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NCUIH Calls for Protected Funding of Indian Health Service & Funding for Key Indian Health Programs in Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

UIOs were created by urban AI/AN people with the support of Tribes, starting in the 1950s in response to severe problems with health, education, employment, and housing. 1 Congress formally incorporated UIOs into the Indian Health System in 1976 with the passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA).