Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report

PRIORITY TWO: REFORM THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.
Tribal Consultation
The Nashville Area has acted to implement Tribal priorities for internal
reform with a strong focus on increasing Tribal consultations at the area,
regional and agency levels, and improving area policies and processes
related to funding distribution formulas. Two specific examples of how
reform was implemented lies with the successful consultation processes
held in regard to a revised policy implementing the Sanitation Deficiency
System (SDS) and the Nashville Area process for allocating centrally
paid expenses. The Nashville Area consulted with Tribes on these issues
during USET meetings, through Area Director Letters and a special
workshop held in Nashville in January 2011. The outcome was that the
Tribes were active partners in developing and improving policies and new
procedures related to the allocation of project funds addressing sanitation
deficiencies and for assessments of centrally-paid expenses such as
moving, information technology and human resources costs.
Nashville Acting Deputy Area Director CAPT Scott Helgeson at a Tribal Project Funding Agreement Consultation for Sanitation and Facilities
Construction in Nashville, Tennessee.
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