Senator Dewey Bartlett Supports Indian Health Care Improvement Act
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_32_9_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Senator Dewey Bartlett Supports Indian Health Care Improvement Act
- Date Created:
- 1974-04-19
- EDTF:
- 1974-04-19
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Dewey F.
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
- Description:
- Senator Dewey Bartlett of Oklahoma co-sponsored the "Indian Health Care Improvement Act" to improve healthcare for American Indians and Alaska Natives, who have been neglected. The bill aims to increase the number of Indians involved in delivering health services and address issues such as outdated facilities, personnel shortages, and lack of services in remote areas. Bartlett highlighted the inadequacies of the Claremore Indian Hospital and stressed the importance of improving healthcare for the Indian people.
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Community health services--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_3_2_32_9_0000, Box, 32, 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
