Federal Field Guide:
Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs
From Summer 1994Volume I, Number 2
The Indian Health Service (IHS), part of the Public Health Service, provides
health services to American Indians and Alaskan Natives. The IHS Injury
Prevention Program engages in projects and technical assistance in injury
prevention and traffic safety. An injury control coordinator is located
in each of the 12 IHS regional offices. For more information, contact Rick
Smith, Injury Prevention Program Manager, at (301) 443-1054.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Department of the Interior, has
primary responsibility for federal relations with the 543 federally recognized
Indian tribes. The BIA's Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) operates as
the equivalent of a governor's highway safety office for the tribes, providing
dispersion and over-sight of federal traffic safety funds. For more information,
contact Norma Long, Chief, Indian Highway Safety Programs, at (505) 766-2181.
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