to an outbreak of COVID within the Health Department, services must be limited at this time in order to protect our clients and our employees. 
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As the 2021 Home Grown season winds down, the need to plan the next season is upon us. If you would please take a moment to fill out the survey below, it would help us greatly in planning the 2022 season. The survey should take no more than 4 minutes to complete. We greatly appreciate your time.
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The staff in Community Health are very excited as we are ready to launch our very own DPP (Diabetes Prevention Program) as part of our Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country grant award.  We are looking for our first class and we will only be accepting 12 participants.  Due to COVID, this class will be offered as a VIRTUAL program using Zoom. 
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Due to the rise in cases within our region and COVID-19 activity within our government operations, we are making some changes and moving from Phase 4 to Phase 3.5 effective today September 28, 2021.  Attached please find a copy of Phase 3.5 for your review.  Please be advised that Phase 3.5 has some significant changes to our safety protocols for government operations.
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There has been an employee at the Mna Mskiiki Gumik Health Clinic who has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact Tracing has been conducted. All the people who have had risk for exposure have been contacted and provided guidance on testing and length of quarantine.
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LTBB Tribal Citizen-owned businesses wishing to be emailed of various business opportunities within the LTBB government or LTBB-owned enterprises should contact the LTBB Department of Commerce to provide an email address in which they would like to be contacted and include a brief statement of what their business offers.
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The LTBB Department of Commerce would like to share an important update regarding TCEs. While we strongly encourage RTMs to obtain TCEs prior to the purchase(s), there is now a way to request a refund directly from the Michigan Department of Treasury for taxes that were paid on eligible items.
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Please help the LTBB Niigaandiwin Education Department in promoting our needs assessment survey! The set of questions is designed to understand the unique needs and interests of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa tribal citizens, and the greater community to ensure that programming is effective in serving our clients. The survey takes about 15 minutes or less to complete, and is open to all individuals including tribal and non-tribal. Please share this survey widely with your program clients, family members, and friends!
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