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North Dakota tribe plans to take over IHS clinic (05/06)
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota is moving forward with plans to take over an Indian Health Service clinic on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The tribe has established a health board to oversee the delivery of services....
Cherokee teen drops 80 pounds at weight-loss school (05/05)
Carol Oocumma, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has lost 80 pounds since enrolling in a weight-loss boarding school in North Carolina. At 5-foot-8 and 270 pounds, the 13-year-old Oocumma was teased at school for her...
Senate committee sets hearing on contract health (05/05)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing on contract health services in Indian Country. The Indian Health Service uses contract health services funds to pay third-party providers for care that it cannot provide at its facilities. Tribes complain...
Senate confirms McSwain as director of IHS (04/30)
By unanimous consent, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Bob McSwain as director of the Indian Health Service. McSwain is a member of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California. He has worked for the IHS for more than...
House committees given extension on IHCIA (04/28)
It took the Senate more than a year to pass the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and it looks like it will take the House even longer. The law, first passed in 1976, expired in 2000. Since then, tribes have...
IHS to replace Fort Yuma Indian Hospital (04/28)
The Indian Health Service is moving to replace the Fort Yuma Indian Hospital in Fort Yuma, Arizona. The hospital dates back to 1852. It is the oldest facility in the IHS system. Rather than repair the buildings, IHS plans...
Questions over Cherokee Nation IHS takeover (04/24)
Last week, the Cherokee Nationproudly announced a takeover of operations at the W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, but some tribal council members are questioning the move. Dr. Brad Cobb, the chairman of the tribal council's health committee,...
Nottawaseppi Huron Band opens health center (04/23)
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians cut the ribbon for the new tribal new health center in Fulton, Michigan, on Tuesday. The 6,000-square-foot facility offers mental and physical health treatment rooms, a fitness center and a demonstration kitchen....
Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Native preventive care (04/18)
"We are all familiar with the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When it comes to healthcare in America, it shouldn’t be just a saying, but a rule to live by. Type 2 diabetes rang...
Montana tribe collaborates on cancer study (04/17)
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana are hosting an Indian cancer study. Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz, a tribal member who serves as medical adviser for the tribe's clinic, helped the Montana Cancer Institute Foundation develop the study. The goal...
Navajo Nation helps detox center stay open (04/17)
A detoxification center in Page, Arizona, won't be forced to close despite losing funds from the Navajo Nation. The tribe said it could no longer provide $139,000 to the Rural Substance Abuse Transitional Facility. About 90 percent of the people...
Natives are 2 percent of HIV/AIDS in Minnesota (04/16)
American Indians and Alaska Natives accounted for 2 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases in Minnesota, according to new state data. In 2007, there were 6 new cases of HIV/AIDS among Native Americans. Five were Native women and 1 was a...
Creek teen earns recognition for health campaign (04/16)
Caitlin Baker, a member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, is being honored for her efforts to improve the health of American Indians. Baker, who is 14, started the Competitive American Indians Turning Lifestyles Into New Beginnings in partnership...
Cherokee Nation to take over IHS hospital (04/16)
The Cherokee Nation plans to take over operations of the W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The facility is currently run by the Indian Health Service. The tribe will manage the hospital under a self-determination contract. “We will create...
Column: Interior employees worried about health (04/11)
"Renovations are never easy, and that's the case at the Main Interior Building. Almost from the start in 2002, employees in the building have been concerned about dust and fumes, and those concerns continue, according to a survey by the...
Pascua Yaqui Tribe to fund diabetes program (04/11)
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona will spent $205,000 to continue a diabetes management program. The program started in 2004 and has served over 1,000 tribal members. . It has led to a significant drop in nerve, eye and kidney...
Alaska veteran settles hiring case against IHS (04/10)
An Alaska Air National Guard veteran who was fired by the Indian Health Service while on active duty has settled his long-running case for full back pay and restored benefits. Bob Traut worked at the Alaska Native Medical Center in...
Senate committee to examine contract health services (04/07)
The leader of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is asking tribes for input on an upcoming hearing that will address the contract health services program. The Indian Health Service uses the program to pay outside providers for care that it...
CDC study documents rates of infant abuse (04/04)
More than 91,000 infants under the age of 1 were abused in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. Of the non-fatal abuse cases, 1.3 percent were among American Indians and Alaska Natives. This was the...
South Dakota governor creates Indian health position (04/03)
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds (R) appointed Daryl "KC" Russell, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, as the state's first director of Indian Health Care Initiatives. Russell used to work for the Indian Health Service in South Dakota....
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