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The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the only federally recognized tribe in Alabama, sits near the fast-growing Gulf Coast corridor. Alabama’s regional hospital systems face rising rural closure pressure, while the Tribe’s elder care needs outpace local clinic capacity. A data-sharing compact could let the Tribe contribute de-identified health utilization patterns to a tribally…
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The target is the Poarch Band of Creek Indians on reservation lands near Atmore, Alabama. The tribe’s proximity to the Mobile River basin could enable a community‑owned water data trust that might strengthen health monitoring and affirm water sovereignty. One path forward would be to create a data‑sharing compact that pools water‑quality readings from…