Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) Chief Executive Officer, Orvin Hanson has been appointed to serve as an interim member of the California Rural Health Policy Council (RHPC), under the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). This three-year appointment begins June 30, 2026. This appointment will be confirmed by California Tribal Leaders in July.

Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) announced that Angelina Renteria, Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed to serve as the California Area Tribal representative on the National Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Board, a permanent national board under the Indian Health Service (IHS).

VALLEY CENTER, CA — Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) is proud to announce that it has been named the Clinic of the Year for 2025 by the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB). The award was presented at CRIHB’s Annual Awards Dinner held on October 23, 2025 at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. Each year, CRIHB recognizes outstanding programs and individuals who advance the health and well‑being of Native communities across California. The Clinic

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program website is highlighting the work of their early-career investigators and two CA-NARCH students with ties to IHC are their first features!

Indian Health Council, Inc. through the TEPOC (Tobacco Education Prevention Outreach Cessation) program in the Research and Student Development Department, is proud to announce its publication in American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, a peer-reviewed journal. The paper, “Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change: Reducing Commercial Tobacco Use Among American Indian Youth Through Dedication to Community, Youth-Led Interventions, and Tradition,” highlights...

Valley Center, CA. May 15, 2024 – Indian Health Council, Inc. through the TEPOC (Tobacco Education Prevention Outreach Cessation) program...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chase Kornacki, Indian Health Council’s TEPOC Project Coordinator, selected as one of five 2024 New Investigator...

It is with a heavy heart, I share the passing this weekend of Dennis Magee – IHC Founder, Original Incorporator, Visionary, Native...

Read the August 2023 IHC Grantee Profile on the Conrad Prebys Foundation website. June 26, 2023 Press Release: Prebys Foundation Awards...

SDG&E collaborates with tribal communities in our service territory to protect and preserve cultural resources, enhance wildfire safety...