Indian Health Service Objectives

The primary mission of the IHS is to provide comprehensive health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The IHS is specifically tasked with providing health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, not to all Americans.

The IHS promotes self-determination and self-governance in health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing funding and technical assistance to tribal health programs, supporting the development of tribal health plans, and encouraging the participation of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the planning and delivery of health care services.

The IHS ensures access to quality health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing direct health care services, supporting the development of tribal health programs, and advocating for policies that improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The IHS works to improve the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing comprehensive health care services, promoting healthy lifestyles, and addressing the social determinants of health.

The IHS faces a number of challenges in achieving its objectives, including limited funding, a shortage of qualified health care providers, and the geographic isolation of many American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

The IHS is working to overcome the challenges it faces by increasing funding for tribal health programs, recruiting and training more health care providers, and expanding telehealth services.

American Indians and Alaska Natives can help the IHS achieve its objectives by participating in the planning and delivery of health care services, advocating for policies that improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and promoting healthy lifestyles.

The IHS addresses the social determinants of health by providing comprehensive health care services, promoting healthy lifestyles, and advocating for policies that improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The IHS is addressing a number of social determinants of health, including poverty, lack of access to education, and discrimination.

The IHS is working to address poverty among American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing financial assistance to low-income families, supporting job training programs, and advocating for policies that increase the minimum wage.

The IHS is working to address lack of access to education among American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students, supporting the development of culturally relevant educational programs, and advocating for policies that increase funding for education.

The IHS is working to address discrimination against American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing legal assistance to American Indians and Alaska Natives who have experienced discrimination, supporting the development of anti-discrimination laws, and advocating for policies that promote diversity and inclusion.

The IHS is improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing comprehensive health care services, promoting healthy lifestyles, and addressing the social determinants of health.

The IHS faces a number of challenges in improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, including limited funding, a shortage of qualified health care providers, and the geographic isolation of many American Indian and Alaska Native communities.