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Indian Health Service

Index Indian Health Service

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [1]

132 relations: Aboriginal child protection, Acoma Pueblo, Administration of federal assistance in the United States, Agnes Baker Pilgrim, Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Albany Health and Human Services Corporation, Alcohol and Native Americans, American Medical Student Association, American Nurses Association Hall of Fame, American Student Dental Association, Anthony Numkena, Bemidji, Minnesota, Ben Ray Luján, Benefis Health System, Bernie Whitebear, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Camp Rapid, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Charles Eastman, Charon Asetoyer, Cherokee Nation, Church Rock uranium mill spill, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Contemporary Native American issues in the United States, David Vitter, Dillingham, Alaska, EHealth Exchange, Eugenics in the United States, Executive Schedule, Facilities engineering, Fort Defiance, Arizona, Goodale Sisters, Havasupai, Havasupai Indian Reservation, Health care finance in the United States, Health care in the United States, Health care rationing, Health in the United States, Health insurance, Health insurance in the United States, Healthcare shortage area, IHS, Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles, Indian reservation, Indian termination policy, International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet, J. Michael McGinnis, James M. Galloway, Japonski Island, ..., Kanakanak, Dillingham, Katherine Gottlieb, Kathleen Annette, La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, Lawney Reyes, Levonorgestrel, List of acts of the 107th United States Congress, List of Donald Trump nominees who have withdrawn, List of federal agencies in the United States, List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation, Lorelei DeCora Means, Lori Alvord, Lower Brule Indian Reservation, Luana Reyes, Many Farms, Arizona, Marie C. Cox, Marine Hospital Service, Marjorie Bear Don't Walk, Mary L. Smith, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Modern social statistics of Native Americans, MUMPS, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Native American disease and epidemics, Native American policy of the Richard Nixon administration, Native American reservation politics, Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center, Native Americans and reservation inequality, Navajo medicine, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Podiatry, Political positions of Hillary Clinton, Poplar, Montana, Primary care case management, Prospective payment system, Rapid City, South Dakota, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Red Power movement, Regina B. Schofield, Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States, Robert M. Weaver, Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Roger Jourdain, Rosebud Indian Reservation, Ruth Muskrat Bronson, Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Sharon Clahchischilliage, Shiprock, New Mexico, Sinixt, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Socialized medicine, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Sterilization law in the United States, Sterilization of Native American women, Suicide among Native Americans in the United States, Suicide in the United States, Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, The Return of Navajo Boy, Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting), Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting), Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States National Health Care Act, United States Office of Research Integrity, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, University of New Mexico Hospital, Uranium mining and the Navajo people, Vanessa Jennings, VistA, W. Craig Vanderwagen, Winnebago, Nebraska, Wolf Point, Montana, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Yvette Roubideaux, 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak. Expand index (82 more) »

Aboriginal child protection

Aboriginal child protection describes services designed specifically for protection of the children of "aboriginal" or indigenous peoples, particularly where these peoples are a minority within a country.

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Acoma Pueblo

Acoma Pueblo is a Native American pueblo approximately west of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States.

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Administration of federal assistance in the United States

In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.

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Agnes Baker Pilgrim

Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim is a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon.

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Alaska Native Medical Center

The Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is a non-profit health center based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, which provides medical services to 158,000 Alaska Natives and other Native Americans in Alaska.

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is a non-profit health organization based in Anchorage, Alaska which provides health services to 158,000 Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska.

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Albany Health and Human Services Corporation

The Albany Health and Human Services Corporation (AHHSC) is a proposed public benefit corporation (PBC) of Albany County, New York, and New York State.

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Alcohol and Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States have historically had extreme difficulty with the use of alcohol.

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American Medical Student Association

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States.

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American Nurses Association Hall of Fame

The American Nurses Association Hall of Fame or the ANA Hall of Fame is an award which recognizes the historical contributions to nursing in the United States.

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American Student Dental Association

The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) is a national student-run organization that attempts to protect and advance the rights, interests, and welfare of students pursuing careers in dentistry.

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Anthony Numkena

Anthony Earl Numkena, formerly known as Keena Nomkeena (born August 20, 1942) is a Hopi/Karok Indian who was a child actor from 1949-1958.

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Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County (and county seat), in north west Minnesota, United States.

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Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján (born June 7, 1972) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2009.

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Benefis Health System

Benefis Health System is a nonprofit independent health care system based in the city of Great Falls in the state of Montana in the United States.

