2021 Press Releases

Nov 16, 2021
IHS announces $9.34 million in funding opportunities to support tribal self-governance and urban Indian health

Nov 4, 2021
IHS announces $46.4 million to fund behavioral health programs that serve American Indians and Alaska Natives | HHS.gov Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Oct 18, 2021
Indian Health Service awards $7.7 million to support national expansion of the Community Health Aide Program

Aug 25, 2021
IHS Announces New CEO of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Aug 19, 2021
Indian Health Service awards $25 million for 14 tribal health facilities

Aug 12, 2021
Secretary Becerra to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for HHS Health Care Workforce | HHS.gov Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Jul 30, 2021
Indian Health Service Announces New Chief Medical Officer

Jun 16, 2021
Biden Administration Invests Additional $1.8 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country

May 28, 2021
Statement from the IHS Acting Director Elizabeth Fowler on the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

May 5, 2021
Statement by IHS Acting Director Elizabeth Fowler on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

Apr 30, 2021
Indian Health Service: The First 100 Days

Apr 16, 2021
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Invests $4 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Apr 15, 2021
IHS Awards $16 Million in Grants to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country

Apr 13, 2021
IHS Pauses Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine out of an Abundance of Caution

Apr 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines available in Baltimore for Native Americans in D.C., Maryland, Virginia

Apr 9, 2021
Statement by IHS Acting Director Elizabeth Fowler on the President's Funding Request for the Indian Health Service

Apr 1, 2021
IHS Awards Four Grants for Self-Governance Planning and Negotiation Activities

Feb 16, 2021
IHS Announces New Hotline to Report Suspected Abuse

Feb 2, 2021
IHS receives an additional $1 billion for the continued COVID-19 response

Feb 1, 2021
IHS statement on continuation of emergency department services at Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit