March 2024 Blogs

IHS Holds National Grantee Meeting and Training for Behavioral Health Grant Programs

March 29, 2024
by Audrey Solimon, MPH, Behavioral Health Initiatives Branch Chief

Health IT Modernization Program Kicks off Focus Groups

March 27, 2024
by Mitchell Thornbrugh, chief information officer and director of the Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

February marked a significant milestone for the Health IT Modernization Program, as kickoff meetings were held for three focus groups: Health IT Implementation, Interoperability, and Data Management and Analytics.

IHS Announces a New Program for PLWH: The U=U Ambassador Program

March 19, 2024
by HIV.gov

As our Native relatives pause to recognize National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 20 – the first day of Spring – the Indian Health Service, to reduce stigma towards Native people living with HIV, announces a new program called the "U=U Ambassador Program." The Prevention Access Campaign launched the U=U campaign in early 2016 to advance public awareness and perception of HIV. ... Continue reading

Resources for 2024 National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 19, 2024
by HIV.gov

This year, National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is on Wednesday, March 20. On this day, we pause to recognize the impact of HIV among Native populations and highlight the critical work happening in communities around the country to engage Native people, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, in fully ending the HIV epidemic. ... Continue reading

A Journey of Resilience and Unity: My Visit to the Hopi Reservation

March 5, 2024
by Roselyn Tso, IHS Director

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