ABOUT NCUIH

Our Impact

NCUIH is at the forefront of protecting and advocating for Indian health to ensure the sustainability of Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). Because of NCUIH’s deep collaborative relationships with UIOs, our team is strategically positioned to advocate for health equity for the urban AI/AN population. NCUIH regularly works with federal agencies, policymakers, and the general public to provide critically needed information on health disparities and needs among urban AI/AN. NCUIH’s critical work accomplishes the following unmet needs:

• • Providing UIO policy expertise and support to decision-makers, stakeholders, technical advisors and partners to
    educate on the plight of UIOs and elevate the health needs of AI/AN
  • Conducting state-of-art trainings and technical assistance specific to the needs of UIOs and Indian health providers
  • Creates awareness of the large AI/AN population that lives in urban settings and their unmet needs to further health
    equity
  • Strengthen Congress, Agencies and the White House’s understanding of UIOs and the health needs of AI/AN in urban areas
  • Provide technical assistance to Tribal leaders and organizations on how to incorporate UIO issues into their advocacy and fully realize the trust and treaty obligation
  • Develops relevant and impactful research that decisionmakers need to develop policy and law with all of Indian Country in mind
  • Develops and mentors Native youth in college on our Youth Council to develop the next seven generations of leaders
  • Creates culturally competent public health materials, videos, podcasts and social media to reach our audiences with various modalities
  • Establishing connections between UIOs and universities, research centers, media, foundations, corporations and donors