Reports and Analyses

The Indian Health Service (IHS) performs analytics to support its mission of raising the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives through evidence-based, accountable, and effective decision-making. Analytics help IHS understand community health needs, identify health risks and service gaps, evaluate programs, measure outcomes, and make informed decisions about where to invest resources and strengthen partnerships. By using data, geographic information, and program performance measures, IHS can improve services, support Tribal self-determination, responsibly manage federal resources, and continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of health programs.

This work is supported by several federal laws, including the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (GDA) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , as well as Executive Orders that promote transparency, accountability, modernization, and data-informed decision-making. These analytics are developed through collaboration among Tribes, IHS leadership, policymakers, universities, and American Indian and Alaska Native professionals. The purpose of these analytic products is not to establish laws or policies, but to identify trends, provide useful information, and make recommendations that can help improve future policies, programs, and healthcare practices.

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PUBLICATIONS

Adult Caretaker Engagement and School Connectedness and Association with Substance Use, Indicators of Emotional Well-Being and Suicide Risk, and Experiences with Violence Among American Indian or Alaska Native High School Students – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023 [PDF - 379 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement – October 10, 2024

Mental Health Outcomes Among American Indian and Alaska Native U.S. Army Soldiers: A Serial Cross-Sectional Analysis Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Military Medicine, Volume 188, Issue 7-8, July/August 2023

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Encounters Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents With Medicaid Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Research Letter, Adolescent Mental Health; JAMA Pediatrics, June 26, 2023

Suicides Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons ? National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2015-2020 [PDF - 404 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement – September 16, 2022

EXTERNAL REPORTS

Reports

U.S. Health and Human Service: Tribal Customer Experience Pilot for Post-Award Reporting [PDF - 3.2 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – , 2024. IHS Behavioral Health Initiatives is covered as an example of HHS Reduced Reporting Requirements (pages 26-27)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP): Overview of Recent Research, Legislation, and Selected Issues for Congress, 2023 [PDF - 1.2 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – review of the common barriers that the federal government faces in preventing severe human risk among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

U.S. Health and Human Service: National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda, 2016 [PDF - 2.5 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Collaborative tribal-federal blueprint for improving the behavioral health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

U.S. Department of Justice: Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men, 2016 [PDF - 809 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Study to account for the patterns of violence among American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men.

INNOVATION

National Data Coordinator Service Portal

The National Data Coordinator Service Portal Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  serves Tribal partner organizations and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) leaders in their collection and storage of digital, project-level data. It offers video-based user training and a ticketing system for access support. The portal is compliant with HIPAA security requirements. Each partner has a unique account and can specific access to individual users. The portal administration is led by the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center.