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IHS Strategic Plan

Timeline

A timeline of IHS Strategic Plan activities is listed below.

    • January 10: Workgroup Meeting #4 IHS All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • January 17: Workgroup Meeting #5
    • January 24: TSGAC Quarterly Meeting Update
    • February 1: Workgroup Meeting #6
    • February 13: DSTAC Quarterly Meeting Update
    • February 27: All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • March 29: TSGAC Quarterly Meeting Update
    • April 10: All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • April 23: 2018 Tribal Self-Governance Annual Conference – IHS Strategic Plan Update
    • April 30: RADM Michael Weahkee, Acting IHS Director, provides an IHS Strategic Plan update in his remarks during the Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee 3rd Quarter meeting.
    • June 18: All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • July 24: 30-day public comment period on the draft IHS Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022 issued in the Federal Register Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
    • July 24: All Tribal and Urban Indian Organizations Leaders Call
    • July 24: IHS issues letters to Tribal leaders and Urban Indian Organization leaders
    • August 3: Virtual Town Hall Session: Urban Indian Confer
    • August 6: Virtual Town Hall Session: Tribal Consultation
    • August 13: All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • August 23: 30-day public comment period closes
    • September 15: IHS issues letters to initiate Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the IHS Strategic Plan for 2018-2022. IHS All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • September 22: IHS issues letters to Tribal leaders and Urban Indian Organization leaders on ways to provide in-person and written comments.
    • September 25: IHS listening session held during the National Indian Health Board’s 2017 National Tribal Health Conference in Bellevue, Washington.
    • September – October: 30-day comment period on draft IHS Strategic Plan goals and objectives framework at listening sessions, webinars and in-person meetings.
    • October 11: IHS Strategic Plan - Urban Indian Organization Leaders Conference Call
    • October 16: Listening Session at NCAI 74th Annual Convention, Milwaukee, WI
    • October 18: IHS Strategic Plan - Tribal Leaders Conference Call
    • October 23: Direct Service Tribes & Tribal Self-Governance Joint Advisory Committee Meeting
    • October 24: IHS Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee (DSTAC) Quarterly Meeting presentation
    • October 25: IHS Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) and technical workgroup presentation
    • October 31: Deadline to submit comments for workgroup consideration
    • November 14: Workgroup Meeting #1
    • November 28: IHS issues letters to Tribal leaders [PDF - 94 KB] and Urban Indian Organization leaders [PDF - 94 KB] to share progress to date on the IHS draft Strategic Plan 2018-2022. IHS All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • November 29: Workgroup Meeting #2
    • December 13: Workgroup Meeting #3
    • December 18: IHS All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
    • December 29: IHS issues letters to Tribal leaders and Urban Indian Organization leaders
      to provide an update on the progress of workgroup activities and updated timeline of the IHS Strategic Plan 2018-2022.