Upcoming Delegates Meeting – June 5, 2025 Hosted at The NATIVE Project – see invite sent from info@aihc-wa.com for more details on how to get there and parking. Read our Press Release summarizing the WA Tribal Opioid Fentanyl Summit. Upcoming Events From the Executive Director Another quarter has gone by quickly. Among our regular AIHC and state agency meetings, Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tribal Summit Addresses Opioid and Fentanyl Impact Across Tribes in Washington State Third Annual Washington State Tribal Opioid Fentanyl Taskforce Summit held at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe during the week of May 19, 2025. Ridgefield, Washington, May 28, 2025 – Last week Tribal leaders, Tribal health organizations and community members, WA state Read More
National Public Health Awareness Week starts today through April 13 and includes the theme Advocacy Starts Here: Amplifying Voices for Public Health. Continue reading, and check out the links below, to see how the work AIHC does supports this theme. Read More
Jessica McKee, AIHC’s Tribal Foundational Public Health Services Coordinator and Emergency Response Lead, talks about the importance of Tribal Foundational Public Health Service funding, and how Tribal public health initiatives may be at risk. Click here to read or listen to the news story. Read More
AIHC is seeking a Native Artist to design a new logo for our Tribal Assisters program. Tribal Assisters are Benefits Coordinators that work at IHS clinics and help patients sign up for coverage using the WA Healthplan Finder. Deadline to submit is your logo Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Questions and submissions should be sent to Read More
The American Indian Health Commission is starting a book club! Are you interested in reading more books by Native authors? Do you want to spend more time in community with others discussing themes such as reciprocity, Indigenous food sovereignty, maybe some poetry? Our book club is for you! AIHC Book Club will meet every other Read More
American Indian Health Commission has these top 3 priorities for the 2025 Legislative Session that we have been discussing with legislators. See below chart for current status on each priority. Traditional Indian Medicines: Providing Medicaid reimbursement for Traditional Indian Medicine Practitioners. HB 1583 2/18/2025 – Passed out of House Healthcare and Wellness Committee 2/26/2025 – Read More
Upcoming Delegates Meeting – February 5, 2025 Hosted at the Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Washington State Department of Health. See invite sent from info@aihc-wa.com for more details on how to get there and parking. Join us in welcoming three new staff members! Upcoming Events From the Read More
AIHC’s Executive Director was interviewed by Native News Online earlier this about ask for federal reimbursement through Medicaid for Traditional Indian Medicines. Click here to read more about her thoughts on the importance and value of this, as well as the need for ongoing cultural sensitivity on the topic. https://nativenewsonline.net/health/washington-s-american-indian-health-commission-asks-state-to-cover-traditional-healing Read More
Yesterday AIHC Executive Director Vicki Lowe, along with Kelly Cooper from DOH and Brinn Brady from WSALPHO, participated in a panel discussion for the State Board of Health to review 2025 Legislative Priorities ahead of Washington State’s next Legislative season, which kicks off next week. One priority that AIHC is asking the Legislature to consider Read More