About IHS
Our Mission: to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
Our Vision: a health system that embraces traditional knowledge and practices to foster thriving communities for seven generations.
Strategic goals:
(1) Be a Leading Health Care Organization;
(2) Ensure Comprehensive, Culturally Respectful Health Care Services;
(3) Optimize Operations Through Effective Stewardship; and
(4) Promote Proactive Intergovernmental and External Relationships.
The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services , is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service
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