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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

The Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. When you visit the websites of this government agency or organization, you will be leaving the Federal Communications Commission's website. If you have questions concerning the information contained on these sites, please contact the specific government agency.

Indian Health Service (IHS)
www.ihs.gov/index.asp
The Indian Health Service 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. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

IHS Health Care Information
www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Healthcare/info.asp
At this website you can research data and find information on many aspects of health care. You can search on the Native Health Research Database and the Native Health History Database. You will also find health care information on Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and other medical topics.

Health Resources and Services Administration
www.hrsa.gov
The "Access Agency" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA assures the availability of quality health care to low income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable and special needs populations and meets their unique health care needs.

Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana/
The Administration for Native Americans assists tribal and village governments, and Native American organizations, in their efforts to develop and implement community-based, long-term governance, social and economic development strategies. These strategies must promote the goal of self-sufficiency in local communities. Approximately $20 million of financial assistance is anticipated to be available for these development projects.

www.health.gov
www.health.gov
www.health.gov is a portal to the websites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies.