National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
The National Council of Urban Indian Health is hosting a Day of Action in support of Native communities on November 30.
- Who: National Council of Urban Indian Health and all supporters of stable funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS).
- What: Day of Action on Social Media.
- When: November 30, 2022 – Native American Heritage Month is quickly drawing to a close and it’s time for the United States government to truly honor Native communities by stabilizing health care funding and ending the budget delays that hinder health services. The White House is also hosting an in-person Tribal Nations Summit on November 30 and December 1.
- Where: Online and on Capitol Hill.
- Why: During the last government shutdown, 5 IHS patients died as health clinics dealt with the lapse of funding. IHS is the only major federal provider of health care solely funded through regular annual appropriations. IHS is the only major federal provider of health care vulnerable to government shutdowns and temporary, “stopgap” budgets. This can be fixed by providing a FY2024 level-funded advance appropriation for most of IHS.
- How: You can get involved by using our social media toolkit to support stable funding for IHS this year.
Social Media Toolkit
Be sure to tag #AdvanceIndianHealth in posts!
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| Option 1: I stand with Native communities in support of advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AdvanceIndianHealth
Option 2: Not another Native life should be lost due to budget uncertainty. It is time to #AdvanceIndianHealth with stable funding. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth Option 3: Life expectancy for Native Americans declined more than any other race between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Stabilizing funding for IHS will #AdvanceIndianHealth. It’s time for Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service. |
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| This Native American Heritage Month, I stand with Native communities in support of stable funding for the Indian Health Service. The Indian health system is the only major federal health care provider funded through annual appropriations. It’s time to end this inequity and #AdvanceIndianHealth. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth | Download 1
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| This Native American Heritage Month, I stand with Native communities in support of stable funding for the Indian Health Service. Not another Native life should be lost due to budget uncertainty. The Indian Health System needs stable life-saving funds through advance appropriations. It’s time to end this inequity. #AdvanceIndianHealth #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth | Download 1
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| This Native American Heritage Month, I stand with Native communities in support of stable funding for the Indian Health Service. Not another Native life should be lost due to budget uncertainty. The Indian Health System needs stable life-saving funds through advance appropriations. It’s time to end this inequity. #AdvanceIndianHealth #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth | Download 1
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