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Administration
for Children and Families (ACF)
Part of the DHHS, the Administration for Children and Families web site contains
information on the Access's programs, including: Tribal Work, Family and Youth
Bureau, Community Service, and Children's Bureau.
American
Indian Environmental Office (AIEO)
A division of the EPA, the AIEO "coordinates the Agency-wide effort
to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian Country,
with special emphasis on building Tribal capacity to administer their own environmental
programs." The site contains information on the programs, as well as resource
links to other sites.
American
Indian Health Resources
Part of the Public Health Virtual Library, the American Indian Health Resources
has resource links to: the government, research and education, non-governmental
organizations and networks and publications.
Indian
Health Service (IHS)
The goal of the IHS is "to ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable
personal and public health services are available and accessible to all American
Indian and Alaska Native people." The web site of the IHS contains information
regarding program and links to related sites.
National
Congress of American Indians
This site contains information on issues relevant to American Indians and Alaskan
Native populations, including, Indian health care, support of environmental
protection, and programs and services that are beneficial to Indian families.
National
Indian Health Board (NIHB)
The NIHB "represents Tribal Governments that operate their own health care
delivery systems through contracting and compacting, as well as those that receive
health care directly from the Indian Health Service." The site contains
links to NIHB publications, conference information, policy and legislation and
additional resources.
National
Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC)
NTEC is a "membership organization dedicated to working with and
assisting Tribes in the protection and preservation of the reservation environment."
Office
of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH), part of the US Department of Health
and Human Services, addresses "public health issues affecting American
Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific
Islanders, Blacks/African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos." There are links
to publications, conferences, statistical information, and additional health
links.
See also: Minority Health.
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