IHS Website Linking Policy

The Indian Health Service website (www.ihs.gov) includes links to websites of other government and private organizations. This document establishes the Indian Health Service (IHS) policy governing links from and to IHS websites.

Links from IHS websites to other websites
IHS web pages may link to other government (Federal, state, local) sites unless otherwise requested. IHS web pages will only link to other Federal Government websites when those sites have supplemental material that may be useful to our viewers.

IHS web pages will link to non-Federal Government websites as a public service to our viewers. By linking to an external site, IHS does not imply endorsement of the site's sponsor (unless explicitly stated), nor does IHS control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of the information contained on any non-IHS website.

Before linking to an external website, IHS ensures that the site:

relates to and complements existing information found on the IHS.gov website
contains relevant and useful content that will benefit our viewers
provides information at no cost to the viewer

In addition, IHS ensures that external websites are:

excellent in their overall quality and present a professional image
easy to understand and navigate
free from hate, bias, and discrimination, as well as misleading or unsubstantiated claims, or information that conflicts with the mission of IHS.

Links to IHS websites from other websites
You do not need to request permission to link to any page on www.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service is a public entity and has no policy which will allow us to either permit or deny your request to establish a link to our site.

Reciprocal Links
IHS web pages link to relevant information whether the linked site provides a link to www.ihs.gov or not. IHS does not engage in reciprocal linking. If you manage a website and want to link to www.ihs.gov or one of our pages, please feel free to do so.