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Kuwa’ Village: Project Complete
Three new traditional structures welcome visitors to UIHS’ Potawot Health Village. These three buildings—a sweat house, a family house, and a dance house—form a small village alongside the trail. Before…
Potawot Nature Walk Demonstrates Ku’wah-dah-wilthÂ
UIHS was a participant in this year’s California Biodiversity Day, a week dedicated to learning, and adding to the collective knowledge about California’s biodiversity. And what better way to discover…
Potawot: From Empty Cow Pasture to Visionary Place
Marnin Robbins, a former employee, reflects on his time at UIHS and the beginnings of Potawot. I was the first Garden Manager at the UIHS Potawot Community Garden (1999-2003). When…
The Importance of Seasonal Vaccines
Protecting Public Health and Enhancing Personal Well-being Seasonal vaccines are very important for keeping people healthy by helping to slow the spread of illnesses that come around each year, like…
Eureka Health Village Makes a Splash in Eureka with the Opening of Two Brand New Clinics
December 9, 2024 marked a period of new growth for UIHS and its clients. This day saw the ribbon cutting for the brand-new Eureka Health Village, unveiling the new facilities…
PHV Remodel Update
As many know, we are well underway in our remodel at our Arcata Potawot Health Village location. We are still hoping for our completion date to be by the end…
Vision Services Update: A New Chapter in Eye Care
We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates about our Vision Services department at United Indian Health Services (UIHS). Our commitment to providing top-notch eye care to our Native American community…
Seasonal Viruses: What Do You Need to Know?
Even though the holiday season is over we are still very much in full swing of Respiratory Virus season. Peak season of respiratory disease activity is most prevalent from December…
Tribal Public Health Spreads the Word About 988
UIHS Tribal Public Health Staff Members of the Health Promotion & Education (HPE) Department set up information tables in the beautiful Gathering Room at Potawot Village to bring awareness to…
Smokeless Tobacco New Modern Oral Nicotine Product
It is being reported that cigarette use in California has steadily been going down for years now and across the country. The youth of today know the dangers associated with…
H5 Bird Flu What is it? What Do I Need to Know?
You may have seen some headlines about H5N1 Bird Flu making waves through the media; especially cases in California. So, let’s break it down and tell you exactly what you…
UIHS: Weaving Culture Into Wellness
In honor of this time of year when we self-reflect and naturally focus on wellness goals, I would like to share the UIHS Weaving Culture into Wellness video series on…
EPIC EHR System Coming to UIHS
UIHS Honors Veterans At Luncheon
On November 11th, 2024 United Indian Health Services hosted an annual Veteran’s Day luncheon in honor of all of our Veteran clients. We had the event catered by Uniquely Yours…
New Provider Spotlight – Andrea Ward
We are pleased to announce our New Family Nurse Practitioner to our Village – A message from Andrea Ward, FNP-C I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Andrea…