/CAC_CC_001_4_139_18_0000%20--%20Health,%20Education%20and%20Welfare%20-%20-%20Indian%20Health%20Service%20-%20Hospitals,%201976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_139_18_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Addressing the Health Care Needs of the Cherokee Nation: A Call to Action")
Addressing the Health Care Needs of the Cherokee Nation: A Call to Action
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_139_18_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Addressing the Health Care Needs of the Cherokee Nation: A Call to Action
- Date Created:
- 1975-12-29
- EDTF:
- 1975-12-29
- 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 is addressed to Chief Ross O. Swimmer of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, thanking him for his advocacy for health care facilities for the Cherokee people. The document discusses the lack of adequate health care facilities for Oklahoma Indians, particularly within the Cherokee Nation, and highlights the challenges and deficiencies in funding and staffing of health facilities in the area. It also mentions a new formula adopted by the Indian Health Service for determining the need for health services. The document emphasizes the importance of prioritizing proper health care for the Cherokee people in order to achieve other goals set out by the tribe.
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_139_18_0000, Box, 139, 18, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
