In October 2022, the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), one of the 41 Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) serving the more than 70% of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals […]
With the new semester of the school year well underway, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) bids farewell to the Law and Policy Fellows that worked with us […]
On January 25-26, 2023, the Indian Health Service (IHS) held its annual Area Report Presentations Webinar for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 where Tribal leaders from all 12 IHS Areas and […]
You spoke and we listened. NCUIH hosted five focus groups last year with Urban Indian Organizations and conducted a survey to identify policy priorities for 2023. Here are NCUIH’s top […]
On December 7, 2022, the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (ACIMM) submitted a report to the Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
On November 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States held oral argument in Haaland v. Brackeen, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of […]
On December 15, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted comments to the Indian Health Service (IHS) regarding additional input and recommendations for revisions to the third […]
On September 27, 2022, during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (the Strategy). The Strategy […]
On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra attended the White House Tribal Nations Summit where he discussed the Department’s commitment to addressing mental and […]
On November 30, 2022, NCUIH submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) regarding the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and IHS first-ever […]
On December 29, 2022, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876) was included in the final appropriations package, also known as the omnibus, […]
The bill includes $6.96 billion for IHS and $90.42 million for urban Indian health. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) for fiscal year (FY) 2023, also known as […]
On November 22, 2022, the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a notice seeking nominations of qualified candidates for consideration to serve as members of the Advisory Committee […]
Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service is the most impactful policy that Congress can do for Native communities this year. We can’t let our momentum fade during this critical […]
On December 6, 2022, the House Native American Caucus sent a letter with 29 signatures from Members of Congress to the House Committee on Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro and Ranking […]
As Native American Heritage Month ended, advocates for Native communities joined together during the Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, DC to call for Congress and the White House to enact […]
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