Indian Health Service, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Strategic Plan

In the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed the Indian Health Service (IHS) to develop a strategic plan for the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs with the assistance of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) and in consultation with Urban Indians. The Academy entered into a contract with IHS (a component agency of the Department of Health and Human Services) to assist in the development of a strategic plan. IHS released the final plan and notified Congress in September of 2017.

A Panel of Academy Fellows guided the work of a professional study team in assisting IHS to develop the strategic plan. Panel members brought expertise in health care, including public health, strategic planning, and general government management. One Panel member is a practicing physician with extensive background in Indian health care issues and is an enrolled member of an Indian Tribe.