IHS Director's Statements

Director's Statements by Robert G. McSwain
Director
Indian Health Service

2009 Statements

Renewing the Indian Health Care System (PDF, 60K) National Combined Councils Annual Meeting (February 10, 2009)

2008 Statements

Welcoming Remarks (PDF, 44K) Indian Health Information Management Conference
Phoenix, Arizona (December 16, 2008)

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (PDF, 32K)
Keynote Address at the National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Opening Ceremony, HHS Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Great Hall, Washington, D.C.
(November 6, 2008)

Creating a Bright Future for Your Communities (PDF, 76K) 2008 Healthy Native Communities Fellowship Graduation, Washington, D.C (October 16, 2008)

Renewing the Indian Health Care System (PDF, 53K) Keynote Address at the National Indian Health Board Annual Consumer Conference (September 22-25, 2008)

The Importance of Elder Care (PDF, 160K) Keynote Address at the National Indian Council on Aging -- American Indian and Alaska Native Long-Term Care Conference (September 6, 2008)

Indian Healthcare Initiatives (PDF, 187K) Keynote Address at the Tribal Self-Governance Conference (April 28, 2008)

Indian Health Service Update and Overview (PDF, 176K) Keynote Address at the AAP Committee on Native American Child Health (April 12, 2008)

Indian Health Service Overview and Update (PDF, 176K) Keynote Address at the Network for Cancer Control Research Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations (April 3, 2008)

Making a Positive Difference for Our Tribes (PDF, 55K) Keynote Address at the 2008 Aberdeen Area Awards Ceremony (March 26, 2008)

Indian Health Service Update (PDF, 168K) Keynote Address at the HHS Region VIII Tribal Consultation (March 19, 2008)

Indian Health Initiatives (PDF, 164K) Keynote Address at the United South and Eastern Tribes Impact Week (February 12, 2008)

Indian Health Priorities (PDF, 149K) Keynote Address to the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (January 18, 2008)

2007 Statements

Keynote Remarks (PDF, 71K) Keynote Address at the Indian Health Service Bemidji Area Awards Ceremony (August 9, 2007)

Indian Health Priorities (PDF, 216K) Keynote Address at the Direct Services Tribes Annual Meeting (June 26, 2007)

IHS/HHS Health Priorities for American Indian and Alaska Native People
(PDF, 220K) Keynote Address at the Indian Health Service and Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration Behavioral Health Conference (June 11, 2007)

Indian Health Service Status Report (PDF, 197K) Keynote Address at the United States Public Health Service Scientific & Training Symposium (June 4, 2007)

Making Medicine (PDF, 72K) Keynote Address at the Sovereignty Symposium XX (May 30, 2007)

A Call to Serve (PDF, 54K) Keynote Address at the Arizona School of Dentistry
& Oral Health Commencement Ceremony (May 19, 2007)

A Golden Age for Public Health (PDF, 89K) Keynote Address at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health Commencement Ceremony (May 12, 2007)

Priorities for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PDF, 246K) Keynote Address at the Tribal Self-Governance Conference (May 9, 2007)

Indian Health Priorities (PDF, 112K) Keynote Address at the Advances in Indian Health Conference (May 1, 2007)

Tobacco Use in Indian Country – Issues and Opportunities (PDF, 155K) Keynote Address at the Indian Health Service Tobacco Taskforce Meeting (April 23, 2007)

A New Beginning at Four Corners (PDF, 101K) Keynote Address at the Four Corners Regional Health Center Grand Opening (April 4, 2007)

Indian Health Service Update (PDF, 165K) Keynote Address at the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes Meeting (March 12, 2007)

Opening the Door to Better Health (PDF, 46K) Keynote Address at the Clinton Indian Health Center Grand Opening (March 9, 2007)

Update on HHS and IHS Indian Health Initiatives (PDF, 188K) Keynote Address at the IHS National Combined Councils Meeting (February 27, 2007)

Building a Healthy Future (PDF, 40K) Keynote Address at the Lawton Indian Hospital Grand Opening (January 17, 2007)

2006 Statements

Indian Health Care Resource Center: 30 Years of Care Keynote Address at the IHCRC 30th Anniversary Celebration (November 27, 2006)

Director’s Statement on the Fiscal Year 2006 Performance Accomplishments of the
Indian Health Service (November 2006)

Priorities for Improving the Health Status of American Indian and Alaska Native People Keynote Address at the National Indian Health Board Consumer Conference (October 12, 2006)

Working Together to Achieve Wellness Keynote Address at the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Treatment Plant Dedication (October 11, 2006)

Priorities for a Healthy Future for Indian People Keynote Address at the United South Eastern Tribes Conference (October 11, 2006)

Addressing the Health Care Needs of Our Elders Keynote Address at the Long-Term Care Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma (September 18, 2006)

The Importance of Healthy Elders Keynote Address at the National Indian Council on Aging 30th Anniversary Biennial Meeting (September 18, 2006)

Promotion For A Job Well Done Keynote Address at the Hastings Promotion Ceremony, Tahlequah, Oklahoma (September 15, 2006)

Priorities for Healthcare Keynote Address at the Oklahoma City Area Health Summit, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (September 12, 2006)

The Indian Health Service and Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Keynote Address at the National Diabetes Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (August 21, 2006)

The Future of the IHS: The Next 50 Years Keynote Address at the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Lewis and Clark Signature Event, New Town, ND (August 18, 2006)

Empowering Our Youth Keynote Address at the Mega Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska (August 9, 2006)

Community Health Representatives Role in Indian Health Initiatives Keynote Address at the 11th National Community Health Representatives Triennial Conference
(August 1, 2006)

Mayo Clinic/IHS Memorandum of Understanding Signing Remarks (July 10, 2006)

Community, Wellness and Healing: A Dream Realized Keynote Address at the Koweta Health Clinic Grand Opening Ceremony (June 15, 2006)

Promoting Health and Wellness for the Future Keynote Address at the Sovereignty Symposium XIX (June 1, 2006)

Overview of Indian Health Service and American Indian/Alaska Native Research Priorities Keynote Address at the HHS American Indian/Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council Meeting (May 18, 2006)

Tribal Self-Governance: Strength in Numbers Keynote Address at the 2006 Self-Governance Spring Conference (May 9, 2006)

Keynote Remarks Albuquerque Area Awards Ceremony (April 28, 2006)

Addressing the Audiology Needs in Indian Country Remarks at the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Audiology Meeting (April 25, 2006)

IHS Research Program, Policy, and Priorities Remarks at the IHS Annual Research Conference (April 24, 2006)

A Current Report on the Indian Health Service Remarks at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Tribal Nations Legislative Summit (February 28, 2006)

Statement before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate Oversight Hearing on the President's FY 2007 Budget Request for the Indian Health Service (February 14, 2006)

Welcoming Remarks Indigenous Suicide Prevention Research and Programs in Canada
and the United States Conference (February 7, 2006)

Addressing Dental Disparities in Indian Country Remarks at the San Xavier Dental Clinic Dedication Ceremony (February 2, 2006)

Opening Remarks Indian Health Service National Combined Councils Awards Ceremony (January 31, 2006)

Indian Health in Transition: Initiating and Implementing Change Remarks at the IHS National Combined Councils Annual Conference (January 31, 2006)

Introduction of Keynote Speaker Remarks at the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Memorial Event (January 12, 2006)

IHS Health Information Technology Program Remarks at the Office of Minority Health
National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
(January 10, 2006)