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!

Angelina shares how the clinic’s integrated care model — where providers, nurses, behavioral health staff, and even peer support specialists collaborate — leads to better outcomes and stronger trust. She also opens up about her own journey from a childhood on military bases to becoming an advocate for Native health, and how her experience of being othered as a teen became fuel for inclusive leadership.

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...

An update on IHC's parking lot construction and its impact on patient access.

Indian Health Council (IHC) is pleased to announce the release of its 2022 Annual Report, which highlights the achievements and...

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...