DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service
Indian Health Service
Rockville MD 20852
SGM 2003-02
SEPT 4 2003
| TO: | All IHS Employees |
| FROM: | Director |
| SUBJECT: | Communication With Tribal Leaders |
| Effective
immediately, I have established and implemented a new process for
communicating with Tribal Leaders throughout the Nation. All future
correspondence from me to Tribal Leaders will be addressed personally to
each of them in recognition of and respect for the Government-to-Government
relationship between the Indian Health Service (IHS) and each Tribal
Government. The IHS Headquarters Office of Tribal Programs (OTP) mailing list/database containing the names and addresses of each Tribal Leader and Tribe will be used for personalizing the Tribal Leader letters. Because it is extremely important that the OTP database be kept current at all times, I have requested each Area Director's assistance to ensure that changes in Tribal Leaders and/or other contact information included in the OTP mailing list/database are kept up to date. Area Directors are encouraged to continue communicating with Tribal Leaders directly and personally, as they deem appropriate. I am confident I will have your support in this important endeavor to ensure that correspondence reaches the appropriate official in a timely and accurate manner. Specific information regarding the use of the mailing list/database to
accomplish the related mail merging for letters and other correspondence
will be provided separately by the OTP. Questions should be directed
to the OTP at (301) 443-1104. |
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