/CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0000+-+Health,+Education+and+Welfare+-+Public+Health+Service+-+Oklahoma+(Miscellaneous),+1975/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Addressing the Grave Health Care Crisis among Indian Americans: A Call for Reform")
Addressing the Grave Health Care Crisis among Indian Americans: A Call for Reform
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Addressing the Grave Health Care Crisis among Indian Americans: A Call for Reform
- Date Created:
- 1974-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- The document outlines the dire state of health care facilities for Indians in the United States, detailing issues such as long distances to reach Indian Health Service facilities, understaffing, outdated equipment, and unsafe buildings. It also mentions the lack of intensive care units and surgical suites in many IHS hospitals. The document highlights the need for modernization or replacement of these facilities, but notes the high cost and potential duplication of existing non-Indian facilities.
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977), 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_131_15_0000, Box, 131, 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
