Seattle Indian Health Board recently hosted the first of four seasonal feasts in 2019. We began hosting seasonal feasts last year, inviting patients and community members to enjoy each other’s company, share indigenous foods, and recognize the importance of traditional foods to Native people’s health. Celebrating the spring season, guests were served traditional teas and … Continue reading Seasonal Feast: Celebrating traditional foods and its benefits to Native health
Seattle Indian Health Board hosted two trainings in March where 19 family medicine physicians from local community health clinics were trained in the use of ear acupuncture using the “NADA protocol.”
Our new Behavioral Health Director, Dr. Billie Kipp, contributed to a Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) issued by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) to improve access by Native people to treatment for substance use disorders.
Despite the weather conditions, Seattle Indian Health Board’s clinic will be open during regular operating hours on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 10:00 a..m. – 7:00 p.m. See the hours of operations for all services.
Due to the inclement weather, our clinic will be closed on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience. Stay safe and warm. Stay tuned for any further updates.
Due to the upcoming snow forecast, the SIHB clinic will close at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8. The forecast is also calling for more snow on Monday and Tuesday, so stay tuned for any updates on our hours next week. Stay safe and warm.
Due to inclement weather, our clinic will be open from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 4. We will continue to update people with changes to our operating hours on this page and on Facebook. We apologize for any inconvenience. Be safe and stay warm.
The re-opening of the federal government for three weeks is better than a shutdown, but it does not provide us with any certainty that the health for American Indians and Alaska Natives is secure. President Trump, himself, made it clear that he would not agree to a compromise deal to permanently re-open the government unless … Continue reading Statement from SIHB CEO regarding three-week re-opening of government
Seattle Indian Health Board CEO, Esther Lucero, was featured in a KING 5 News story regarding the impacts that the government shutdown is having on the organization. Watch the video and read the KING 5 article.
Grant allows Seattle Indian Health Board to provide traditional Indian medicine services for additional 15 weeks as shutdown continues Seattle, Wash.—Seattle Indian Health Board received a grant from Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands (PPGNHI) to fund the organization’s Traditional Medicine program, which includes traditional Indian medicine services susceptible to cuts … Continue reading Indian health clinic receives grant from Planned Parenthood to fund services threatened by government shutdown
