| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A |
NATIVE HEALTH DBA NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE MISSION: TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE HOLISTIC PATIENT CENTERED CARE, TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. VISION: HEALTHY PEOPLE IN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES VALUES: IN THE TRADITION OF OUR PEOPLE, NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO CARRY THE CORE VALUES THAT HELP STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF HOSPITALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON INVOLVED IN THE CARING AND HEALING PROCESS AND IS FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE. THESE CORE VALUES ARE (C.I.R.C.L.E.): COMMUNITY: OUR UNIQUE SERVICE TO THE URBAN PHOENIX NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION AND OTHERS WE SERVE IS HONORED AS WE ARE CHOSEN AS THEIR MEDICAL HOME WITHIN THE AVAILABLE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY. INTEGRITY: OUR ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY REQUIRES THAT AS WE EXPRESS OUR INTENT IN A CLEAR AND HONEST MANNER, WE TRUST THAT THE TRUTH WILL ULTIMATELY BE DEMONSTRATED BY OUR POSITIVE ACTIONS. RESPECT: THE NEEDS OF OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT THEM TO SEEK OUR SERVICES; THEY RETURN BECAUSE WE VALUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PARTICIPATION. COMPASSION: WE PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE HOLISTIC, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND MOVING TOWARDS FULL-SERVICE INTEGRATION TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. LEADERSHIP: WE BELIEVE IN PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND IMAGINATION IN GETTING RESULTS. EXCELLENCE: A SHARED EXPECTATION THAT OUR PRODUCTS, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE OF A SUPERIOR QUALITY. NATIVE HEALTH IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AND URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE METRO-PHOENIX AREA PROVIDING PRIMARY MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WIC, AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR URBAN NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED. NATIVE HEALTH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 501 (C)(3) AGENCY WITH THREE CLINICAL LOCATIONS IN METRO-PHOENIX, PROVIDING SERVICES TO OVER 20,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, RESULTING IN OVER 100,000 VISITS. NATIVE HEALTH CURRENTLY HAS OVER 47 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES: AS COVID BEGINS TO WIND DOWN, NATIVE HEALTH IS TRANSITIONING FROM MITIGATING COVID AND ITS EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY, TO MORE IN-PERSON PRIMARY MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. NATIVE HEALTH WAS SHOWN TO BE A LEADER IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION DURING COVID. NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE THE HIGHEST VACCINATION RATE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WAS DUE TO CAREFUL PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUPPORT TO AND BY THE COMMUNITY. NATIVE HEALTH PROVIDES PRIMARY MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WIC, AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AT THREE CLINICAL SITES IN THE METRO-PHOENIX AREA. NATIVE HEALTH ALSO OPERATES A 40-FOOT MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT PROVIDING COVID TESTING, HIV TESTING, COVID VACCINES, FLU SHOTS, DENTAL SCREENINGS, CHILDREN'S BACK TO SCHOOL PHYSICALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES. NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO PROVIDE DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOT CLINICS, COVID TESTING, AND COVID VACCINES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND IN THE CLINICS. NATIVE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY, TELEPHONICALLY, AND IN-PERSON. DENTAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT TWO LOCATIONS AND EMERGENCY WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE. NATIVE HEALTH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SERVICES AT THREE SITES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, AND TALKING CIRCLES. NATIVE HEALTH ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE NEED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES GREATLY INCREASED DURING THE PANDEMIC. NATIVE HEALTH'S TRADITIONALIST CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TALKING CIRCLES TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY'S NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS AND TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY BOTH VIA VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TALKING CIRCLES. THESE CONTINUE TO BE VERY POPULAR. NATIVE HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS CONTINUED SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH MANY PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOUTH RESILIENCY, INDIGENOUS WELLNESS, TRADITIONAL GARDEN, MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH, AND WIC, TO NAME JUST A FEW. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE POSITIVE INDIAN PARENTING, DIABETES PREVENTION CLASSES AND TALKING CIRCLES, TRADITIONAL GARDEN WHICH INCLUDED HARVESTS OF OVER 2,500 POUNDS AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH NATIVE HEALTH'S FOOD PANTRIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO URBAN NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY ADDED ARIZONA@WORK TO NATIVE HEALTH MESA'S ARRAY OF SERVICES AND COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES BEGAN PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT NATIVE HEALTH CENTRAL. NATIVE HEALTH WORKS WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNS IN PROVIDING A "CONCIERGE" SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS NEEDING HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND OTHER REFERRALS THROUGH THEIR HELPING HANDS PROGRAM. FOOD DISTRIBUTION CONTINUES TO BE A LARGE PROGRAM, WITH OVER NINE FOOD PROGRAMS AND TWO FOOD PANTRIES PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE INDIGENOUS YOUNG CHEFS IN THE KITCHEN, INDIGENOUS COOK-OFF, INDIGENOUS FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION, AND URBAN NATIVE AMERICAN SENIOR FOOD BOXES, TO NAME JUST A FEW. NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES CULTURAL CLASSES AND TRADITIONAL COOKING PROGRAMS. OTHER HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S PAGEANT AND ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE WITH OVER 8,000 ATTENDING. NATIVE HEALTH ALSO HAS A RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST, NATIVE TALK ARIZONA, WHICH AIRS ON A LOCAL PHOENIX RADIO STATION. READ IT AND EAT CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. PARTICIPANTS ENJOY A STORY TIME, CRAFT, AND MAKE A HEALTHY, FUN RECIPE. PARTICIPANTS TAKE HOME A BAG OF HEALTHY PRODUCE. NATIVE HEALTH'S HARD-WORKING AND DEDICATED STAFF CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MANY WAYS. THERE ARE TOO MANY PROGRAMS TO LIST, BUT NATIVE HEALTH SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY IN WHAT THEY NEED AND WANT. NATIVE HEALTH CONTINUES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.