Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Mission and Goal

• Mission: to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska natives to the highest level.
• Goal: to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

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Mission: to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of AI/AN to the highest level
Goal: to assure that comprehensive culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to AI/AN people
The IHS works to meet this mission and goal by using the limited funding provided by congress to promote activities that are consistent with agency goals to achieve positive outcomes.