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Bernie Whitebear

Bernie Whitebear (September 27, 1937 – July 16, 2000), birth name Bernard Reyes, was an American Indian activist in Seattle, Washington, a co-founder of the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, established on 20 acres of land acquired for urban Indians in the city.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Camp Rapid

Camp Rapid is a South Dakota Army National Guard installation located in Westside, Rapid City, South Dakota just inside the edge of the Black Hills.

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Cass Lake, Minnesota

Cass Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, located within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.

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Charles Eastman

Charles Alexander Eastman (born Hakadah and later named Ohíye S’a; February 19, 1858 – January 8, 1939) was a Santee Dakota physician educated at Boston University, writer, national lecturer, and reformer.

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Charon Asetoyer

Charon Virginia Asetoyer (neé Huber, born March 24, 1951) is a Comanche activist and women's health advocate.

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Cherokee Nation

The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, Tsalagihi Ayeli), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States.

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Church Rock uranium mill spill

The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in the US state of New Mexico on July 16, 1979, when United Nuclear Corporation's Church Rock uranium mill tailings disposal pond breached its dam.

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in the United States is a federally recognized confederation of more than 27 Native American tribes and bands who once inhabited a range from northern California to southwest Washington, and between the summit of the Cascades and the pacific ocean.

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Contemporary Native American issues in the United States

Contemporary Native American issues in the United States are issues arising in the late 20th century and early 21st century which affect Native Americans in the United States.

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David Vitter

David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.

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Dillingham, Alaska

Dillingham (Curyuk in Central Alaskan Yup'ik), also known as Curyung and (for the southwestern section) Kanakanak, from the Alaska Community Database is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States.

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EHealth Exchange

The eHealth Exchange, formerly known as the Nationwide Health Information Network often abbreviated as the NHIN or NwHIN, is an initiative for the exchange of healthcare information.

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Eugenics in the United States

Eugenics, the set of beliefs and practices which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population, played a significant role in the history and culture of the United States prior to its involvement in World War II.

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Executive Schedule

Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the incumbents of the highest-ranked appointed positions in the executive branch of the U.S. government.

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Facilities engineering

Facilities engineering evolved from "plant engineering" in the early 1990s as U.S. workplaces became more complex.

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Fort Defiance, Arizona

Fort Defiance (Tséhootsooí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States.

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Goodale Sisters

Elaine Goodale Eastman Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863–1953) and Dora Read Goodale (1866–1953) were American poets and sisters from Massachusetts.

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Havasupai

The Havasupai people (Havasupai: Havsuw' Baaja) are an American Indian tribe who have lived in the Grand Canyon for at least the past 800 years.

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Havasupai Indian Reservation

The Havasupai Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation for the Havasupai people, surrounded entirely by the Grand Canyon National Park, in Coconino county in Arizona, United States.

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Health care finance in the United States

Health care finance in the United States discusses how Americans obtain and pay for their healthcare, and why U.S. healthcare costs are the highest in the world based on various measures, without better results.

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Health care in the United States

Health care in the United States is provided by many distinct organizations.

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Health care rationing

Health care rationing refers to mechanisms that are used to allocate (viz. ration) health care resources.

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Health in the United States

Health in the United States refers to the overall health of the population of the United States.

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Health insurance

Health insurance is insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses, spreading the risk over a large number of persons.

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Health insurance in the United States

Health insurance in the United States is any program that helps pay for medical expenses, whether through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government.

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Healthcare shortage area

Healthcare shortage areas are two types of designation within the United States determined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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IHS

IHS may refer to.

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Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles

This is a list of AIDS-related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, 4th Edition.

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Indian reservation

An Indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.

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Indian termination policy

Indian termination was the policy of the United States from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.

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International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet

International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet (IDC) is a center for diabetes care, research and education located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

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J. Michael McGinnis

James Michael McGinnis (born 12 July 1944) is a physician, epidemiologist, and long-time contributor to national and international health programs and policy, including continuous policy responsibilities for leadership in disease prevention and health promotion through four Administrations (Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton).

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James M. Galloway

Rear Admiral (ret) James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC is a United States medical doctor and Public Health physician who provides leadership and expertise to health care systems, nonprofit service organizations and innovative social enterprises in the health and public health arenas.

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Japonski Island

Japonski Island, or Yak'w Kashaneixí, остров Японский, ヤポンスキー島, is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States.

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Kanakanak, Dillingham

Kanakanak is a neighborhood within the city of Dillingham in the Dillingham Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Katherine Gottlieb

Katherine Gottlieb is the president and CEO of the Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native Healthcare Organization.

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Kathleen Annette

Kathleen Annette (born 1955) is a public health advocate from Minnesota.

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La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians

The La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians are a federally recognized tribe of Luiseño Indians, located in northern San Diego County, California.

