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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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