Who We Are

Since 2016, the Tribal Legal Preparedness Project (TLPP) has engaged Tribal Nations around the country to enhance Tribal legal preparedness capacity. Listening sessions held during the first year with Tribal Nations provided valuable information regarding Tribal-specific emergency preparedness concerns, as well as the best platform for Tribes to access training resources. Four online micro modules specific to Tribal legal preparedness were developed in 2017, as well as a Resource Library with relevant emergency preparedness materials.

TLPP is led by the Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh. Tina Batra Hershey, JD MPH, is the Project Director. Since 2010, Ms. Hershey has directed a training program to educate state court judges around the country regarding public health law and science in disasters and emergencies. The program began providing Tribal trainings in 2012 and now focuses exclusively on legal preparedness for Tribal communities. Ms. Hershey is a frequent speaker regarding legal preparedness issues.



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