Indians of North America--Health and hygiene
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence About the Indian Health Service Contractual Arrangement with Oklahoma Department of Public Health, 1975-12-04 - 1976-05-06
The document consists of a series of letters between Congressman Carl Albert, Governor David L. Boren, and Emery A. Johnson, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of Indian Health Service, regarding the Indian Health Service's contractual arrangement with the Oklahoma Department of Public Health.
Correspondence Between Congressman Carl Albert and F. D. Parman, D. O., Regarding the Eufaula Field Clinic of the Indian Health Service, 1976-01-04 - 1976-01-15
This document contains correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and F.D. Parman, D.O., of the Parman-Payne Clinic, and an article from the Muskogee Sunday Phoenix concerning the Eufaula Field Clinic of the Indian Health Service.
Correspondence Discussing the Expansion of the Oklahoma City Urban Indian Health Project, 1975-12-29 - 1976-04-19
The document includes a series of letters between Congressman Carl Albert, Director Hickory Starr, Jr. of the OKC Urban Indian Health Project, and Emery A. Johnson, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of Indian Health Service, regarding additional funding for the Oklahoma City Urban Indian Health Project.
Correspondence Regarding a Possible Indian Health Service Hospital for Shawnee, 1976-01-22 - 1976-04-14
Administrator John L. Sloat of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma wrote Governor David L. Boren requesting support in building a new clinic in Shawnee to provide better health care for the Native American population in the area. Governor Boren forwarded the letter to Congressman Carl Albert, who replied thanking him for forwarding the communication.
Correspondence Regarding Complaints About the Indian Health Service Hospital at Talihina, 1975-12-23 - 1976-02-11
Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Mrs. Norma J. Bookout from Hartshorne, Oklahoma, and John W. Davis, Area Director of the Indian Health Service regarding Bookout's complaints about the Indian Health Service Hospital at Talihina.
Correspondence Regarding Difficulties Obtaining Approved Billing Forms from Talihina Indian Hospital, 1975-12-12 - 1976-01-29
Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Larry W. Davis, Business Manager of the LeFlore County Memorial Hospital, and John W. Davis, Area Director of the Indian Health Service, regarding difficulties in obtaining approved billing forms from the Talihina Indian Hospital.
Correspondence Regarding Funding Discrepancy in Oklahoma City Urban Health Project, 1976-06-17 - 1976-07-19
Correspondence Regarding Poor Conditions at the Shawnee Indian Health Service Clinic, 1976-03-16 - 1976-03-22
Correspondence between Gerald L. Peltier, Chairman-Tribal Administrator of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Indians, and Congressman Carl Albert regarding the poor conditions and service at the Indian Health Service Clinic in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Congressman Carl Albert forwarded the letter to Congressman Tom Steed and promised to assist Steed in the matter.
Correspondence Regarding Potential Reimbursement for Local Health Facilities for Native American Care, 1976-02-23 - 1976-06-21
The document includes correspondence between Dr. Jimmy Martin and various government officials regarding potential reimbursement for local health facilities for care rendered to Native American patients to avoid long distances to IHS facilities.
Correspondence Regarding Staffing Concerns at Talihina and Broken Bow, 1976-02-27 - 1976-04-14
The document is a series of letters between Congressman Carl Albert, Director John W. Davis of the Indian Health Service, and residents of Wilburton, Oklahoma regarding staffing at the IHS facilities in Talihina and Broken Bow. The letters explain the challenges in finding medical officers for the facilities and the efforts being made to secure additional staff.