Health Resources
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Agency Contact
Ozzy E. Escarate
Director
Office of AI/AN Health & Family Services
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 N. 1950 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (385) 454-2392
Email: [email protected]
dhhs.utah.gov/ihfs/
The office facilitates communication, service delivery, access to resources and programs within the department's operational units to include the Office of the Medical Examiner, Division of Correctional Health Services, Division of Child and Family Services, Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, Division of Family Health, Division of Population Health, Office of Recovery Services, Utah Public Health Lab, Division of Integrated Health, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities, Utah State Development Center, and Operations. The office serves as the primary point of contact to engage in tribal consultation to discuss policies or actions that may affect tribal interests.
Jamie Harvey
ICWA Administrator
Office of AI/AN Health & Family Services
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 N. 1950 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (385) 270-2958
Email: [email protected]
dcfs.utah.gov/resources/icwa/
The ICWA Administrator acts as a bridge between the state of Utah child welfare system and tribal governments to ensure the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is followed correctly in cases involving American Indian/Alaska Native children.
A central source for information about the health and well-being of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. It is freely available and offers access to evaluated and authoritative resources for individuals, health educators, and healthcare professionals.
WebsiteThe Circle Of Life provides cancer education and resources to help community health representatives and health educators work within American Indian and Alaska Native communities. These resources provide ways for communities, families and individuals to stay well, get well, find cancer cures, and continue on their journey.
WebsiteThe Association of American Indian Physicians provides educational programs, health initiatives, capacity building assistance and services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities and students.
Works in partnership with tribal communities to design public health programs that raise the health status, self-sufficiency, and health leadership of Native people to the highest possible level.
An independent center within the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with satellite offices on tribal lands of the White Mountain, Navajo Nation, and Santo Domingo Pueblo, where our Native American workforce serves their own communities. With over 35 years of collaboration with Southwestern tribes, our programs now reach more than 100 tribal communities in 16 states. These partnerships have achieved landmark public health breakthroughs credited with saving over 60 million children’s lives worldwide.
Native Americans have historically faced greater health disparities than almost any other population in the United States. The Center for Rural Health works with tribal communities to help improve health outcomes and wellbeing for American Indians.
Promote the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives, of all ages, by pursuing research, training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information dissemination within a biopsychosocial framework that recognizes the unique cultural contexts of this special population.
The federal health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Provides a comprehensive, culturally acceptable health service delivery system for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of the 566 federally recognized Tribes across the U.S. Offers scholarships and loan repayment programs.
This federal agency funds programs that support American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Americans in the areas of nutrition, supportive services for older adults, and caregiver services.
Most cases of elder abuse are undetected, under reported, and unresolved resulting in injury, financial decimation, and even death. The National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI) was created to address the lack of culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in Indian Country.
Committed to identifying Native elder health and social issues. Through education, training, and technical assistance, help developing community-based solutions to improve the quality of life and delivery of related support services to the Native aging population.
The National Society for American Indian Elderly is here to help elderly Native Americans of all tribes.
The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is a comprehensive website established in June 1997 to serve as a resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Nations, American Indian and Alaska Native people, tribal justice systems, victims services providers, tribal service providers, and others involved in the improvement of justice in Indian country. It is one of the most comprehensive websites on tribal justice system issues, and includes a wealth of tribal, state, and federal resources. The Clearinghouse website contains extensive resources on tribal, state, and federal law along with extensive Indian country subject-matter resources, a training events calendar, and resources from all Tribal Law and Policy Institute webinars.