May 2018 Blogs

New Hepatitis C Clinic Is Model of Collaborative Practice Aimed at Eliminating Disparities

May 22, 2018
by Lt. Neelam 'Nelly' Gazarian and Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Owen, pharmacists at Belcourt Indian Health Service.

The Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility is a 27-bed facility serving approximately 15,000 enrolled tribal members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of Belcourt, North Dakota. This rural Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital in north central North Dakota does not have a ... Continue reading

Collaborative Efforts of Echo Autism and the Navajo Nation Leads to Providers Having Better Understand of Symptoms in Young Children

May 14, 2018
by Courtney Burnette, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico.

Last month, in conjunction with the 11th annual World Autism Awareness Day Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , the Indian Health Service (IHS) hosted the Autism Awareness Interagency Roundtable. Partners across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , ... Continue reading