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Indian Health Service (IHS)Federal Department and Headquarters Location - answer Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS)
Rockville, MD
IHS Strategic goals: - answerto ensure that comprehensive, culturally appropriate
personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian
and Alaska Native people;
to promote excellence and quality through innovation of the Indian health system into an
optimally performing organization; and
to strengthen IHS program management and operations
Created in _______ out of the former Bureau of Indian Affairs - answer1955
Serves ________ million of the 5.2 million American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) -
answer2.2 million
Major Disparities for AIAN - answer9% have a Bachelors degree (US 19%)
Aggravated Assault: 600.2 per 100,000 (AIAN) (US 323.6 per 100,000)
Highest youth suicide rate of any racial/ethnic group in the US (ages 15-24)
Higher rates of tuberculosis, alcoholism, diabetes, vehicle crashes, and suicide
True or False: IHS facilities serve any eligible AIAN American regardless of tribe or
income. - answerTrue
True or False: AIAN have the lowest Uninsured Rate for Nonelderly Population as
compared to other races and ethnicities - answerFalse
They have the highest at 21.8%
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