Special report: Bridging the gaps left by Indian Health Service
Insurance giving Native Americans more health care choices By JAYME FRASER jayme.fraser@lee.net Mike Lamebull brushed white paint across long two-by-fours as he sat in the shade at Our…
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs – Tribal Consultation 9/28
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a Formal Consultation session on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 from 9am-11am EST at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in…
USDA Releases Study on Feasibility of Tribal Administration of Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) contained provisions authorizing a study to examine the feasibility of Tribal administration of all Federal nutrition assistance programs – including the Food Distribution…
Injury Prevention Strategic Intervention Planning
IPP Strategic Intervention Planning Save the date Location: Billings – Indian Health Service Conference Room (2A) 2nd Floor; Address: 2900 4th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101 Dear Sanitarians,…
DOE Announces Availability of Up to $3 Million to Initiate Clean Energy Development on Tribal Lands
Funding, Events, and News August 25, 2016 Funding Opportunity Upcoming Events News Funding Opportunity DOE Announces Availability of Up to $3 Million to Initiate Clean Energy Development on…
Indian Health Service care criticized as ‘genocidal’ despite improvement efforts
By JAYME FRASER jayme.fraser@lee.net Dr. Lynelle Noisy Hawk became clinical director of Crow-Northern Cheyenne Hospital almost two years ago, but some boxes still sit full on her office…
Montana, Wyoming tribes trained in gathering, analyzing health data
By ZACH BENOIT zbenoit@billingsgazette.com Montana and Wyoming tribes now have a new tool for collecting, tracking and analyzing health information. In mid-August the Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center, part…
IHS interim director says agency needs ‘skeleton of quality’ By DEREK BROUWER dbrouwer@billingsgazette.com Aug 21, 2014
The Billings Area Indian Health Service can’t offer a full range of services, its new interim director says. But the services it does provide must be up to snuff.…
Indian Health Service regional director: ‘I love what I do … I love the people I work with’
The Billings Gazette has recently published an article about Indian Health Service’s new Director for our region, Dororthy Dupree. See a selection of quotes from the article below, and click…