Monthly Session
Brief Description: The growth in the number, size and capacities of tribal and Native health facilities has enabled these communities to improve the health of their available labor force while at the same time creating new sources of revenue that can not only provide resources for other tribal programs but can also help collateralize loans for other tribal or Native projects.
This session will explore the multitude of ways in which the development of health and human services facilities has supported the community economic development goals of tribal and Native communities.
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Project Examples:
The Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Band of Lake Superior is advancing their capacity to take care of tribal members by building a holistic 64,421-square-foot modern health center. The tribe committed $7 million to the project and received a $5 million in a grant from the State of Wisconsin.
The Pawnee nation utilized an innovative way of funding to break the barriers found by rural low-income tribal communities to complete costly high demand fundamental projects. The health center will enhance local accessible treatment for the rural service area designated as medically underserved.