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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- 1970 Report: Indian Health Service Activities in Oklahoma State
- Date:
- 1970-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Names:
- Creek Nation, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Osage Nation, Shawnee Tribe, Delaware Tribe of Indians
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Community health services--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0015
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Representative Ed Edmondson's 1971 Testimony on the Health Crisis Among Oklahoma's Indian Population
- Date:
- 1971-04-21
- Creator:
- Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["The Indian Health Service operates in Oklahoma and serves a population of approximately 65,600. There are several service units in different counties within the state, each providing comprehensive health services. The IHS Clinton Service Unit, for example, operates a hospital and health centers in various locations, providing care for general medical, pediatric, and obstetric issues. The unit also offers specialty clinics and contract health services. Staffing includes medical officers, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. The IHS Claremore Service Unit serves a larger population in northeastern Oklahoma, providing similar services in a different geographical area."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Health,%201969-1971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0011_thumbnail.jpg "1970 Report: Indian Health Service Activities in Oklahoma State")
![["Representative Ed Edmondson testified before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies about the urgent health needs of Oklahoma's Indian people. He highlighted the lack of medical supplies, outdated equipment, and shortages of medical personnel in Indian hospitals and clinics. He urged the subcommittee to increase funding for sanitation improvement projects in Indian homes and to improve hospital facilities. He also supported a proposal to use the old W. W. Hastings Hospital as a training facility for health service personnel. Edmondson emphasized the need for adequate funding to address the deficiencies in Indian healthcare facilities."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Health,%201969-1971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0015_thumbnail.jpg "Representative Ed Edmondson's 1971 Testimony on the Health Crisis Among Oklahoma's Indian Population")