A Call to Action: Urban Indian Health Funding

Denver Indian Health and Family Services joins the National Council of Urban Indian Health in calling for the Senate to match the House budget of $81 million for the Urban Indian Health Funding line item. We need members of our community also communicate this important message. ​

Please send emails, letters or call Senators to advocate for this important increase. Presently, the Indian Health Service (IHS) budget for urban Indian programs, like ours, is less than 1%. This creates serious budget constraints to still provide culturally-competent and quality healthcare. An increase would provide DIHFS with critical funding that is long overdue.

​Currently, the House bill is moving to the floor for a vote this week. The Senate has not published any of their funding bills for FY2020. Our Senators are Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) and they can be reached here. Email your Senator using this sample letter.