Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee Update

Rex Lee JimVice-President, Navajo Nation

Representative, Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee

NIHB Board of Directors MeetingJanuary 23-24, 2012 Washington, DC

Direct Service Tribes (DST) are those tribes that elect, in whole or in part, to receive primary health care directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS)

DST believe this decision is an expression of self-determination and acknowledges the Federal Government’s legal and moral obligation to tribes as defined in treaties, statutes and Executive Orders

Direct Service Tribes

Established in 2005 to provide leadership, advocacy, and policy guidance on health related matters and programs affecting DST

Membership from the 10 DST Areas include:◦ Two tribally-elected officials◦ One federal staff

Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee (DSTAC)

Aroostook Band of Micmacs

Caddo Nation

Catawba Indian Nation

Colorado River Indian Tribes

Colville Tribe

Flandreau Santee Sioux

Tribe

Hualapai Tribe

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Jicarilla Apache Nation

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Mescalero Apache Tribe

Navajo Nation

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Pawnee Nation

Pueblo of Zia

Tohono O‘odham Nation

Warm Springs Tribe

White Earth Tribe

DSTAC Membership

DSTAC, August 2011

Nashville, TN

Quarterly Meetings◦ Tucson Area, November 2011◦ Navajo Area, February 2012◦ Nashville Area, June 2012

Direct Service Site Visits Budget Formulation Activities Resolution Adoption

Activities

Health

◦ Increase Funding

◦ Improve Health Status

Function

◦ Advocacy

◦ Education and Outreach

◦ Partnerships

Priorities

Federal Agencies◦ Indian Health Service

◦ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

◦ Office of Minority Health

Tribal Organizations◦ Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee

◦ Northwest Portland Indian Health Board

◦ National Indian Health Board

Partnerships

Joint Conferences Advocacy Efforts

◦ Budget

◦ Resolutions

Special Initiatives◦ Health Care Reform

◦ Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Opportunities

Everyone Welcome

No Registration Fees

Focus on Today’s Top Health Care Issues

DSTAC Recognition and Appreciation Awards

2012 DST National MeetingAugust 14-16

Tucson, AZ

Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes

801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 220Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 443-1104(301) 443-4666 fax

www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/otp

For more information, contact:

Thank you!

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