Authors: Ignace G,

Publication Year: 2006

Last Updated: 2010-09-28

Journal: NCUIH

Keywords: NCUIH, National Council of Urban Indian Health, UIHP, Urban Indian Health Program, IHS, Indian Health Service, health disparities

Abstract:

NCUIH has submitted to the Committee Impact Survey forms from urban Indian organizations funded by the IHS Urban Indian Health Program. These forms layout with great specificity what would happen if this program was eliminated, including bankruptcy, lease defaults, elimination of services to thousands of individuals who may not seek care elsewhere, an increase in the health care disparity for American Indians and Alaska Natives and the near annihilation of a body of medical and cultural knowledge addressing the unique cultural and medical needs of the urban Indian population held almost exclusively by Urban Indian Health programs.

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