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... UnlikeI.H.S.andtribalclinicswhereservicesarefreeto the eligibleIndianclient,medicalanddentalservicesaturbanIndianprogramsareprovidedonaslidingfeebasis. The scope of servicesaturbanIndianprogramsisrestrictedtoprimarycare.Referralsforinpatienthospitalcare,specialtyservices,diagnostics,etc.,areat the client’sexpense.Effortsaremadetomitigatetheseexpensesthroughnegotiationsandotherarrangements. Of the urbanIndianprogramsthatprovidemedicalcare,severalfunctionas“safetynet”clinicsfor the uninsured,notunlike the federally‐fundedcommunity health centerswithwhichtheyhavemuchincommon(Rosenbaum,2000).PolicyImplications The growingrecognition of urbanIndiansandtheir health careneedsraisesimportantissuesforbothfederalandstatepolicymakers.Amongtheseare: the collectionandreporting of dataon the health status of urbanIndiansandtheiraccessto health careservices; the adequacy of the TitleVprogramforserving the health needs of urbanIndians;and the changesneededin the Medicaidprogramtoimproveaccess of eligibleurbanIndianstocoveredservices.ConclusionDramaticchangeshaveoccurredinIndianCountryin the pastcentury.Amongthesehasbeen the quietmigration of Indiansfromreservationstourbanareas,sothattoday the majority of AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNativesliveincities.Policymakersatboth the federalandstatelevelsmustunderstandthatIndianCountrynowextendsbeyond the reservationbordersandintoAmerica’scities.Inleavingtheirreservations,urbanIndiansdidnotalwaysescape the conditionsthatmadelifesodifficultformanytribalcommunities,includingpoverty,racism,inadequateeducation,alcoholism,drugdependence,teenpregnancy,etc.Theseconditionsareacutelyfeltincitiesas the loss of culturalidentity,familysupport,andsocialcontact,combinedwith the pressures of money,jobs,crowding,competition—placeurbanIndiansatgreatphysicalandemotionalriskfor health problems.” ... areanincreasednumber of Tribalrepresentativesservingonrelevantstatecommitteesandtaskforces.SectionVI,GoalsandObjectives,identifies the priorityissueareastargetedtobeaddressedover the nextfouryears. The goalsarethosethatAIHC,Tribes,UrbanIndian Health Organizations(UIHO),and the statewillworktogetherontofurther the mission of eliminatingIndian health disparities. The firstcomponent,TribalForumfor Improving AI/AN Health, focusesonstrategiestostrengthen the collectivevoiceforTribesandUrbanIndian Health Programstogreaterinfluence health policyandassurefullaccess by AI/ANsto health servicesandprogramsin the state.ThisgoalalsoincludeseffortstodevelopandimplementstrongerstrategiesforaddressingIndian health disparitiesand the development of moreeffectivecommunicationavenuesbetweenTribesand the statesoTribesareaware of emergent health news,information,andopportunities.Whileplansin the pasthaveservedwellininformingindividuals,Tribes,andorganizationson the poorstatus of Indian health andidentifyingpolicyworkbeingaccomplished,furthercollaborativeconversationsandeffortsacrosstribes,systems,organizations,andresearchinstitutionsmustbepursuedtostrategicallyaddressthesedisparities.Thiscomponentoutlineshowthatmightbegintobeaccomplishedover the nextfouryears. The four health priorityareas—Maternal‐Infant Health, Long‐TermCare,Oral Health, andMental Health services—wereidentifiedat the 2008TribalLeaders Health Summitandserveas the areas of disparitiesfromwhich the broaderworkdescribedabovecouldbeshaped.Eachpriorityareaincludes:(a)Goalstatement;(b)Problemstatement;(c)Anysupportingdata;and(d)Strategies(objectives)foraddressing the problem. The strategiesarerecommendationsdevelopedinAmericanIndian Health Commissionpositionpapersat the TribalLeaders Health SummitinNovember2008andsubsequentlyapproved by commissiondelegatesin2009.AtargetedfocusinthesefourpriorityTribal health areaswillallowustonotonlydevelopsolutionstothesespecificproblems;itwillalsoserveasawaytofurtherdefine the process by whichadditionalIndian health disparitiescanbeaddressedin the future. The strategiesidentifiedinthissectionwillbepursuedbasedonresourceavailabilityineacharea. The finalsection,Tribal Health ProgramsinWashingtonState,providesspecificinformationaboutexistingTribalandUrbanIndian health programsandclinics.Italsoprovidesinformationabout the types of servicethatareprovided by eachsiteinordertocomplete the profile of the Indian health deliverysysteminourstate. Opportunities for Change: Improving the Health ... Understand the health status of AmericanIndiansin the state2. Developstrategiestoimprovetheir health status3. Closegapsin the provision of health careservices The planhasbeen the result of activecollaborationbetweentribes,tribalorganizations,and the department.Ithasalsohelpedtosparkadditionalcollaborationwithotherstateagenciesandvariouspublicandnon‐profitentitiesinWashington.While the planseekstoprovideacomprehensiveoverview of the progress,opportunitiesandchallengesthattribesand the statefaceineliminating health disparitiesaffectingWashington’sAI/ANpopulation,it by nomeansisasubstitutefor the government‐to‐governmentrelationshipthatexistsbetweenfederallyrecognizedTribesandstategovernment.Through the auspices of the commission,tribescontinuetobe the drivingforcein the plan’scontentandscope.B....

... services, as with the other mental health consulta-tion programs, focused on improving the capacity of the caregivers and improving their relationships with each other and the children. Services ... services to meet the “physical and mental well-being” of the children under their care.13 Only two states rated mental health for the children they served as a strength of their system.14 ... the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System 7Young children are most oen abused by their parent or parents.♦ Among young children, more than three-quarters of them...

... definition, the common themes observed in existing definitions of wellness (Appendix 1) should be considered. These themes, by virtue of the frequency with which they appear in the definitions of wellness ... those led by adults. Curriculum developers can benefit from the findings of the WHO with respect to the types of strategies that are most likely to positively influence the health of children ... work reflects a robust analysis of other systematic reviews of the impact of a variety of approaches to school-based health promotion on measures of health in children and youth.6 In total,...