Authors: National Council of Urban Indian Health

Publication Year: 2007

Last Updated: 2010-10-05 10:41:53

Journal: NCUIH

Keywords: NCUIH, UIHP, Budget, Appropriations, Inflation, Urban Indian Health Programs, National Council of Urban Indian Health

Short Abstract:

The urban Indian health programs enjoy a unique level of confidence with their clients due to their remarkable cultural sensitivity and crucial role in educating health care providers in the community about the needs and cultural conditioning of the urban Indian population. With its current funding level of $32.744 million, the urban Indian health programs have been successfully treating 120,000 of the estimated one million eligible Indians residing in urban settings. For this positive trend to continue in the future and for programs to expand according to expressed needs, funding must increase. However, this will be an ongoing battle as President Bush already last year proposed to eliminate funding for the Urban Indian Health Program from the FY 2007 Budget.

Abstract:

The urban Indian health programs enjoy a unique level of confidence with their clients due to their remarkable cultural sensitivity and crucial role in educating health care providers in the community about the needs and cultural conditioning of the urban Indian population. With its current funding level of $32.744 million, the urban Indian health programs have been successfully treating 120,000 of the estimated one million eligible Indians residing in urban settings. For this positive trend to continue in the future and for programs to expand according to expressed needs, funding must increase. However, this will be an ongoing battle as President Bush already last year proposed to eliminate funding for the Urban Indian Health Program from the FY 2007 Budget.

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