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May 2024 Blogs

Serving the Navajo Nation with Passion and Dedication as a Speech Language Pathologist

Cmdr. Erik M. Cala, Speech Language Pathologist, Crownpoint Service Unit, IHS Navajo Area

May 30, 2024
by Cmdr. Erik M. Cala, Speech Language Pathologist, Crownpoint Service Unit, IHS Navajo Area

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Celebrating 50 Years of Emergency Medical Services Week with Tribal EMS

Dion Reid, MHA, Public Health Advisor, Division of Clinical and Community Services, Indian Health Service

May 24, 2024
by Dion Reid, MHA, Public Health Advisor, Division of Clinical and Community Services, Indian Health Service

With an MHA from Colorado State University and a ten-year tenure in the U.S. Air Force transitioning from EMT to EMS program manager, Reid applies his extensive public health expertise to enhance service access, improve care quality, and advocate for health equity and comprehensive health policy research and implementation. ... Continue reading


Modernization Program Kickoff Lays Foundation for Collaboration and Preparing for Change

Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

May 15, 2024
by Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

The Indian Health Service’s Health Information Technology Modernization Program continues to keep collaboration at the forefront of building and implementing the new enterprise electronic health record (EHR) solution with our partners, not for them. In February, IHS hosted a Program Kickoff to collaborate and plan, as we move towards building the system. ... Continue reading


IHS National E3 Vaccine Strategy Launches Pilot Community Development Project

Dr. Loretta Christensen, MBA, MSJ, FACS, IHS Chief Medical Officer

May 8, 2024
by Dr. Loretta Christensen, MBA, MSJ, FACS, IHS Chief Medical Officer

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Take Action. Save a Life: Fentanyl Awareness Day

Cassandra Allen, Public Health Advisor, Indian Health Service

May 6, 2024
by Cassandra Allen, Public Health Advisor, Indian Health Service

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Outlining the Intersection between Health Care and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

Nicole Stahlmann, MN, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC, SANE-P, FNE-A/P, Forensic Nurse Consultant, Division of Nursing Services

May 2, 2024
by Nicole Stahlmann, MN, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC, SANE-P, FNE-A/P, Forensic Nurse Consultant, Division of Nursing Services

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