Construction of the new River People Health Center (RPHC) at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community not only brings employment opportunities to the Community, but the facility also will provide important medical services to SRPMIC members and all Native Americans enrolled in a tribal community. The RPHC is part of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center’s […]

On September 22, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community DHHS Prevention & Intervention Services held an online Suicide Awareness Conference, which focused on the causes and prevention of suicide. After an opening prayer invocation, Monica Tsethlikai, PhD (A:shiwi [Zuni] Nation), associate professor at the T. Denny Stanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona […]

Submitted by Kim Secakuku Media Relations Specialist, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced recommendations for a third COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Department of Health and Human Services is prepared to provide this third shot to those in the Salt […]

If you subscribe to the Salt River Police Department’s Facebook page, you may have noticed a number of tips to help educate Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and anyone else who subscribes to their page about the opioid epidemic. They have been posting information about the dangers of fentanyl, what to do if someone […]

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. The CDC says synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, appear to be the […]

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 47,500 people died by suicide in the U.S. in 2019.  Suicide is a tragic event with devastating emotional effects for the survivors and families of its victims. After the past year and half of living with […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community President Martin Harvier, Vice-President Ricardo Leonard and a number of staff from Health and Human Services, Administration, Public Works, Engineering and Construction Services, and more welcomed Congressman Greg Stanton to the Community to discuss support for getting 11 duplicative positions approved and funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council has approved a directive to make full COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for government employees as a condition of continued employment. Government employees included in the directive are regular, temporary, part-time, day labor, interns, youth workers and volunteers. This plan does not include SRPMIC Enterprises, which can develop their own […]