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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native people .
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine is made up of 29 members appointed by the Central Government. [10] [7]The organisation has two boards, one for assessing and granting educational institution permission for Indian Systems of Medicine, and the other for ethics and registration of practitioners of Indian systems of medicine.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), [2] is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over 55,700,000 acres (225,000 km 2) of reservations held in trust by the U.S. federal government for ...
Ambedkar Students' Association: Progressive Students Forum BSSF Bahujan Samaj Students' Forum: Bahujan Samaj Party: BAPSA Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association: United Dalit Students' Forum: CFI Campus Front of India: Popular Front of India: FM Fraternity Movement: Welfare Party of India: INSO Indian National Students Organisation ...
Healthcare in the United States Government health programs Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) Indian Health Service (IHS) Medicaid / State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Medicare Prescription Assistance (SPAP) Military Health System (MHS) / Tricare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Veterans Health ...
The North American Association of Indian Students (NAAIS) is an American nonprofit organization that supports Indian and Indian-American students studying in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The organization aims to connect a variety of Indian groups on college and university campuses to create better resources for Indian and Indian-American ...
The Indian Health Service works in collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine to maintain the Native American Cardiology Program. This is a program that acknowledges the changes in lifestyle and economics in the recent past which have ultimately increased the prevalence of heart attacks, coronary disease, and cardiac deaths.
The NWTEC provides research, surveillance, training and technical assistance to the 43 federally recognized tribes of the Portland Area of Indian Health Service. At the direction of the Board of Delegates, the NWTEC performs research and surveillance programs pertaining to health and quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives.