The Office of Public Health ensures that high quality health services are available for Indian people in California. We accomplish this goal by helping the tribal and urban Indian health programs meet nationally accepted standards of care for healthcare organizations. Our professional staff provides training and technical assistance in addition to performing basic federal functions such as contract monitoring and health program performance evaluations.

Our mission is to: monitor health status; empower health care providers and consumers about new innovative practices; and join with other health care partners to improve access and delivery of care. We assure proper licensure credentialing is being used and national accreditation is being sought by Tribal, Urban and Buy-Indian health programs.

Events by Office of Public Health: Look for upcoming and prior events hosted by the Office of Public Health here.; Read More

Behavioral Health: The behavioral health section provides resources, on-demand training, and information to support patients with their mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs.; Read More

Improving Patient Care: This site has been developed for tribal and urban program health professionals to help improve the qulity of and access to care.; Read More

Contact Information - OPH: Telephone number and a list of job functions performed in the Office of Public Health (OPH).; Read More

Immunization: This site has been developed for tribal and urban program health professionals to provide information about vaccine preventable diseases, the benefits of immunizations, the risk of disease verses the benefit of immunizations, and other educational resources and materials.; Read More

Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program: Working with Tribal and Urban healthcare programs, the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program coordinates services that enhance preventive health approaches. Find Resources and FAQs about the program.; Read More

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): The following areas will provide you with information on the specifics of HIPAA and how your facility can comply with the requirements of this law.; Read More

Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA): The Indian Health Service (IHS) has developed a set of GPRA performance indicators with annual and long-term goals to measure the progress of the agency in improving the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Visit this section for more information on our Resources page.; Read More

Diabetes: The Diabetes section is a forum for American Indian healthcare professionals working with diabetes in the California area. The section contains FAQs and Resources to support healthcare professionals.; Read More

Dental: The Dental section contains FAQs and Resources to support health professionals and Resources for patients; Read More

Nursing: This nursing section of the website is for advancing and strengthening the role, function and development of the nursing service administration within the California tribal and urban health care delivery settings.; Read More