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27 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
1/ Q: I like hearing about pandemic response success stories. Can you share another one?

A: We want to share the impressive an&d successful public health response of the Cherokee Nation.
2/ Their recipe: strong leadership, early decisive action, data-driven decisions, widespread testing, and a mask mandate. Compared to surrounding areas of Oklahoma State, the Cherokee Nation has experienced much lower case and mortality rates.
3/ We highly recommend a recent @statnews article by @ushamcfarling. In McFarling's article, you'll meet leaders like Lisa Pivec, a member of the Cherokee Nation & senior director of the Cherokee Nation Health Services. statnews.com/2020/11/17/how…
4/ Pivec's team has lead a response that has been praised by many experts, including Dr. Ashish Jha (@ashishkjha), dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.
5/ You'll also meet Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., who pushed for the mask mandate early, supported Pivec's team in myriad ways, and ensured PPE supplies for tribal health care workers.
6/ The Cherokee Nation response has been guided by a dashboard modeled after one developed at Harvard. These data drive day-to-day pandemic management and have helped the tribe make decisions in the absence of Federal leadership and resources.
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