IHS Blog
Safeguarding Prescription Medications in Phoenix Area tribal communities
December 28, 2020
by Lt. Cmdr. Isaac Ampadu, MS, CPH, district injury prevention coordinator for the Western Arizona District of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service supports safe and effective therapies to help patients and providers best manage pain and opioid use disorder. The IHS Opioid Strategy aims to improve perceptions and beliefs associated with substance use by promoting an appropriate, sensitive, and sympathetic message among ... Continue reading
Preventing COVID-19 During the Holiday Season
December 23, 2020
by Stacy A. Bohlen, CEO, National Indian Health Board; Francys Crevier, CEO, National Council of Urban Indian Health; Dr. Mary Owen, President, Association of American Indian Physicians; Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee, Director, Indian Health Service
Across the Indian health system, we continue to work in close partnership to prevent, detect, treat and recover from COVID-19. We are working diligently to distribute new vaccines that can help protect individuals from COVID-19. In the first two weeks of vaccine distribution, 85,000 doses have been ... Continue reading
Increasing Access to Safe Water on the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 9, 2020
by Capt. Rachael Brown, P.E., Director, Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering, Navajo Area IHS
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Health Service, the Navajo Nation, and other partnering organizations have collaborated on a project using $5.2 million from IHS-appropriated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding to increase water access on the Navajo Nation. The IHS is ... Continue reading
October is National Physical Therapy Month
October 29, 2020
by Capt. Tarri Randall, director for Rehabilitation Services at Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Indian Health Service
National Physical Therapy Month is an annual observance that provides opportunities to raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy. The 2020 theme “Choose more movement. Choose better health. Choose physical therapy ,” amplifies ... Continue reading
Chinle Hospital Pharmacy Provides Dynamic Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 28, 2020
by Lt. Cmdr. Nivedita Das, PharmD, M.S., interim pharmacy director, Chinle Hospital
The COVID-19 pandemic has not spared any corner of our nation. Despite its remote location in the “heart” of the Navajo Nation, in April the Chinle, Arizona, area was experiencing an estimated infection rate ten times higher than the rest of the state of Arizona, and the third highest infection ... Continue reading
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