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Next Steps Following the TPPC Bed Bug Issue Paper
TPPC Meeting October 5, 2016
1 Photo Credit: Dawn Gouge, PhD, University of Arizona
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Next Steps Following the TPPC Bed Bug Issue Paper Photo Credit: Dawn - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Next Steps Following the TPPC Bed Bug Issue Paper Photo Credit: Dawn - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Next Steps Following the TPPC Bed Bug Issue Paper Photo Credit: Dawn Gouge, PhD, University of Arizona TPPC Meeting October 5, 2016 1 Goals of this Session 1.Overview of the information collected from Federal partners and TPPC volunteers
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TPPC Issue Paper
- 1. Prioritization – make bed bugs in Indian country a priority
and maximize opportunities to share bed bug information at conferences, workshops, etc with tribal participation.
- 2. Collaboration – work with other federal agencies in a
multiagency bed bug workgroup that includes tribes to leverage financial and technical resources for tribes battling bed bugs.
- 3. Funding – provide tribes with funds and information about
funding opportunities for bed bug outreach, education, and treatment.
- 4. Technical resources – provide technical resources,
- utreach/education on bed bug IPM, hands-on training, BMPs,
treatment methods, policy templates, and more.
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In Aug 2015, the TPPC submitted a bed bug issue paper to EPA with recommendations in four key areas:
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- June 2016 TPPC meeting
– Presented an overview of our initial discussions within EPA and with Federal Partners – Learned about resources through HUD’s Office of Native American Programs – Solicited volunteers for bed bug effort:
- Joe Herrera, Willie Keenan, Jeremy Philips,
Hilery Spray, Vivian Stevens, Danny Chatter, Tony McCandless, Martina Wilson, Jennifer Skarada, Bob Gruenig
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What have we done so far
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- Recruited Barbara Pualani to help
- Held individual conference calls with
Federal agency reps, TPPC volunteers, and technical assistance providers
- Held a call with TPPC volunteers to
review the bed bug clearinghouse
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What have we done so far
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- Draft paper summarized information
collected:
– Prioritization
- for example, StopPest.org’s work plan to
specifically address tribal housing
– Collaboration – venues in which to discuss bed bugs and invite partnerships – Funding – existing grant programs that could be used by tribes to pay for bed bug work
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Information Collected
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- Draft paper summarized information
collected:
– Technical Assistance:
- Training – existing training programs that can
focus on bed bugs
- Technical Assistance – resources tribes can
use that provide information on bed bugs
- Technical and Educational Information –
repositories of written materials on bed bugs
- Outreach Avenues – ways to reach individuals
in tribal communities to share bed bug information
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Information Collected
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- Draft paper summarized information
collected:
– Outreach needs
- Core set of bed bug documents to print
- Bed bug kits containing bed bug IPM tools
– Additional people identified to consult
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Information Collected
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- Conference call on October 25th with Federal
agencies and TPPC volunteers
– Discuss actions federal agencies can take – Prioritize work – Plan next steps
- Implement (not sure what this looks like yet)
- Use TPPC webpage to document progress
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Plan
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- Does the paper address what
the TPPC is asking for?
- Is anything missing?
- What should Federal agencies
focus on first?
- What does success look like?
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