Samish Indian Health Services are offered in 10-counties throughout western Washington, except for our wellness program, where services are offered in 12-counties. Our Health Services are dedicated to the health and well-being of our Citizens. Our Core values include:
- Proving high-quality services
- Treating Citizens with respect, consideration, and dignity.
- Promoting improvement of professional competence, skill, and quality of performance of professional staff.
- Proving a safe and sanitary environment.
10 County Service Area: Skagit, Whatcom, Kitsap, Snohomish, King, Island, San Juan, Pierce, Jefferson and Clallam County. Wellness includes Mason and Thurston County
Purchased/Referred Care: Purchased Referred Care (PRC) plays a crucial role in the healthcare system of Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Communities in the United States. PRC is essential for improving access to health care, addressing health disparities, promoting tribal sovereignty, and ensuring that Native American communities receive the quality care they deserve.
Orthodontics: Samish Indian Nation implemented an orthodontic program for children and adults, which promotes better oral health, enhance quality of life, empowers individuals through education and contributes to economic development.
Tribal Wellness Services: Tribal Wellness Services provides a variety of services to improve the overall health and wellness of tribal citizens. Including an effort to combat the growing epidemic of diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. These services are designed to educate tribal citizens on the risk factors of diabetes while encouraging prevention and management, physical fitness, nutrition, foot care, and vision care.
Prevention / Intervention: In Prevention and Intervention, we believe that the practice of connecting individuals to their culture, language and traditions fosters a greater sense of community which in turn promotes wellness and reduces distress. We plan to build upon our current service strengths to reduce gaps in mental health needs, substance abuse needs and provide holistic, culturally appropriate wraparound services for Samish Citizens and their families. We will work to align our vision with the SAMHSA National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda (TBHA) which “Evaluates the importance of tribal identities, culture, spiritual beliefs, and practices for improving overall wellbeing”.
Behavioral Health: Behavioral health will address mental health and substance use disorders, life stressors and crises, and stress-related physical symptoms. Behavioral health care refers to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of those conditions.