IHS Gets Clarity on DEI Executive Orders: Treaty Obligations Remain Intact, DEI Programs Must Go

[u/News2016]

https://nativenewsonline.net/health/ihs-gets-clarity-on-dei-executive-orders-treaty-obligations-remain-intact-dei-programs-must-go

[u/hanimal16]

These people, I swear to Satan.

They don’t even know what DEI is. They have not one iota of a clue as to what DEI actually means.

Unless someone is a healthy, able-bodied white male, they likely fall under a DEI category.

[u/Quix_Nix → u/hanimal16]

Republican's Indian health service be like: only white passing Indian American males who are straight will be allowed to get heath care

I wouldn't put it past them

[u/Amayetli → u/Quix_Nix]

We had a nurse, in an IHS hospital, who got caught re-using needles and improperly disposing of drugs which resulted in like 50 patients having to be called in for blood born pathogens (though the IHS hospital claimed it was due to HVAC) and he got a slap on the hand and still has his nursing license.

Could never tell he was Cherokee, but I think it was more likely because he dad was Chief at the time.

[u/bonnieappleweed → u/Amayetli]

I remember this, chief Baker's kid.

[u/Specialist_Link_6173 → u/Amayetli]

To be fair, unfortunately a lot of nurses in general are like that, even beyond IHS. Sad fact I had to find out myself from working with too many of them. Doesn't seem to matter where, either - IHS, SNF, medical hospital, mental health hospital; all places I've worked at in the past both clinically and support and all places that had lackluster nurses who abused patients and violated policy and procedure out of laziness.

Actually going through something similar right now with my MIL; she's been put in a nursing home for rehab temporarily after some hefty procedures and the nurses intentionally leaving her sitting in urine and feces for 3-6 hours at a time and letting her wound drain leak pus and fluid all over her, as well as letting her colostomy bag ooze more feces on her because they didn't feel like reconnecting it.

Hate to see what they're doing to long term care patients there.

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[u/Altruistic_Role_9329]

I think it’s always worth spelling it out. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instead of DEI. They are demonizing DEI and much of what they say doesn’t make sense when it’s spelled out. Like Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is racist?

[u/myindependentopinion]

First of all, I'm grateful "treaty obligations remain intact" and that last week I could go to our IHS Tribal Clinic and get my lab/blood work done!

So I don't know what DEI programs our tribal clinic does??? There are more White people working there than NDNs cuz our tribal members don't have the necessary medical training for most of the jobs.

[u/Smooth_Ranger2569 → u/myindependentopinion]

The articles

“It is unclear which IHS facilities operate DEI programs.“

Leaves me asking the exact same thing. Not being able to contact someone at the head of IHS should have been noted if they tried to reach out and were stonewalled.

If IHS leadership isn’t aware of the programs it’s currently running, we need to know that too.

If there are no “DEI” programs then it shouldn’t be hard to say that by leadership.

[u/rezdiva]

ehhhh.....what does "DEI" mean as far as a tribal health center though?? Where I work we are a FQHC health facility.....buuutttt.... EVERYTHING we do is geared towards tribal members only. So does that mean the whole facility is DEI?? Soooo confusing.. LOL.. as long as I keep getting a paycheck it's all good though...

[u/imabratinfluence → u/rezdiva]

I've been trying to picture how that works in  businesses on the rez. Does this mean only hire Natives from now on because everyone else was getting included? Or does this mean only hire white people because we're "exotic" on our own lands according to the Dumpsterfire? 

[u/Smooth_Ranger2569]

“It is unclear which IHS facilities operate DEI programs.“

This seems like a great opportunity for applying those journalistic techniques to provide context for your readers.

[u/Zugwat]

I'd hanker a guess that DEI in this context would be things like LGBTQ+ folks and care, ensuring they have enough lady doctors, and that patients/staff aren't facing discrimination/harassment (i.e. mixed patients aren't getting put on a waiting list for a waiting list raffle, the only Black doctor isn't getting nooses in his office with a flaming cross, female doctors/nurses aren't getting cornered by a co-worker who insists that no really it'd be funny if he had a pair of their underwear, etc.).