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Lawney Reyes

Lawney L. Reyes (born c. 1931 in Bend, Oregon) (Sin-Aikst) is an American Indian artist, curator and memoirist based in Seattle, Washington.

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Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods.

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List of acts of the 107th United States Congress

The acts of the 107th United States Congress includes all Acts of Congress and ratified treaties by the 107th United States Congress, which lasted from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003 Acts include public and private laws, which are enacted after being passed by Congress and signed by the President, however if the President vetos a bill it can still be enacted by a two-thirds vote in both houses.

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List of Donald Trump nominees who have withdrawn

The Trump administration has proposed an unusually high number of nominees to appointed positions who have been rejected by the Senate or withdrawn voluntarily.

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List of federal agencies in the United States

This is a list of agencies of the United States federal government.

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List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation

Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.

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Lorelei DeCora Means

Lorelei DeCora Means, born Lorelei De Cora, is the name of a Native American nurse and civil rights activist.

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Lori Alvord

Lori Arviso Alvord (born 1958) is a surgeon and author.

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Lower Brule Indian Reservation

The Lower Brulé Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation that belongs to the Lower Brulé Lakota Tribe.

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Luana Reyes

Luana Reyes (February 20, 1933 – November 5, 2001"A Tribute…" 2002) was an American Indian health care administrator.

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Many Farms, Arizona

Many Farms (Dáʼákʼeh Halání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States.

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Marie C. Cox

Marie C. Cox (1920-2005) was a Comanche activist who worked on legislation for Native American children.

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Marine Hospital Service

The Marine Hospital Service was an organization of Marine Hospitals dedicated to the care of ill and disabled seamen in the U.S. Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal beneficiaries.

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Marjorie Bear Don't Walk

Marjorie Bear Don't Walk (born 1946) is an Ojibwa-Salish health care professional and Native American fashion designer.

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Mary L. Smith

Mary L. Smith (born August 28, 1962) is an American lawyer and former principal deputy director and acting agency head of Indian Health Services.

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 is an appropriations bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

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Modern social statistics of Native Americans

Modern social statistics of Native Americans serve as defining characteristics of Native American life, and can be compared to the average United States citizens’ social statistics.

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MUMPS

MUMPS (Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System), or M, is a general-purpose computer programming language that provides ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, and Durable) transaction processing.

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Muscogee (Creek) Nation

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) is an American suicide prevention organization coordinating national efforts to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP).

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Native American disease and epidemics

European diseases and epidemics pervade many aspects of Native American life, both throughout history and in the present day.

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Native American policy of the Richard Nixon administration

The administration of Richard Nixon, from 1969 to 1974, made important changes in United States policy towards Native Americans through legislation and executive action.

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Native American reservation politics

Native American politics remain divided over different issues such as assimilation, education, healthcare, and economic factors that affect reservations.

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Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center

The Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center (NAWHERC) is a non-profit organization that provides health resources to Native American women and also advocates for women's health, reproductive choices, economic issues and land and water rights.

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Native Americans and reservation inequality

Native American reservation inequality underlies a range of societal issues that affect the lives of Native American populations residing on reservations in the United States.

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Navajo medicine

Navajo medicine today has remained preserved for millennia as many Navajo people have relied on traditional medicinal practices as their primary source of healing.

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Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013

The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 is a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for heritable disorders.

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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) is a non-profit tribal advisory organization in Portland, Oregon, run and organized by participating tribes.

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Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) oversees the care and use of research animals in Public Health Service (PHS)-funded research.

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Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to United States federal Indian law and policy: Federal Indian policy – establishes the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes within its borders.

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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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Podiatry

Podiatry or podiatric medicine is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremity.

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Political positions of Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton, the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2016, has taken positions on political issues while serving as First Lady of Arkansas (1979–81; 1983–92), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001); as U.S. Senator from New York (2001–2009); and serving as the United States Secretary of State (2009–2013).

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Poplar, Montana

Poplar is a city in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.

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Primary care case management

Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) is a system of managed care used by state Medicaid agencies in which a primary care provider is responsible for approving and monitoring the care of enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries, typically for a small monthly case management fee in addition to fee-for-service reimbursement for treatment.

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Prospective payment system

A prospective payment system (PPS) is a term used to refer to several payment methodologies for which means of determining insurance reimbursement is based on a predetermined payment regardless of the intensity of the actual service provided.

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Rapid City, South Dakota

Rapid City (Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County.

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Red Lake Indian Reservation

The Red Lake Indian Reservation (Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'igan) covers in parts of nine counties in northwestern Minnesota, United States.

