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I.H.S Staff:
Stan Horstman, CHR Francis Maize, CHR/Office Assistant Susan Gravier, Part Time Transporter To request services or transportation please fill out this Service Request form and return it to the Community Health Representative at the Tribal Office. 
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Mission:
The overall mission of the Indian Health Service is to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska natives (AI/AN) to the highest level.
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Core Values:
Excellence... exceeding expectations through teamwork and creativity
Innovation... finding new and better ways to serve our constituents Respect... for everyone all the time Ethics... honesty, fairness and dignity for all individuals and groups Leadership... enhancing health services through education and prevention |
Goal:
The main goal of IHS is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to AI/AN people. Foundation: The IHS foundation is to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy AI/AN communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of tribes. |
What is Indian Health Service?
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 564 federally recognized tribes in 35 states.
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 564 federally recognized tribes in 35 states.
Screening: Hypertension and Diabetes are emphasized; we also check temperature, respiration, blood gas and general wellness. We provide in home screening as well as screen at every Health Education Demonstration.
Education: Contract guidelines specify 11 yearly health education presentations with the main topics being Diabetes and Hypertension. We distribute literature individually and during group presentations.
Patient Care: Transporting to medical appointments, scheduling, RX, home visits, monitoring, environmental safety checks, individual assessment.
Contact with clients is documented and sent electronically to IHS. An important part of our program is this documenting into the RPMS system (Resource & Patient Management System). Each data entry can take a few minutes and we often have over 200 client contacts per month. Data tracking allows IHS to monitor and prioritize health problems.
Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo contracts yearly with the HHS through a single self-determination contract which provides our funding. The contract authorizes an interconnection with the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of updating and maintaining information related to services performed.
Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo contracts yearly with the HHS through a single self-determination contract which provides our funding. The contract authorizes an interconnection with the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of updating and maintaining information related to services performed.