Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & ENGINEERING
Did you know?
The TRANSAM
Program transferred
$40,000,000 in assets
to IHS facilities and
Tribes nationwide.
TRANSAM
The TRANSAM Program was very active in 2011. The program received local and
national recognition for their customer-focused approach. The TRANSAM Team
received the 2010 IHS Director’s Award for Excellence and the Nashville Area
Award for Excellent Customer Service. They transferred millions of dollars in assets
throughout Indian Country and supplied medical equipment to numerous organizations
internally and externally. Approximately $40 million in assets were transferred to IHS
facilities and Tribes nationwide. The program also assisted the National Park Service
with obtaining medical equipment to support a new clinic at Yosemite National Park,
and the program facilitated the receiving and re-delivery of all medical equipment
assets for the Mashpee Service Unit. The program reported excess items the IHS
found no use to the General Service Administration (GSA) who will redistribute the
assets to other Federal and State Agencies. Program staff conducted a wall-to-wall
inventory with 100% of equipment and supplies itemized.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
General/Institutional
The staff of the Division of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) were very
active in food services and safety, accreditation readiness, and environmental
health and safety surveys. They created a food service survey guide for
restaurant management to better understand the food safety inspection
process. The guide breaks down each violation through the entire food code
in a 15 page quick guide. The DEHS investigated recall information and
guidance on food and product safety, and distributed information accordingly
to Tribal contacts. The Unity Healing Center passed the accreditation process
with assistance from the DEHS with accreditation readiness and was on site
to assist during the survey process.
The Division of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) provides services to Indian Tribes, through
technical assistance, and working together with Tribes and Tribal organizations, as well as federal,
state, county and private agencies, to: (1) assist in risk assessment and determine the health significance
of potential and existing detrimental environmental conditions; (2) help plan and implement corrective
actions to reduce the threats to communities’ health; (3) assist in the development of Tribal environmental
health programs; and (4) act as the primary resource/liaison for Tribal environmental health programs.
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