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Red Power movement

The Red Power movement was a social movement led by American Indian youth to demand self-determination for Indians in the United States.

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Regina B. Schofield

Regina B. Schofield (born Regina Ann Brown on January 14, 1962) is a former United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.

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Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States

According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), there are 1,138 statutory provisions in which marital status is a factor in determining benefits, rights, and privileges.

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Robert M. Weaver

Robert M. Weaver is a healthcare consultant who specializes in Native American healthcare.

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Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation

Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation is one of seven American Indian reservations in the U.S. state of Montana.

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Roger Jourdain

Roger Jourdain (July 27, 1912 – March 21, 2002) was an Ojibwe civic leader who served as chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa from 1959 to 1990.

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Rosebud Indian Reservation

The Rosebud Indian Reservation (RIR) is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States.

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Ruth Muskrat Bronson

Ruth Muskrat Bronson (October 3, 1897 – June 12, 1982) was a Cherokee poet, educator and Indian rights activist.

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Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter

Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter,, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States government, when it enters into a contract with a Native American (Indian) tribe for services, must pay contracts in full, even if congress has not appropriated enough money to pay all tribal contractors.

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Sharon Clahchischilliage

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (Navajo Nation) is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 4 since January 15, 2013.

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Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock (Naatʼáanii Nééz) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo reservation.

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Sinixt

The Sinixt"Sinixt Nation…" (also known as the Sin-Aikst or Sin Aikst,Reyes 2002, passim. "Senjextee", "Arrow Lakes Band", or — less commonly in recent decades — simply as "The Lakes") are a First Nations People.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, commonly known as Skadden or sometimes Skadden Arps, is an international law firm based in New York City.

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Socialized medicine

Socialized medicine is a term used in the United States to describe and discuss systems of universal health care: medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost by means of government regulation of health care and subsidies derived from taxation.

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Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is a non-profit medical, dental, vision and mental health organization serving the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska.

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Sterilization law in the United States

Sterilization law is the area of law, within reproductive rights, that gives a person the right to choose or refuse reproductive sterilization and governs when the government may limit this fundamental right.

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Sterilization of Native American women

Sterilization of Native American women was a procedure that began to surface in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States.

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Suicide among Native Americans in the United States

Suicide among Native Americans in the United States, both attempted and completed, is more prevalent than in any other racial or ethnic group in the United States.

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Suicide in the United States

Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States.

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Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail

Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail (1903–1981) (Crow-Sioux) was the first Crow and one of the first Native Americans to graduate as a registered nurse in the United States.

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The Return of Navajo Boy

The Return of Navajo Boy (released in 2000) is a documentary film produced by Jeff Spitz and Bennie Klain about the Cly family, Navajo who live on their reservation.

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Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting)

Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) represents formal changes and reforms regarding women's rights.

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Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting)

Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting) represents formal legal changes and reforms regarding women's rights in the United States.

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Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Title 25 is the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs Government-to-Government relations with Native American tribes within the United States.

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United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

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United States National Health Care Act

The United States National Health Care Act, or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by former Representative John Conyers (D-MI).

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United States Office of Research Integrity

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is one of the bodies concerned with research integrity in the United States.

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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), also referred to as the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, is the federal uniformed service of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), and is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

The United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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University of New Mexico Hospital

The University of New Mexico Hospital (locally known as either University Hospital, UNM Hospital, or shortened to UNMH) is a public teaching hospital located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, immediately north of the main campus of the University of New Mexico.

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Uranium mining and the Navajo people

The United States encouraged uranium mining production because of the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, its opponent in the Cold War.

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Vanessa Jennings

Vanessa Paukeigope (Santos) (Morgan) Jennings (born October 5, 1952) is a Kiowa-Kiowa Apache-Gila River Pima regalia maker, clothing designer, cradleboard maker, and bead artist from Oklahoma.

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VistA

The Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) is the nationwide veterans clinical and business information system of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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W. Craig Vanderwagen

Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen USPHS - retired is a senior partner with Martin-Blanck and Associates joining this consulting group in November, 2009 after retirement from the US Public Health Service.

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Winnebago, Nebraska

Winnebago is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States.

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Wolf Point, Montana

Wolf Point is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.

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Yankton Sioux Tribe

The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is a federally recognized tribe of Yankton Western Dakota people, located in South Dakota.

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Yvette Roubideaux

Yvette Roubideaux (born 1963, Celebrating America's Women Physicians, National Institutes of Health, accessed 25 October 2011) is an American doctor and public health administrator.

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2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak

The 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak was an outbreak of salmonellosis across multiple U.S. states due to Salmonella enterica serovar Saintpaul.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Health_Service

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