HHS Statement on COVID-19 Booster Shots
On August 18, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people. In the statement, medical […]
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Native American Child Protection Act Now Includes Urban Indian Organizations
/0 Comments/in Policy Blog/by NCUIHThe Senate held a legislative hearing on the NCUIH-endorsed Native American Child Protection Act. The bill includes two updates for UIOs that were advocated for by NCUIH and noted by […]
Senators Smith and Cantwell Call on Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Leaders to Support $200.5 Million in Appropriations for UIOs
/0 Comments/in Policy Blog/by NCUIHOn August 10, Senator Smith and Senator Cantwell sent a letter to Senator Merkley and Senator Murkowski, leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, requesting their support […]
Rep. Smith Advocacy Key to Increased Funding for Urban Indian Health
/0 Comments/in Policy Blog/by NCUIHOn July 13, Congressman Adam Smith’s office published a press release regarding the historic funding increase for urban Indian organizations (UIOs) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Interior, Environment, and […]
2021 Summer Legal Fellows Reflect on Time with NCUIH
/0 Comments/in Policy Blog/by NCUIHWith the end of the summer comes the departure of our 2021 Summer Legal Fellows. With Bryn Whitney-Blum and Hayden Godfrey returning to their respective law schools, we asked them […]
PRESS RELEASE: Bipartisan Padilla-Moran-Lankford NCUIH Amendment for Urban Indian Health Passes Senate
/0 Comments/in News, Press Release/by NCUIHThe technical fix will be critical to improving health infrastructure for off-reservation American Indians and Alaska Natives. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8.2.21 Media Contact: National Council of Urban Indian HealthMeredith Raimondi, Director of Congressional […]
Revealing Vulnerability to COVID-19 in Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
/0 Comments/in Research/by NCUIHUrban Native communities exist and thrive across this country, with 38 areas served by an Urban Indian Organization (UIO). These UIOs have been an indispensable source of culturally competent care to these communities during the COVID-19 pandemic as you can see in our previous post: Visualizing […]
PRESS RELEASE – NCUIH Testifies at House and Senate Hearings Highlighting Need for Urban Indian Health Infrastructure Fix
/0 Comments/in Press Release/by NCUIHWashington, D.C. (July 22, 2021) – This week, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) […]
House Appropriations Committee Approves Labor-HHS Bill with Funding Increases for Indian Country
/0 Comments/in Policy Blog/by NCUIHOn July 15, 2021, the House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill by a 33-25 vote. The […]
American Indians have the highest COVID vaccination rate in the US
/0 Comments/in News/by NCUIHAmerican Indians have the highest COVID vaccination rate in the US | PBS According to CDC data, Indigenous people are getting vaccinated quicker than any other group. Here are […]
