COVID-19 in Indian Country
Across the country, Indian Health Care Providers have been on the front lines responding to this pandemic without adequate funding or resources like testing supplies and PPE.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing yet another increase in COVID-19 cases.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing some significant and notable increases in COVID-19 cases.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing results. More and more people are testing positive for COVID-19.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, reflecting results as of 7pm Eastern on April 1, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing results as of 7pm Eastern on March 31, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, reflecting results as of 7pm Eastern on March 30, 2020.
Tribes ask for fair, streamlined disbursement process with federal agencies.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data.
NCUIH has been laser focused on ensuring Tribes and urban Indian organizations are included in the response efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indian Health Service is leveraging its close partnerships with tribes, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and state and local public health authorities to coordinate a comprehensive public health response.
The Pueblo of Laguna confirmed a COVID-19 case at the Indian Health Service facility that serves the tribe.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, reflecting the data reported as of 7pm Eastern on March 25, 2020. According to the data, a total of 2,156 patients in the IHS system have been tested for the coronavirus. Of those, 83 people have tested positive for COVID-19. A large number of tests […]
The Hopi Health Care Center, an Indian Health Service facility on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, reported its first COVID-19 positive case on March 25, 2020. According to a statement shared on social media, the patient was tested at the facility and was “discharged home to self-quarantine.” The person does not live on the reservation, […]
March 24, 2020 Following Administration Briefing, Chair Grijalva and House Dems Call for Congressional Relief Bill to Address Desperate Health Needs in Indian Country Washington, D.C. – Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Vice Chair Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States – all […]
How does the Indian Health Service test patients for the coronavirus? It’s a question on the minds of many in Indian Country. Efforts by the Navajo Area of the IHS offer some guidance. According to Dr. Loretta Christensen, the Chief Medical Officer for the region, the IHS has been utilizing “commercial labs” to conduct testing. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 DAYS AFTER THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL WAS ENACTED, HHS ANNOUNCED ACTION TO DISBURSE FUNDS. Washington, DC (March 20, 2020) – On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced action to disburse of $8 million for urban Indian health for emergency response to COVID-19 as part of the first […]
What are the symptoms of Coronavirus and what to do if symptoms are present? The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc. translated a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention video into the Navajo language.
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