indian health service

  • Period: to

    Indian hospitals were racially segregated hospitals

  • federal government terminated legal obligations to Indian tribes so they relocated

  • a year after the transfer of native american health services

  • Period: to

    urban Indian community leaders began advocating for culturally appropriate health programs

  • Period: to

    Congress appropriated funds for a pilot urban Indian clinic and study Indian health needs

  • IHS publications appeared with greater frequency

  • Period: to

    most Indian hospitals closed or were converted

  • Period: to

    Congress passed Indian Health Care Improvement Act