Title

Can community health center funding enhance health services for native American tribes and organizations?

Authors

Authors

M. Allison; P. A. Rivers;M. D. Fottler

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Health Care Poor Underserved

Keywords

funding; financing; Indian health service; tribes; community health; services; CARE; INDIANS; Health Policy & Services; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Abstract

This paper reports on the applicability of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC, 254b) Section 330 Community Health Center program to Arizona Native American tribes and organizations. Data review and analysis consisted of a review of two federal government documents concerning the funding of Community Health Center applications and a review of questionnaire responses received from the Arizona Native American health care community. Findings indicate a general lack of knowledge among the Arizona Native American health care community about the program as well as a need for capacity building among Arizona Native American tribes and organizations. As currently designed, the program has built-in barriers that prevent Native American tribes and organizations from applying for funding. Changes must be made to the existing program and local-level seminars must be offered to make this program and funding more readily available to Arizona Native American tribes and organizations.

Journal Title

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volume

15

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

193

Last Page

205

WOS Identifier

WOS:000221713900006

ISSN

1049-2089

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